LibGuides: MSW-5000 v2: Week 7 Resources

Week 7 Required Resources

Cox, L., Tice, C., and Lond, D. (2021). Introduction to social work: An advocacy-based profession (3rd ed.). Sage Publishing.

Read Chapter 5

This chapter provides an overview of poverty and inequality, and describes many of the social welfare programs currently providing assistance to a variety of issues.

Access your Redshelf book by clicking on the Getting Started module in your course, or click on the Bookshelf link at the top of your course.

Intersecting Systemic and Personal Barriers to Accessing Social Services: Qualitative Interviews in Northern California
Placzek, H., Cruz, S., Chapdelaine, M., Carl, M., Levin, S., & Hsu, C. (2021). Intersecting systemic and personal barriers to accessing social services: Qualitative interviews in northern California. BMC Public Health, 21(1), 1–12.
Addressing social risks in the clinical setting can increase patient confidence in the availability of community resources and may contribute to the development of a therapeutic alliance which has been correlated with treatment adherence and improved quality of life in mental health contexts (Placzek, Cruz, Chapdelaine, Carl, Levin, & Hsu, 2021). It is not well understood what barriers patients face when trying to connect to community resources that help address social risks (Placzek, Cruz, Chapdelaine, Carl, Levin, & Hsu, 2021). This paper aims to describe patient-reported barriers to accessing and using social needs-related resources to which they are referred by a program embedded in a safety net primary care clinic (Placzek, Cruz, Chapdelaine, Carl, Levin, & Hsu, 2021).
Application of the Minority Stress Theory: Understanding the Mental Health of Undocumented Latinx Immigrants
Valentín, C. M., Benavides, Q., Bryce, R., Rabinowitz, E., Rion, R., Lopez, W. D., & Fleming, P. J. (2020). Application of the minority stress theory: Understanding the mental health of undocumented Latinx immigrants. American Journal of Community Psychology, 66(3/4), 325–336.
This paper applies the Minority Stress framework to data collected from an ongoing community-based participatory research project with health and social service agencies in Southeast Michigan (Valentín, Benavides, Bryce, Rabinowitz, Rion, Lopez, & Fleming, 2020). We examine the stressors and coping strategies employed by undocumented Latinx immigrants and their families to manage immigration-related stress (Valentín, Benavides, Bryce, Rabinowitz, Rion, Lopez, & Fleming, 2020). Findings suggest that immigrants face heightened anxiety and adverse mental health outcomes because of unique minority identity-related stressors created by a growing anti-immigrant social environment (Valentín, Benavides, Bryce, Rabinowitz, Rion, Lopez, & Fleming, 2020).
Social Services
US Department of Health and Human Services. (2025). Social Services. hhs.gov.
This website of the US Department of Health and Human Services describes some of the social service programs currently operating.
Government Benefits
U.S. General Services Administration. (2025). Government benefits. usa.gov.
This is an interesting government website that allows you to explore the social welfare benefits available through the federal government.