Group Facilitation: Group Dynamics And Progress

Readings Read the following chapter in your Introduction to Group Work Practice textbook: Chapter 6, “Planning the Group,” pages 160–195. Library Media Group counseling with inmates: San Quentin prison [Video]. (2017). Microtraining Associates. 750 words  Assignment Instructions Follow these parameters to complete the assignment: Short summary of the sessions. Part 3: Group Dynamics.  Description of…

Observation Collaboration

 Observation Go to a public place and observe the people there for 25 minutes. What are the details of the location? Describe the general context (time of day, lighting, sounds, vibe/energy, etc.). Describe the people around you and their sociodemographic characteristics (age, race/ethnicity, gender/sex, socioeconomic status, etc.). Please contact your instructor if you have questions…

Creating A Good Healthcare Work Environment

   Read the following: Navigating Unprecedented Change Through Agile and Disruptive Leadership (https://www.proquest.com/docview/2387312488?accountid=32521) Can Engaged and Positive Employees Delight Customers? (https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1523422317741886) Visionary Healthcare Leaders Deliver Transformational Change (https://www.proquest.com/docview/2387310740?accountid=32521) A CEO is critical to a health care organization’s smooth and efficient operation. The CEO scans the external environment, integrates the strategic plan with the operations, directs…

Discussion: Instruments Measuring Resiliency

In this week’s assignment, you use the lens of resiliency theory when reflecting on a case from your fieldwork, and then you consider how to measure the effectiveness of a possible intervention.   Read this article listed in the Learning Resources: Smith-Osborne, A., & Whitehill Bolton K. (2013). Assessing resilience: A review of measures across the…

Police Stress

   Police stress, PTSD, suicide, and general wellness are all topics of concern for police leaders, officers, their families, and our community leaders. Although police agencies have not always been proactive in addressing wellness and safety, it remains a tremendous problem, particularly in an era where police are scrutinized, filmed, and recorded for every citizen…

Case Presentation

  Instructions Students will present two case studies in seminar class from their caseload. Offering a brief overview of the client demographics (fictional name, age, gender identity, marital status, ethnicity and/or race), the student will present a summary of the following in a PowerPoint format:  Assessment:  How did this individual/group present to the agency and…

Discussion: Evaluating Psychoanalytical Theory

  Sigmund Freud is often hailed as the father of psychoanalytical theory. His theory was the first to point to the influence of early childhood experiences. However, psychoanalytical theory has received a lot of criticism. Although theories are supposed to be objective and value-free, they are developed within a sociocultural and political context. For example,…

Sociology

This discussion aims to make you use your sociological imagination to understand cultural differences and to help you identify the cultural components and processes that result in different worldviews. This assignment requires applications of sociological concepts from culture and socialization. Task You need to use your sociological imagination to understand the culture and socialization depicted…