Description

Instructions:

•  Outline Paper and in-text citations in APA formatting
•  the paper should be 3 pages in length
•  needs to contain 3 additional credible sources, with in-text citations
•  No content from other student’s papers, no plagiarism

PROJECT MILESTONE

Submit an outline of your Portfolio Project paper (Page 2) and a reference list. Your reference

the list must contain at least three references. You may add additional references as you continue to

develop your paper.

Use the below outline as an organizational plan to draft paper.

An outline breaks down the parts of the thesis in a clear, hierarchical manner to help see the

overall format of the paper. Below is an example of a basic outline format. the outline should follow

the format below and contain at least three Main Topics and at least one Important

Subtopic per Main Topic.

Try to list as many Details and Sub-details as you can.

Title of Outline

i. Main topic

a. Important subtopic

b. Important subtopic

1. Detail

a. Sub‐detail

b. Sub‐detail

c. Sub‐detail

2. Detail

3. Detail

a. Sub‐detail

b. Sub‐detail

ii. Main Topic

a. Important subtopic

b. Important subtopic

1. Detail

2. Detail

References

Human Services Position Internet Search

Explore the Internet regarding a specific human services position of your choosing (positions may include

Child Protective Investigator, Targeted Case Manager, and Non-Profit Manager, for example). Touch

base with your instructor early in the course for more suggestions on appropriate human services

positions. Write a paper about the position that addresses the following key items:

1. In what types of agencies, organizations, or corporations (if applicable) would the position exist?

2. What is the position title?

3. What types of salaries and benefits are available to a person holding the position?

4. What are the essential functions of this position?

5. What types of ethical considerations arise on a regular basis for persons holding this position?

6. Would a person holding the position be likely to encounter client resistance or reluctance? If so,

how is resistance addressed?

7. Discuss the types of diverse clientele a person holding the position commonly encounters?

8. Does the position require continuing education and/or training? If so, what does this consist of?

9. How might one holding this position avoid burnout or compassion fatigue?

10. What types of technologies are used regularly to facilitate the position’s success? What types of

demands and challenges do technology and the requirement of technical competence make on a

person holding the position?

Additionally, imagine that you have an upcoming job interview for a similar position. As you prepare for

your job interview, think about the questions below and add a concluding page that addresses why you

would be a good candidate for the position. Use examples from your own professional life now and/or

from the past:

11. How would you use critical thinking in decision making and problem solving as a professional in

this position?

12. What are the three most important elements of personal and professional etiquette that you need

to employ in this position?

13. What would be your biggest communication strengths in this profession? What about your

weaknesses?

14. What strategies would you employ to stay on-task and on-time in this profession? How would

you manage your professional goals?

Make sure your paper includes a summary and analysis of research materials that are relevant to the

assignment, such as scholarly journals, professional articles, legal documents, government documents,

legal decisions, media clips, software, measurement instruments Web sites, and personal communication,

for example.

This paper must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement, and a concluding

the paragraph that summarizes your major themes and restates your thesis in an expanded manner.