In this assignment, you will be assuming the role of a member of the executive team for a community organization that serves children and families. You have been asked to explore options for new programs to support children in your community and are working on preparing a report about the issue your program will address
HSV210: Child Welfare
Unit 7 Assignment: Program Justification
Due Date: Points: 100 Overview: In this assignment, you will be assuming the role of a member of the executive team for a community organization that serves children and families. You have been asked to explore options for new programs to support children in your community and are working on preparing a report about the issue your program will address. Instructions: Select a topic/issue that affects children and families here in the United States. You may select one of the following topics to focus on for your program proposal report:
• Adoption
• Neglect
• Parenting styles
• Child sexual abuse
• Educational neglect
• Medical neglect
• Emotional/psychological abuse
• Poverty
• Family Violence
• Community Violence
• Children of incarcerated parents
• Youth aging out of foster care
• Engaging immigrant families
• Missing and exploited youth
• LGBTQ+ youth
• Kinship care
• Substance abuse
• Human Trafficking
• Mental health issues
• Prevention of child abuse
• Teen parenting
Your report will need to address the following elements (feel free to use sub-headings if you prefer):
1. The problem: Present the facts about the problem you selected (definition, legal issues, prevalence, special needs of the identified population)
2. Risk factors: Identify the individual, familial, and/or community risk factors that have contributed to the problem you are discussing
3. Policies: Explain any relevant policies or laws that may exist around the problem
4. Justification: This is where you make your case! Explain why it is important for the community to support the population/problem you are discussing.
5. Protective Factors: Identify the protective factors that may be missing in the families your program would support. Be sure to also identify what protective factors this program would help to build/grow. Make connections to what other issues this program will help to prevent.
6. Program Models/Resources: Research and discuss at least two program models that already exist to support the population you are selecting. These may be evidence-based treatment models or best practice recommendations to address the problem/issue.
7. Conclusion: Summarize the most important points and discuss the positive impact your proposal may have on children and families in the future.
Requirements:
• At least 2 pages in length, 4 pages max.
• At least 3 resources including the textbook.
• APA format, including an in-text citation for referenced works. Be sure to read the criteria below by which your work will be evaluated before you write and again after you write.
Evaluation Rubric for Unit 7 Assignment
CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement
Proficient Exemplary
0-5 Points 6-7 Points 8 Points 9-10 Points Topic/issue selection
No topic was selected.
N/A N/A Topic selected.
The Problem The problem is minimally or not addressed.
The problem is somewhat addressed.
The problem is fairly well addressed.
The problem is thoroughly addressed.
Risk Factors Risk factors are minimally or not addressed.
Risk factors are somewhat addressed.
Risk factors are fairly well addressed.
Risk factors are thoroughly addressed.
Policies Policies are minimally or not addressed.
Policies are somewhat addressed.
Policies are fairly well addressed.
Policies are thoroughly addressed.
Justification Justification is minimally or not addressed.
Justification is somewhat addressed.
Justification is fairly well addressed.
Justification is thoroughly addressed.
Protective Factors
Protective factors are minimally or not addressed.
Protective factors are somewhat addressed.
Protective factors are fairly well addressed.
Protective factors are thoroughly addressed.
Program Models/resou rces
Models are missing or inadequate.
Models are discussed with best practice recommendatio n and are missing key details.
Models are discussed with best practice recommendatio ns and are missing minor details.
At least two program models are thoroughly discussed with best practice recommendatio ns.
Conclusion Conclusion is poorly presented.
Conclusion is missing key details.
Conclusion is missing minor details.
Conclusion includes all key details.
0 – 5 points 6-7 points 8 points 10 points Page Length Less than 2
pages. N/A N/A At least 2
pages, more than 4 pages.
CRITERIA Deficient Needs Improvement
Proficient Exemplary
0 – 2 points 3 points 4 points 5 points References 0-1 references. 2 resources. N/A At least 3
resources. Clear and Professional Writing and APA Format
Errors impede professional presentation; guidelines not followed.
Significant errors that do not impede professional presentation.
Few errors that do not impede professional presentation.
Writing and format are clear, professional, APA compliant, and error free.