Supervising personnel is a major responsibility for human services administrators. Effective supervision can have a direct impact on the success of an organization. Every organization has a unique culture that can influence supervision of personnel. Organizational culture involves the values, principles, and standards that drive the collective behavior of an organization. Factors related to organizational culture may affect the strategies, models, and approaches a supervisor […]

Instructions: BIBLICAL WORLDVIEW ESSAY INSTRUCTIONS Rationale for the Biblical Worldview Essay In preparation for the Biblical Worldview Essay and by completing your textbook readings you will be equipped to demonstrate your understanding of the authority of scripture, translate how the Bible represents a theistic worldview, and compare and contrast your religious perspective (Syllabus MLOs: A, B, C, F, G, H, I and Module/Week 7 LOs […]

Resource development is a major responsibility for human services administrators. Identifying sources of funding for a particular program is an essential part of resource development. Grants are one of a variety of sources from which human services organizations draw funding for programs. If you search the Internet, you are likely to find plenty of information about a variety of available grants. Federal, state, and local […]

For example, if you agree with someone that ‘heath care reform in this country does not address underlying injustices in heath care access,’ then qualify your response with some indications that you have explored: HOW you mean this statement, some reasons WHY you think the way you do, WHY you (dis)agree, HOW such relations could be otherwise, and HOW/WHY such a vision might (or might […]

We ended the chapter 7 lesson discussing what we think could be done to make effective policy changes for families raising children with disabilities. Policy changes are good but so are the programs that serve these children and their families. For your assignment this week, I want you to find a program that aims to serve the needs of these families. The goal of this […]

In the City of San Diego Climate Action Plan (pages 23 & 25), five local strategies to reduce emissions are outlined. In this essay you will choose one of those local strategies and do three things: (1) describe what global and sustainability issue(s) other than emission reduction that your chosen strategy addresses and how it does this, (2) find and describe an example of how […]

I would like each of you to identify one bioethical issue discussed in Weiss’s chapter 13. Discuss how this bioethical issue highlights power differences between social groups and issues of power relations that sociologists seek to explore/reveal. After you outline the power dynamic inherent in the issue, pose ethical questions to each other like the question posed in chapter 12: “Ethical Debate: Choosing Alternative Options” […]

Statistical analysis software is a valuable tool that helps researchers perform the complex calculations. However, to use such a tool effectively, the study must be well designed. The social worker must understand all the relationships involved in the study. He or she must understand the study’s purpose and select the most appropriate design. The social worker must correctly represent the relationship being examined and the […]

Write a 750-1,000-word paper about the involvement of family in relation to substance use disorders. Your paper should address the following: In what way is the family a system of roles? How do family systems vary from culture to culture? What interventions can counselors conduct when working with families that have an adolescent suffering from a substance use disorder? Be sure to include a title […]

Ethical dilemmas are situations that involve conflicting moral or ethical choices. To truly meet the criteria for an ethical dilemma, there must first be a choice. If applicable laws say that client records must be kept in a password-protected location on your computer, there is no choice or moral decision involved. The action needed is very clear cut. Secondly, in order to be an ethical […]