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HS6534 Readings & Assignments

This is a capstone course, so no new designated text. However, please note that the text from earlier courses are referenced in this course.

Module 1 Readings

Complete the following readings early in the module:

· Module 1 overview

· From your course textbook in HS6010 An Introduction to Human Services: Policy and Practice, read the following chapter:

· Values and Ethical Dilemmas

· From your course textbook in HS6532 Program Evaluation and Performance Management: An Introduction to Practice, read the following chapter:

· Needs Assessments for Program Development and Adjustment

· From your course textbook in HS6020 Becoming an Ethical Helping Professional: Cultural and Philosophical Foundations, read the following chapter:

· Assessment, Evaluation, Testing: Peering through the Right Lenses

· From the Argosy University online library resources, read the following articles:

· Bridging the Gap between Science and Practice in Drug Abuse Prevention through Needs Assessment and Strategic Community Planning

· Domestic Violence in Hispanics in the Southeastern United States: A Survey and Needs Analysis

· Graduate Student Mental Health: Needs Assessment and Utilization of Counseling Services

· Needs Assessment and a Model Agenda for Training the Public Health Workforce

· Qualitative Needs Assessment of HIV Services among Dominican, Mexican and Central American Immigrant Populations Living in the New York City Area

· Social Workers Employed in Substance Abuse Treatment Agencies: A Training Needs Assessment

· From the American Psychological Association's APA PsycNET, read the following chapter:

· Ethics in Research and Publication

· From the Internet, read the following:

· Ethical Standards for Human Service Professionals

· Needs Assessment and Community Development: An Ideological Perspective

Module 1 Assignments Overview

Module 2 Readings

Complete the following readings early in the module:

· Module 2 overview

· From your course textbook in HS6010 An Introduction to Human Services: Policy and Practice, read the following chapter:

· Attitudes/Values, Skills, and Knowledge

Suggested Readings:

From the Internet, read the following:

· Ethics Statements

· Examples of Values Statements with Commitments to Diversity/Inclusiveness

· How to Write Your Mission Statement

· Mission Statements and Vision Statements: Unleashing Purpose

Module 2 Assignments Overview

Module 3 Readings

Complete the following readings early in the module:

· Module 3 overview

· From your course textbook in HS6022 Reading and Understanding Research, read the following chapter:

· Reading Reports of Quantitative Research—Critically: Things to Notice and Questions to Ask

· From your course textbook in HS6532 Program Evaluation and Performance Management: An Introduction to Practice, read the following chapter:

· Program Evaluation and Program Management

· From your course textbook in HS6020 Becoming an Ethical Helping Professional: Cultural and Philosophical Foundations, read the following chapter:

· Competence, Accountability, and Research: How We Know What We Should Know

· From the Argosy University online library resources, read the following articles:

· A Model to Translate Evidence-Based Interventions into Community Practice

· Implementation of Evidence-Based Practice and Organizational Performance

· Interdisciplinary Collaboration: The Need to Revisit

Suggested Readings:

From the Internet, read the following:

· Building and Maintaining a Partnership

· Definition and Rationale for Partnerships

· Developing and Writing Grant Proposals

· Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal

· Initial Steps in Creating Partnerships

· Key Characteristics of Successful Partnerships

· Sample Grant Proposal

· Writing a Funding Proposal

Module 3 Assignments Overview

Module 4 Readings

Complete the following readings early in the module:

· Module 4 overview

· From your course textbook in HS6010 An Introduction to Human Services: Policy and Practice, read the following chapters:

· Organizing and Changing Systems

· Understanding Legal Issues

· From your course textbook in HS6532 Program Evaluation and Performance Management: An Introduction to Practice, read the following chapter:

· Measurement for Program Evaluation and Performance Monitoring

· From your course textbook in HS6020 Becoming an Ethical Helping Professional: Cultural and Philosophical Foundations, read the following chapters:

· Ethics Codes, Codes of Conduct, Employer Policies, and the Law

· Teaching, Mentoring, Supervision

· From the Argosy University online library resources, read the following articles:

· 'Accountability': An Ever-Expanding Concept?

· An Integrated Analysis of Nurse Staffing and Scheduling Policies

· Performance-Based Contracting for Human Services: A Proposed Model

· Rediscovering Implementation: Public Sector Contracting and Human Services

· Ten Approaches for Enhancing Empathy in Health and Human Services Cultures

Suggested Reading:

From the Internet, read the following:

· An Integrated Approach to Determine Hospital Outpatient Staffing Needs

Module 4 Assignments Overview

Module 5 Readings

Complete the following readings early in the module:

· Module 5 overview

· From your course textbook in HS6010 An Introduction to Human Services: Policy and Practice, read the following chapter:

· Staying Current and Avoiding Burnout

· From your course textbook in HS6532 Program Evaluation and Performance Management: An Introduction to Practice, read the following chapter:

· The Nature and Practice of Professional Judgment in Program Evaluation

· From your course textbook in HS6020 Becoming an Ethical Helping Professional: Cultural and Philosophical Foundations, read the following chapter:

· Professional Identity Development: Values and Definitions

· From the Argosy University online library resources, read the following articles:

· Human Services Integration: Past and Present Challenges in Public Administration

· Multicultural Development in Human Services Agencies: Challenges and Solutions

· What's New about the New Public Management? Administrative Change in the Human Services

· From the Internet, read the following articles:

· Borritz, M., Rugulies, R., Christensen, K. B., Villadsen, E., & Kristensen, T. S.            (2006). Burnout as a predictor of self-reported sickness absence among            human service workers: Prospective findings from three year follow up of the            PUMA study. Occupational & Environmental Medicine, 63, 98–106.            Retrieved from http://oem.bmj.com/content/63/2/98.short

· Mayo Clinic Staff. (n.d). Job burnout: How to spot it and take action. Retrieved            from http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-living/adult-health/in-depth/burnout/            art-20046642

· Mitchell, G., & Hastings, R. P. (2001). Coping, burnout, and emotion in staff            working in community services for people with challenging behaviors.            American Journal on Mental Retardation, 106(5), 448–459. Retrieved            from http://www.aaiddjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1352/0895-8017%282001%            29106%3C0448%3ACBAEIS%3E2.0.CO%3B2

Additional Readings:

· From the Internet, read the following articles:

· Gaines, J., & Jermier, J. M. (1983). Emotional exhaustion in a high stress            organization.Academy of Management, 26(4), 567–586. Retrieved from            http://amj.aom.org/content/26/4/567.short

· Mind Tools. (n.d.). Stress management techniques. Retrieved from http://www.            mindtools.com/pages/main/newMN_TCS.htm

· Zur Institute. (n.d.). Therapists' burnout. Retrieved from http://www.zurinstitute.            com/burnout_resources.html

· Leiter, M. P., & Meechan, K. A. (1986). Role structure and burnout in the field of            human services. The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 22(1), 47–52.            Retrieved from http://jab.sagepub.com/content/22/1/47.short

Module 5 Assignments Overview

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