Describe the general or specific topic or problem you are interested in studying. No more than two or three. 

1. Describe the reasons you believe this issue is problematic.
2. Describe the evidence you have that supports your belief that this issue is a problem. In other words, how can you prove that this issue is a problem? Has it been studied before? Find one credible source that supports your contention that this is problem. 
3. Identify and describe the characteristics of who or what the problem affects.
4. Name some of the effects this problem has.
5. Describe how this issue is relevant to social work practice.
6. Write down a question you have about this problem that you would like answered.

 The length of response should be approximately one typed page or 400-600 words.)