Your third longer-term assignment in this course is a presentation or short paper in which you will share your question derived at the end of your observation journal in learning block 4-3 and discuss why it is important and how developments in the social sciences contribute to our understanding of ourselves, each other, and the world around us. This final reflection will assess the following […]

Using the SPSS software, open the Afrobarometer dataset or the High School Longitudinal Study dataset. Based on the dataset you chose, construct a research question that can be answered with a Pearson correlation and bivariate regression. Write a 2- to 3-paragraph analysis of your correlation and bivariate regression results for each research question. In your analysis, display the data for the output. Based on your […]

Most people do not like conflict; yet human services organizations are likely to experience it. For example, if organizational leadership changes procedures and practices for delivering human services, the change might cause conflict among staff. Human services administrators must develop strategies to address the multiple dimensions of conflict. Human services administrators may perceive conflict as an organizational liability or as a resource. Transforming negative aspects […]

Addressing conflict takes strategy and skill. In Week 6, you completed the “Types of Leadership and Patterns of Management” interactive graphic in order to get a sense of your leadership style. Your leadership style influences the way you make decisions and use strategies to address conflict. For example, if your leadership style emphasizes motivation, you are likely to employ motivation to work with staff and […]

Use the name of your topic as your thread title. For your thread, you will take on the role of advocate and educator to present an introduction to your impact assignment topic. You have spent this week researching your topic and have collected a wealth of information that you could share. Write your post as if you are trying to convince your audience that this […]

Looking inward through the Johari window I tend to communicate with others based on my understanding of the people, and the interaction is best explained using the Johari window. The techniques I exploit express the idea of self-awareness, self-concept, and self-esteem and they determine the perception of others about me. According to the Johari Window model, my self-awareness in the ‘open area’ affects the approach […]

I have never heard of the culture Nacirema. So I was very fascinated about the different traditions they have and just how different their way of life is. For example, they perceive the human body differently than the way we do. They spend their day doing different rituals in order to cleanse their body. One ritual that I found very intriguing was called the mouth-rite. […]

As a human service and public service leader, you are now ready for the last step in the multidisciplinary approach: Develop a plan of action based on your recommendations.  Using recommendations you made from the interviews you conducted, what you learned from the Riverbend City family and course materials, and your personal experiences, determine an issue or concern specific to families in later life that […]

Imagine that you have been chosen to represent a public health advocacy group as they begin a campaign to get legislation related to a health issue passed in your state legislature. You have been tasked with the role of presenting a proposed policy to the legislature and advocating that the legislature vote for the policy. You have been told that you will have 10 minutes […]

Search the Internet or the Walden Library for information on a human services or nonprofit organization that has had an incident with misuse of funds in the last 3 years. Some examples are Red Cross, United Way, and American University. Then consider how that incident affected public trust.  Write an example of misuse of funds by an administrator in a human services organization that took […]