...Strategic Planning and Deployment BUMGT-760 10/06/13 Abdulaziz Alquaid MPS HR Case Study Stakeholders The primary stakeholders are Minneapolis Public schools (MPS), Minneapolis Federation Teachers (MFT), and a committee of district and unions officials. There are involved in negotiation about setting a new policy of hiring teachers. This process is called interview and select policy. The main player in this process is MPS who lead negotiation meetings. MPS is the third largest school district in state of Minnesota that had 34,570 students in 2008. The Minneapolis school leadership had set the rules and members in order to implement the new teacher contract. The executive leadership team comprised of executive directors from the various district departments, such as academic fairs affairs, operating, finance, human resource, and internal and external support. The executive team members were Johnson as chief academic affairs officer, Steve Lis as chief operating officer, Peggy Ingison as chief finance officer, Birch Jones as chief of staff, Eleanor Coleman as chief of support, Pratt Cook as chief human resource officer, and Dr. Bill Green who was the leader of the team and MPS superintend. The Key agents of the new teacher contract process are Pratt and Green who have been great in their roles as champions of this process. They have been the energy force that has led to successful change leadership. The teachers union played a key role...
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...Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale (PDS) CNSL/526 May 11, 2012 Desirae Hutchinson, M.S., IMFT Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale (PDS) The Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale (PDS) is design for psychologists, SW, MFT, and counselors. This tool helps screen clients who suffer from PTSD, also known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. This instrument created in 1997, the test measures the strength of symptoms “related to a single identified traumatic event” (US Department of Veterans Affairs, 2011, para. 1). The PDS is used on clients whose ages range from 18 to 65 years. The complete kit can cost $157 dollars. The administration time is typically 15 minutes or less (Pearson Assessments, 2012). The test can consist of 49 questions and can be given by a clinician or self administered. The PDS questioner can be used by clinicians, this will help the clinicians identify if client is suffering from PTSD, also known as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The test was created for a professional or clinician to collect the data. This data will give the clinician inside on the clients feelings of a dramatic event that occurred in their life. Once the data is collected the clinician must make a decision on how to treat the situation. Clients who suffer from PTSD may be given prescribed medication to help them treat the PTSD. The clients who do not suffer from PTSD may be ruled out and guided accordingly. Some clients who are attach to a cultural stigma and are suffering from...
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...Ten Things I Wish I Had Known About . . . Case Conceptualization Conceptualizing the primary contributing factors to a client’s case is a sometimes overlooked piece of an MFT Intern’s training. Case conceptualization is important for developing a good treatment plan and enables you to speak intelligently about your client in supervision, collaboration, and consultation; plus, it helps immensely in job interviews and passing the exam. So, what goes into a good case conceptualization? 1. MENTAL STATUS EXAM A mental status exam (MSE) consists of a short list of quick observations that contribute to your case conceptualization. There is no need for a formal checklist; it is something you should always have in the back of your mind. Is my client’s affect congruent with the situation? Is she dressed as I would expect? Does she seem oriented to person, place and time? Other factors to note in the MSE are: age, gender, culture, marital status, appearance, mood/affect, speech, non‐verbal cues, presence of hallucinations or delusions, suicidality, homicidality, drugs, and ETOH (alcohol). It is a quick snapshot into the presenting status of the client. If communicating with another professional, you could mention how you obtained the information, e.g., unstructured clinical interview, structured clinical forms, or combination thereof. 2. PRESENTING PROBLEM It is important to note that the presenting problem is the reason the client has come to therapy; it is not what you...
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...Ethics in Psychological assessments Consider the American psychological Association writing the first formal code of ethics in 1942, detailing professional use of assessments. Addressed were qualifications for the test users, responsibilities, principles, guidelines, application and use of assessments for psychologists. Additionally the American counseling Association code of ethics provides expectations for conduct with the primary emphasis being on the role of the professional counselor. Again MFT provides the some code of ethics in which to provide expectations of the licensed Marriage and Family therapist. Examples of provisions within those guidelines for the use of assessments, but more specifically the responsibility of the professional counselor, plus implications for not following ethical decision making model of principles. While considering the foundation set forth by those professionals with wisdom, experience and knowledge whom submitted a draft for approval, the American psychological association created an empirically developed code that was based on ethical dilemmas. Although the American Psychological Association had been in existence since 1892 with no formal code of ethics for over 59 years, there was a scientific /professional ethics, and code of conduct observed in 1950. A survey was used to gather actual descriptions of professional activities providing that guideline which set precedence for years to come in the APA profession. This was done with the...
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...are typically found in the Universities or state Colleges or even Community and Junior colleges. Clinicians are those whose job consists of helping people deal with multitude of personal challenges. | | The correct answer is not displayed for this Short Answer question. View Feedback | Question 3 | | 1 / 1 point | If you are an academic and you want to focus solely on teaching, where should you pursue a job? | | A large university | | | A small liberal arts school | | | A community college | Question 4 | | 1 / 1 point | If you want to be a clinician and have both your own private practice and have the ability to prescribe drugs, what type of training should you pursue? | | Master of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) | | | Masters of Social Work (MSW) | | | Medical Degree (MD) | | | Academic Degree (Ph.D.) | What do we always have to conduct first? | | Basic Research | | | Applied Research | Question 2 | | 1 / 1 point | What is an operational definition? Answer: | something you are providing a very precise description of your variables or concepts. | | The correct answer is not displayed for this Short Answer question. View Feedback | Question 3 | | 1 / 1 point | What is the goal of 1) Applied research and 2) Basic research? Answer: | 1) Applied research focuses on discouraging bad behavior or...
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...The Qualitative Report Volume 14 Number 1 March 2009 61-80 http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR14-1/blanchard.pdf Lived Experiences of Adult Children Who Have a Parent Diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease Amy Blanchard, Jennifer Hodgson, Angela Lamson, and David Dosser East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina Little is known about the experience among adult children who have a parent with Parkinson’s Disease (PD). The purpose of this study was to explore, appreciate, and describe their experiences using a phenomenological methodology. Narratives were collected from seven participants who have a parent diagnosed with PD and analyzed according to Colaizzi’s (1978) phenomenological data analysis method. Seven thematic clusters were identified and an exhaustive description is presented to summarize the essence of their lived experience. The study indicates a strong sense of essential positivism from the participants’ stories, and overall, it seems PD has brought some degree of biological, psychological, socially, and/or spiritual meaning to their lives that they may not have otherwise noticed or experienced. Key Words: Parkinson’s Disease, Phenomenology, Biopsychosocial-spiritual, Adult, Children and Illness Introduction “The bond between mother and child is so deeply rooted in our emotions that we fear to discuss openly anything that threatens the bond” – Glenna Atwood (1991) Establishing links between chronic illnesses and family impact are not novel (e.g., Cooke, McNally...
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...THE PDMA HANDBOOK OF NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT T HIRD E DITION Kenneth B. Kahn, Editor Associate Editors: Sally Evans Kay Rebecca J. Slotegraaf Steve Uban JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC. Cover image: © Les Cunliffe/iStockphoto Cover design: Elizabeth Brooks This book is printed on acid-free paper. Copyright © 2013 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Section 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600, or on the web at www.copyright.com. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201) 7486008, or online at www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Limit of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty: While the publisher and author have used their best efforts in preparing this book, they make no representations or warranties with the respect to the accuracy or completeness of the contents of...
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...Internet Value Chain Economics Gaining a deeper understanding of the Internet economy W hen considering the technological innovations of the past 50 years, the Internet is probably the one that has had the greatest impact on everyday life in developed economies. Nearly six out of 10 Americans now shop online and more than four out of 10 bank online. Twenty hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute, while 5 percent of all time online is spent on the social networking site, Facebook. The Internet has also changed the way in which businesses operate—today, 64 percent of C-level executives conduct six or more searches per day to locate business information. The Internet has been a source of great good—as evidenced by the role played by Internet-based mapping and communications in the relief effort following the recent Haiti earthquake. The Internet also has shown a negative side—more than 97 percent of all emails are spam, while more than 70 percent of Americans fear online identity theft and 57 percent feel that their personal privacy has been greatly diminished by the Internet.1 Behind these statistics and headlines, however, there remains a low level of understanding of how the Internet economy works. Who are the different players involved in the Internet, beyond the flagship names? How is the industry structured and how concentrated is it? How do players make money and how do revenues flow across the value chain? Is the industry attractive in terms of growth...
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...Table Of Content Army Programs ........................................ 4 ASAP - Army Substance Abuse Program ..................... 29 ACS - Army Community Service ........................... 32 ACES - Army Continuing Education Center ................... 34 AER - Army Emergency Relief ............................ 37 Army Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program ........... 40 EO - Equal Opportunity ................................ 44 AFAP - Army Family Action Plan .......................... 48 ARC - Army Red Cross ................................. 50 Army Reenlistment / Retention Program ...................... 51 Army Safety Program .................................. 53 Army Sponsorship Program .............................. 55 QOLP - Army Quality of Life Program ....................... 56 BOSS - Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers ................. 57 CHAMPUS / TRICARE ................................ 58 DEERS - Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System .......... 59 NCODP - Noncommissioned Officer Development Program ......... 60 Weight Control ....................................... 62 Physical Training ...................................... 66 Weapons ............................................ 70 M136 AT4 - Rocket Launcher ............................ 120 M16/A2 - 5.56 mm Semiautomatic Rifle ..................... 123 M4 - 5.56 mm Semiautomatic Rifle ........................ 130 M18A1 - Antipersonnel (Claymore) Mine .................... 137 M2 - .50 Caliber...
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...State of Microfinance in Bangladesh Prepared for Institute of Microfinance (InM) As part of the project on State of Microfinance in SAARC Countries By Dewan A. H. Alamgir 2009 Disclaimer Any opinions expressed and policy suggestions proposed in the document are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Institute of Microfinance (InM). The report also does not represent the official stand of the Government of the countries studied. 2 | State of Microfinance in Bangladesh List of Acronyms ADB ASA BBS BDT BEES BIDS BKB BMDA BRAC BRDB BSBL CARB CBO CBN CDF CFPR CIDA COSOP CPD DANIDA DFID DOL DOF EC FSP FSS FY GB GDP GOB HCP HIES IBBL IFAD IGA IGVGD InM JC LGED ME MFMSP Asian Development Bank Bangladeshi NGO (formerly Association for Social Advancement) Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics Bangladesh Taka Bangladesh Extension Education Services Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies Bangladesh Krishi Bank Barind Multi-Purpose Development Authority Building Resources Across Communities (Largest NGO) [Formerly Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee] Bangladesh Rural Development Board Bangladesh Sanchya Bank Limited Center for Agricultural Research-Barind (a Bangladeshi MFI) Community Based Organization Cost-of-basic-needs Credit and Development Forum Challenging the Frontiers of Poverty Reduction Programme Canadian International Development Agency Country Strategic Opportunities Paper (of IFAD) Centre for Policy Dialogue Danish International...
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...Introduction to Supply Chain Management Technologies Second Edition Introduction to Supply Chain Management Technologies Second Edition David Frederick Ross CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group 6000 Broken Sound Parkway NW, Suite 300 Boca Raton, FL 33487-2742 © 2011 by Taylor and Francis Group, LLC CRC Press is an imprint of Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business No claim to original U.S. Government works Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 International Standard Book Number-13: 978-1-4398-3753-5 (Ebook-PDF) This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publisher cannot assume responsibility for the validity of all materials or the consequences of their use. The authors and publishers have attempted to trace the copyright holders of all material reproduced in this publication and apologize to copyright holders if permission to publish in this form has not been obtained. If any copyright material has not been acknowledged please write and let us know so we may rectify in any future reprint. Except as permitted under U.S. Copyright Law, no part of this book may be reprinted, reproduced, transmitted, or utilized in any form by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying, microfilming, and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval...
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