Category: Human Services

Homelessness is the topic
Final Project Prompt
You are a newly hired project coordinator at the human services agency “Smart Human Services Horizons” located in New York State. This agency is a non-profit organization with a typical structure. The agency is currently expanding its reach and has asked you to identify an issue that should be added to the agency’s portfolio. As a project coordinator, your task is to identify the issue, explain your selection, develop your knowledge of the issue by doing review of the scholarly articles and keeping weekly logs of the information you find in the news articles, and finally present your findings in the final paper.
Final Project Part 3: Current Developments
In this part of the project, you need to submit your second weekly log summarizing the main points from a journal or newspaper article. For additional details on grading, please refer to the Course Syllabus which has a link to the Final Project Rubric which contains rubrics for Parts 1-4 of the Final Project and the Logs. Your log should adhere to the following guidelines:
Please use provided template to submit your weekly log (download the file below)
Your entry should be at least 300 words
It should include a complete citation of the newspaper article or journal
It should summarize the main points of the article
It should include your opinion of the article

Discussion Topic
Completion checkbox for M3 Discussion – Biases
It is important to realize that despite all the training in crisis interventions we all have biases. Training can include professional training such as that received by medical personnel such as physicians, nurses, EMT, paramedics, mental health professionals, or paraprofessionals such as crisis intervention counselors, or persons working in residential or schools with residents/students who are challenged, or in prisons where many are diagnosed with mental health/behavioral health needs.  
Using the above information, the knowledge you have about yourself and what’s been learned regarding how to identify crisis intervention services, what types of services are provided, who provides the services, and the steps to providing the services, discuss:
Differences and similarities between crisis counseling and longer term counseling. Include the step by step process of assessment including the assessment tools and interventions you would use.
Most effective means for the client to receive services–In person, via phone, or text, Facetime or other means and if there are cultural preferences in communication.
Training that may be needed to provide crisis services vs. longer term therapy.  
How your biases might impact the interaction with the persons in crisis.
Use the readings to support what you write. As a way to help the discussion, use examples of situations where crisis intervention may be best vs. long term counseling.
Content Guide: Crisis vs. Long Term Counseling
In the preceding modules, you learned some of the basic steps and strategies for intervening and characteristics that make for a good crisis counselor. In this module, you will learn additional methods for crisis counseling via a telephone hotline, how to overcome the challenges of intervening over the phone instead of face to face and how to create an atmosphere of unconditional positive regard, empathy, and respect without the cues provided by body language. You will also learn the differences between crisis counseling and long term counseling.
Crisis counselors need supports to stay focused, balanced, and healthy. Chief among these is the development of healthy professional boundaries that enable crisis counselors to demonstrate the behaviors that create the conditions for an effective crisis intervention and to keep the person in crisis and the crisis counselor safe.  A good crisis counselor must be able to communicate empathy but cannot take on the emotions that a client experiences. An anecdote used by a colleague illustrates the difference between an appropriate demonstration of empathy and an inappropriate demonstration of shared feelings or sympathy. Imagine that you are on a ship and you become very seasick. Who would you find more helpful, someone who joins you vomiting over the side of the boat or someone who presses a cold cloth against your head and helps you to a chair? The first person demonstrates sympathy by sharing your distress. The second person demonstrates empathy by understanding what you are going through and by responding to your need by bringing you towels, keeping your clothing out of the way, giving you water as needed, helping you sit and more.
It takes both an individual and an organizational effort to create an atmosphere in which crisis interveners are encouraged to explore personal responses to the difficult situations encountered in the course of their work. Crisis counselors who cannot establish and maintain healthy boundaries pay a heavy price. They are prone to burnout which takes many forms. Counselors may become angry at clients. They may respond in a rote manner, failing to demonstrate empathy, respect, and genuineness. They may have difficulties with personal relationships because of what they experience on the job. A good supervisor should be able to recognize the indicators of burnout and recommend time off or supportive counseling. A crisis counselor who doesn’t get help for burnout may do more harm than good by failing to respond to the person in crisis.
Imagine being in crisis and getting the courage to pick up the phone to get help only to have a rude or unfeeling person on the other end of the line. Maintenance of professional boundaries will enable a crisis counselor to continue to provide help while maintaining a healthy and happy personal life. These boundaries need to be maintained when providing crisis intervention or longer term therapy and treatment.
The difference in crisis intervention vs. therapy is manifested in the outcomes and in the focus of the intervention. The intended outcome of crisis intervention is to return the client to pre-crisis functioning. The intended outcome of short or long-term psychotherapy is to manage or alleviate symptoms.

In this course, we have learned that sustainability is a critical issue because of the impact of human activities on the environment and the need to ensure that the Earth’s resources are used in a responsible and sustainable manner. Considering your own consumption habits can be a valuable way to increase your sustainability practices.
Directions
In this journal assignment, you will reflect on your consumption habits and the role they play in sustainable development.
First, consider your consumption habits over two or three days. You may use the optional Consumption Tracker Template (located in Supporting Materials) to record your daily consumption. By tracking your consumption for a few days, you will be better prepared to describe your habits and explain your discoveries about them.
See specifications in the What to Submit section.
Specifically, you must address the following:
Describe your consumption habits over two or three days.
How much water, food, gas, electricity, and so forth did you consume each day, and how did you consume it? Use your best estimate when measuring your consumption.
Did you consume more than you needed?
Explain what you discovered about your consumption habits.
Are your consumption habits better or worse than you may have expected? If so, how?
Did you notice any trends in your consumption habits or waste habits? If so, what were they?
How do your consumption habits relate to sustainable development as a whole?
Describe some changes in your behavior that could reduce consumption or improve sustainability.
What can you change now?
What can you change over time?
How can these changes reduce consumption or improve sustainability?
What are the pros and cons of these changes? (For example, it would be more sustainable for trees if you used fewer paper towels, but your reduced usage of trees might not be enough to offset the water you consume and pollute to clean reusable towels.)
you may submit your journal as a 1- to 2-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. No sources are required.
You may use this optional template to record your daily consumption. You do not need to submit the template.
The template will be attached but you can use it to track consumptions or not. whichever works best for you 

In Chapter 4, you had the chance to review the code of ethics for counselorspsychologists, social workers, and human services professionals. How are these codes similar and different? How closely does the Human Services Code of Ethics fit with your personal values? Which parts of the Human Services Code of Ethics will you have the least and most difficulty following?

An attention getting opener that tells why you selected this particular disaility or disorder.
Explain what you already knew about your topic, prior knowledge before you statarted your research. Did you have any pre-existing assumptions or experiences with the disability or disorder you selected?
Include your research question by stating what you wanted to learn andy why. Explain why the disability or disorder you selected is important to you and what motivated your research.

There are two parts to this discussion post. Please make sure you are completing both parts.
Part 1: Research and post an example of family mythology from popular media (commercials, magazines, TV shows, etc.). Address these questions:
What are the three common mythical images of The American Family? How have you bought into these myths?
Are there other images or idealizations you can think of that are not in the textbook or reading?
How are these mythical ideals of family part of public rhetoric?
What purpose could this ideals serve? Part 2: Apply the Structural Diversity Approach to an analysis of your favorite TV family.
Describe your favorite TV family and include information about the show, setting, characters, and major dynamics between the characters.
Discuss the micro-level and macro-level social forces that affect this family.
In what ways do they embody the qualities and characteristics of modern family life described in your text?
How do they not represent these qualities and characteristics?

Then, use the Unit 9 Assignment (Part 2) Template to submit your completed grant proposal.
Please address all of the following:
Cover Page
Provide your name, organization name, course number and title, instructor name, and date.
Executive Summary
This section should be on its own page and be no longer than one page in length. Be sure to include all the information below.
What does your organization do? This should be a brief overview shorter than the organizational background from your Unit 5 Assignment.
What is the program you are seeking money for? What does it do, and what need(s) does it address in the community?
Why should your organization get funding for this program as opposed to other organizations receiving funding? Summarize the history, any accomplishments of the organization, etc.
How much will the program cost to fund?
Organizational Background
Please use the information from your Unit 5 Assignment.
Problem Statement
Please use the information from your Unit 5 Assignment and include the subsections on the extent of the problem, contributing factors, impact of the problem, and addressing the problem.
Program Descriiption
Please use the information from your Unit 6 Assignment and include the subsections on the descriiption of the program, methods/activities, and goals/objectives.
Evaluation
Please use the information from your Unit 8 Assignment.
Budget
Please use the information from your Unit 8 Assignment and include the subsections on the personnel, materials/supplies, and indirect costs/other.
Sustainability
Discuss at least two ways your program can be sustained beyond the grant period.
References
Include a minimum of ten scholarly sources listed in APA format.
Appendix
Provide a separate page that lists two potential grant sources for the program that you discussed. Include the name of each grant source, their website, and a one-paragraph rationale as to why the two sources are a good match for your chosen program.
Attached is the template for assignment as well as previous assignments with feedback to pull info from.
The organization written about is habitat for humanity

file:///C:/Users/fbran/Downloads/Annotated%20Bibliography%20Assignment.pdf
(Please see instructions in link above.)
(Topic of choice elder abuse)
to access the library please click on link below for articles
https://guides.fscj.edu/llc

Overview 
Homelessness in Dallas , Texas
With demographic of Dallas, Texas
The final project for this course is the creation of a comprehensive human  services
program proposal.
As the final stop in your journey toward your Bachelor of Arts in Human Services, you will complete a capstone that integrates the knowledge and skills you have 
developed in previous coursework by conducting a community needs assessment that
will ultimately inform the creation of a comprehensive human services program proposal designed to meet a specific consumer need in the community. You will also reflect on your journey through the Human Services program and
how you plan to      position yourself 
professionally through a third component in the form of a personal and   professional 
reflection. 
This capstone will be assessed somewhat differently than other courses you have taken 
online at SNHU. There are three major components: (1)  community needs
assessment; (2) human services program proposal; and a 3) professional and personal reflections paper. Think of the community needs assessment and human
services program proposal as the two parts of one final assessment. Your personal and professional reflection will be a separate document attached to your final
submission as an appendix. The components will be submitted at different times during the course; however, they operate together to comprise the whole
capstone experience. They are not assessed separately. You will be evaluated on all three as a unit in determining whether you have demonstrated proficiency in
each outcome. Your instructor will guide you through this process, keeping a running narrative of your strengths and areas for growth in relation to the outcomes
as you progress through the class. Your work is expected to meet the highest professional standards.
The project is divided into five milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final
submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Two, Three, Four, Five, and Six. Components 1, 2, and 3 are due in Module Eight.
In this assignment, you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:
• Evaluate the social, political, and historical milestones and trends in human services in
relation to the human services professional’s role in advocating for
individuals, families, 
and communities in need
• Apply culturally responsive strategies across diverse 
populations to strengthen professional practice and enhance human services outcomes
• Apply legal and ethical standards in the administration and delivery of human services
systems to provide comprehensive and well-informed care
• Employ professional,
interpersonal dynamics in formal and informal networks to improve human services 
delivery 
• Evaluate the policy development cycle for advocacy avenues, communication
strategies, and coalition-building opportunities to effect social change 
• Develop knowledge and skills in inquiry, critical and creative thinking, and decision 
making to create and implement appropriate assessment and
intervention strategies
Prompt
“Be the change you wish to see in the world.”
—Mahatma Gandhi (1869–1948)
Gandhi inspired the world through his tenacity, strength of spirit, and belief in reducing
human suffering and promoting freedom and equality using only nonviolent means. 
Fallible and imperfect, he used his whole self (body, mind, and spirit) to effect positive 
change in the world. He was able to look at individual
suffering and create change on a 
large scale. While most people do not enter into a human services program expecting to
become the next Gandhi, in many
ways human services professionals share his vision 
concerning the inherent value and ethical treatment of human beings as well as the 
dignity, respect, safety,
and equality each individual deserves.
This capstone project is an opportunity for the student to move along the continuum of
human services work from an
individual and organizational focus to one that incorporates both views toward community change.
Working individually and with your instructor, you will identify, research, and analyze a social service need in your community as the
foundation for developing a
human services program proposal that will include an
intervention or set of interventions aimed at solving a problem from the perspective of the consumer.
Your topic and recommendations will depend on your area of study. For 
example, for students on a general track in this degree program, your problem might 
center on the mental health of veterans or barriers to receiving adequate healthcare for 
elderly populations. If you have a concentration in child and family
welfare, then your 
selected problem must focus on needs and issues surrounding children, adolescents, 
and/or teens and their families. For example, you might
focus on childhood nutrition or 
domestic violence.
Generally speaking, you will conduct a needs assessment of your community, which will inform the creation of a human services related program proposal that
attempts to address the identified need or problem. 
This proposal will also include the 
development of appropriate tools and support materials that would be
used to 
implement the program and measure outcomes.
Your completed capstone project will be a final paper with several sections and follow this outline:
1. Cover Page
2. Table of 
Contents
3. Executive Summary
4. Community Needs Assessment (Capstone Component 1)
5. Human Services Program Proposal (Capstone Component 2)
6. Appendices 
(Appendix A and B)
7. References
8. Appendix: Personal and Professional Reflection (Capstone Component 3)
Capstone Component 1: Community Needs Assessment
For the first of three components, you will choose a local community and conduct an assessment of that community in relation to a social problem.
Typically,
this is a community that is somewhat familiar to you and is limited to a city, county, or neighborhood level. For example, if you have identified a problem with
child hunger in your hometown, your assessment should seek to uncover how and why this is 
happening by conducting a review of the literature and collecting
and analyzing data on 
your chosen community, while also identifying existing resources designed to combat 
child hunger.
You will not be conducting a full community needs assessment; rather, you
will be identifying a need through a preliminary review of local newspapers or other
relevant sources and talking with other human services professionals who live or work in
the area. Your instructor is available to review sources and identify
ways to obtain
information and navigate the system. From there, you will research what is out there, what is missing, what others have done to solve the
problem, and so on. This comprehensive 
evaluation also presents the opportunity for you to engage the community. In your 
evaluation, you will be required to
contact appropriate individuals in the community, either directly or using the internet or the telephone, to interview them about the problem you 
have selected.
This does not fully meet the “fieldwork” definition, but it will require you to
become involved with your selected community in some form and engage providers
and consumers.
Your community needs assessment should include the following sections:
I. Overview of Community and Problem: This section should serve as the foundation for 
presenting your community assessment and is your opportunity
to comprehensively 
describe the selected community and identified problem. Overall, it is important to 
include any information that is pertinent for
comprehending the community and problem—it is up to you to establish a robust context for understanding and responding to the 
community’s need.
II. Gathering Community Information (Methodology): In this section, you will discuss your methodology for collecting the information about your
community and provide a
summary of your findings. Your methodology will involve conducting a brief systematic
literature review of your chosen
community, the problem you identified in Milestone One, and other communities who have dealt with the same issue or problem. In other words, for
this section, discuss how you will collect the information and provide justification for your
chosen method(s).
III. Literature Review: Using primary and secondary sources, analyze how the problem is 
being addressed in other communities. How prevalent is it?
Through a review of the 
literature, evaluate the social, political, and historical milestones and trends relative to the identified problem. You should also
review interventions that have been attempted in
other communities and their success, or lack thereof.
IV. Needs Analysis: This section
should include your analysis of the information you gathered on the community. This will provide the conclusions you have
drawn from thinking about the findings you described 
in the preceding section. Based on your assessment of the community and
comprehensive analysis
and evaluation of the problem
:
• What is the magnitude of the 
problem in the community?
• What resources and interventions currently exist in the
community?
• Provide a description of the impact the current resources and interventions are having on the population. Are they effective? Why or why not? 
• What are the obstacles that exist in the community that prevent impacting or addressing the problem?
• Why is this problem one that the community needs to address? What are the 
demographics of the individuals affected by the problem?   
• What are the obstacles that exist in the community that prevent impacting 
or addressing the problem?
• Why is this problem one that the community needs to 
address? What are the demographics of the individuals affected by the problem? 
Citations/Formatting:
Your community needs assessment should be approximately 5–8 pages in length and should include the necessary elements that one would find in a
professional needs assessment.  The information should be cited
according to the rules of the latest publication manual of the American Psychological Association (APA). You may
include illustrations, photographs, graphs and
charts, and other non-textual materials as needed to support the needs assessment. These can be placed as an appendix at the end of the final paper or, if
appropriate, incorporated in the body of your paper.
Capstone 

Capstone Component 1: Homeless population in Dallas Texas 
Community Needs Assessment
For the first of three components, you will choose a local       community and conduct an assessment of that community in relation to a social problem. Typically,
this is a community that is somewhat familiar to you and is limited to a city, county, or neighborhood level. For example, if you have identified a problem with
child hunger in   your hometown, your assessment should seek to uncover how and why this is happening by conducting a review of the literature and collecting
and analyzing data on your chosen         community, while also identifying existing resources designed to combat child hunger.
You will not be conducting a full community needs assessment; rather, you will be identifying a  need through a preliminary review of local newspapers or other
relevant sources and talking with other human services professionals who live or work in the area. Your instructor is           available to review sources and identify
ways to obtain information and navigate the              system. From there, you will research what is out there, what is missing, what others have     done to solve the
problem, and so on. This comprehensive evaluation also presents the        opportunity for you to engage the community. In your evaluation, you will be required to       contact appropriate individuals in the community, either directly or using the internet or the telephone, to interview them about the problem you have selected.
This does not fully meet  the “fieldwork” definition, but it will require you to become involved with your selected             community in some form and engage providers
and consumers.
Your community needs assessment should include the following sections:
I. Overview of Community and Problem: This section should serve as the foundation for presenting your community assessment and is    your opportunity
to comprehensively describe the selected community and identified            problem. Overall, it is important to include any information that is pertinent for                          comprehending the community and problem—it is up to you to establish a robust context     for understanding and responding to the community’s need.
II. Gathering Community            Information (Methodology): In this section, you will discuss your methodology for collecting   the information about your
community and provide a summary of your findings. Your            methodology will involve conducting a brief systematic literature review of your chosen        community, the problem you identified in Milestone One, and other communities who have  dealt with the same issue or problem. In other words, for
this section, discuss how you will collect the information and provide justification for your chosen method(s).
III. Literature Review: Using primary and secondary sources, analyze how the problem is being addressed in other communities. How prevalent is it?
Through a review of the literature, evaluate the social,        political, and historical milestones and trends relative to the identified problem. You should  also
review interventions that have been attempted in other communities and their success, or lack thereof.
IV. Needs Analysis: This section should include your analysis of the                     information you gathered on the community. This will provide the conclusions you have       drawn from thinking about the findings you described in the preceding section. Based on     your assessment of the community and comprehensive analysis
and evaluation of the        problem:
• What is the magnitude of the problem in the community?
• What resources and    interventions currently exist in the community?
• Provide a description of the impact the        current resources and interventions are having on the population. Are they effective? Why or why not?
• What are the obstacles that exist in the community that prevent impacting or      addressing the problem?
• Why is this problem one that the community needs to address? What are the demographics of the individuals affected by the problem?                                     Citations/Formatting:
Your community needs assessment should be approximately 5–8      pages in length and should include the necessary elements that one would find in a              professional needs assessment. It should include a title page, table of contents, bibliography, and appendices, if applicable. The information should be cited
according to the rules of     the latest publication manual of the American Psychological Association (APA). You may      include illustrations, photographs, graphs and
charts, and other non-textual materials as     needed to support the needs assessment. These can be placed as an appendix at the end of the final paper or, if
appropriate, incorporated in the body of your paper.