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What are some examples of social policies that affect services to clients in various fields of social work practice?

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Answer 3 out of the following 5 questions:

Policy Practice: Social workers understand that public policies affect the types of social benefits available to the general public, and they acknowledge the need for policy practice. What are some examples of social policies that affect services to clients in various fields of social work practice?

Human Rights and Justice: Social work is aptly described as society’s conscience. How do social workers advocate for human rights and promote social, economic, and environmental justice?

Intervention: Social workers view the personal troubles of individuals within the societal context of larger social issues. From an ecosystem perspective, why is it important for social workers to select interventions that include both individual treatment and social reforms?

Ethical and Professional Behavior: The common base of professional values, knowledge, and skills is shared by all social workers and unifies the profession. What personal values might interfere with your professional obligation to allow social work values to guide practice?

Policy Practice: Social services are typically classified as either public or private. What are the benefits of a social service delivery infrastructure that is built on both public and private services?

Describe the nature of government contracting, authority, responsibilities, and legal considerations including certain sections of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).

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Assignment 1: Small-Business Opportunities With the Navy

Due Week 3 and worth 200 points

Imagine that you are the owner of a small floor refinishing business that provides a specialty coating product for ceramic tile and marble floors. There is no other local flooring business that provides this service. Having recently received a patent on your product, you are ready to expand your business by competing for Navy contracts at the local base, which is located a few miles away. The services you want to sell are the specialty coating, the application of the coating, and a regular maintenance schedule. Your company consists of you, one office assistant, and two production employees.

Note: You will be referencing this business throughout all three assignments for this course. Please use “First Name, Last Name, Inc.” as the name of your company throughout these assignments.

Write a 3-4 page paper in which you do the following:

  1. Develop your company’s acquisition and planning strategy for obtaining a contract.
  2. Analyze the manner in which utilizing SmartPay or a similar program in electronic contracting will assist your company and the Navy. Provide a rationale for your response.
  3. Go to the Strayer University Online Library to locate at least 3 quality references. Note: Wikipedia and other related websites do not qualify as academic resources. Reference: https://smartpay.gsa.gov/content/about-gsa-smartpay

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

  • This course requires use of new Student Writing Standards (SWS). The format is different from other Strayer University courses. Please take a moment to review the SWS documentation for details.
  • Be typed, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with 1-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow SWS or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
  • Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
  • Break your paper into sections with titles and subtitles representative of the rubric questions and fully answer the questions.

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are as follows:

  • Describe the nature of government contracting, authority, responsibilities, and legal considerations including certain sections of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).
  • Explain the government acquisition process using sealed bidding, negotiations, and alternative contracting methods.
  • Write clearly and concisely about federal acquisition and contract management using proper writing mechanics.

Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic/organization of the paper, and language and writing skills. Click here to access the rubric for this assignment.

 

Clearly identify and describe in detail a professional practice use of the theories/concepts presented in the article.

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Using the ‘Week 4 | Part 4’ section of your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan Template presented in the Resources, conduct an analysis of the elements of the research article you identified. Be sure to include the following:
Clearly identify the topic of interest you have selected.
Provide an accurate and complete APA formatted citation of the article you selected, along with link or search details.
Clearly identify and describe in detail a professional practice use of the theories/concepts presented in the article.
Provide a clear and accurate analysis of the article using the Research Analysis Matrix section of the template.
Write a 1-paragraph justification that clearly and accurately explains in detail whether you would recommend the use of this article to inform professional practice. Note: You can use the CARP method as presented in the Resources for this week on evaluating resources.
Write a 2- to 3-paragraph summary that you will add to your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan that includes the following:
Clearly and accurately describe in detail your approach to identifying and analyzing peer-reviewed research.
Clearly identify and accurately describe in detail at least two strategies that you would use that you found to be effective in finding peer-reviewed research.
Provide a complete, detailed, and specific synthesis of at least one resource you intend to use in the future to find peer-reviewed research.
Integrate at least one outside resource and 2-3 course specific resources to fully support your summary.

What does a ‘personal encounter’ mean? Write about a face-to-face contact between the student and a police officer.

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The paper will be about a personal encounter of the student (or someone known by the student) with a law enforcement officer; e.g., a traffic stop which either did or did not result in a ticket. Students will:

• Express critical thinking about the human dimensions of their encounter.

• Analyze police operational styles.

• Demonstrate an applied understanding of the literature on police personality.
(a) What does a ‘personal encounter’ mean? It means that the student will write about a face-to-face contact between the student and a police officer. There must have been words and police business exchanged between the student and the officer for it to qualify as an ‘encounter’. A traffic stop is just one example, but the student is free to use any experience with a police officer that goes beyond mere greetings such as “How’s it going today, officer?” Other examples include, but are not limited to:

• Being a suspect/witness in a crime and/or asked questions and/or interrogated by police.

• Being a victim of a crime and/or asked questions by the police (unless the experience is too personal)

• Any situation where the student had to go to police headquarters (to fill out forms for example)

• Any time a student heard an officer give a guest lecture or speech (other than DARE)

• Asking directions from an officer while on a trip.

• Talking to a police recruiter or officer about employment possibilities.

(b) What if I have never had a police encounter? The assignment allows the student to use someone known to the student who has had a police encounter. It is unlikely, however, that the student has never had any kind of contact, and it is preferred that the student use their own contact. What the student cannot do is go out and arrange a first-time police contact or interview any officer just for the purposes of the assignment. If the student comes from a police family, do not write any of your family members (too close to the subject matter).
(c) When should this encounter have occurred? I prefer the students’ earliest memory, but if you talk about when you were an infant and you your mother told you to “Look at the poleeze man!” you’re probably going back too far. On the other hand, if you choose a recent encounter involving a matter that has yet to be settled in court, you’re probably too close to the situation to write an objective paper. Choose an encounter between your earliest memory and most recent memory, or your most memorable experience.

(d) What does ‘write down my facts and feelings’ mean? The paper will be 5-6 pages long and divided into the following sections, which you should use to plan the organization of the paper. Use section headings.

• Facts and feelings

• Human dimensions of the encounter

• Police operational style

• Police personality

Demonstrate advanced knowledge of strategies for communication and collaboration with other professionals, parents/carers and support personnel.

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Professional Practice of Teaching

Weighting Percentage: 60%

Addresses learning outcome(s):

  • Critically evaluate sources of professional learning;
  • Demonstrate advanced knowledge of strategies for communication and collaboration with other professionals, parents/carers and support personnel; and
  • Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the relationship between professional learning and improved student learning.

Task description:

Writing and reflecting on case studies is a useful way to enhance our professional practice and identity. Through exploration of the authentic experiences of self and others, we consider the critical elements of personal professional practice for teaching.

Choose an episode that occurred within a classroom context, either from your professional placements or your time at school, that highlights a professional practice issue of interest. Create the narrative of what happened in this incident (500-700 words).

Analyze the incident in terms of policies, effective teaching practice, professional learning etc, making judgments about effective practice and student well being and / or student learning. Include some recommendations. Eg. How could the policy be changed? How could the school / teacher better interpret and enact the policy? What kind of professional learning would be of benefit here? (up to 1500 words)

Offer a self-reflexive analysis. How has consideration and analysis of this incident enabled you to enhance your knowledge and ideas about professional practice, either through reinforcement or marking the grounds for change. (up to 1000 words)

Scholarly references and connections to the course material are required to underpin the commentary.

Marking Criteria:

Students will be assessed on their demonstrated ability to:

  • Discuss and relate issues to professional learning such as ethical practice, professional teaching standards, teacher conduct (10%)
  • Critically analyze professional issues and relate to policy and personal practice. These include engaging/working with parents/carers, supporting student needs and participation, seeking and applying feedback on teaching, seeking and improving teacher’s professional knowledge and practice (25%)
  • Understand the nature of reflexive processes to improve student well being and / or learning a, professional communication and professional development (35%)
  • Apply strategies for communication and collaboration to enhance student well being and / or learning (20%)
  • Write with clarity and purpose and adhere to standard academic conventions* (10%)

 

History – The United States – How did the Black Civil Rights movement evolve from 1945-1970?

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“How did the Black Civil Rights movement evolve from 1945-1970?”

Oral marking framework :
Knowledge and understanding.
-Extensive, detailed and welldirected knowledge.
-level of understanding.
-Demonstrates a “big picture” approach Skills: analysis and evaluation [7 marks]
– Ability to analyse and evaluate in both talk and responses.
– Provides valid and well substantiated judgements.
– Aware of patterns and perspectives Skills: organisation and communication [5 marks]
– Devises and structures talk effectively.
– Precise use of subject terms; very good expression and delivery.

Explain how the image you created is “believable” using the laws of Gestalt psychology to explain how our vision is led to the predisposition to view the image in the manner you intended.

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Analyze and re-work your project to make sure you meet the requirement of grading criteria.

Introduction:

Our vision can be seen as a product of the intersection of two systems: one that is culturally based and has an outward direction and other that is physically based and is directed towards us from the object. The projection outward is what we comprehend and is achieved through the mediation of culture. The reception is what we apprehend and is our un-mediated experience. The first one we call normal vision, the second we call bracketed vision.

Part I:

Distort normal vision. Using photography, make a visual pun by purposely making a false visual grouping, a visual blooper. You can work in groups of 2, but each member of the group should post a different photo – with the same visual blooper, in their individual blog.

Explain how did you distort normal vision: Briefly describe how your photo or image distorts normal vision and how you achieved the “false image”. In your written description provide a plan or section diagram that explains the disposition of components in space that leads to the “false image”. Finally explain how the image you created is “believable” using the laws of Gestalt psychology to explain how our vision is led to the predisposition to view the image in the manner you intended. [2 pages]

Part II:

Explain bracketed vision. Use the Rene Magritte painting The Treachery of Images (provided below) to explain how sign systems operate. In your description be sure to define the constituent parts of a sign system as well as how these parts interact to build a coherent system of meaning. (2 pages)

Tips:

1)  Define the sign system: what is the Sign, Signified, Signifer?

2)  What is the difference between Bracketed and Normal Vision?

3)  How do these concepts apply to the painting?

SIGNIFIER: apprehension information input

SIGNIFIED: comprehension meaning output

Grading:

The assignment will be graded according to the following criteria and points.
Note that these are maximum scores, based on outstanding execution of the assignment.

Normal Vision Distortion
_ Is normal vision really distorted? 25
_ Does the diagram clearly explain the idea of the distortion? 10
_ Is the written explanation of the distortion clear? 15
Bracketed Vision
_ Are the constituents of a sign system clearly defined? 20
_ Are the constituents of a sign systems clearly identified in the painting? 20
Presentation
_ Was the assignment uploaded before the due date and time? 5
_ Did the student participate in workshop sessions for the duration of the exercise? 5
Total 100

 

Create a concept map of the various components from your table, using arrows to show the pertinent connections between them.

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Course: Applied Pathophysiology II

Title of Assignment: Written Table and Concept Map – 15 points

Curricular concept: Evidence-Based Care and Quality Improvement

Macro concept: Physiological Integrity

Micro concepts: Metabolism, Neuro-cognition, Infection, Regulatory, Oxygenation, & Perfusion

Exemplars: Gestational Diabetes, Hydrocephalus, Meningitis, Nephrotic syndrome (Toddler),                                  Acute Pancreatitis, Pleural Effusion, Sickle cell crisis

Purpose: Explore pathophysiologic processes that occur in diseases and connect them to clinical manifestations, potential complications, and clinical management including the nurse’s role.

Objectives:

  1. Describe the normal structure and function of cell, tissue, organ, and body systems for acute disease processes.
  2. Correlate normal body functioning to physiologic changes that occur as a result of disease processes.
  3. Apply the science of pathophysiology to common acute system disorders across the lifespan.
  4. Correlate normal body functioning to physiologic changes that occur as a result of disease processes.

Suggested Resources for Concept Map: Cacoo.com, Microsoft Powerpoint, Microsoft Visio or other system for developing your concept map.

Directions:

  1. Research delirium using current texts and scientific journals. One source must be quantitative or qualitative research related to your exemplar.
  2. Complete a table (example on following page). Include the following components: (see rubric for more details)
    1. Definition of the exemplar and the related epidemiology to include holistic, environmental, stress, or genetic related maladaptations of the system involved.
    2. Explanation of the pathophysiology of the exemplar to include changes in structure and function.
    3. Description of the clinical manifestations in relation to the pathophysiology and assessments to include identification of the diagnostic tests for the exemplar.
    4. Description of the potential complications of the exemplar.
    5. Explanation of the clinical management including current therapies and the effect on the pathophysiology of the exemplar.
    6. Discuss the nurse’s role and implications on nursing practice regarding management of the exemplar.
    7. Discuss the ethical implication of using human subjects in research and describe the importance of maintaining accuracy of data collection in research on the population impacted by your exemplar.
    8. References are comprehensive, relevant, and current (within the past 5 years). At least 2 of the references are from peer-reviewed articles that were published within the last five years. One reference must be related to research on the exemplar. For most topics, nursing literature alone will not provide sufficient depth. Sources from medicine and other sciences are encouraged. Be sure to site in text all information you take from a source.
    9. Follow APA format for your reference page.
  3. Create a concept map of the various components from your table, using arrows to show the pertinent connections between them.
  4. One team member will turn in your group’s work to the drop box in D2L by the designated due date. Each team member will turn in a peer review form to the drop box in D2L by the designated due date.

Example of Table and Concept Map                                    

This is an example of a table for the assignment. You can design one of your own, but be sure all required components are covered in the table.

Definition of ‘Exemplar’
Pathophysiology
Clinical Manifestations
Diagnostic Testing
Clinical Management
Nurse’s Role
Ethical Research Implications

Concept Map- This map does not contain all required component of the assignment but is an example of how to show connections in a concept map.

Explain how the market-based approach may be applied to address this issue. b) Explain how the operational approach may be applied to address this issue.

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Port and Terminal Management Page 2 of 3 Pages

Attempt ALL FOUR (4) questions.

Question 1 Recent research has found that port waste is one of the top-ten environmental priorities in port and terminal management. a) Explain how the market-based approach may be applied to address this issue. b) Explain how the operational approach may be applied to address this issue. [5+5=10 marks]

Question 2 The following graph shows the seven (7) logistics activities of a port, including ‘Start’, A, B, C, D, E, and ‘Finish’. The arrows indicate the sequence of the logistics activities, and the numbers below the activity names indicate the durations of activities in hours.

a) Calculate the Early Start (ES), Early Finish (EF), Late Start (LS), and Late Finish (LF) of all activities.

b) Identify the critical path of the above logistics activities. What are the free float and total float of activities B, C and D. [5+5=10 marks]

Question 3 The following table shows data for the two inputs X1, X2 and output Y of six (6) ports, namely A, B, C, D, E and F.

Write the linear programming for Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to evaluate the efficiency of port B under the constant return to scale (CRS).

Note: You only need to write the equations for the linear programming problem. You do not need to use Excel to answer this question. [10 marks]

Question 4 Select a country of your choice. Explain the impact of the country’s port policy on the development of its port sector.

Assess the health care needs of a selected community by completing an environmental analysis and a virtual windshield survey. Summarize the results of your assessment in a 2–3-page executive summary.

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  • Assess the health care needs of a selected community by completing an environmental analysis and a virtual windshield survey. Summarize the results of your assessment in a 2–3-page executive summary.

Note: The work you complete in this assessment serves as the basis for Assessments 3 and 4. Therefore, complete assessments 2, 3, and 4 in the order in which they are presented.

Health care must be evidence-based, effective, efficient, and affordable; it must provide resources that meet the needs of the community. Nurse leaders must understand and thoroughly evaluate the environment to enable the efficient and equitable allocation of resources. A useful tool for this type of assessment is commonly called a windshield survey. Windshield surveys are what you might expect from the name. They are a way of gathering information about specific aspects of a community while driving around, such as the condition of roads, buildings, and housing.

This assessment provides an opportunity to examine the prevailing health conditions and social determinants of health in a community by completing an environmental analysis and a virtual windshield survey based on communities within the Vila Health system. Although Vila Health is a virtual lab, the communities represented in this simulation are real, enabling you to conduct an actual community health assessment. By successfully completing this assessment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assessment criteria:

  • Competency 1: Identify the challenges and opportunities facing health care.
    • Assess, via a windshield survey, the general condition and needs of a community from a public health perspective.
    • Analyze the environmental factors affecting population health in a community.
    • Identify the social determinants of health in a community.
  • Competency 4: Develop proactive strategies to change the culture of the organization by incorporating evidence-based practices.
    • Summarize windshield survey and environmental analysis findings for executive leaders.
  • Competency 5: Communicate effectively with diverse audiences, in an appropriate form and style consistent with applicable organizational, professional, and scholarly standards.
    • Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
    • Support assertions, arguments, propositions, and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence.
Competency Map

CHECK YOUR Progress Use this online tool to track your performance and progress through your course.

Required Resources

The following resource is required to complete the assessment.

  • Vila Health: Environmental Analysis and Windshield Survey.

Vila Health is a virtual environment that simulates a real-world health care system. In the various Vila Health scenarios, you will apply professional strategies, practice skills, and build competencies that you can apply to your coursework and in your career. The information you gather in this scenario will help you to complete the assessment.

Templates

Use this template for your community health assessment.

· Assessment Instructions

Note: You will use the Vila Health community you select for this assessment and the information you compile about the community, as the basis for Assessments 3 and 4.

Preparation

Executive leaders at Vila Health have asked you to provide them with your assessment of the health conditions in one of the communities served by the Vila Health system. Knowing that a windshield survey is needed to validate any underlying assumptions about the needs of the community and inform evidence-based decision making and strategic planning, you have decided to conduct a first-hand exploration of the community, followed up by an environmental analysis. An environmental analysis examines the factors that can influence the performance of a health care organization, which is important in a rapidly changing health care environment.

To prepare for the assessment, you are encouraged to begin thinking about how an environmental analysis and windshield survey contribute to assessing community health care needs. In addition, you may wish to:

  • Review the assessment requirements and scoring guide to ensure that you understand the work you will be asked to complete.
  • Review the Guiding Questions: Assessing Community Health Care Needs document linked in the Resources of this assessment, which includes questions to consider and additional guidance on how to successfully complete the assessment.

Note: Remember that you can submit all or a portion of your draft assessment to Smarthinking Tutoring for feedback before you submit the final version for this assessment. If you plan on using this free service, be mindful of the turnaround time of 24–48 hours for receiving feedback.

Requirements

Complete this assessment in two steps:

  1. If you have not already done so, complete the Vila Health: Environmental Analysis and Windshield Survey simulation.
  2. Write an executive summary of your community health assessment, based on your windshield survey and environmental analysis.

The community health assessment requirements outlined below, correspond to the grading criteria in the scoring guide, so be sure to address each point. Read the performance-level descriptions for each criterion to see how your work will be assessed. The Guiding Questions: Assessing Community Health Care Needs document provides additional considerations that may be helpful in completing your assessment. In addition, be sure to note the requirements below for document format and length and for citing supporting evidence.

  • Assess, via a windshield survey, the general condition and needs of a community from a public health perspective.
  • Analyze the environmental factors affecting population health in a community.
  • Identify the social determinants of health in a community.
  • Summarize windshield survey and environmental analysis findings for executive leaders.
  • Write clearly and concisely in a logically coherent and appropriate form and style.
  • Support findings and conclusions with relevant and credible evidence.
Document Format and Length
  • Use the Community Health Assessment Template, linked in the Resources of this assessment. An APA Style Paper Tutorial is also provided to help you in writing and formatting your assessment. If you would like to use a different worksheet for your community health assessment, obtain prior approval from faculty.
  • The executive summary portion of your survey and analysis should be 2–3 pages in length.
  • Be sure to apply correct APA formatting to all source citations and references.
Supporting Evidence

Cite 3–5 credible sources from peer-reviewed journals or professional industry publications to support your executive summary.

Additional Requirements

Proofread your executive summary before you submit it, to minimize errors that could distract readers and make it more difficult for them to focus on the substance of your assessment.

Portfolio Prompt: You may choose to save your community health assessment to your ePortfolio.

Assessing Community Health Care Needs Scoring Guide

VIEW SCORING Guide Use the scoring guide to enhance your learning.

How to use the scoring guide

·Health Care Needs

Assess the health care needs of a selected community by completing an environmental analysis and a virtual windshield survey. Summarize the results of your assessment in a 2–3-page executive summary.