INSTRUCTIONS
Former president of the American Association of Social Workers (now the NASW), Benjamin Youngdahl,
stated in his 1953 farewell address: “Is our function as social workers limited to the treatment of
pathologies, or do we have a positive or preventive function to perform as well?”
Please reflect on and respond to Youngdahl’s question, and support your position by invoking 1 core
value from the NASW Code of Ethics and 1 of the 9 competencies from the CSWE Educational Policy and
Accreditation Standards. I provide links to both documents in Module # 9.
FORMATTING
• APA, 7th edition
• 4 pages including Title and References (2 pages of text; no Abstract)
• Please include a minimum of 3 in-text citations that are also cross listed on the References page:
CSWE, NASW, and our Trattner textbook
RUBRIC (This assignment is worth up to 20-pts.)
APA Formatting, including length and use of 3 citations and references
• Title and Reference page included (2-pts.)
• 2 pages of text—no less than 1.5 pages and no greater than 3 pages (2-pts.)
• NASW citation & reference (2-pts.)
• CSWE citation & reference (2-pts.)
• Trattner citation & reference (2-pts.)
0-10 pts.
Incorporation of NASW COE, CSWE EPAS, and Trattner textbook in formulation of position
• NASW (2-pts.)
• CSWE (2-pts.)
• Trattner (2-pts.)
0-6 pts.
Conceptualization
• Thoughtfulness of ideas expressed (2-pts.)
• Organization of ideas expressed (2-pts.)
• Demonstrated understanding of subject matter (6-pts.)
0-10 pts.
Spelling and grammar
• Spelling commensurate with graduate level of study (2-pts.)
• Grammar commensurate with graduate level of study (2-pts.)
0-4 pts.