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Based on the community in which you reside, if you were in a leadership position (or working as an emergency manager), what are some of the future challenges your community might face in regards to changes in disaster and emergency responses? How will your previous experiences and trainings be used in order to convey those skills to new leaders in your community?

Summary of the online course and list 5 points of what you learned.

you may create and/or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of these assignments.

Develop an organizational development consultation plan based on the concepts gained from the course.

The proposal will address consultation to a component of an organization, or an organization and will:

a) describe the presenting problem(s) and underlying problem(s);

b) the history of the group or organization;

c) the market context in which the group of organization competes;

d) the relationship of the consultant to the client;

e) techniques or procedures to be employed;

f) assessment;

g) interpretation of the data; and

h) conclusions and recommendations.

Your assignment should be approximately 2,500-3,000 words in length (typically, ten-twelve double-spaced pages), not counting cover page, reference list page, appendices, figures, or tables.

Your assignment should include a title page and a reference list page (if using references), and be completed in Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced, with appropriate header, page numbers, one-inch margins, and meet all other requirements of APA Stylebook. • A minimum of five references must be used. Please format them in the most current APA format.

An abstract is not required.

Discussion – Week 8COLLAPSE

During a Crisis—Early Interventions

Early crisis intervention requires rapid responses, assessment, and intervention. Your crisis plan should include information about the demographics of the region, including numbers of people with mental health and physical considerations, approximate number of children and elderly, and information on other special populations. With this information in hand, the initial assessment during a crisis is focused on immediate client needs and physical safety. A survivor’s previous crisis experience or other pre-existing psychological or physical conditions should be included. Aspects of crisis intervention that differ from therapy include short or brief interventions or therapy involving problem-solving techniques. Gathering information about a client’s social systems is important for the client’s safety and support for problem-solving. Also, in most types of crises, interventions taken by counselors are more directive than they would normally be with individual clients. Referrals may be made for housing, clothing, food, and other basic essentials for living. Other early interventions, such case management, include needs assessment, care planning (such as housing), implementation, and regular review. These referral issues are crucial because, depending upon the scope of the crisis, survivors may not be able to return to work or to their homes for an extended period of time.

To prepare for this Discussion:

• Choose a natural disaster other than Hurricane Katrina, and research the demographics for the area where the disaster occurred. Think about the populations affected by the natural disaster you chose as you review the following materials.
• Review Chapters 5, 8, and 13 in your course text, Crisis Intervention Strategies, paying particular attention to the various types of interventions associated with different populations.
• Review the article, “Integrating Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorder,” focusing on the methods of and rational for integrating PTSD and substance use disorder interventions.
• Review the article, “The Monsters in My Head: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and the Child Survivor of Sexual Abuse,” and think about the complications and dynamics added to a recent crisis when childhood sexual abuse is in the client’s history.
• Review the article, “Validity of the Suicide Assessment Checklist in an Emergency Crisis Center” and consider how assessing for suicide is made even more complex during and after a crisis situation.
• Review the article, “Risk Factors for Suicidality Among Clients with Schizophrenia,” and again think about how mental illness might contribute to suicidality during and after a crisis situation.
• Review the article, “Predictors of Depression and Anxiety Among International Students,” and consider additional stress factors for this population.
• Now concentrate more closely on the natural disaster you chose and think about early interventions related to PTSD in children, adults, and special populations and how they might contribute to stabilization of survivors.

With these thoughts in mind:

Post by Day 4 a brief description of the natural disaster you chose. Then provide three PTSD-related early interventions that might contribute to the stabilization of survivors in the specific natural disaster you chose. Explain how and why they might work.

As a small business employer, explain how nontraditional (e.g. flex time, telecommuting) work schedules might make it easier for you to recruit employees.

What should be included in disaster planning for a large employer in Annapolis, Maryland, that is concerned about natural disasters such as floods and snowstorms that might shut down the company and parts of the city? in 600 Words

Assessment 5

• Determine a new market for an existing product and submit your concept in the form of a 15- to 20-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.

Creatively meeting the needs of customers is an important aspect of any businesses. Finding new customers for an existing product is one variable that can make a company successful. This assessment provides an opportunity for you to put consumer behavior theories into practice using a real-life example.

• Questions to Consider 

To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the business community.

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• Many companies are good at creating more efficient versions of existing products but often have trouble generating new products that are innovative and fit with changing consumer interests. Consider the following questions as they apply to a company for which you have worked or currently work: o How could management staff in the company encourage the creation of new products that fit customers’ needs?o What are specific changes or improvements the company could make to better determine customer wants and needs?o What are practical examples of how management staff could adjust the organization so that new product ideas could become a reality within the organization? Obviously, money is always an issue for companies. Hence, considering the company’s size, think of reasonable ways the company could spur innovation.

• Assessment Instructions

Determine a new market for an existing product and submit your concept in the form of a 15- to 20-slide Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.

You will first need to select a product on which to base your presentation. You may wish to view the Choosing a Product – Topic Selection Capella multimedia presentation linked in the Resources for information on how to choose a product to use in your presentation.

Once you have selected a product, create a presentation that completes the following:

• Describe the product or service you selected.• Examine and describe the market segmentation information. This includes the demographics and psychographics of the existing customers for this product.• Assess ways the product would have to be adapted to meet the needs of the new customers.• Describe the demographic profile of the new customers.• Describe the new market segment you plan to reach.• Develop a strategy for pricing this item to attract this new clientele.

Your presentation should comply with the following format and style requirements. Tutorials for using Microsoft PowerPoint are available in the Supplemental Resources in the left navigation menu.

Length: 15 to 20 PowerPoint slides.
Style: The text portion of the presentation must follow APA guidelines. These style guidelines do not necessarily apply to charts, diagrams, or tables.
Writing and Grammar: Make certain that all project components are professionally written and free of grammar and spelling errors.
References: You must use proper APA style and formatting when citing and creating references for your sources. Include a complete list of references, including books, Web sites, articles, and other resources.
Submissions: Use Microsoft PowerPoint.

Consumer Behavior Presentation Scoring Guide

Consumer Behavior Presentation Scoring Guide Grading Rubric

Criteria 

Non-performance 

Basic 

Proficient 

Distinguished 

Examine a market segmentation and potential customers for the use of a product.

Does not identify a marketsegmentation and potential customers for the use of a product. 

Identifies but does not examine a marketsegmentation and potential customers for the use of a product. 

Examines a marketsegmentation and potential customers for the use of a product. 

Examines a marketsegmentation and potential customers for the use of a product, and clearly explains both by providing concrete real-world examples. 

Assess a company’s strategy to market a product, based on customer behavior concepts.

Does not identify a company’s strategy to market a product, based on customer behavior concepts. 

Identifies but does not assess a company’s strategy to market a product, based on customer behavior concepts. 

Assesses a company’s strategy to market a product, based on customer behavior concepts. 

Assesses a company’s strategy to market a product, based on customer behavior concepts, and identifies a new strategy. 

Analyze strategies and concepts that influence consumer behavior.

Does not analyze strategies and concepts that influence consumer behavior. 

Analyzes either strategies or concepts that influence consumer behavior. 

Analyzes strategies and concepts that influence consumer behavior. 

Analyzes strategies and concepts that influence consumer behavior, and evaluates the factors that make each strategy successful. 

Develop a strategy to market an existing product to a new market segment and customer.

Does not develop a strategy to market an existing product to a new market segment and customer. 

Develops a partial strategy to market an existing product to a new market segment and customer. 

Develops a strategy to market an existing product to a new market segment and customer. 

Develops a strategy to market an existing product to a new market segment and customer, and predicts the likelihood of success. 

Please respond to the following:

• Discuss what emerging knowledge, skills, and abilities are required of today’s managers who have HR responsibilities.

Issue Papers (50%) You will research and prepare a written analysis of two of the issues that you didn’t submit an analysis for (you can’t receive credit for both a paper and an analysis for the same issue). The paper must be a minimum of 5 full pages in length and no longer than 6 pages in length. No more than two pages of the paper can be based on the two articles related to the issue or any other information from the textbook. The paper must be single-spaced (not 1.15, which is the default setting for recent versions of Word) and printed using Times New Roman, size 12 font, with 1.25 inch margins on the side and 1 inch margins on the top and bottom (Office 2003 default in Margin settings in Page Layout on the Word header). Also, please do not use any space saving techniques such as adding extra space between paragraphs (the first sentence of each paragraph should be indented), using bulleted or numbered items, using sub-titles or footnotes, including diagrams or tables, or including your name/paper title at the top of any of the five – six pages. You will not receive full credit for a paper that has more than a few grammatical errors. Your grade on the paper will be reduced if you do not follow these technical requirements. In addition, you must attach a cover page that includes the topic you have chosen and a page of references at the end of your paper (the cover page and reference page do not count toward the 5 page requirement). You must use at least four references in addition to the two textbook articles and none of the references should be other articles from the textbook. In your critique, you should include your identification and analysis of the central issues related to your topic, your evaluation of the alternative perspectives related to your topic, and a description of your current stance on the issue you have chosen. Please read the note regarding plagiarism in the class policies section of this syllabus. Your paper should be submitted to me as a Word attachment to either a Blackboard or email message. Information in the text of your paper must be properly cited using the method that is used in The Benefits of Globalization: An Economic Perspective (pp. 210 – 214) in the textbook. Do not include any footnotes at the bottom of any of the five – six pages of your analysis. In preparing the paper you should avoid using more than three direct quotes and no quote should be longer than two sentences. While you may submit your paper at any time before the due date, the deadline for submitting your first paper is October 9 and the deadline for your second paper is December 4. You do not have to wait until the deadlines to submit your papers.