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Assignment: Leadership and Strategic Planning In this assignment, you consider how leaders can engage in a strategic planning process with stakeholders to develop a plan to guide the organization’s evolution and development for the long-term. Since strategic planning should engage persons who will be affected by an organization’s decisions (e.g., staff, administration, board members, members…
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SOCW 6070 wk 4 responses for discussion 2 Respond to at least two colleagues post separately in at least 1 of the following ways @ posts are provided must be different feedback for each peer State whether you think the strategies your colleague identified would be effective in advocating for social change through…
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Week 2: External Factors and Leadership Human services organizations are not separate from their communities—they are “embedded” and are part of the larger social, political, and economic systems. Not only do external factors such as funding and politics influence organizational functioning including those serving in leadership roles, but the leaders themselves can influence change in…
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Leadership and management are two terms that are used interchangeably but represent different roles that have different functions. Understanding the differences and similarities is essential for social work administrators as they develop leadership strategies within organizations. Understanding the functions associated with leadership and management roles can influence how social workers supervise and work with colleagues…
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To prepare for the Discussion, select an evaluation report from this week’s resources. Consider how you would present the information to a group of colleagues. Post an analysis of how you would present the results of the evaluation to a group of social work colleagues. Identify the background information that you think they would…
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Week 10: Outcomes Evaluation This week, you focus on extending the logic model to include criteria for measuring the outcomes that you identified in your Week 7 logic model. In the Discussion, you evaluate which group research design is appropriate for a case study. You also generate criteria for an outcome evaluation of that…
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Assignment 2: Mid-Term Evaluation and Self-Assessment Throughout the past nine weeks, you have had the ability to apply social work practice skills in a real-world setting. At the end of your placement, your supervisor completed a final evaluation of your practice skills. Having had the chance to review your final evaluation, you will now…
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Week 9: Process Evaluation Process evaluation ensures that a program is implemented as intended—which is critical for successful adoption of evidence-based practice. Process evaluation can help explain why there are differences among outcomes in programs or practice models. They might reveal difference in the education and training of providers of the service, in characteristics of…
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Week 8: Needs Assessment in Program Evaluation Assessment is perhaps the most fundamental of all social work activities. It is a process of gathering pertinent information to answer questions about problems, contributions to problems, and potential strengths and assets. At a program-evaluation or program-planning level, a social worker applies the same thoughtful process used in…
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Week 7: How: Creating a Logic Model and Theory of Change Logic models are valuable tools both for practice and for program evaluation. They enhance purpose and focus in social work, and they help social workers examine assumptions about what clients need, how to address those needs, and what may change if those needs are…