According to the Council on Social Work Education, Competency 4: Engage In Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice:Social workers understand quantitative and qualitative research methods and their respective roles in advancing a science of social work and in evaluating their practice. Social workers know the principles of logic, scientific inquiry, and culturally informed and ethical approaches to building knowledge. Social workers understand that evidence that informs practice derives from multi-disciplinary sources and multiple ways of knowing. They also understand the processes for translating research findings into effective practice.Walden’s MSW program expects students in their specialization year to be able to:Critically evaluate evidence based and “best practice” treatment interventions.Compose clinical intervention plans that are grounded research-based knowledgeThis assignment is intended to help students demonstrate the behavioral components of this competency in their field education.To Prepare: Review the agency’s intervention/treatment plan used to engage clients. After reviewing the agency’s intervention/treatment plan, consult the literature and conduct extensive research, with the goal of finding best practices that supports or adds to the agency’s current intervention/treatment plan. The purpose of this assignment is to find research that supports or adds to the agency’s current intervention/treatment approach.By Day 7Submit a 1-2 page paper in which you:Briefly describe the agency’s intervention/treatment plan Intentional Growth Behavioral Health Services - Stanly County Mental Health Services (intentionalgrowthbhs.com)Briefly discuss best practices about interventions identified in the literatureBriefly discuss how the agency can incorporate those best practices into the current intervention/treatment planProvide a brief summary of the similarities and differences between the intervention/treatment plan used at the agency and the suggested practices in the literature.ReferencesMin, J. W. (2005). Cultural competency: A key to effective future social work with racially and ethnically diverse elders. Families in Society, 86(3), 347–358.Note: If no formal process is used in the agency, discuss the agency’s current process and compare it to the suggestions in the literature. You are expected to present and discuss this assignment with your agency Field Instructor. Your field instructor will be evaluating your ability to demonstrate this competency in the field evaluation. In addition, you will submit this assignment for classroom credit. The Field Liaison will grade the assignment “PASS/FAIL,” see rubric for passing criteria.

The Makah tribe claim to have hunted gray whales for more that 2,00 years. They stopped in the 1920’s due to a decline in the number of gray whales. Now they want to return to the hunt to provide food for their tribe and to restore the young men’s sense of discipline and pride in their traditions. Proponents of the hunt claim that a majority of the tribe support the hunt, which is expected to take fewer than the five whales they are permitted by law to kill. Tribal leaders claim they will take no pregnant or nursing females. Some Makah elders disagree, however, pointing out that the tribe survived for most of the twentieth century without eating whale meat and claiming that there are better ways to instill pride and discipline. The environmental community argues that the whale hunt is immoral because it violates the whales’ right to exist on the planet. Is it appropriate for non members of the Makah tribe- for example, students in your class- to evaluate the morality of the Makah whale hunt? Explain.Identify the moral issue(s) and the parties involved. Discuss the moral issues you have identified in terms of two the following: utility, duties, rights.