Community influences 1. There were two supplemental articles associated with this discussion period, “Schoolyard Conversations: Influencing Suicide Talk in an Elementary School Community” and “Rural Social Service Disparities.” Select one and discuss your reactions to the article in light of this week’s focus (community influences on social work practice). 2. In the DP 5 PowerPoint presentation, In this topic, tell us about some community-level issue that you have observed. This could be in your home community, your current community, a community where you have worked or interned, a virtual community, etc. Tell us about the issue, how the community has responded, and how effective the response has been.
