Your assignment should be a minimum of 15 slides, not including the  title and reference sides, and should include the following elements:

• Title slide: Provide your name, title of assignment that clearly  indicates the topic of the presentation, course and section number, and  date.
• Body: The slides should be easily read, and any images used should be properly referenced.
  • Using the Notes area, include a script on each slide detailing what would be said during an actual presentation.
  • Your responses should reflect professional writing standards, using  proper tone and language. The writing and writing style should be  correct and accurate, and reflect knowledge of advocacy for children and  families.
• Reference slide: Sources listed in APA format.
  • Include a minimum of four scholarly or academic sources to support your responses and conclusions.
• Use Arial or Times New Roman 18-point font.
• Use current APA formatting and citation style.

Social Issues Impacting Children and Families

For the purpose of this assignment, you are going to develop a  presentation that could educate the community on a social issue that  impacts children and their families. You can choose any of the following  social issues that impact children and their families: child abuse and  neglect, teen pregnancy, drug abuse among youth, bullying, teen dating  violence, and suicide among youth. The presentation should be developed  for students in a school setting or for individuals in a community  setting. Please be sure to include specific details in the Notes section  of each PowerPoint® slide.

Assignment Directions

Please be sure to address all of the following in your assignment:

• Introduce the social issues you identified and include a description of the audience of your presentation.
  • Be specific and include details, such as the age of the children the  presentation is intended for. If in a school setting, identify the  types of adults in the community setting (teachers, community members),  etc.
  • This slide should also include a description of why community  education is important with regard to the social issue you chose and an  analysis of the role of community education with the topic.
• Provide background details on the social issue that your  presentation is covering, including reporting statistics about how many  people are impacted by the issue, risk and protective factors related to  this issue, and so forth. Make sure this information is appropriate to  the audience you have chosen.
• Prepare information about what your audience can do about the social  issue you are discussing (for example, behaviors that people may be  able to address).
• Analyze at least four different ways in which the topic you chose is a public health issue.
• Identify at least two resources (websites, articles, etc.) that your  audience can refer to on the topic you are discussing if they want  further information.

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