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Week 6 - Assignment

Lobbying Plan: Final Project Submission

Structure your lobbying plan following this standard outline incorporating appropriate heading levels:

The topic I’m working on is: Privacy of Mental Health Records and my lobbying plan should focus on New York state. Please read my professor feed back on my last assignment before you start my paper thanks

I. Cover Letter (your letter of introduction) 350-525 words introducing yourself and the issue to your state representative. For the first part of the assignment, you may use any appropriate cover letter or business letter template that your word processing software (e.g. Microsoft Word) likely offers for free. It is important to keep the format simple and free from distracting borders, images, and designs. You can also use this template (Links to an external site.) to get started. Your letter must include the following:

a. Personal introduction, including any credentials or background information you feel are important to gain rapport.

b. Introduction of the issue, including what you would like to see happen with the issue.

c. A request for an appointment with the representative to discuss the issue. 

You can continue your lobbying plan on the page proceeding your cover letter as follows.

II. An APA Style Title page

 

I. An Introduction Section (A Level 1 Heading) 575 – 1,050 words that introduce the issue

a. Description of Setting (A Level 2 Heading)

b. Statement of Objectives in Your Plan (A Level 2 Heading)

 

I. An Argument Section (A Level 1 Heading) 1,750-2,450 words where you summarize the research support for their issue.

a. Explain what you have found out about your issue and what areas need to be addressed. (A Level 2 Heading)

b. Analyze the current status of actions being taken in the professional and legislative areas to support your explanations. (A Level 2 Heading)

c. Provide examples of areas that are working well and may need to be enhanced, as well as areas that are not working so well and need to be changed. (A Level 2 Heading)

 

I. An Action Section (A Level 1 Heading) 350 – 700 words where define what action or legislative changes that they would like to see take plan to resolve their issue.

a. Explain what resources may be needed to execute the plan. (A Level 2 Heading)

b. Analyze how executing this plan will provide better services. (A Level 2 Heading)

c. Provide examples of the measurable improvements that you would expect to be the metrics for ongoing evaluations of the plan. (A Level 2 Heading)

 

I. Conclusion (A Level 1 Heading) 300 – 700 words bringing the paper to a logical end.

II. References

This is your final submission. Your paper should be 3,325 to 5,425 words in length and be based on articles from the last ten years. You are required to use APA formatting for in-text citations and references. For further guidance, refer to the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.).

Your assignment should be complete and integrate the feedback you received from your instructor following the submission of your rough draft.

Point Value: 25 Points Resources

Required References

Cheung, R., & Ardolino, A. (2011). Behavioural science in public health policy. British Journal of Healthcare Management, 17(4), 140-144.

Durbin, A., Durbin, J., Hensel, J., Deber, R., & Hensel, J. M. (2016). Barriers and enablers to integrating mental health into primary care: A policy analysis. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 43(1), 127-139. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-013-9359-6

World Health Organization. (2003). Quality improvement for mental health. Retrieved from  http://www.who.int/mental_health/resources/en/Quality.pdf (Links to an external site.) Pgs. 54-58

Recommended References

American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.

Katrina, H., Heather, P., Doris, C., Daniel, S., & Julian, E. (2015). Factors for success in mental health advocacy. Global Health Action, 8(0), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.3402/gha.v8.28791

McKeown, M., Ridley, J., Newbigging, K., Machin, K., Poursanidou, K., & Cruse, K. (2014). Conflict of roles: A conflict of ideas? The unsettled relations between care team staff and independent mental health advocates. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 23(5), 398-408. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.12069

Open States. (n.d.). Find your legislator. Retrieved from  https://openstates.org/find_your_legislator/ (Links to an external site.)

United States House of Representatives. (n.d.). Find your representative. Retrieved from  http://www.house.gov/representatives/find/

Below is my professor feedback on wk4 assignment done by you, please take note of it in this final paper.

Hi Comfort, see also the attached. I appreciate your efforts, and it seems like you made some efforts to incorporate some attention to state-specific information, which is a good start. However, most of this still seems to be focused on this as a general and/or federal issue. Keep in mind this is for a lobbying plan to address legislation specific to your state.  Keep in mind you need to convince people you know what has been executed in your state and what needs to be addressed in your state -currently- related to the legislation of focus. This likewise needs to be supported by more sources that are current state-focused authoritative sources. So, at very least addressing more substantively the progress made in your state more currently as well as what has not been done in your state that needs to be addressed would be needed. There is brief attention to that overall, but that needs to be the focus.  Some of this is a good start. However, many of the same issues persist that really do compromise your content including needed attention to more state-specific research, needed editing (grammar and APA style), etc. Please make corrections as needed including -all- of these areas. If you do, it seems you could do reasonably well still. I look forward to reading your next assignment. Dr.H

(0.76 / 1.00); : Develops an Introduction, with Description of Setting and Statement of Objectives

Basic - Develops an adequate introduction, with clear description of setting and statement of objectives.

(2.24 / 3.50); : Develops an Argument Section for the Lobbying Plan, Including All Required Components as Specified in This Section

Below Expectations - Develops a minimal argument section, including some detail in the explanation, analysis, and examples as specified in this section.

(2.24 / 3.50); : Develops an Action Section for the Lobbying Plan, Including All Required Components as Specified in this Section

Below Expectations - Develops a minimal action section, including some detail in the explanation, analysis, and examples as specified in this section.

(0.76 / 1.00); : Develops a Conclusion

Basic - Develops an adequate, logical conclusion.

(1.14 / 1.50); : Written Communication: Control of Syntax and Mechanics

Basic - Displays basic comprehension of syntax and mechanics, such as spelling and grammar. Written work contains a few errors which may slightly distract the reader.

(0.96 / 1.50); : Written Communication: APA Formatting

Below Expectations - Fails to exhibit basic knowledge of APA formatting. There are frequent errors, making the layout difficult to distinguish as APA.

(2.28 / 3.00); : Written Communication: Resource Requirement

Basic - Uses less than the required number of sources to support ideas. Some sources may not be scholarly. Most sources on the reference page are used within the body of the assignment. Citations may not be formatted correctly.

Overall Score: 10.38 / 15.00 Overall Grade: 10.38