Three core concepts are relevant to members of human and social services  professions: social change, leadership, and advocacy. Broadly speaking,  social change has to do with righting the wrongs in society; leadership means being a guiding force in fostering social and professional change; and advocacy  refers to sponsoring or promoting such change. Because these concepts  are intrinsic to human services professionals, it is imperative to  explore each of these core concepts more deeply, evaluate their  meanings, and consider how they are alike and different.

 

To prepare:

Review this week’s Learning Resources. Think about similarities and differences among the concepts of social change, leadership, and advocacy.

 

Post a brief explanation of two similarities and two  differences between each pair of concepts (i.e., social change vs.  leadership, social change vs. advocacy, and leadership vs. advocacy).  Provide examples to illustrate your points. Then, explain 2–3  conclusions you drew or insights you had as a result of doing the  comparison.
Be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the Learning Resources.

Homan, M. S. (2016). Promoting community change: Making it happen in the real world (6th ed.). Boston, MA: Cengage.

Chapter 1

https://ereader.chegg.com/books/9781305445673/pageid/33

Chapter 12

https://ereader.chegg.com/books/9781305445673/pageid/445

4 pages in APA.

Instructions:

Medical marijuana is a controversial subject that appears in the news on a regular basis. Should it be legalized for medical purposes, for any purpose (like in Colorado), or should the new strain of Cannabis (Charlotte’s Web), which has less than 0.3% THC (this is the chemical that creates the high) be used instead? The formal paper for this class will discuss the two types of marijuana and whether either one should be legalized for medical purposes or legalized for general purposes.The total length of this paper will be at least 10 (for the entire paper) pages long (not including the title page and reference page) This paper will be divided into 3 parts. Each part will be graded and returned to the student with corrections and suggestions. The student will incorporate the changes into the final paper. The final paper will be a combination of each part with the changes. Part 2 of the paper is worth 155 points. All three parts will make up 30% of your grade. See the rubric below for the requirement for part 2.

Formal paper part 2 guidelines

Body of paper – 90 points

• Analyze, synthesize, and discuss the pros and cons of legalizing regular marijuana for all purposes – 20 points
• Analyze, synthesize, and discuss the pros and cons of legalizing regular marijuana for medical purposes – 20 points
• Analyze, synthesize, and discuss the pros and cons of legalizing Charlotte’s Web for all purposes – 20 points
• Analyze, synthesize, and discuss the pros and cons pros for legalizing Charlotte’s Web for medical purposes – 20 points
• List all the states that have legalized regular marijuana or Charlotte’s Web and the purpose (medical or all use) it was legalized for and the year – 10 points
• Proper format. Must be doubled spaced, New Times Roman, and 12 point font – 10 points
• Spelling – 15 points
• Grammar – 15 points
• Proper APA format – 25 points

Evaluation as Part of a Disaster Management Plan

Established  in 1970, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) is a nonprofit,  non-governmental health arm of the National Academy of Sciences  (chartered by President Lincoln in 1863) and has served as an unbiased  advisor to the nation on health care improvement. The IOM has a key role  to play in helping to shape the direction of health care in the United  States and abroad and works to enhance quality and add value to the  health care system. Their seminal report from 2001, Crossing the Quality Chasm: A New Health Care System for the 21st Century, describes a strategy for improving health care overall.

Historically,  heath care for mental health and substance-use conditions had a less  developed quality measurement infrastructure than general medical  practice. This characteristic was addressed in the 2006 report, Improving the Quality of Health Care for Mental and Substance-Use Conditions  and recommendations were made for quality improvement, patient-centered  services, strengthening evidence-base practices, and care coordination.
To prepare for this Discussion:

Review the Summary and the summaries for Chapters 3, 4, and 5 in the ebook, Improving the Quality of Health Care for Mental and Substance-Use Conditions, focusing on the importance of evaluation and reevaluation of plans.

Review Chapter 17 in your course text, Crisis Intervention Strategies,  focusing on systems overviews and the Principles of a Crisis  Intervention Ecosystem and then consider the value of ongoing plan  evaluation.

Review the Appendix and Chapters 5 and 9 in your course text, Crisis Management in the New Strategy Landscape, focusing on the components of an effective crisis management plan and organizational learning.

Review  the article, “Program Evaluation: The Accountability Bridge Model for  Counselors.” Consider the importance of developing effective counseling  evaluation programs and the importance of accountability for counselors.

Review  the article, “Violence Prevention After Columbine: A Survey of High  School Mental Health Professionals.” Consider how research and program  evaluation can improve the effectiveness of counseling.

Review  the article, “Collaborative Consultation and Program Evaluation,”  focusing on how effective program evaluation can inform and improve  counselor education and leadership.

Review the “Six-Aims of Health Care Systems” at http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11470&page=8 and consider how adherence to these guidelines should be kept in mind as you develop and evaluate crisis management plans.

Review the article, “Five Years  After Katrina: Progress Report on Recovery, Rebuilding, and Renewal” or  use a search engine to find another disaster recovery plan. Think about  areas that still need improvement. Be sure to include resources if a  different recovery plan is used.

With these thoughts in mind:

Post   a (200 Word APA Format) brief justification for three components of the Six Aims of  High-Quality Health Care that you think are most important when  evaluating a crisis management plan. Then provide a brief analysis of  the “Five Years  After Katrina: Progress Report on Recovery, Rebuilding, and Renewal ”  recovery plan or the plan you chose, and explain insights you gained.

Chapter 17

Crisis Intervention Strategies

https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/books/9781305888081/pageid/600

Chapter 5

Crisis Management in the New Strategy Landscape

https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/books/9781483315461/epubcfi/6/24[;vnd.vst.idref=ch05]!/4/2@0:0

Chapter 9

Crisis Management in the New Strategy Landscape

https://bookshelf.vitalsource.com/books/9781483315461/epubcfi/6/32[;vnd.vst.idref=ch09]!/4/2@0:0

Six-Aims of Health Care Systems” at http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=11470&page=8

Review “Day One” in Chapter 8. The President of the U.S. gets 100 days to prove himself. However, it is unlikely Jacqueline Gibson will get that much time. Gibson needs to take charge quickly and effectively during this critical career transition period. Discuss one or two specific strategies she might follow and actions she might take.

 

Using the agency selected in Assignment 1-(Government Accountability Office), discuss how the leadership is promoting change to the field of public administration. Justify your response with one or two examples.

DB 2

Using the e-Activity and the agency selected in Assignment 1-(Government Accountability Office),, find a current event from the past two years and discuss the administrative responsibility to the stakeholders, organization, and public regarding the issues in described in the current event. Justify your response with one or two examples.

Review “The FDA Task Force” in Chapter 4. The author of the case study states: “Even though at least 60 percent of Americans disapprove of cloned food, the FDA in 2006 ruled that milk and meat from cloned animals should be allowed on grocery store shelves.” As an FDA Administrator, explain how you would respond to the public’s objections of the “respected colleague” about the use of control groups. In your response, identify and explain which principles you applied. Provide one or two examples to support your response.

Week 2 – Assignment 

HR Performance Issues and Motivation

The relationship between the organization and its members can be greatly influenced by what motivates individuals to work. The style of leadership, job design, resources on the job, and environment can all have a significant effect on the satisfaction of employees and their performance. Performance is also influenced by individual motivations (e.g., social, recognition, financial reward, personal growth and development, and/or intrinsic satisfaction) and can equally impact the organization. There are many theories that attempt to explain the nature of motivation. Write a four- to five-page paper (excluding the title and reference pages) evaluating the relationship between motivation, job satisfaction, and work performance. Be sure to address the following:

1. Describe a performance issue which resulted from a motivational problem (what, why, who).

2. Use a content theory of motivation (e.g., Maslow, Alderfer, Herzberg, or McClelland) or a process theory (i.e., Adams, Locke, or Heider and Kelley) to explain how the issue creates a performance problem for the organization.

3. Use the theory of motivation you selected to describe an intervention/action to change the motivation/behavior and correct the performance problem.

Your paper must use a minimum of three scholarly sources, in addition to the textbook. Your paper must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric  (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.