Professional Skills Paper (BSHS/465)

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Humanities

Complete both parts of this assignment.

Part A

Imagine you have been asked by your supervisor at a community outreach center to develop a treatment program for a vulnerable population. The community outreach center offers services to a variety of at-risk populations in your community. You have been given the opportunity to choose one of the following diverse populations to create the program to serve:

  • Homeless parents with children
  • Older adults
  • People with a serious mental illness
  • Adults with developmental disabilities
  • Teenagers with substance abuse issues
  • Victims of domestic violence
  • Young adults with physical disabilities

Research best practices for treatment of and interventions for your selected population using peer-reviewed journal articles from the University Library.

Use the research to determine the type of treatment program for your selected population.

Create a visually appealing brochure to introduce and promote your population specific treatment program and the intervention services.

Include the following components in your informational brochure:

  • Briefly introduce your Community Outreach Center, including mission statement and service goals.
  • Provide an overview of the treatment intervention program.
  • Describe the program and include the research that supports the effectiveness of the program.
  • List requirements for participation in the program.
  • Describe the treatment goals and expected intervention results, including post-treatment support.
  • Describe ethical and cultural considerations.
  • Explain how the intervention program supports the Community Outreach Center’s mission, values, and ethical standards of the agency.

Part B

After developing your intervention program and the brochure, you are asked to evaluate the efficacy of the treatment program.

Write a 350- to 700-word summary describing what you learned creating the intervention and brochure. Be sure to include the following in your summary:

  • What value does the program and interventions bring to the agency?
  • What ethical concerns might materialize in the implementation of the program, and how will you address them appropriately?
  • How does the program comply with local policy and legislative requirements?
  • How will you determine if the brochure is effective? Why or why not?
  • Were there challenges that came up for you in developing the brochure? What will you do to address these challenges in the future?

Format your assignment according to appropriate course-level APA guidelines