Capstone Integrative Project Final Solution Assessment
In this final capstone project, you will demonstrate your proficiency in your specialization area by completing an analysis of a human services problem in a chosen organization or system. The goal of this assignment is to incorporate prior feedback and recommendations to improve the final version of your Capstone Integrative Project, including:
- Analysis of a chosen human services problem and an organizational context.
- Summary of achievements and challenges.
- Consideration of ethical, cultural, and diversity issues.
- Theoretical frameworks underpinning the project focus, proposed solutions, and recommendations for collaboration and advocacy.
Assignment Instructions
Present your revised analysis of your chosen human services problem for your selected organization or system. The final product should be a 1015 page paper, in APA style, supported with scholarly references, two of which should be new for the final project.
Address the following for this last assignment of the Capstone Integrative Project:
- Explain, using peer-reviewed literature, the achievements and challenges of your selected human services organization in addressing your chosen human services problem.
- Support your explanation with references to at least three peer-reviewed articles.
- Incorporate recommendations for improvement provided by the instructor in your earlier submission of this section.
- Explain the theoretical frameworks that are relevant to your chosen human services problem.
- Describe a theoretical framework or model that underpins your study of this organization’s effectiveness in addressing the chosen human services problem.
- Explain why this framework or model is relevant for your study.
- Support your discussion with at least three scholarly references.
- Incorporate recommendations for improvement provided by the instructor in your earlier submission of this section.
- Explain cultural, diversity, and ethical considerations for your chosen human services problem.
- Describe the cultural competencies required of the human services professionals in the identified human services organization or system for effective intervention and collaboration with partners.
- Identify the cultural and diversity impacts that should be taken into consideration when solving organizational issues in a for-profit, nonprofit, or government setting.
- Determine the diversity of stakeholders and partners in your community, and explain how this information is useful for building collaborative relationships to better service the clients.
- Support your discussion with at least three scholarly references.
- Incorporate recommendations for improvement provided by the instructor in your earlier submission of this section.
- Develop specific recommendations for improvement of your chosen human services problem in your selected organization.
- Describe practical solutions to the challenges identified for your organization or system, based on the theoretical framework or model you selected for the study.
- Incorporate feedback provided by the instructor in your earlier submission of this section.
- Propose recommendations for advocacy and collaboration with other organizations on your chosen human services issue.
- Discuss the value of interorganizational collaboration for delivery of high-quality service to the clients and advocacy on this issue in society.
- Provide specific recommendations for organizational collaboration to address your particular human services problem in your community.
- Support your discussion with at least three scholarly references.
Example assignment: You may use the assignment example, linked in the Resources, to give you an idea of what a Proficient or higher rating on the scoring guide would look like.
Submission Requirements
- Communication: Write in a manner consistent with the expectations of the human services profession. Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
- APA formatting: Headings, resources, and citations should be formatted according to current APA style and formatting guidelines.
- Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12-point.
- References: 12 references (including 2 new references) formatted according to APA style.
- Length: 1015 typed, double-spaced pages.
