1,750- to 2,100 words demonstrating your analytical and written communication skills. Counseling Program and Degree Explain your reasons for seeking a counseling degree. What do you hope to achieve in this program? Ensure your reasons are rational and well thought out. Explain why you feel you will be successful in a graduate counseling program. Counseling … Read more
Please choose any two assigned readings throughout the course as the basis for your topic of focus. Please identify a podcast, video, or TEDTalks discussion that addresses the topic of focus and provide a review and response of your professional opinion related to the issue being discussed. PODCAST: https://umainecenter.org/podcasts/juvenile-justice-part-1-013/ Please be sure to include … Read more
At a minimum, read the excerpts printed in blue on the top of pages 3 and 5 of C. Wright Mills’ classic “The Sociological Imagination”. . Then answer the discussion prompt below. Wright Mills identifies the central task of sociology to be grasping the relationships between history (including memorable societal events, social forces, and large … Read more
Assignment A. Locate and recruit TWO participants who meet the following criteria: 1. Self-identify as LGBTQ+ 2. Age-18 or older 3. Persona 1 – New to workforce interested in public sector Persona 2 – New to workforce interested in private sector Persona 3 – Has work experience interested in public sector Persona 4 – Has … Read more
Identify and discuss your understanding of the student’s role in the advanced practice field practicum process at the College of Social Work. 2. Identify and discuss the generalist social work knowledge,
Read two articles (Montessori and Noddings). Answer 3 questions according to those articles: How is the Montessori teacher “different” from other teachers? What do you remember most about a teacher? How can we be truly caring to our students? (5 sentences for each question. 15 sentences all together) . Then choose 2 quotes from … Read more
Assessment 1 Reflective Journal The purpose of this assessment exercise is twofold: first, it aims to get you to think critically about several key issues raised in your readings and the accompanying lectures; second, it aims to get you to begin using the critical terminology you have encountered in your readings and the accompanying lectures. … Read more
In this assignment, you consider how leaders can engage in a strategic planning process with stakeholders to develop a plan to guide the organization’s evolution and development for the long-term. Since strategic planning should engage persons who will be affected by an organization’s decisions (e.g., staff, administration, board members, members of the community), it is … Read more
What does a leader do when things do not go as planned? How can a leader help to restore or improve an organization’s operations when a situation stalls or interferes with its functions? Although taking a proactive approach to planning is desired, change may occur suddenly and unexpectedly causing immediate consequences. A skilled leader must … Read more
Imagine that two focus groups have been conducted in an Asian American and immigrant community in a large urban city. The rationale of conducting the qualitative study was because it has been noted that many Asian Americans and immigrants are reluctant to seek mental health services. To further understand this issue, service providers including social … Read more