What is your opinion on the role of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) in health care cost control?
What are three key values or benefits of using a group approach with this population? Examples are feeling normal, opportunity to hide, evoking different and new aspects of ones personality, creating new behavioral norms, imitating behavior, all of us are smarter than any one of us, development of social skills, appreciating diversity, getting the job done, empowerment.
At least 1 reference
What are key challenges or obstacles in group interventions with this population? How would you address each of these challenges? At least two references.
A. In the agency context? Department of Veterans Affairs
B. In the community context? Homeless Shelters, Public Housing
C. In the client context?
Discuss your plans for an initial group session or describe how you conducted the first session. What are/were your goals for these initial sessions? Incorporate anticipated statements and anticipated reactions of the group members.
Based on the Skill Inventory in the Standards for Social Work Practice with Groups, discuss three critical skills you used, or expect to use in the beginning stage of the group. The Standards are available at: http://www.aaswg.org/node/377
What challenges do you anticipate and what are your strategies to address them for a proposed group that has not met. Keep in mind that they are Homeless Veterans with severe mental illness
Paper must be Times New Roman, double space, 1 inch margins, 10 pages not including reference page. The paper reference in the text, citations, and references must be formatted in APA style. Must contain reputable references, scholarly related to Critical Time Intervention with homeless Veterans diagnosed with severe mental illness.
Should the government intervene to control how health care prices are set?
Middleville Regional Health Care is one (1) of three (3) hospitals serving a community of 350,000 people. Summary statistics on Middleville and its competitors, from the AHA Guide, are shown below in Table 1. All three organizations are not-for-profit.
Table 1: Middleville, Brierfield, and Greystone Health Care Systems
| Name | Beds | Admissions | Census | OP Visits | Births | Expenses (000) | Personnel |
| Middleville | 575 | 13,000 | 350 | 221,000 | 2,300 | $125,000 | 2,000 |
| Brierfield | 380 | 17,000 | 260 | 175,000 | 1,200 | $130,000 | 1,875 |
| Greystone | 350 | 10,000 | 180 | 40,000 | 900 | $80,000 | 1,200 |
The governing board of Middleville hired a consulting company to evaluate its strategic performance, specifically in the areas of Human Resources, Information Technology, Financing, and Marketing. As part of the consultant’s evaluation, several leaders of Middleville’s units were asked their perspective of the organization’s performance.
You are working for the consultant. Your job is to identify the issues from the response that should be considered further by the consultant team and possibly discussed with the governing board and the CEO. The firm has a rule, “Never offer a criticism or negative finding without suggesting how the client organization can correct it,” so you must indicate what sort of correction you would recommend as part of your list. Because you know there were about two (2) dozen other interviews, you decide you should rank your issues in importance, to make sure the most critical are discussed.
Write a six to eight (6-8) page paper in which you:
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:
a. There is no relationship between marriage status and homelessness.
b. Being single (i.e., never married or divorced) may be a risk factor the homelessness and it may influence duration of homelessness.
c. Marriage may be a resource or protector against homelessness, perhaps due to increased social support, sharing responsibilities, and pooling of resources.
d. Both b and c
a. Self-efficacy, learned helplessness b. Hope, locus of control c. Locus of control, emotion-focused coping d. Self-efficacy, problem-focused coping
a. Self-efficacy b. Psychological empowerment c. Locus of control d. Agency
a. social alienation b. learned helplessness c. low self-esteem d. none of the above
a. a sense of learned helplessness b. PTSD c. an internal locus of control d. both a and c
a. problem-focused coping b. emotion-focused coping c. primary appraisal d. secondary appraisal
a. any negative life event. b. any stimulus that requires adaptation. c. any traumatic event. d. any event that is not under one’s control.
a. maladaptive coping b. autonomic nervous system (especially reactivity of the sympathetic division) c. stress hormones (cortisol) and the immune system d. all of the above
a. Unemployment, declining value of minimum wage, increasing housing costs, insufficient housing availability, and increasing costs of health care are factors that contribute to poverty.
b. Poverty is a risk for homelessness, and discrimination may exacerbate this risk.
c. Poverty is a major risk factor for homelessness, and in this sense it may resemble a serious mental illness, physical dependency, or any other factor that reduces one’s resiliency and ability to cope.
d. All of the above.
a. Minorities have experienced discrimination with regard to wages and housing availability and, in some cases, this may increase the risk for homelessness.
b. Minorities are more likely to be poor and, thus, at greater risk for homelessness.
c. According to research, minority status and discrimination are unrelated to homelessness.
d. The homeless population is disproportionally black (45%), compared to 12% of the U.S. population.
a. While trauma and PTSD are relevant in explaining how military veterans can become homeless, research indicates that trauma and PTSD are rarely involved in other cases of homelessness.
b. Some research suggests that over 90% of homeless people (men and women) reported one or more PTSD symptom in their lifetime.
c. Some research suggests that, among homeless adults, approximately 40% experienced at least one violent trauma, often before becoming homeless.
d. According to some research, approximately 30% of homeless women and 20% of homeless men actually met criteria for PTSD.
a. 11% b. 21% c. 41% d. 61%
a. an antibody is detected. b. a suppressor T-cell is detected. c. a B-cell is detected. d. an antigen is detected.
a. …causes secretion of cortisol (stress hormone), which elevates blood sugar and increases metabolid rate throughout the body.
b. …may increase the fuel supply to the cells and allow them to sustain high levels of activity in the face of prolonged stress.
c. …process may shift energy away from the synthesis of protein, including proteins necessary for a healthy immune system.
d. all of the above.
a. sympathetic nervous system b. parasympathetic nervous system c. HPA Axis d. none of the above
a. emotion-focused coping, problem-focused coping b. problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping c. primary appraisal, secondary appraisal d. secondary appraisal, primary appraisal
a. Self-efficacy b. Psychological empowerment c. Locus of control d. Resiliency
a. increased the number of soup kitchens b. enhanced agency in homeless individuals c. change local laws in ways that increased available housing for people at risk for homelessness d. both b and c
a. resiliency factors, vulnerability factors b. risk factors, resource or protective factors c. problem-focused coping, emotion-focused coping d. none of the above
a. self-efficacy b. psychological empowerment c. self-esteem d. locus of control
a. Deinstitutionalization is a contributing factor but not a sole cause of homelessness.
b. Deinstitutionalization is definitely the primary cause of homelessness.
c. Homelessness, like other stressors, may exacerbate mental illness.
d. Both a and c
a. coping b. primary appraisal c. secondary appraisal d. emotion-focused coping
a. the autonomic nervous system b. the hypothalamic-pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis and the immune system c. emotion-focused coping d. both a and b
a. 28 to 30 b. 6 to 9 c. 2-to 3 d. 38 to 40
a. about three times higher than it is in the general population
b. about two times higher than it is in the general population
c. about three times lower than it is in the general population
d. about half of what is found in the general population
a. Poverty b. Absolute poverty c. Relative poverty d. Inequity
a. 1 to 3 b. 10 to 15 c. 15 to 20 d. 20 to 25
a. “Social Stigma, Homelessness, and Prisons” b. “Slavery by Another Name” c. “The New Jim Crow” d. Both b and c
a. All homeless people should be rounded up and institutionalized (i.e., confined in a prison, a psychiatric hospital, or a shelter of some kind).
b. Homelessness should be criminalized in order to get homeless people off the streets. c. We need to promote organizational strategies that utilize community partnerships and problem-solving to proactively address immediate concerns that are pertinent to public safety.
d. The vast majority of homeless people are criminals or violent people and the police in any given community must take forceful action to control them.
Describe an experience with a bill that you received at a hospital or doctor’s office.
I have four different questions that need to be answered apa format with references.
Q1.
“Training Assessment” Please respond to the following:
Imagine you are a new employee in a human resource (HR) department. Your first task is to develop a stress management seminar for the employees. Determine the topics that should be covered in the seminar. Support your selection of the topics.
Develop criteria to assist in selecting the vendor to use for the training.
Q2.
Training Effectiveness” Please respond to the following:
Go to the Chief Learning Officer’s (CLO) Website and read the article titled “Southwest Airlines: Employee Education Takes Flight”. Next, determine if Southwest’s method of training is an effective way to conduct training. Support your position. Provide one recommendation for improvement.
Compare the following training methods: presentations, case studies, simulations, and discussions. Determine which training method you believe to be the most effective and explain why.
Q3.
“Employee Development” Please respond to the following:
Propose three ways that a mentor and a new employee orientation can assist employees with their career development.
Evaluate the following criteria, in order of importance to you, in regard to the workplace: material wealth, success, career satisfaction, and work-life. Determine whether or not you believe there is a way to balance them. Provide two suggestions on how this could be done. Support your position.
Q4.
HR Certifications” Please respond to the following:
Go to the Society for Human Resource Management’s (SHRM) Website and review the information regarding HR certifications. You can also go to the HR Certification Institute’s Website and review information regarding HR certifications. Next, examine the benefits of obtaining a Professional in Human Resources (PHR) certification and / or a Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification. Rate the importance of these certifications in regard to an HR employee’s career.
Examine some of the causes and symptoms of employee burnout. Propose steps that management can take to reduce the possibility of employee burnout.
There are two principles that health care providers rely on when set the rates for their services. The first principle is cost, and the second is based on third-party reimbursements, especially from Medicare. As the chief operations officer of your hospital, you have been asked by the board to make a presentation on how the hospital sets the price for the services that it provides.
Create a PowerPoint presentation of 6 slides with speaker notes that analyzes the different services provided by the hospital and the rationale for charging patients for them. In your presentation, consider the following:
•Who are the stakeholders in this scenario, and what are their roles?
•Describe the practice of price discrimination and its objectives.
•What role does the cost of the doctor’s education and malpractice insurance play in costing health care services?
•What is the role of third-party payers such as Medicare and Medicaid in pricing health care services?
•How does the uninsured population impact pricing?
•How does the use of emergency services for nonemergency situations impact pricing?
•Document recommendations for improvement based on your economic analysis. Ensure that you integrate economic terms, frameworks, and models throughout the review. As a guideline, do not have more than 16 words on each slide. Your speaker notes should explain the slide in detail.
Be sure to follow APA style page formatting, and provide at least 4 peer-reviewed references from health care journals published in the past 5 years.
What are some of the issues or bottlenecks that make it difficult for companies to move forward with changes in business and technology?
What are some of the issues or bottlenecks that make it difficult for companies to move forward with changes in business and technology?
How can a company use change management to minimize user resistance and maximize acceptance of such changes? Give 5 examples.
What strategies would you recommend management use to encourage user acceptance of these types of changes? Name 3 and explain your recommendations.
Need some help. Project due midnight tonight. No extension. The last one that I received did not meet the requirements. Please pay close attention to the instructions. This is not only an information presentation, but also a develped proposal for improving diversity training.
Instructions: The Final Project requires you to develop a training and Organizational Development (OD) proposal and presentation to senior management targeted at improving diversity training within an organization of your choice. Many organizations have extended managing diversity programs beyond HRD programs and processes by changing human resource management (HRM) policies and programs to meet the special needs of the new workforce. A growing number of organizations are holding managers formally accountable for diversity goals, for example, incorporating such goals into their performance evaluation process. As the HRD manager of your organization what new training programs and processes would you propose to senior management to develop effective recruiting methods to attract more minorities and women to your organization? Explain how HRD methods can be used to help manage a culturally diverse workforce. How will you overcome language and discrimination issues that will ultimately lead to a climate in which all employees can thrive within the organization and contribute to its success?
Submission Instructions: Submit your work as an MS Powerpoint (.ppt) presentation. Your presentation should include at least 8 presentation slides in addition to a title slide, introduction slide, and references at the end of your presentation. Your grade will based upon research conducted, effectiveness of the training, critical thought, and APA format.
Please support your ideas, arguments, and opinions with independent research, include at least three (3) supporting references or sources (NOT Wikipedia, unknown, or anonymous sources), include a reference section, and cite all listed references properly in text in accordance with the 6th edition of the APA manual, chapters 6 & 7.
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