Learning Goal: I’m working on a literature question and need the explanation and answer to help me learn.
Choose a topic from below and review at least ten refereed journal articles, book chapters (at least 5 should be Australian published since 2013) to review what social workers argue in response to one of these topics1.
1.Child protection and families
2. Homelessness and gender based issues
3. Impact of domestic violence on families
4. Grief, loss and trauma and the impact on refugee and asylum seeker families
5. Mental health issues and the impact upon families
6. Indigenous versus non Indigenous ways of working with families
7. Caring for elders in different cultures
In your literature review include the following:
Topic title and Abstract – provide an overview of your findings from your review of the literature review
Introduction – introduce your topic and outline what you looked for in your literature review ie your ‘search’ words and sources
Themes – identify 4-5 themes that emerge in your search and compare and contrast different authors’ arguments. Identify what is missing in the literature
Conclusion – draw your own conclusions about the topic based on your review
Recommendations – make recommendations about what implications your finding have for social workers towards positive outcomes for the topic you chose
