Discuss the cultural context, human rights, the agency and its structure, as well as how it provides services.

Describe the agency’s mission and goals, the vulnerable populations served by the organization, the community context in which services are delivered by the organization, agency culture, organizational structure, management style, and how social work values are implemented by the agency. What is one area the agency could improve on, and aspects of agency culture and structure might make change easy or difficult? Integrate classroom material and internship experiences into your analysis
1.Outline of agency mission and goals (10%)
2.Information on specific vulnerable populations whose needs the agency addresses. (10%)
3.A description of the community context of the agency. What geographic community is served by the organization? What is the income level of most of the people who live in the community and what demographic groups tend to live in the community served by the agency? How do most people travel to the agency? Is the agency actively involved in the community? With what other agencies and organizations does the agency interact? (10%)
4.Describe the services provided by the organization. If the organization does not provide health, mental health, or social services, describe those activities undertaken by the organization on a regular basis. (10%)
5. A description of the organizational structure of the agency or organization. Is it a public, nonprofit, or for-profit organization? Does it have a board of directors? If not who is ultimately responsible for this organization? What are the top management positions in the organization? What are the job positions held by people who are not in the top management positions? Who supervises front-line workers and interns? Describe the role of clients/consumers/constituents in this organization. (20%)
6.Describe how this organization functions in terms of social work values, social justice cultural competence, empowerment, and human rights. (20%)
7.Following your field agency assignment, using the resources of the internet, research an agency based abroad that provides services that are similar to your field placement. Discuss the cultural context, human rights, the agency and its structure, as well as how it provides services.
Gather information about the agency’s delivery of services outside the U.S. In your PowerPoint, presentation, describe the agency or organization and the services that it provides. Your research can include information from the organization’s website, articles from professional journals, or interviews with organization staff (when feasible in terms of language and the ability to contact). Make sure that the agency or organization that you research provides services similar to that of your field agency. (20%)
Remember to list your references at the end of your paper. You must properly cite, using APA format, any information that is quoted directly from other sources.


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