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DeVito, J. A. (2016). The interpersonal communication book (14th ed.). Retrieved from https://content.ashford.edu

The Summative Assessment for this course will involve the application of professional presentation skills in preparing a Power Point presentation and a narrative summary that might be used in an oral presentation related to communication in the human services field. This Final Project will focus on one group in need that is served by human service professionals, taking into account all of the learning outcomes identified throughout the course. Note: The Final Project requires the submission of both the Power Point presentation and the narrative summary.

Imagine that you are a human service professional interviewing clients from a particular group and select one of the following groups:

• Children and families
• Elderly
• Homeless
• People with mental illness
• People with disabilities

Upon selecting a group of interest, prepare a six- to eight-slide presentation (excluding title and reference slides) that includes the following:

• A description of the group’s challenges and specific communication needs (one slide)
• A description of at least two communication theories applicable within the human services field. Discuss how you, in the capacity of a human services professional, might use each theory to effectively engage with your clients. (one to two slides)
• Examples of three verbal and three nonverbal communication techniques/skills you might use when working with clients from within the health and human services workplace setting (three to four slides)

In addition to your Power Point presentation, prepare a four- to six-page narrative summary (excluding title and reference pages) that further explains your selected methods. Use the Week 5 Assignment template as a guide for formatting. Specifically, your summary will

• Describe your selected communication theories as applied to the health and human services setting, including your reasoning for selecting them, as well as benefits and limitations of their use when working with your selected group.
• Identify active listening skills you might use in interpersonal (e.g., one-on-one interactions) and group (e.g., group sessions) settings within the workplace.
• Identify empathy skills you might use in interpersonal (e.g., one-on-one interactions) and group (e.g., group sessions) settings within the workplace
• Describe how family, culture, and gender issues impact communication.
• Consider your proposed approach to interviewing clients from your selected group and identify some of your personal communication strengths and growth.

Writing the Narrative Summary

The Narrative Summary:

1. Must be four to six double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.). The Power Point presentation must be at least six to eight slides in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must include a separate title page with the following:
   • Title of paper
   • Student’s name
   • Course name and number
   • Instructor’s name
   • Date submitted
3. Must use at least five scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
4. Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
5. Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

you reviewed a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats, and trends (SWOTT) analysis of a fast-food franchise that was done in 2013. There have been many more recent changes with the fast-food giant toward improved business results. Read this article (Article Link is below) on these changes, and conduct a brief SWOTT analysis based on these new changes that includes the following:

• Strengths: The internal and external characteristics of a company that are stronger than its competitors
• Weaknesses: The internal and external characteristics of a company that are weaker than its competitors
• Opportunities: The issues internal and external to a company that can affect the company and its competitors in a favorable way
• Threats: The issues internal and external to a company that can affect the company and its competitors in an unfavorable way
• Trends: The internal and external patterns in the organization, market, or industry

https://www.businessinsider.com/mcdonalds-unveils-turnaround-strategy-2015-4

As a starting point, review the federal government guidelines of the core competencies of an executive leader. These qualifications are defined in OPM’s Guide to Senior Executive Service Qualifications (see phase resources). Review the competencies that are defined in the phase resource FM 622: Leader DevelopmentComplete the following for this assignment:

Compare and contrast similarities and differences in the leadership competencies.  

Compose your own list of the 5 most important leadership competencies, and justify your answer. 

 Formulate your own theory of the profile of a person who would have mastered the 5 competencies that you selected (based on experience, gifts, situations, academic achievements, mentoring, nature versus nurture, etc.). Use resources to effectively support your statements. 

Discuss whether economies of scale have any relevance to such companies as Wal-Mart.

Learning Activity: Creating a Severance Package

Completing this activity will help you prepare for the upcoming assignment in Week 7. Think of it as practice for the assignment. As such, focus on content, not formatting. Your paper should be no more than 1 to 2 pages in length.

For this activity:

• Create a severance package for a separated employee in a fictitious company.
  • At a minimum, include:
    • Position differences.
    • Years of service.
    • Actual compensation amounts.
    • Any additional benefits that you want to add.
• Determine whether severance pay is taxable.
• Create a chart that depicts the timeline of the disbursement of the compensation.
  • Use Microsoft Word or an equivalent application, such as OpenOffice.

Use at least one quality academic resource in this activity. Consider beginning with your course textbook and quality sources that can be found in the Strayer Library.

Note: Wikipedia and other websites do not qualify as academic resources.

PLEASE READ THE ASSIGNMENT CAREFULLY

12,000-15,000 words, not including references and appendices 

You have completed the development of an Organizational Change Action Plan. Your final project should include the following components:

Part 1: Background of the Organizational and its Current Situation

 Introduction

 Overview of the organization.

 Overview of the organization’s industry, environment, and competition.

 Background of the change initiative.

 Review of the failed change effort. 

Potential consequences if effective change is not adopted. 

Part 2: Review of the Literature 

Review of the academic literature of organizational change and development.

 Review of the practitioner literature of organizational change and development.

 Review of the academic literature of decision making and analysis.

 Review of the practitioner literature of decision making and analysis. 

Review of the academic literature of organizational learning.

 Review of the practitioner literature of organizational learning.

 Synthesis of the academic and practitioner literature. 

Part 3: Development of an Organizational Change Action Plan

 Evaluation of the academic and practitioner literature as it applies to the client organization.

 Creation of a detailed outline and implementation of the Action Plan.

 Systems thinking workshops

 Personal mastery workshops.

 Mental models workshops .

Building shared vision workshops.

 Caucuses to develop new change initiative.

 Review of new change initiative.

 Implementation of new change initiative .

Proposed time line and budget .

Part 4: References and Appendices 

Include a proposed implementation time line and a proposed budget that includes compensation for your services.

 Please submit your assignment.

Choose a topic found on the HFMA website. Provide an overview of the topic in one paragraph. Be sure to include an explanation regarding how it applies to something that you learned in the course. How do you think the HFMA can support your career growth and development?

Answer the discussion questions from the case 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OqCq2FPSqvwIA4QjS36Qp9tNisr0_4Jm/view?usp=sharing

Follow the guideline and template to do 

-Background  

-Problem Statement

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TjnikMEkiQN47ZRTYLshU1rXpr4YGyNQ/view?usp=sharing

Your Paper should be double-spaced, with “1” margins on all sides.
 

Having a cover page is important with any assignment. The cover page of your paper should have your complete name, name of the class, and title of the assignment.
 

You should have a brief abstract on the cover page. Have a complete Table of Contents on the next page identifying page numbers for various sections of the paper.
 

At this point in the semester, you have read about the nature of identity as experienced by various people based on their race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientations, national origin, etc. You have watched several diversity videos related to identity for deeper insights. I will be sending you more video links to watch as your prepare to do this assignment. Here are the two parts of the assignment. Please use proper subtitles within Part 1 and Part 2 to organize your paper so that it is easy to read. I leave it up to your creativity and talent to organize the paper using appropriate and clear subtitles.
 

1. The first part of this paper asks you to reflect on your personal identity and its defining characteristics (3-4 double spaced pages). You know yourself best! Right? You can use both sources from the textbook readings as well as the Diversity videos to give examples and support your personal reflections.
 

Address the following questions in Part 1. Based on your identity, how do you relate to various other groups of people who appear similar or different from you? Give examples to make your points. Do you feel that at this point in your life you have developed a capacity for self-reflection that allows you understand your responses to an environment where diversity is increasingly the norm? Give some examples of your capacity to understand a diverse environment (50%).
 

2. The second part of the paper follows from the first part and focuses on your Personal Cross – Cultural Competence Growth Plan (3-4 double spaced pages). Again, along with your personal reflections and creativity, you can use both sources from the textbook readings as well as the Diversity videos to support the logic behind your Personal Cross – Cultural Competence Growth Plan.
 

Address the following questions in Part 2. What are the some of the most important lessons that you have learned from the classroom discussions and readings and the Diversity Videos? What would your Cross-Cultural Competence Growth Plan look like to prepare yourself for future leadership roles? How will it be helpful to you? Make a 1-2 pages “to-do list” of actions that you can and will take to make yourself a more culturally-competent collaborator and leader.  Your “to-do list” should not only identify what you will do, but also when and how you will do it.  In other words, it must be a real action plan for growth and development.  While it is mainly for your growth, it will help me see how you are converting the course content and our discussions into your own plan for growth as a leader. (50%)

Review the Wiedmer article regarding workplace bullying.

Develop a two- to three-page APA- formatted paper that responds to the following:

• Provide a review of the article. Describe the impact of workplace bullying on both the victims and the organization.
• Reflect on a time when you may have witnessed workplace bullying. Discuss at least two practices of workplace bullying addressed in the article that were applicable to your scenario.
• Recommend at least two techniques from the article that management should implement to provide a positive impact on workplace bullying. Support your response with additional information from the textbook or additional research.

Your paper must be two to three pages (not including title and reference pages) and must be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide. You must cite two scholarly sources in addition to the textbook.