Consider groups like Alcoholics Anonymous. Do such groups provide adequate solutions to people’s alcohol- or drug-related problems? Why or why not?

Please Note: Using a minimum of 4 recent scholarly peered reviewed articles less than 5yrs old for DQ 1 and DQ 2. Must be cited using APA format, 750 words for each topic AND include the HTTP or DOI for all references used. Please write the 2 DQ,s separately

 

DQ 1

 

Assessment Description

 

Consider groups like Alcoholics Anonymous. Do such groups provide adequate solutions to people’s alcohol- or drug-related problems? Why or why not? Use scholarly resources to support your explanation. After reading the GCU Statement on the Integration of Faith and Works, select a group with Christian beliefs that assists people dealing with substance abuses. Explain how the Christian worldview influences the solutions offered by the group. Explain the effectiveness of the group.

 

DQ 2

 

Assessment Description

 

Different drugs seem to come in and out of vogue with the substance using public. For instance, meth was the “drug of choice” for many years for substance users. Heroin is making a significant resurgence. Can theories of psychopathology explain the trends in popularity in illegal drugs? Use scholarly resources to support your explanation.

 

 

 

Reading Assignment:

 

Criminal Behavior: A Psychological Approach

 

Read Chapter 16 in Criminal Behavior: A Psychological Approach.

 

1. https://bibliu.com/app/#/view/books/9781292036137/pdf2htmlex/index.html#page_4

 

Harsh Parenting, Parasympathetic Activity, and Development of Delinquency and Substance Use

 

Read “Harsh Parenting, Parasympathetic Activity, and Development of Delinquency and Substance Use,” by Hinnant, Erath, & El-Sheikh, from Journal of Abnormal Psychology (2015).

 

2. http://dx.doi.org.lopes.idm.oclc.org/10.1037/abn0000026

 

3. https://www.gcu.edu/Documents/Statement-IFLW.pdf

 

Integrity and fate

 

How do the biological characteristics of airborne diseases impact their transmission?

Prompt: Consider the H1N1 influenza or “swine flu” outbreak of 2009. Read “Mitigation Approaches to Combat the Flu Pandemic” to learn more about mitigation strategies that have been employed in the past, and then write a short case analysis addressing the following questions:

How do the biological characteristics of airborne diseases impact their transmission? 

 

What strategies have been employed? Are some strategies more effective than others? Why?

 

 

 

 Guidelines for submission: Submit assignment as a Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Your paper must be 1–2-pages with at least three sources cited in APA format.

 

Free of plagiarism. Paper checked with turnitin app.

develop an interview strategy you would consider using to interview and select the right candidate for your organization.

Once you have a clear understanding of what your organization needs, it is time to consider the interview process. This assignment is a continuation of the acquiring, developing, and leveraging employee process you have already been working on during this course. The interview process is an important step in hiring the right person for your organization.

For this assignment, develop an interview strategy you would consider using to interview and select the right candidate for your organization. You are required to use the job description you developed in the previous assignment. As you are developing your interview strategy, think about testing options that would benefit the interview process. The following must be included in your interview strategy (750 words)

Post an explanation of “the dichotomy between micro and macro” practice.

Discussion 2: Micro vs. Macro Practice

 

The foundation of the social work profession is rooted in two levels of social assessment and reform. One is the individual, or micro, approach, which examines the needs of the individual living in poverty and explores how trained social work professionals could assist the individual in overcoming barriers to economic self-sufficiency. The other approach, which occurs simultaneously, is a macro, or larger environment, approach. This approach identifies and influences changes in the larger systems (education, economic, etc.) to improve self-sufficiency. The social work profession incorporates both approaches and trains professionals to intervene effectively at both levels of practice.

 

For this Discussion, review this week’s resources. Then, reflect on the dichotomy between micro and macro practice. Next, think about how micro practice has come to dominate the social work profession.

 

*Learning Resources

 

Popple, P. R., & Leighninger, L. (2019). The policy-based profession: An introduction to social welfare policy analysis for social workers. (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education.

 

Chapter 1, “The Policy-Based Profession” (pp. 3-18)

 

Steen, J. A. (2012). Critical thought within the social welfare policy course. Journal of Teaching in Social Work, 32(1), 14–28.

 

Post an explanation of “the dichotomy between micro and macro” practice. Then, describe how micro practice has come to dominate the social work profession.

Create a 2- to 3-minute motivational video for the workforce highlighting your leadership style as an asset to the organization and the workforce and your assigned task.

My company is Starbucks

My SWOT is attached.

 

Resources: Ch. 5, 6, and 7 of Management: A Practical Introduction; SWOT analysis for the organization used in Week 3; company strategic plan; video creator such as Kizoa Movie Maker.

 

Scenario: You have been promoted to senior level manager of a company with low employee morale and decreased productivity. You have been tasked with developing a strategic plan for the workforce to present to the CEO and other members of the leadership team.

 

Choose your organization or one you know well to use for this assignment. You may use the same organization you used in previous weeks.

 

Develop a 1-year strategic plan of action for your organization using lessons learned and your learning team activity during Week 3.

 

Include plans for any additional staffing and the proposed budget for your plan. Modify your SWOT analysis, if necessary, for your presentation.

 

Create a 10- to 12-slide PowerPoint® presentation including the following:

 

Develop a 700-word summary for the Executive team. Append your budget and SWOT analysis to the plan.

 

Create a 2- to 3-minute motivational video for the workforce highlighting your leadership style as an asset to the organization and the workforce and your assigned task.

 

Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines

 

How much does it cost to buy fencing to enclose area?

A gardener is reseeding a city park that has the shape of a triangle with a base of 159 feet and a height of 200 feet, the third side is 250 feet long. a.) one bag of grass seed covers 3750 sq feet and costs $27.50. how many bags are needed? what is the total cost? b.) wire fencing costs $23.19 for each 50 foot roll. How much does it cost to buy fencing to enclose area? c.) fence posts cost $31.19 each and should be placed every 5 feet. how many posts are needed and how much will they cost altogether?

discuss the potential causal factors that are revealed in the analysis. How do these causal factors compare to the causal factors found in the CSB’s investigation report?

Read the U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) investigation report of the 2007 propane explosion at the Little General Store in Ghent, WV. The final report can be read/downloaded at the following link: https://www.csb.gov/assets/1/20/csbfinalreportlittlegeneral.pdf?13741

 

Additional information on the incident, including a video summary, can be found at the following link: http://www.csb.gov/little-general-store-propane-explosion/

 

Complete the assignment as detailed below.

 

Part I: From the information in the report, create a chart listing events and causal factors for the incident in Microsoft Word, Open Office, or a similar word processing software. If you choose to use a program other than Microsoft Word, be sure to save and submit the document as a Microsoft Word document (i.e., .doc, .docx). The objective of this project is to provide you with an opportunity to use this important and very practical analytical tool. The chart does not have to be infinitely detailed, but the key sequence of events should be charted as should the key conditions surrounding the events. Keep in mind that the purpose of an events and causal factors chart is to aid in identifying which conditions could be causal factors.

 

Use the charting procedures on pages 72–76 of your textbook to help you with this assignment. In addition, refer to the example events and causal factors (ECF) chart in the Unit IV Lesson for an example of this type of chart.

 

Part II: On a separate page, discuss the potential causal factors that are revealed in the analysis. How do these causal factors compare to the causal factors found in the CSB’s investigation report? Do you think more analysis is needed? This part of the assignment should be a minimum of one page in length.

 

Upload Parts I and II as a single document. For Part II of the assignment, you should use academic sources to support your thoughts. Any outside sources used, including the sources mentioned in the assignment, must be cited using APA format and must be included on a references page.

 

Useful hints: In Microsoft Word, you can use parentheses for events (events), square brackets for conditions [conditions], and brackets for the accident {accident}; you may also use a similar convention, such as color-coded text or the shapes that are available within Microsoft Word. Whatever convention you use, be sure you provide some kind of key.

 

The Patriot Act (Title II, Sec. 213) allows for the delayed notification of the execution of a search warrant. Under what circumstances can the notification be delayed?

Instructions:

Answer each of the following in approximately 200 words each. 

 

Answer directly on this page below each question. When you are finished, upload the file under the Assignments link. 

 

1. The Patriot Act (Title II, Sec. 213) allows for the delayed notification of the execution of a search warrant. Under what circumstances can the notification be delayed?

 

2. The Patriot Act outlines the procedure for congressional oversight of intelligence activities. What makes congressional oversight necessary? Why should Congress be the branch of government that has such oversight?

 

3. Title VII, subtitle A of the Intelligence Reform Act deals with foreign policy issues and U.S. actions in dealing with Muslim and middle eastern nations. What are these – and do you believe this to be good or bad policy?

 

4. As part of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 the position of Director of National Intelligence was created. What are the duties of this position and why do you think it was created?

 

5. Title II of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorist Prevention Act outlines the improvement of the intelligence capabilities of the FBI. What sort of improvements are to be made?

 

Describe two variables that you work with that would probably follow a normal distribution.

Many variables in medicine follow a normal distribution where there are approximately an equal number of values below the mean as above the mean. Describe two variables that you work with that would probably follow a normal distribution. Also note which of the two variables would be likely to have a larger standard deviation and why.

1st variable: hemoglobin range in surgical patients should be 12.0g/dL-15.5G/dL for women & 13.5G/dL-17.5G/dL for men

 

2nd variable: INR range for surgery patients 0-1.1 on no anticoagulants & 2.0-3.0 if on anticoagulants

 

Reference:

 

Holmes, A., Illowsky, B., & Dean, S. (2017). Introductory business statistics. OpenStax. https://openstax.org/details/books/introductory-business-statistics