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Instructions
Brief Policy Presentation
Pretend you are a hospital counselor in a meeting with the administration. A presentation is given concerning how there seems to be a high-stress level at the hospital that is negatively affecting many employees’ health. You have been asked to create a policy brief presentation that shows the negative effects on the mental and physical health of the employees. The purpose of a policy brief is to show research concerning an issue/problem along with recommendations. This information is to be used in order to make an informed decision on these issues and how the administration can reach out to help their workers. Write this assignment as if you are actually giving a talk to the Hospital Board Members.
Instructions
Carefully follow the instructions and the Grading Rubric for this assignment.
Create a Policy Brief using a Word Document file and include your name, class title, name of the assignment & date at the beginning of the assignment. Use APA 7th edition formatting.
Write a Policy Brief with at least 350 words directed to the administration explaining the mental and physical health issues due to stress along with your recommendations on how the hospital can help. This Policy Brief needs to be in APA 7th edition format. Include the following in the paper: a clear introduction with a topic sentence, at least 3 paragraphs in the body, a conclusion followed by at least 4 scholarly references.
While planning your Policy Brief remember the purpose, audience, content and structure. Include the following headings: executive summary, introduction, research overview, discussion/analysis of research findings and a conclusion with recommendations.
Take a look at the following website on “How to Write Policy Brief”. This website also has examples. Note this needs to be convincing as well as engaging to read.
List and explain why hospital employees are stressed. Give at least 3 reasons.
Elaborate on at least 3 biological consequences of stress, emotion, and cognitive outlook on overall health.
List and explain at least 3 ways that stress can help to motivate someone to change their behavior.
Recommend how the hospital can help motivate employees to achieve the following: at least 3 stress reduction techniques and at least 3 ways to achieve a healthy lifestyle. Think about programs and rewards that the hospital can offer to encourage participation to achieve stress-less, healthier lifestyle goals.
Add at least 4 scholarly references in APA format
NOTE: With only a few exceptions, .com, .org, .gov, and .edu websites and others found by “Googling” are not considered scholarly sources because they are not peer-reviewed). Use the APUS Library to find academic & scholarly sources.
Resources:
Writing Policy Briefs
APA Style & Grammar Guidelines
APA Style Introduction
APA Sample Paper – Purdue OWL® – Purdue University
Due Date
Feb 19, 2023 11:55 PM
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Rubric Name: PSYC101 Policy Brief Presentation
Criteria
Exemplary
Accomplished
Developing
Beginning
Did Not Attempt
Criterion Score
Title page
5 points
Created a Research Policy Brief using a Word Document file and included your name, class title, name of the assignment & date on the APA title page. Error free.
4.25 points
Created a Research Policy Brief using a Word Document file missing at least one of the following components: your name, class title, name of the assignment & date on the APA title page. A spelling/error was noted.
3.75 points
Created a Research Policy Brief using a Word Document file missing at least two of the following components: your name, class title, name of the assignment & date on the APA title page. Spelling/errors were noted.
3.25 points
Created a Research Policy Brief using a Word Document file missing at least three of the following components: your name, class title, name of the assignment & date on the APA title page. Spelling and/or formatting errors were noted.
0 points
Did not attempt.
Score of Title page,/ 5
Research Policy Brief
20 points
A Policy Brief was written with at least 350 words directed to the administration explaining the mental and physical health issues due to stress along with recommendations on how the hospital can help and included the following: a clear introduction with a topic sentence with at least 3 paragraphs in the body.
17 points
A Policy Brief was written with less than 350 words directed to the administration explaining the mental and physical health issues due to stress and/or missing some recommendations on how the hospital can help and/or missing at least one of the following: a clear introduction with a topic sentence with at least 3 paragraphs in the body.
15 points
A Policy Brief was written with less than 250 words directed to the administration explaining the mental and physical health issues due to stress and/or missing some recommendations on how the hospital can help and/or missing at least two of the following: a clear introduction with a topic sentence with at least 3 paragraphs in the body.
13 points
A Policy Brief was written with less than 150 words directed to the administration explaining the mental and physical health issues due to stress and/or missing some recommendations on how the hospital can help and/or missing at least three of the following: a clear introduction with a topic sentence with at least 3 paragraphs in the body. A significant amount of information was missing.
0 points
Did not attempt.
Score of Research Policy Brief,/ 20
Headings
10 points
The following headings were included: executive summary, introduction, research overview, discussion/analysis of research findings, and a conclusion.
8.5 points
At least 1 of the following headings was missing: executive summary, introduction, research overview, discussion/analysis of research findings, and a conclusion.
7.5 points
At least 2 of the following headings were missing: executive summary, introduction, research overview, discussion/analysis of research findings, and a conclusion. Some information was missing.
6.5 points
At least 3 of the following headings were missing: executive summary, introduction, research overview, discussion/analysis of research findings, and a conclusion. A significant amount of information was missing.
0 points
Did not attempt.
Score of Headings,/ 10
Stress
10 points
Listed and explained at least 3 reasons hospital employees are stressed.
8.5 points
Listed and explained at least 2 reasons hospital employees are stressed and/or lacked some explanation.
7.5 points
Listed and explained at least 2 reasons hospital employees are stressed and/or lacked explanation.
6.5 points
Listed at least 1 reason hospital employees are stressed and/or lacked explanation. A significant amount of information was missing.
0 points
Did not attempt.
Score of Stress,/ 10
Biological Consequences
10 points
Listed at least 3 biological consequences of stress, emotion, and cognitive outlook on overall health.
8.5 points
Listed at least 2 biological consequences of stress, emotion, and cognitive outlook on overall health and/or needed elaboration.
7.5 points
Listed at least 2 biological consequences of stress, emotion, and cognitive outlook on overall health, but these were not biological consequences or needed a lot more elaboration.
6.5 points
Listed at least 1 biological consequence of stress, emotion, and cognitive outlook on overall health and/or needed elaboration. A significant amount of information was missing.
0 points
Did not attempt.
Score of Biological Consequences,/ 10
Stress as a Motivator
10 points
Listed at least 3 ways that stress can help to motivate someone to change their behavior.
8.5 points
Listed at least 2 or 3 ways that stress can help to motivate someone to change their behavior. Some information was missing.
7.5 points
Listed at least 1 way that stress can help to motivate someone to change their behavior. Some information was missing.
6.5 points
Listed at least 1 way that stress can help to motivate someone to change their behavior. A significant amount of information was missing.
0 points
Did not attempt.
Score of Stress as a Motivator,/ 10
Motivation
15 points
Recommended how the hospital can help motivate employees to achieve the following: at least 3 stress reduction techniques and at least 3 ways to achieve a healthy lifestyle.
12.75 points
Recommended how the hospital can help motivate employees to achieve the following: at least 2 or 3 stress reduction techniques and at least 2 or 3 ways to achieve a healthy lifestyle. Missing some information.
11.25 points
Recommended how the hospital can help motivate employees to achieve the following: at least 1 or 2 stress reduction techniques and/or at least 1 or 2 ways to achieve a healthy lifestyle. Missing some information.
9.75 points
Recommended how the hospital can help motivate employees to achieve the following: at least 1 stress reduction technique and/or at least 1 way to achieve a healthy lifestyle. A significant amount of information was missing.
0 points
Did not attempt.
Score of Motivation,/ 15
References
10 points
Four references were noted.
8.5 points
Missing at least 1 reference and/or missing information.
7.5 points
Missing at least 2 references and/or missing some information.
6.5 points
Missing at least 3 references and/or missing a large amount of information.
0 points
Did not attempt.
Score of References,/ 10
APA Formatting & Spelling
10 points
The entire assignment is in correct APA formatting. No spelling errors were noted.
8.5 points
At least 1 error in APA formatting was noted and/or one spelling error was noted.
7.5 points
At least 2 errors in APA formatting were noted and/or a few spelling errors were noted.
6.5 points
At least 3 errors in APA formatting were noted and/or several spelling errors were noted.
0 points
Did not attempt.
Score of APA Formatting & Spelling,/ 10
Total
Score of PSYC101 Policy Brief Presentation,/ 100
Overall Score
Exemplary
90 points minimum
Accomplished
80 points minimum
Developing
70 points minimum
Beginning
60 points minimum
Did Not Attempt
0 points minimum