You have learned about the multidimensional skills necessary to be an effective advocate,  let's focus on the concept of "empathy" and  its utility to advocacy.  

think about the purpose of employing an empathetic approach to your advocacy.

please define and explain in your own words what you think "empathy" offers to an advocate and what is its purpose.  Indicate how you think that having empathy for others that you disagree with could impact your dialogue and advocacy.  Is showing empathy positive, negative or both?  Please explain your answer.  Lastly, please provide 2 specific examples of how you think having an attitude of "empathy" could alter your interpersonal relationships and advocacy.  Please explain your answer.  

Select an individual that you believe exhibits authentic leadership. This individual can be historical or contemporary. Provide specific examples that support how this person exhibits authentic leadership. What is the role of authentic leadership in creating trust and follower-ship in this example, and how can it improve organizations?

 UNIT 3 IP 

Topic: Decision Making in Health Care

Deliverable Length:  57 pages excluding cover page, abstract page, and reference page

Using the same organization from Week 2, create 3 performance standards or benchmarks (e.g., net profit, quality ratings, service excellence award, average length of stay, average percentage of readmission after discharge, average medical error rate, and so on). These benchmarks must be based on national standards or other successful profiles for this particular type of organization. Evaluate the following strategic innovations that were used to measure your performance standards:

• Selective contracting
• Cost sharing
• Managed care
• Quality standards

Evaluate the role of decision making by the health care leader for any of the performance standard measures to achieve national benchmarks.

Support your work with at least 5 academic or professional peer-reviewed so

UNIT 3 IP  

Topic: Culture and Spirituality in Aging

Deliverable Length: 57 pages excluding cover page, abstract page, and reference page

Discuss the various impacts of the multicultural environment on residents in a long-term care facility, including the following:

• Implications in meeting physical needs
• Meeting religious and spiritual needs
• Pros and cons of implementing a multicultural facility council

You may use the following format as a template:

• Title page
• Abstract page
• Introduction
• Overview of long-term care facilities 
• Multicultural differences in long-term care facilities
• Meeting the needs of residents in a long-term care facility
  • Physical
  • Religious and spiritual
• Discussion on implementing a multicultural facility council in a long-term care facility
• Conclusion
• Refe

It is not uncommon for people who experience trauma to use substances to moderate psychological or emotional pain. Trauma can easily add to the strain that people already feel. In this Discussion, you diagnose and plan treatment for a case provided by your instructor.

To prepare: Review the Learning Resources on trauma treatment for veterans, and conduct research in the Walden Library for additional resources on the topic. Then read case provided by your instructor for this weeks Discussion.

By Day 5

Post a 3- to 5-minute recorded video response in which you address the following:

• Provide the full DSM-5 diagnosis for the client. Remember, a full diagnosis should include the name of the disorder, ICD-10-CM code, specifiers, severity, and the Z codes (other conditions that may be a focus of clinical attention). Keep in mind a diagnosis covers the most recent 12 months.
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Student must choose a multi-media venue (may include, newspaper, blog, radio, NASW Newsletter, etc) or they may choose a legislator.
The venues or legislators may be local, state, or national.

Based on the social problem they have chosen in Assignment 2, students are to write a letter utilizing Hoefers Advocacy Practice-Chapter 7, Presenting Your Information Effectively (130-160) and Haynes Affecting Change-Chapter 7, Influence through Lobbying (pp. 108-127).

Using the examples in the texts as templates, students are to write a letter addressing the social problem and expressing their interest and concerns over the issue and its impact on the identified community.

Letters should meet criteria of professional documentation and respectful communication as delineated in both Hoefer and Haynes, and the newspapers editorial page policy.

Copy of submission must be submitted to instructor.

If a students letter is published, a student will earn

According to the PPT

This is a 1-2 full pages essay in APA format with a summary and response in your own words. What did you like or not like? What did you learn that was new?  *MUST be titled. 

Carl Rogers, a humanistic psychologist, believed that individuals must feel accepted for who they are in order to have a high level of self-worth (Farber & Doolin, 2011). Rogers coined the term positive regard to explain this concept of feeling accepted. Also, he believed that positive regard is essential to personal growth and self-actualization.

For this Discussion, view the Johnson video (Episode 3).

By Day 3

Post your description of the purpose of this group. Explain the use of empowerment and strengths-based strategies. How does positive regard impact the group session in this video? How might you respond to Talia when she voices her skepticism of the usefulness of group sharing?

Required Readings

Toseland, R. W., & Rivas, R. F. (2017). An introduction to group work practice (8th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson.
Chapter 9, Treatment Groups: Foundation Methods (pp. 264-

Process evaluation ensures that a program is implemented as intendedwhich 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 the participants in the program, or in length and frequency of therapy sessions, among other things.

Because a large proportion of process evaluation utilizes qualitative research, you examine the process of qualitative data analysis and the reporting of results of such analysis, you apply process evaluation reporting techniques to improve upon a qualitative research report, and you create a process evaluation plan.

Reporting a Process Evaluation

Just as in needs assessments, interviews and focus groups are common tools for obtaining information about the processes involved in the implem

 Social work administrators need to be able to help raise funds for their organizations and ensure that the funds are spent effectively. Once administrators receive funding, how they manage the funds is critical for accountability and sustainability. When administrators manage funds effectively, they increase their credibility with stakeholders in the community. Administrators must be able to demonstrate how the resources have been used to support the mission of the organization. 

Discussion 1: Funding through Grants

Budgeting in human services organizations brings about many challenges. Human services agencies must be creative in managing their budget due to the increased demands on the agency and the needs of the clients and stakeholders. There are many legal, contractual, and other requirements under the concept of financial management, as such agency administrators need to be creative to obtain funding. Applying for grants in both the private