HUM 5010 Week 6 Final Assignment

HUM 5010 Week 6 Final Assignment

Week 6 – Final Paper

My Future as a Human Services Professional

[WLO: 4] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 5]

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapters 13, 14 and the epilogue from your text, The generalist model: Where do the micro and macro converge? (Links to an external site.) and Self-care in the world of empirically supported treatments (Links to an external site.). Your final paper should identify and analyze a specific need identified by a community.

Your summative assessment will require you to reflect on your future as a human services professional. In your paper, you must comprehensively address the following:

· Evaluate your career selection that was made in Week 1.

· What populations do you want to serve and in what capacity?

· What type of organization do you want to be working for in the future (or now if you plan to stay with your organization as you advance)?

· Appraise the past, current, and future societal issues facing the human services profession with your chosen population and organization.

· Evaluate a minimum of one historical issue related to your population.

· What current challenges might your clients face and how might this impact your organization as well as your work?

· What future societal issues might your clients and organization face?

· Evaluate how you might perform your role in this field.

· How might you be supervised?

· What might your working relationships be with your colleagues?

· How will you maintain healthy boundaries with clients?

· What other services might your organization offer and how might these services interact with yours.

· Assess the impact that the community will have on your clients and organization?

· How will you work to serve your clients within the community?

· How do you think you will have an impact on the global needs in terms of the population you have chosen to serve?

· Compare the human services organization where you currently work or might work with a similar human services organization that serves the same population.

· Outline the similarities and differences, evaluating which is more of an effective model of a human services agency.

The My Future as a Human Services Professional final paper

· Must be six to eight double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s  APA Style (Links to an external site.)

· Must include a separate title page with the following:

· Title of paper (bold and with a space between the title and the rest of the information)

· Student’s name, followed by institution name (“University of Arizona Global Campus”)

· Course name and number

· Instructor’s name

· Date submitted

For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to  APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).

· Must utilize academic voice. See the  Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.

· Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

· For assistance on writing  Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as  Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing Center resources.

· Must use at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course text.

· The  Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.

· To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view this  Library Quick ‘n’ Dirty (Links to an external site.) tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.

· Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s  APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)

· Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the  APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

Required Resources

Text

Martin, M. E. (2018).  Introduction to human services: Through the eyes of practice settings  (4th ed.). Pearson.

· Chapter 14: Rural Human Services

· Chapter 15: International Human Services

· Epilogue: The Future of Human Services: New Opportunities

· The full-text version of this ebook is available through your online classroom through the Redshelf platform. This book is an introductory textbook outlining the broad discipline of human services. Chapter 14 will assist you in your Serving Rural Communities discussion forum and the My Future as a Human Services Professional Final Paper this week. Chapter 15 will assist you in your International Human Services learning activity and the My Future as a Human Services Professional Final Paper this week. The Epilogue will assist you in your Design a Personal Self-Care Plan journal and the My Future as a Human Services Professional Final Paper this week.

Articles

Miller, S. E., Tice, C. J., & Harnek Hall, D. M. (2008). The generalist model: Where do the micro and macro converge? (Links to an external site.) Advances in Social Work, 9(2), 80–90. https://doi.org/10.18060/203

· This article provides information about the generalist model in human services and will assist you in your International Human Services learning activity and the My Future as a Human Services Professional Final Paper this week.

Puterbaugh, D. (2015, May 28). Self-care in the world of empirically supported treatments (Links to an external site.). Counseling Today. http://ct.counseling.org/2015/05/self-care-in-the-world-of-empirically-supported-treatments/

· This article provides information about self-care in the helping professions and will assist you in your Design a Personal Self-Care Plan journal and the My Future as a Human Services Professional Final Paper this week. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Recommended Resources

Articles

Amnesty International. (2018). USA: “You don’t have any rights here.” Illegal pushbacks, arbitrary detention and ill-treatment of asylum-seekers in the United States. https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/AMR5191012018ENGLISH.PDF

· This website provides information about the importance of immigrant rights and may assist you in your International Human Services learning activity this week. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Carlson-Rainer, E. (2017). Sweden is a world leader in peace, security, and human rights. World Affairs, 180(4), 79–85. https://doi.org/10.1177/0043820018759714

· The full-text version of this article is available through the MasterFILE Premier database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information Sweden as a World Leader in peace, security, and human rights and may assist you in your International Human Services learning activity this week.

El-Amin, T., Anderson, B. L., Leider, J. P., Satorius, J., & Knudson, A. (2018). Enhancing mental health literacy in rural America: Growth of Mental Health First Aid program in rural communities in the United States from 2008–2016. Journal of Rural Mental Health, 42(1), 20–31. https://doi.org/10.1037/rmh0000088

· The full-text version of this article is available through the PsycARTICLES database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about mental health literacy in rural America and may assist you in your Serving Rural Communities discussion forum this week.

Greene, G. J., Madkins, K., Andrews, K., Dispenza, J. & Mustanski, B. (2016). Implementation and evaluation of the keep it up! Online HIV prevention intervention in a community-based setting. AIDS Education & Prevention, 28(3), 231–245. https://doi.org/10.1521/aeap.2016.28.3.231

· The full-text version of this article is available through the CINAHL Complete database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about HIV prevention and may assist you in your International Human Services learning activity and your Serving Rural Communities discussion forum this week.

Negandhi, P. H., Neogi, S. B., Chopra, S., Phogat, A., Sahota, R., Gupta, R., Gupta, R., Zodpey, S. (2016). Improving reporting of infant deaths, maternal deaths and stillbirths in Haryana, India. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 94(5), 370–375. https://doi.org/10.2471/blt.15.157693

· The full-text version of this article is available through the CINAHL Complete database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about HIV prevention and may assist you in your International Human Services learning activity this week.

Oliveira, C., Keygnaert, I., Oliveira Martins, M. do R., & Dias, S. (2018). Assessing reported cases of sexual and gender-based violence, causes and preventive strategies, in European asylum reception facilities. Globalization & Health, 14(1), 48–59. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12992-018-0365-6

· This article provides information about mental health literacy in rural America and may assist you in your Serving Rural Communities discussion forum this week. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)

Pollack, D. (2015, June). Sexual assault of minors in rural areas: the role of human service departments. Policy & Practice, 73(3). 32–33.

· The full-text version of this article is available through the Business Insight Global database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about sexual assault of minors in rural areas and may assist you in your Serving Rural Communities in your discussion forum this week.

Thompson, J., & Haley, M. (2018). Human trafficking: Preparing counselors to work with survivors. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 40(3), 298–309. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10447-018-9327-1

· The full-text version of this article is available through the ERIC database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about sexual and gender-based violence and may assist you in your International Human Services learning activity this week.

Wagaman, M. A., Geiger, J. M., Shockley, C., & Segal, E. A. (2015). The role of empathy in burnout, compassion satisfaction, and secondary traumatic stress among social workers. Social Work, 60(3), 201–209. https://doi.org/10.1093/sw/swv014

· The full-text version of this article is available through the CINAHL Complete database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about burnout and may assist you in your Design a Personal Self-Care Plan journal this week.

Webpage

USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. (2019, June 25).  How social workers can prioritize self-care in high stress working environments (Links to an external site.). https://dworakpeck.usc.edu/news/how-social-workers-can-prioritize-self-care-high-stress-working-environments

· This webpage provides information about the importance of self-care and may assist you in your Design a Personal Self-Care Plan journal this week. Accessibility Statement does not exist. Privacy Policy (Links to an external site.)