Select two special population groups.

Write a 2,100- to 2,450-word paper that compares the experiences of the two groups and discusses unique treatment issues that must be taken into consideration for each of these groups. Address the following:

• How are these groups similar? How are they different?
• What unique challenges do they face, separate from one another?
• What are the strengths of these special populations?
• What are the challenges these groups face with admitting addiction?
• What psychotherapeutic approaches would be most effective with these groups? Why?
• What treatment areas are specific to the selected populations?
• What type of treatment setting would best suit your selected population?
• What is the importance of addressing prejudice in relation to their addiction treatment?

Integrate at least four peer-reviewed articles, two for each special population, to enhance an understanding of the special populations.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

The Internet is a powerful tool that provides the ability to monitor natural phenomena and disasters that happen all over planet Earth.

In this assignment, you will research resources available on the Internet for monitoring natural phenomena including earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, global climate, and weather.

Based on your research, do the following:

• Identify a minimum of three different natural phenomena that are typically responsible for natural disasters. Analyze the potential impact of these disasters.
• Analyze how these phenomenon are monitored, or not, via the Internet. Critique available Web sites, which publicly display up-to-date monitored information related to each of the natural phenomena you have identified. Focus on the following aspects:
  • Geography
    • What parts of the world are potentially affected by these phenomena? Specifically identify the countries.
  • Resources
    • What kinds of resources are allocated toward monitoring these phenomena and why?
    • What types of Web resources monitor the phenomena and provide up-to-date information about them?
    • What kinds of technology are involved in monitoring the phenomena?
  • Politics
    • What political ramifications would this disaster-preparedness technology cause between more-developed countries and less-developed countries?
    • What kinds of issues could this technology cause between less-developed countries?
  • Economics
    • How would this technology directly impact the economies of those countries that have the technology versus those countries that do not?
    • Do you predict any indirect impacts? What current evidence supports your position?
  • Disaster Preparedness
    • What types of systems are in place in terms of disaster preparedness related to these monitored phenomena?
• Summarize your findings. Evaluate how this technology will impact the future of humanity, both positively and negatively. Be sure to consider the political and economic issues discussed in your future predictions.

In recent years, organizations have witnessed the impact of having effective and non-effective business continuity plans and disaster recovery plans.  In today’s environment, with significant potential natural disasters, terrorist threats, and other man-made threats, it is critical that organizations develop effective business continuity plans and disaster recovery plans. Select an organization that you are familiar with, such as where you currently or previously have worked, contact a local organization, or search on the Internet for the needed detail of an organization you are interested in. Prepare a disaster recovery plan policy for that organization.

Part 1: Written Paper1.

1. Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:

a. Provide an overview of the organization that will be delivered to senior management, defining the business goals and objectives and the size, layout, and structure of the organization.

b. Include a diagram of the organization’s network architecture and the proposed network architecture of an alternate computing facility in the event of a disaster (or the actual network architecture of the alternate computing facility if one already exists) through the use of graphical tools in Microsoft Word or Visio, or an open source alternative such as Dia. Note: The graphically depicted solution is not included in the required page length.

c. Develop the DRP Policy, including:

 

i. Disaster declaration

 

ii. Assessment of security

 

iii. Potential disaster scenarios and methods of dealing with the disaster

 

iv. Disaster recovery procedures

 

d. Develop an Incident Response Team (IRT) charter, which includes the following sections:

 

i. Executive summary

 

ii. Mission statement

 

iii. Incident declaration

 

iv. Organizational structure

 

v. Roles and responsibilities

 

vi. Information flow and methods of communication

 

vii. Methods and services provided by the IRT

 

viii. Authority and reporting procedures

 

Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

 

• Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
• Include charts or diagrams created in MS Visio or Dia as an appendix of the infrastructure document. All references to these diagrams must be included in the body of the infrastructure document.

 

Part 2: PowerPoint Presentation

Use Microsoft PowerPoint to:2. Create a twelve to fourteen (12-14) slide presentation that will be presented to the agency’s management, in which you:

 

a. Summarize the elements of the DRP Policy and IRT Charter, covering the main elements from Steps 3 and 4 above. b. Include an introduction and conclusion slide.

 

The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

 

• Describe the different ISS policies associated with risk management.
• Compare and contrast the different ISS policies associated with incident response teams (IRT).
• Use technology and information resources to research issues in security strategy and policy formation.
• Write clearly and concisely about Information Systems Security Policy topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

Choose a print ad (or commercial) for some type of tobacco product and answer the following questions:

1.  What is the verbal message of the ad?  What does it say exactly?  Are there direct references to the product?
2.  Are certain words given unique treatment–larger or special type or a different color?  Are there any plays on words or puns?  how do these affect the message of the ad?
3.  Are there any special offers or bargains such as savings coupons or merchandise offers?
4.  How is the mandatory health warning handled in the ad?
5.  What is the visual message of the ad?  What images and symbols does it convey?
6.  Is a famous person being used to sell the product?  If so, how does this influence the effect the ad has on you?
7.  How is sexuality portrayed?  Is sexuality being used in any way to sell the product?
8.  What is left unsaid by the ad?  Will using the product transform a tobacco user’s life in the ways the ad suggests?  What effects aren’t portrayed in the ad?

 

The City of St. Albans has a unionized police force that is coming up for a contract renewal. The police have one issue: the cost of living increases. During the past 10 years, police officers have received minimal cost of living increases, and this time they want to match what other police forces are making. They claim that their salaries are below the national level. The incoming new police hire earns a salary of $48,200. Using the websites provided in the research section, prepare data and an argument on behalf of the police officers to support their position. (from textbook.)

This assignment will be written as a PowerPoint slide show presentation (PowerPoint Tips). Approach it as if you are giving the presentation to governing board of the City of Albans. You are trying to persuade the board that the police officers need a raise.Your proposal should be:

• 8-10 power point slides
• The note section of the slides should be used to explain the slides.
• At least two recent and credible sources in addition to the textbook must be used.
• All sources must be cited using APA formatting.
• Charts, tables, graphs, etc., may be used.
• The first slide should be a title slide.
• The last slide should be a reference list.

Both leadership and organizational strategy in the next decade will see major trends affecting the way organizations conduct business. These include the deployment of more technology to extend reach and access, increased globalization, increased diversity, more focus on extended supply chains, and a more nomadic workforce. In this assignment, you will consider these trends and analyze how they may impact your selected organization and what actions are necessary to get ready to address these trends.

You have been appointed by your organization (either a hypothetical one or one you are familiar with) to prepare its Workforce 2020 executive report.

The report should be as detailed as possible for the CEO of your organization. That means it should include the key points of your research, analysis, and findings. The report should also contain examples of specific application to your company in a clear, concise, and informative document.

In Module 4, you began your research on Workforce 2020. In this module, you will expand on the work you did in Module 4. Take Module 4’s paper, and incorporate the items below into your work. Be sure to use the module readings, Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, including federal guidelines. Select at least 3–4 scholarly resources for use in this assignment.

Complete the following:

1. Analyze your organization in its present form. Explain your organization’s structure, workforce diversity, market/customer diversity, and communications technology.
2. Forecast future trends. Identify the economic, social, demographic, and workforce parameters that are expected to be in the U.S. in the year 2020. Explain how those trends will or will not be reflected in your organization. Consider addressing the following:
   1. What are the general workforce trends?
   2. How will these trends impact your industry?
   3. What are the general trends in leadership/management that are impacting your organization?
3. Synthesize data and recommend changes needed for the future. Identify and recommend leader, organizational, and workforce trends that must be considered for change in the larger macro environment (for example, advances in technology or globalization) in your organization. Identify related outcomes for each specific topic: Consider addressing the following:
   1. What leadership actions should the organization take?
   2. What competencies will be needed?
   3. What does the organization need to do to be prepared?To conduct a holistic assessment of your selected organization and the challenges and opportunities it faces in addressing the noted trends, consider some of the concepts listed below as you develop your recommendations for the organization. It is not necessary to include all the concepts, but you should include 2–3 of them to do a thorough analysis. For example, leadership models and diversity management are likely to be pivotal areas for the organization. You could talk about the environment trends that were noted in the beginning of this assignment and then discuss how leadership practices and approaches in your selected organization may have to change to meet or address those trends.

4. Analyze how the following concepts apply to your organization:
   • Diversity management
   • Leadership models
   • Ethics
   • Decision-making models
   • Problem solving
   • Conflict management processes

Ensure that your paper includes the following:

• An integrated report with an introduction and summary
• A set of recommendations that will enable the organization to meet the expected challenges of 2020
• Trends in your own organization
• 3–4 credible, cited sources supporting your projections

Evaluate the importance of organizational learning.  Provide examples of how learning and change can impact one another.  Review several of your peers’ posts.  Discuss any similar or opposing perspectives you have, with at least two of your peers.  Take care to be professional and polite even if your beliefs or viewpoints differ.

You have been hired as a consultant (to your current organization, previous organization, or a fictional organization). Describe and analyze a human resource/organizational problem(s) and recommend an organizational development strategy (ies).

For this assignment, analyze at least three health care practices that create conflicts of interest for the stakeholders involved (e.g., physicians who receive samples from drug representatives). For each practice analyzed, develop and propose one strategy (or strategies) that would eliminate these conflicts. From an ethical standpoint, include your overall recommendations for eliminating conflicts of interests in the three areas that you selected with specific evidence and support from the literature.

Your paper must be five double-spaced pages (excluding title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.  Utilize a minimum of two to four scholarly sources that were published within the last five years, and cite them in APA format.

Working on the same two facilities that you identified in W3 Assignment 2, prepare a 7 page report in a Microsoft Word document including the following:

 

Describe the roles and responsibilities of the administration in each department of your chosen facilities.Identify and list the sources of financing available to consumers for the various programs provided by your chosen facilities. Identify the key public and private sources of reimbursement available. Also discuss the role played by managed care and its impact on long-term care reimbursement.Describe the various government and private resources available that assist in developing and maintaining quality improvement programs in your chosen facilities. Describe the ways in which quality and cost are controlled in your chosen facilities. Also discuss the ethical aspect of access to care in the facilities, including rationing.

 

Based on your observations and learning from the two facilities, discuss the changes brought in the long-term care system to make it reach full status as a competition-driven system. You may include the following points in your discussion:

 

Discuss the changes made in the control mechanisms (external and internal) in order to control the management, financing, and quality in the long-term care systems.Discuss the changes taking place in long-term care reimbursement system in order to provide better reimbursement options both to consumers and providers.Discuss the changes made in the efforts of providers to accommodate changing magnitude of the day-to-day needs of long-term care consumers.