Category: General

Create 2 separate papers answering the required questions and revise my personal statement I will upload a copy of my resume to assist with answering the questions.

Response and recovery are often matters of life and death. Preplanning is part of response and recovery. Your boss loved the work you did in the Discussion Thread: Understanding Mitigation and Preparedness. You have just been appointed the new emergency manager for your agency. Before you, no one did anything in this area. Your boss calls you back in and wants to know where to start and what to do regarding these functional areas. (He or she is concerned with the agency itself, not so much the community or customers you serve at this point.) Tell us what you would tell your boss and how you would go about this task. Be specific and detailed. Your boss is going to move forward based on what you tell him or her. This includes many things, such as response, recovery, and all of their sub-components, such as but not limited to redundancy, resiliency, continuity of operations planning, training, equipping, budgeting, etc. You only get one chance to get it right with your boss to start all of this off correctly. Be detailed. (For this post, you do not need to cover mitigation or preparedness functions again.) What does the Bible say about response and recovery?

1. Reflection Paper: Social Action Research Process, Community Outcomes and Impact Assignment As a result of the team process experience in the Group Project, there was the expectation of implementing and evaluating the process. Reflect on the following set of questions and write a Reflection Paper. Reflecting on your experiences, summarize your social action research process, outcomes and impact using the questions below. Who did your team worry about (vulnerable audience)? Why? What was the root problem that was causing difficulties for your vulnerable community? What (outside/staff…) stakeholders helped out? What did they do? How did you discover the root problem affecting your vulnerable community? How did you work with vulnerable community members to design an activity? What was the activity? What changed because of the activity (outcome)? Such as increases in knowledge and resources, changes in policies, and changes in behavior. Will your community partner(s) continue to implement your research further? This should not exceed three pages in length. This reflection paper can be written in the first person, and it needs no specific references. You are not required to cite readings and videos. Please use an APA-formatted cover page, 2. Assignment: Resume Instructions Using the resources posted this week, develop or update your current professional resume highlighting the knowledge you have gained at Springfield College. Your resume should not exceed 2 pages in length. On a separate page: Review your resume and answer the questions. Would you hire you? If yes, why? If no, why not? If your answer in no, you should revise your resume before submitting. All written assignments must include specific references from the required readings and videos, an APA formatted cover page, and references. 3. Assignment: Create a Resource Guide on Networks Create a resource guide that includes 3 potential networking opportunities related to human services students and/or professionals. This project should be formatted as a handout or booklet. See booklet example: Guide to Effective & Authentic Networking. Make sure your handout or booklet is informative and visually appealing. Topics that could be represented in your handout: value of mentoring and internships volunteering opportunities relative to creating viable professional networks explain where do you look for supportive individuals and mentors when building a network 4. Discussion: Completing Your Degree Reflect on the reasons why you chose to attend Springfield College and earn your undergraduate degree. Now that you are completing your journey with us, how does earning your degree encourage or empower you? How can you share that encouragement or empowerment with your family or community? Your original post should be at least 100 words. 5. Hot Topic Discussion: Lessons in Life People Learn Too Late After watching the hot topic video on 5 Lessons in Life People Learn Too Late video, identify three personal lessons you have learned late in life. Discuss your response to experiences if you had learned these lessons earlier in life. 6. Discussion: Self-care After reading the peer-reviewed article this week and reflecting on the importance of self-care, identify one strategy that you would recommend that would engage human service students in counseling-seeking behavior. Your original post should be at least 100 words. 7. Assignment: Finding Your Perfect Job Describe your perfect job, including the following: Job title Management supervision responsibility Minimum salary requirements Working environment (i.e., in office, remote) Geographic location Research your perfect job and post a link to an opening for this job. Based on your qualifications, are you the “perfect fit” for this “perfect job?” This should not exceed two pages in length. All written assignments must include specific references from the required readings and videos, an APA formatted cover page, and references.

You will be describing a compensation strategy for an organization you are familiar with; your current job, former job, or another position. You will be pulling together your work in the Project Preps into an essay/organizational document. Your paper should be approximately 1500-2000 words in length and follow APA format. Your essay should include: An effective introduction with thesis statement or plan objective A description of your company and its background A strategic map of your company’s compensation strategy using the first 5 decisions contained in the pay model A job description for your chosen position A performance appraisal example with description of methods for effective appraisal and performance interview Conclude your essay with your thoughts on the information you have learned in the class and how you think it will help you in the future Grading criteria: Maximum points will be given to essays that thoroughly cover the criteria set out in the guidelines. Please see the attached grading rubric. In general: Follow the guidelines provided for the Final Course Paper Meet word count requirements Cite and reference any outside sources used in your essay in APA style

a) After reading pages 81-196 of Out-of-Control Criminal Justice, why do you suppose that states devote such dramatically different amounts of their budgets to crime and justice efforts over and above differences in population or crime rates? Elaborate. b) In your opinion, should there be uniform national guidelines or recommendations that dictate how much money states should allocate for police, court, and corrections functions? Why or why not? It should be evident that you have reflected upon Mears’ book. c) Next, as you know, Mears discusses throughout this book how the politicization of crime has driven criminal justice policies to a greater extent than the crime rates warrant. Please provide at least one meaningful suggestion as to how politicization can be taken out of criminal justice policymaking and implementation. Your suggestion should be creative, yet also realistic. It should also be evident that you have an understanding of key aspects and terms from Mears’ book. d) Next, in his book, Mears points out that whenever a parent is incarcerated, he or she often returns back to society less able to provide emotional or financial support to his or her children. Given this magnitude of this problem, in your opinion, what can be done to help children of ex-convicts so that incarceration does not indirectly contribute to more crime. Again, be creative yet also realistic. e) Next, in your opinion, is it appropriate for ex-offenders to participate as stakeholders in the development of criminal justice policy. Take a position either way and support it. f) Next, after considering the Systems Improvement Solution policy process, in your opinion, what is one of its biggest weaknesses and how can this weakness be overcome? Be specific. g) Next, please point to one additional aspect of the assigned reading for Week Six that you found to be of interest. Please be sure to point out why this is germane to our understanding of criminal justice policy. Finally, please pose a critical thinking question to your peers. You must also attempt to answer at least one of the questions posed by a classmate. Keep in mind that students should post initial comments early in the week (latest by Wednesday), and post substantive follow-up comments by Saturday. All comments must be posted by Saturday, November 18th 11.59 PM CST. and no late work will be accepted. Good luck!

Mitigation involves many elements, including risk assessment and mitigation efforts, but prevention should come even before mitigation. Preparedness is another one of the four key emergency management functions. Preplanning is part of preparedness as well as response. You have just been appointed the new emergency manager for your agency. Before you, no one did anything in this area. Your boss calls you in and wants to know where to start and what to do regarding these functional areas. (He or she is concerned with the agency itself, not so much the community or customers you serve at this point.) Tell us what you would tell your boss and how would you go about this task. Be specific and detailed. Your boss is going to move forward based on what you tell him or her. This includes many things such as planning, resources, and budgeting. You only get one chance to get it right with your boss to start all of this off correctly. Be detailed. (For this post, you do not need to cover response and recovery functions.) What does the Bible say about mitigation and preparedness?

Assignment Instructions After reading the assigned resources, write a 2-3 page paper (not including title page and reference page). For this paper, choose two intelligence types discussed by Hodges (cognitive; contextual; emotional; social; cultural; moral; spiritual; behavioral; relational; and political). Using the textbook as well as two scholarly resources for each type of intelligence, ensure the following points are addressed: Define and provide a brief understanding of the type of intelligence (you need to choose two) Explain how the intelligence can help facilitate or promote change Explain how the intelligence can help sustain organizational change The paper should follow the following format: Introduction (½ page) Purpose statement What major talking points will be included in the paper Intelligence Type 1 (1 to 1 ½ pages) Define and brief understanding of the Intelligence type Explain how the intelligence can help facilitate or promote change Explain how the intelligence can help sustain organizational change Intelligence Type 2 (1 to 1 ½ pages) Define and brief understanding of the Intelligence type Explain how the intelligence can help facilitate or promote change Explain how the intelligence can help sustain organizational change Conclusion (½ page) Restate the purpose statement Conclude the paper by summarizing how the two types of intelligence can help change leaders and managers lead others through organizational change Use the assignment rubric to guide your efforts and apply the current APA formatting style.

For this assignment, you will be creating a change management plan for Widget’s R’ Us. The change(s) taking place across the organization are not relevant for this assignment. Rather, the objective is to develop a change management plan based on the concepts learned throughout the course, while following the ADKAR framework. After reading the assigned resources, create your own slide presentation using Powerpoint to an external site.. Your presentation should contain the following: A minimum of 16 slides. Your slides should include: Title/Intro. slide: Include your name, date, and assignment information (1 slide) Define the term “organizational change” (1 slide) List common causes for “resistance to change” (1 slide) Briefly explain the purpose of the ADKAR model (1 slide) Next, breakdown and describe how to apply the ADKAR Model. Use 2 slides for each step. Use two slides for each step. For example, Step 1 is Awareness. On the first slide, you will need to identify the step and briefly explain the meaning or purpose of the step. On the second slide, you will refer to concepts learned throughout the course and describe what you would do to help bring awareness of the need for change to the organization’s employees. Awareness (2 slides) Desire (2 slides) Knowledge (2 slides) Ability (2 slides) Reinforcement (2 slides) Based on scholarly research, provide a list of strengths and weaknesses of the ADKAR model (1 to 2 slides) Reference slide – References in APA format. Please cite all sources, including your textbook. (1 slide) Observe the 6×6 ruleLinks to an external site. for each slide (except the reference slide). Utilize the Notes section for your presentation notes and details (just as you would do with a live presentation). Use high-contrast colors. For example, a dark blue background with white font is easy to view. Conversely, an orange font on a red background will be low contrast and difficult to view for an audience. Use images that support your content and are relevant.presentation, please upload the file. Use the assignment rubric to guide your efforts and apply the current APA formatting style.

Part A: (10pts). Directions: Complete “Country Profile Data Table Worksheet” for India, Japan, Kenya, Niger, United States, China, and Iceland. Data comes from the most recent PRB World Population Data Sheet (https://www.prb.org/collections/data-sheets/.) and https://ourworldindata.org/. Upload your Datasheet with your answers to Part B, Please use this link (PRB) for the https://www.prb.org/international/indicator/gross-national-income/snapshot Please note that you will need to calculate the rate of natural increase which is the birth rate minus the death rate divided by 10. Part B: Answer all these question in an essay. 1. Watch “World in the Balance: The People Paradox” (WITB) – India and Japan. Answer question: What is the main issue with respect to population discussed in WITB for India and Japan, and were demographers of 2004 able to accurately predict the population and demographic situation today for India and Japan? Note. This Nova video was produced in 2004. Please note that there are two parts to this video. You only need to watch the first part (The People Paradox); you can stop the video at the second part (China Revs Up). Answer the following questions: What is the main issue with respect to population discussed in WITB for India? What is the main issue with respect to population discussed in WITB for Japan? Study the Country Profile worksheet information for India and Japan. Consider the projections that demographers in 2004 would have made based on the situation in 2004, then look at today’s numbers and the 2050 projections for total population. Were demographers of 2004 able to accurately predict the population and demographic situation today? Support your answer using data from your County Profile Worksheet, including relevant rates. Able to correctly identify and articulate key issues and population and assess demographic predictions. (minimum 100 words, 5 points). 2A. Define the demographic transition as discussed in the video (at about 40:10 in the video, the beginning of the segment on Kenya). In your definition, include a discussion of how birth and death rates must change to make the transition. Answers all aspects of the question (minimum 100 words, 7 points). 2B. Compute the age-dependency ratios for Kenya and Niger. Correctly computed both ratios showing work The age-dependency ratio is the ratio of persons in the “dependent” ages (under 15 and over 64 years) to those in the “economically productive” ages (15-64 years) in a population. The age-dependency ratio is often used as an indicator of the economic burden the productive portion of a population must carry—even though some persons defined as “dependent” are producers and some persons in the “productive” age range are economically dependent. The formula for this ratio is: (% of population under age 15) + (% of population 65 and over) X 100 % of population ages 15-64 [Hint: The three percents will equal 100%] Example: The age-dependency ratio in the United States in 2021 was: 18% + 17% x100 65% = 53.84 This means that there were about 54 people in the dependent ages for every 100 people of working age. Compute the age-dependency ratios for Kenya and Niger. (Show your work) Kenya: ______ dependent age people per 100 working age people Niger: ______ dependent age people per 100 working age people 2C. (7pts). Which country will complete the demographic transitions sooner, Kenya or Niger? Completely answered question and provided logical rationale and support for answers using the data from section B (minimum 100 words, 3 points) 3A. Consider the total population, GNI per capita, PPP, electricity access, access to clean fuel for cooking, and energy use per person (per capita). Consider these factors that have an impact on per capita energy use: (minimum 150 words; 8 points) Completely answered question, included all factors, and provided logical rationale to the following factors: ● Which 4 countries use the most energy per capita, according to the map, (see https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/per-capita-energy-use)? How could latitude, climate, income, and/or major industries affect each county’s energy usage? ● Which country gets the highest percentage of its energy from renewables (see choropleth map, Share of Energy from Renewables, and what is the source of much of its energy? Look at Energy Country Profiles (https://ourworldindata.org/energy#country-profiles) for energy source information. ● Which 2 countries get the least amount of their energy from renewables? (Share of Primary Energy from Renewables.https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/renewable-share-energy?tab=chart&country=USA~ISL~CHN~JPN~IND) For each country, what are the main sources of its energy? (Primary Energy Consumption by Source https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/primary-energy-source-bar) Why do you think people there consume virtually all their energy from these sources? What percent of American energy comes from renewables, and what are the chief sources of renewables in the United States? For which countries would increasing percentage of energy from renewables make the most difference in terms of greenhouse gas emissions? ● One of the 4 countries with the highest level of energy use per person gets less than 0.1% of its energy from renewables. What is the country, and what are the main sources of its energy? Why do you think people there consume virtually all their energy in the form of this energy source? 3B. How does the energy data presented suggest that the problem of over-population involves more than a simple increase in the number of people and what else should be considered? What else, besides the size of the population should be considered when discussing resource use? Completely answered question, included all factors, and provided logical rationale. (minimum 250 words, 8 points) (2pts). Written Expression Well written with 3 or fewer errors in spelling and grammar.

1.Assignment Part 1: Position Paper on Deconstructing Racism Assignment Part 1: Position Paper used for Your Video Note Write a Position Paper that outlines recommendations about how to deconstruct institutional racism in your workplace. Your recommendations must represent at least one clear strategy for improvement in addressing racism in your organization. Your position must be supported with scholarly or peer reviewed resources. Your written position paper should be used to guide your Video Note in the Discussion Board. It is strongly suggested that you watch the video: How to Use Sources in a Research Paper. A Position Paper, which is usually a detailed written statement, especially regarding a single issue, that articulates a position, viewpoint, or policy, as of a government, or an organization. This type of paper is formal, usually detailed written statement, especially regarding a single issue, that articulates a position, viewpoint, or policy, as of a government, organization, or political candidate. 2. Assignment Part 2: Video Note about Deconstructing Racism Post a Video Note of your position about how to deconstruct racism in your organization. Your video must represent one clear strategy for deconstructing racism in your organization. Use your written Position Paper to create your Video Note. Don’t read your paper, rather summarize the most important recommendation. . 3.Hot Topic Assignment: Reflection about Conversations about Race Assignment After watching the video Heather McGhee|Sum of Us, prepare a 1-page reflection paper summarizing the main points of the conversation with Heather McGhee. Then, explain how this talk with McGhee helps to educate you about the cost of racism. All written assignments must include specific references from the required readings and videos, an APA-formatted cover page, and references. 4. Mini Essay #3: Pedagogy of the Oppressed/Chapter 1 Paulo Freire’s book is difficult to read, but once you understand it, then you will begin to have a great appreciation about how Freire conceptualized the acts of oppressors and those who are oppressed. Please watch the YouTube video offered this week. Read Chapter 1 in Pedagogy of the Oppressed summarize the main Freirean concepts in either bullet format or process; despite what format used, you must fully explain the concept in your own words. No quotes paraphrase the author’s work. Submit a 1 topic related to deconstructing oppression that might be appropriate for an External White Paper and include at least two (2) references from various sources. you will be using Paulo Freire’s book Pedagogy of the Oppressed, to develop a White Paper that focuses on how not to use education as a tool of oppression. You summary on Freirean concepts presented in the Chapters 1 and 2 of his book, will be used to develop a problem/solution white paper along with to additional scholarly sources. What Is a White Paper? A white paper is an informational document issued by a company or non-profit organization to promote or highlight the features of a solution, product, or service that it offers or plans to offer. White papers are also used as a method of presenting government policies and legislation and gauging public opinion. KEY TAKEAWAYS: A white paper promotes a certain product, service, or methodology to influence current and prospective customer, legislators, leaders, or investor decisions. Three main types of white papers include (1) backgrounders, (2) numbered lists, and (3) problem/solution white papers. A white paper provides persuasive and factual evidence that a particular offering is a superior product or a suggested method of solving a problem. 5.Discussion: Chapter 1 Pedagogy of the Oppressed Discussion Topic Question 1: Explain what Freire meant by the contradiction between the oppressors and the oppressed and how to overcome it. Refer to the content read in Chapter 1. Your initial post by Thursday and it should be at least 200 words. 6. Discussion: Chapter 2 of Pedagogy of the Oppressed Question 1: Explain what Freire meant the banking concept and the teacher-student contradiction. Do you agree with these concepts? If so why and if not explain why. Refer to the content read in Chapter 2. Your initial post should be at least 200 words. 7. Discussion: HS Advocacy Identify a human services professional that has inspired you to become more active in advocacy for others. Provide a 2-4 sentence biography of the person and how they impacted your theory and human services delivery. Your original post should be at least 100 words. 8. White Paper: Not Using Education as a Tool of Oppression Assignment Using only Paulo Freire’s book Pedagogy of the Oppressed, develop a White Paper that focuses on how not to use education as a tool of oppression. You have already summarized Freirean concepts presented in Chapters 1 and 2 of his book. Now, develop a problem/solution white paper. You must at least four (4) references plus the book by Freire. The goal of this assignment is you will demonstrate comprehension of Freire’s work and source up-to-date research and information about your topic. What Is a White Paper? It takes a unique and clear approach to a specific topic or trend in your field and shares up-to-date research. It is written to a specific audience using arguments, claims, and information that works to inform your audience about the topic or trends under discussion. It provides thorough research, including at least five (5) diverse sources through a variety of sources such as: internet, trade magazines, peer/scholarly articles, and books. Your External White Paper Must include the following headings: Executive Summary Introduction Previous Approaches New Findings Conclusion References (APA formatted) All assignments must be submitted in an APA-formatted cover page. This paper should be 3-4 full pages in length. Written assignment must include at least four (4) references and the one required reading.