[Solved] My Future as a Human Service Professional

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My Future as a Human Services Professional

[WLO: 4] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 5]

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapters 13, 14 and the epilogue from your text,
[The generalist model: Where do the micro and macro converge?Links to an external site.](http://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/203/198) and
[Self-care in the world of empirically supported treatmentsLinks to an external site.](http://ct.counseling.org/2015/05/self-care-in-the-world-of-empirically-supported-treatments/). Your final paper should identify and analyze a specific need identified by a community.

Your summative assessment will require you to reflect on your future as a human services professional. In your paper, you must comprehensively address the following:

· Evaluate your career selection that was made in Week 1.

· What populations do you want to serve and in what capacity?

· What type of organization do you want to be working for in the future (or now if you plan to stay with your organization as you advance)?

· Appraise the past, current, and future societal issues facing the human services profession with your chosen population and organization.

· Evaluate a minimum of one historical issue related to your population.

· What current challenges might your clients face and how might this impact your organization as well as your work?

· What future societal issues might your clients and organization face?

· Evaluate how you might perform your role in this field.

· How might you be supervised?

· What might your working relationships be with your colleagues?

· How will you maintain healthy boundaries with clients?

· What other services might your organization offer and how might these services interact with yours.

· Assess the impact that the community will have on your clients and organization?

· How will you work to serve your clients within the community?

· How do you think you will have an impact on the global needs in terms of the population you have chosen to serve?

· Compare the human services organization where you currently work or might work with a similar human services organization that serves the same population.

· Outline the similarities and differences, evaluating which is more of an effective model of a human services agency.

The My Future as a Human Services Professional final paper

· Must be six to eight double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s
[_APA Style_ Links to an external site.](http://writingcenter.uagc.edu/apa-style)

· Must include a separate title page with the following:

· Title of paper (bold and with a space between the title and the rest of the information)

· Student’s name, followed by institution name (“University of Arizona Global Campus”)

· Course name and number

· Instructor’s name

· Date submitted

For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to
[_APA Formatting for Word 2013_ Links to an external site.](http://writingcenter.uagc.edu/apa-formatting-word-2013).

· Must utilize academic voice. See the
[_Academic Voice_ Links to an external site.](http://writingcenter.uagc.edu/academic-voice) resource for additional guidance.

· Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

· For assistance on writing
[_Introductions & Conclusions_ Links to an external site.](http://writingcenter.uagc.edu/introductions-conclusions) as well as
[_Writing a Thesis Statement_ Links to an external site.](http://writingcenter.uagc.edu/writing-a-thesis), refer to the Writing Center resources.

· Must use at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course text.

· The
[_Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources_ Links to an external site.](https://content.bridgepointeducation.com/curriculum/file/e5359309-7d3c-4a21-a410-44d59303ccef/1/Scholarly%20Peer-Reviewed%20and%20Other%20Credible%20Sources.pdf) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.

· To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view this
[_Library Quick ‘n’ Dirty_ Links to an external site.](https://ashford.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/Ashford+University+Library+Quick+%27n%27+Dirty/0_bcsbcjee) tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.

· Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s
[_APA: Citing Within Your Paper_ Links to an external site.](http://writingcenter.uagc.edu/citing-within-your-paper)

· Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the
[_APA: Formatting Your References List_ Links to an external site.](http://writingcenter.uagc.edu/format-your-reference-list) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

Carefully review the
[Grading RubricLinks to an external site.](https://au.waypointoutcomes.com/assessment/26642/preview) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

**## week6final.docx**

My Future as a Human Services Professional

[WLO: 4] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 5]

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapters 13, 14 and the epilogue from your text,
[The generalist model: Where do the micro and macro converge?Links to an external site.](http://journals.iupui.edu/index.php/advancesinsocialwork/article/view/203/198) and
[Self-care in the world of empirically supported treatmentsLinks to an external site.](http://ct.counseling.org/2015/05/self-care-in-the-world-of-empirically-supported-treatments/). Your final paper should identify and analyze a specific need identified by a community.

Your summative assessment will require you to reflect on your future as a human services professional. In your paper, you must comprehensively address the following:

· Evaluate your career selection that was made in Week 1.

· What populations do you want to serve and in what capacity?

· What type of organization do you want to be working for in the future (or now if you plan to stay with your organization as you advance)?

· Appraise the past, current, and future societal issues facing the human services profession with your chosen population and organization.

· Evaluate a minimum of one historical issue related to your population.

· What current challenges might your clients face and how might this impact your organization as well as your work?

· What future societal issues might your clients and organization face?

· Evaluate how you might perform your role in this field.

· How might you be supervised?

· What might your working relationships be with your colleagues?

· How will you maintain healthy boundaries with clients?

· What other services might your organization offer and how might these services interact with yours.

· Assess the impact that the community will have on your clients and organization?

· How will you work to serve your clients within the community?

· How do you think you will have an impact on the global needs in terms of the population you have chosen to serve?

· Compare the human services organization where you currently work or might work with a similar human services organization that serves the same population.

· Outline the similarities and differences, evaluating which is more of an effective model of a human services agency.

The My Future as a Human Services Professional final paper

· Must be six to eight double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s
[_APA Style_ Links to an external site.](http://writingcenter.uagc.edu/apa-style)

· Must include a separate title page with the following:

· Title of paper (bold and with a space between the title and the rest of the information)

· Student’s name, followed by institution name (“University of Arizona Global Campus”)

· Course name and number

· Instructor’s name

· Date submitted

For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to
[_APA Formatting for Word 2013_ Links to an external site.](http://writingcenter.uagc.edu/apa-formatting-word-2013).

· Must utilize academic voice. See the
[_Academic Voice_ Links to an external site.](http://writingcenter.uagc.edu/academic-voice) resource for additional guidance.

· Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.

· For assistance on writing
[_Introductions & Conclusions_ Links to an external site.](http://writingcenter.uagc.edu/introductions-conclusions) as well as
[_Writing a Thesis Statement_ Links to an external site.](http://writingcenter.uagc.edu/writing-a-thesis), refer to the Writing Center resources.

· Must use at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed sources in addition to the course text.

· The
[_Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources_ Links to an external site.](https://content.bridgepointeducation.com/curriculum/file/e5359309-7d3c-4a21-a410-44d59303ccef/1/Scholarly%20Peer-Reviewed%20and%20Other%20Credible%20Sources.pdf) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.

· To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view this
[_Library Quick ‘n’ Dirty_ Links to an external site.](https://ashford.mediaspace.kaltura.com/media/Ashford+University+Library+Quick+%27n%27+Dirty/0_bcsbcjee) tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.

· Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s
[_APA: Citing Within Your Paper_ Links to an external site.](http://writingcenter.uagc.edu/citing-within-your-paper)

· Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the
[_APA: Formatting Your References List_ Links to an external site.](http://writingcenter.uagc.edu/format-your-reference-list) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

Carefully review the
[Grading RubricLinks to an external site.](https://au.waypointoutcomes.com/assessment/26642/preview) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.