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 Case Scenario: Why Should I Report This

Purpose of Assignment: To demonstrating knowledge of mandated reporting requirements.

Instructions:

Consider the following scenario:

You are employed as a school social worker. One of your students, 15-year-old Shelly, meets with you and says, “My dad has a bad temper. Last night he got mad at my mom. My mom wants to divorce him. My dad freaked out and said, ‘If you leave me, that’ll be the last mistake you make-I’ll get you!'” My mom is planning on leaving my dad this weekend. I’m scared.”

In a two-page paper address the following in narrative form:

• What elements of this case constitute reasonable suspicion thus mandating a hotline call to child protective services? Be specific. Give examples.
• Who else might you contact to provide further support and protection for the client?
• Write a short case note in third person documenting what the client reported, the hotline number you called, the name of the hotline worker and your consultation with your supervisor.
  • Remember, writing in the third person means not using I, me or my in the case note. You can say things like, “The client reports that she…” “Supervisor was contacted and made aware of the situation.”

1. Select a position in your organization for which you have access to its compensation.
2. Identify which kind of job evaluation is used for that position.
3. Classify each component of the compensation in direct financial compensation, indirect financial compensation, and non-financial compensation (if any).
4. Illustrate how you would modify and design an effective compensation and incentive plan for that specific position.

Parameters

• Submit a Word document
• The paper should 2 pages long
• Use 1″ margins (all around) and double space
• Use Times New Roman or Arial font, size 12
• Use APA format

Hiring and Training Forecast Plan

Overview

The Unit 2 assignment required a workforce utilization analysis for CapraTek’s Georgia manufacturing facility. You are now creating a hiring forecast plan for the same facility, which will include how best to incorporate training for future development.  

Preparation

Use the CapraTek Manufacturing Workforce Data and Career Paths document linked in the Resources as a basis for your hiring and training forecast plan. 

Description

Using a format of your choice, include the following in your hiring and training forecast plan for HR leadership:

• Analyze data to determine the number of applicants needed to meet position projections. How did you arrive at the figures for each job below, and why is this forecasted number of employees needed? 
  • New interim employees.
  • Unskilled workers for promotion to skilled workers.
  • Skilled workers for promotion to shift leaders.
  • Shift leaders for promotion to department supervisors.
  • Department supervisors for promotion to operations management.
• Describe employment trends and demographics. How does the use of technology impact staff planning for this geographic location for CapraTek?
• Develop recommendations to incorporate training for each job level at CapraTek. Include three recommendations based on your data analysis. 

Your Hiring and Training Forecast Plan should demonstrate graduate-level writing skills through the accurate communication of thoughts that support a central idea and use of correct grammar and mechanics as expected of a human resources professional.

Requirements

• References: Support your analysis with at least 2 academic, scholarly, or professional resources from the Capella University Library.
• Format: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and format.
• Length: 4–6 pages, in addition to a references page.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

The Competing Values Framework is a theoretical model that is used worldwide for assessing organizational culture. Discuss the following:

• Discuss culture and its impact on the transformation process. 
• Your discussion should include the use of the Competing Values Framework by  organizational leaders. 
• Your  discussion should include the four major culture profiles that are  described in the framework. 

Annotated Bibliography 3 Due Friday, August 14 at midnight. Work must be submitted by August 15 at midnight as class will end at that time.

Each student will be responsible for completing 3 annotated bibliography assignments throughout the semester.  For each assignment, you are required to read two articles and complete an annotated bibliography for each article (scholarly/peer-reviewed journal articles).  

 You will have an annotated bibliography assignment (AB) in week’s 1, 4, & 8. You are to research two peer-reviewed articles from the CU Library. You can find the directions to accessing the library at the top of our Moodle page. You are to complete two annotated bibliographies for each week’s assignment (week’s 1, 4, & 8). Your AB’s should be ½ to ¾ pages long. It should be double-spaced, and you are to use Times new Roman 12 font. For your AB, you must have: • Your name, date, course, and AB number at the top (see example) • APA Reference before the information (see example) Annotated bibliographies must be written in manner, in which, they are understandable. You must describe all-important data such as: • The participants • The reason the study was conducted • What research design was used (surveys, interviews, case study, etc.) • Which research analysis was used (MANOVA, ANOVA, Kruskal Wallace, etc.) • The results of the study along with any conclusions of the author(s) Your study must include all of these (if applicable). Your AB MAY NOT be copied and pasted directly from the source. There MUST NOT be any form of plagiarism in your annotated bibliography (or any other assignment). You are required to write this assignment in your own words. You should pick the topic for your AB from the objectives listed at the beginning of each week’s module or from the syllabus. Your AB’s will be worth 50 points apiece. That means the weekly total for the assignment is 100 points with a total of 300 points overall (100 points for week 1, 100 points for week 4, and 100 points for week 8). 

 Identify and define your personal philosophy of leadership.You must cite your sources and provide references. The most common place this would be is in Personal Philosophy of Leadership Essay. So, if in your essay or anywhere in your assignment) you write that you identify with “Democratic Leadership because…..” then go on to define it, you will need an in-text citation and a reference page. Another example is if you write, “Democratic Leadership  is one of the most effective leadership styles because it allows lower-level employees to exercise authority they’ll need to use wisely in future positions they might hold. It also resembles how decisions can be made in company board meetings.” You will need an in-text citation and reference page. 

12 point font, double spaced, 1 page length

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.

I have a written assignment due. I will attach the requirements needed to complete this assignment. Please be advised that there is a 300 word minimum for this assignment. Must use required reading for in text-citations. Must use APA formatting.

Note: Only up to 20% of content in the written assignment can be quotes from third parties. 

• If your organization uses e-learning, is it effective for training employees? Why or why not?
• What online training and development systems/methods would you recommend? Explain

How do you feel about becoming a social change agent, leader, and advocate? What areas of interest do you have that are related to bringing about a society committed to the mental health and welfare of its members? How might you inspire current and future students and colleagues so that they relate to and become engaged in doing something to bring about this vision? How do you plan to remain a competent human services professional?

Human services professionals are committed to understanding and addressing professional and societal issues. As you continue on your journey as a human services professional, it is your responsibility to constantly engage in professional development. This engagement might include continuing education courses, conferences, graduate degrees, certifications, and research, to name a few.

To prepare:

• Identify at least three personal and/or professional commitments that you are willing to make as a result of your understanding of the need for social change, leadership, and advocacy.
• Consider steps you might take in your professional development to become a more effective social change agent, leader, and advocate.
• Consider how your new understanding might impact your future work as a human and social services professional.