Read a selection of your colleagues' posts.Respond to at least two colleagues by explaining a strategy for how a social worker might help clients manage these perceptions, given the differences your colleagues described.Colleague 1: Tiffany COLLAPSEHow Social Security is different from public assistance programs:Social Security has a few different programs that are a lot different than the public assistance programs offered in most states. Public assistance is offered on a needed basis. While both public assistance and social security provide financial payments to individuals, not everyone will qualify for social security. With social security you have to meet more than just income requirements. With public assistance you apply and will know if you qualify based on your income. Then you are only able to stay on those programs for a short period of time. With social security you can stay on it for the rest of your life.The Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program: “SSI is a Federal income supplement program funded by general tax revenues (not Social Security taxes): It is designed to help aged, blind, and disabled people, who have little or no income;” (Social Security, 2020). Social Security disability benefits (SSDI): This social security program will “pay monthly benefits to people who are unable to work for a year or more, or who have a condition expected to end in death. The disability must be so severe the worker cannot work, considering age, education and experience” (Social Security, 2020).Social Security retirement benefits: Through this program “you can start receiving your retirement benefit as early as age 62, or as late as age 70” (Social Security, 2020).The general perception of Social Security benefits:To me I don’t believe that Social security has the same stigma attached as public assistance programs do. When you think of social security you think of disabled individuals or older people who are retired. When you are talking to someone who is on public assistance most people think that they just don’t want to work and are taking advantage of the system. It’s important to note that people can take advantage of both sets of programs. I believe it’s a lot less within the social security though. With social security in order to collect retirement benefits you would have had to have worked enough to qualify. SSI is only given to the elderly and disabled with little income. SSDI is only given to people who are unable to work because of a disability. None of these benefits are easy to get, and it can be a very lengthy process. ResourcesSocial Security, (2020). Supplemental Security Income (SSI). Frequently Asked Questions. https://faq.ssa.gov/en-US/topic/?id=CAT-01094Colleague 2: Nicole Social Security and public assistance programs are both financial programs designed to provide financial income to their recipients. Social security is a program run by the Social Security Administration (SSA) which is a federal agency. It is best associated with retirement benefits, survivor benefits and disability income. Some important things to note:to qualify for retirement benefits, one must be at least 62 years old and have paid into the system for 10 years or morepeople who wait to collect after 70 years old, will receive higher monthly benefitsspouses and ex spouses may be eligible for benefits based on their former partners earning's.employees pay into this fund through their payroll withholding from their employereach person can earn up to 4 credits each year and benefits are based on their "average indexed monthly earnings" during their 35 highest-earning yearsPublic Assistance Funds are for people who are in financial need, who are disabled or elderly and vary from state to state. These programs are called Temporary of Transitional Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) by the federal government. Each state receives "grant awards" issued via the federal government for their individual welfare programs. These programs are used to help families to care for children and help "needy adults transition from welfare to employment. To be eligible to receive benefits one must have a monthly income is below the federal poverty level and have very little cash. Some of the major federal, state and local programs are:Supplemental Security Income (SSI)Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)General AssistanceHow are these differences important in terms of the general perception of social security benefits: In my personal opinion, the terms themselves are associated with a different general perception. I think that collecting social security benifits says that someone has been working for most of their life and are eligible to collect from what they have contributed from their withholdings of their paychecks. Where as, public assistance funds and SSI benefits are for those who haven't worked or are unable to work, whether it be from a disability or unemployment. Regardless they are struggling to make ends meet and therefore need assistance. References:Census.govssa.gov

person of the decade.doc By the early 1990s, Soviet domination in Eastern Europe had ended. A number of individuals played a part in the collapse of the Soviet Union. Understanding the role that each played is an important part of understanding the process that changed European politics and geography. 1. Using the information from the reading and from your online research, decide who you think should be named “Person of the Decade.” Then write a letter to the Time magazine nominating committee explaining why they should select your choice for “Person of the Decade.” This assignment is worth 50 points, so it will be important to:Provide background on the person. Give details about the person’s work. Explain the person’s impact on others and describe how the person changed the course of culture and politics.

Discussion 1: Data Collection InstrumentationYou have your research problem, your study’s purpose, and appropriate research questions. What kinds of quantitative and qualitative data do you need to address your questions? How will the data be generated, gathered, and recorded? What tools will you use with which participants, when, where, and how?For example, how will the participants complete and return items, such as quantitative surveys or questionnaires? How will you collect observation data or qualitative interview data? Who will collect the data: You as the researcher or someone else (business personnel, health teams, school personnel)? Who owns the data? What permissions are needed to access different measures?Are you hoping to use the Participant Pool? If so, what do you need to do to get access? Are you going to use online surveys, and if so, what platform? You face a number of design choices as you construct or revise your data collection tools.To prepare:Review the Learning Resources for this module, including those in the Course Toolbox (especially the practice IRB pieces file and the Research Design Alignment file)Think about how you plan to collect data for your Final Project.By Day 4 of Week 6Post a 5- to 6-paragraph analysis of the instruments you plan to use to collect your data. What you develop and use will depend on the design of your mixed methods study; not all of the listed items will be included in every study. Describe the elements appropriate to your work, including:Interview protocol, if applicable, and how it was or will be developed, including what research question(s) it will address, and how you ensure reliability and validity.Observation protocol, if applicable, and how it was or will be developed, including what research question(s) it will address, and how you ensure reliability and validity.Potential survey or assessment instruments with appropriate citations giving credit to the originators. Describe any adaptations to the instrument you might need to develop.Provide data that justify the reliability, and validity of the instrument (it is important to report actual coefficients and from multiple studies).Identify the variables the instrument measures (operationalization).Explain where the data will be obtained to assess each variable in the study.Describe how scores are calculated, and what the scores mean.Additional sources of data, such as documents or public records.Plans for adapting, amending, or developing an instrument or protocol. If you plan to develop any data collection tool, indicate your plans for testing reliability and validity.Existing (archival) data if you plan to use it. Explain how you will obtain the data, how they were created or collected, and evidence of validity.You are encouraged to post portions of your data collection tools, including the procedures describing how they will be used.