write a 4–5 page paper (excluding title and reference pages) of the following

Unit 5 Assignment [GM585: Mentoring and Coaching]

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Grading Rubric

GM585 Unit 5 Assignment: The Skilled Helper Model Point Value Your Score

Content (50 points)

 Identify an individual who will serve as your client for this exercise (e.g. a co-worker, family member or friend). Help them identify an area of the team that is preventing the team from being highly effective. Try to help them identify a need that could be best addressed using the Skilled Helper Model.

 Stage 1: Briefly share the story and/or provide the background for the client. Share the main problem or concern and the reason it is important to the client to get this matter addressed and resolved. Use Figure 7.6 (p. 148) as a guideline for this section of the assignment.

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 Stage 2: Using Figure 7.8 (p. 152) as a guide, help your client brainstorm for creative solutions to their situation. Provide a summary of the questions you asked as well as the responses they provided. How did these responses help you shape a realistic goal for the client? What was the realistic goal that the two of you came up with?

 Stage 3: Using Figure 7.12 (p. 160) as a guide, help your client come up with strategies to reach their new goal. Describe what strategies you two decided upon and how you reached that conclusion. Provide a summary of the responses given by your client to the questions listed in Figure 7.13 (p. 161).

 Summary: Provide a brief summary of where your client should go from here and what actions they should take.

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Analysis (30 points)

Work demonstrates synthesis of concepts, research, and experience. 10

Work demonstrates your ability to tie relevant information to real life applications.

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Unit 5 Assignment [GM585: Mentoring and Coaching]

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Work demonstrates recognition of questions and problems. These are

expressed precisely using relevant information and abstract ideas to

support well-reasoned conclusions that can be tested against relevant

criteria.

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Writing (20 points)

Correct use of APA 6th edition format; all sources used to support the

paper are referenced. 5

Sentences are clear, concise, and direct; tone is appropriate; spelling,

grammar, and punctuation are correct. 15

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