Assignment
This signature assignment can be completed through the assessment of an existing program within a community organization or the development of a proposed program or service within the context of a selected community.
Task
A. Organization Overview - Students will be able to describe an organization within the context of the social environment with attention to diverse population(s).
B. Mission and Values - Students will be able to identify and communicate the mission and values of an organization.
C. Rationale - Students will demonstrate through the use of evidence the need or rationale for an organization's program(s) or service(s).
D. Program design and goals - Students will communicate knowledge of an organization's program(s) or service(s), i.e., how the program or service is designed to meet the stated need, the way the program(s) or service(s) relates to the organization's mission, and the way the program(s) or service(s) functions in relation to various stakeholder's interests and policy requirements.
E. Organizational structure and application of theory - Students will show how a program or service fits or functions within an organization in terms of structure, communication, personnel/staffing, and management/supervision.
F. Promotion and outreach - Students will demonstrate an understanding of the way personnel relate to and reach stakeholders at various levels of social work practice in terms of the functioning of program(s) or service(s) with attention to diverse populations.
G. Budgetary considerations - Students will communicate an understanding of the cost and sources of revenue associated with a program or service.
H. Evaluation - Students will show an understanding for the way a program could be assessed or evaluated in terms of reaching intended goals.
Topic I chose: Any Gun Prevention Organization