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HSM 230 Week 1 Assignment Ethics and Law Presentati
on
HSM 230 Week 1 CheckPoint Legal Considerations
HSM 230 Week 1 Ethical Decision Reflection
HSM 230 Week 2 CheckPoint Code of Ethics Analysis
HSM 230 Week 2 DQ 1 and DQ 2
HSM 230 Week 3 Assignment HSM Personal Leadership
Plan

HSM 230 Week 1 Assignment

Ethics and Law Presentation
Resources: How to Create PowerPoint Presentations
Review the McGraw-Hill tutorial How to Create PowerP
oint Presentations at
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072964464/stu
dent_view0/creating_powerpoints.html
.
Createa 10- to 15-slide Microsoft PowerPoint prese
ntation comparing and contrasting the roles that ethics
and laws play within organizations.
Include speaker notes for presenting the slideshow in p
erson.
Include an introduction and a conclusion.
Use at least two outside sources.

HSM 230 Week 1 CheckPoint

Legal Considerations
CheckPoint: Legal Considerations
Resource: Appendix A: The Community Services Code o
f Ethics, in Ethical Leadership in Human Services
Compose a 200- to 300-word response to the following:
The Community Services Code of Ethics in Appendix A o
f Ethical Leadership in Human Services states, Whateve
r your personal feelings about the justice and appropria
teness of particular laws, all board members, staff, and
volunteers are to obey all laws in the performance of th
eir work on behalf of Community Services. Why do you
think this instruction is necessary? What does it tell you
about the relationship between law and ethics?

HSM 230 Week 1 Ethical Deci

sion Reflection
CheckPoint: Ethical Decision Reflection
Compose a 200- to 300-word response to the following:
Describe an ethical decision that you had to make in yo
ur personal or professional life.
Include answers to the following questions in your resp
onse:
What factors did you have to consider?
What values led you to make your decision?
Who was impacted by your decision?

HSM 230 Week 2 CheckPoint

Code of Ethics Analysis
CheckPoint: Code of Ethics Analysis
Resource: Appendix C: NASW Code of Ethics in Ethical L
eadership in Human Services
Compose a 200- to 300-word analysis of whether or no
t the NASW Code of Ethics presented in Appendix C of E
thical Leadership in Human Services is adequate in guid
ing a social worker through your chosen dilemma.
Include the following elements in your analysis:
Resources you would explore to reach a better understa
nding of the issue

HSM 230 Week 2 DQ 1 and D

Q2
DQ 1
Page 22 of the text asserts that human service organizat
ions are mandated to promote and protect the welfare
of the people they serve." Are human service organizati
ons expected to act in a more ethical manner than their
for-profit counterparts? Explain your answer.
DQ 2
How does the unique relationship between human servi
ce organizations and the populations they serve impact
ethical decisions? What are some ethical dilemmas that
occur in human service organizations? Which do you thi
nk has the greatest power

HSM 230 Week 3 Assignment

HSM Personal Leadership Pla
n

Select an area of human services in which you currently

work, or would like to work.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper addressing why ethics
and ethical leadership is important in that field.
Discuss the moral responsibilities you would have as a l
eader in your field of focus.
Develop a moral vision or road map that would guide yo
u as a human service leader.
Incorporate your personal values and the particular ethi
cs of your chosen field into that moral vision.
Think about your guiding principles, plans for the future
, and what you hope to achieve as a leader when creatin
g your moral vision.

HSM 230 Week 3 CheckPoint

Leadership Styles Case Study
Read the Leadership Styles Case Study in Appendix B.
Post a 200- to 300-word response to the questions foun
d at the end of the case study.

HSM 230 Week 4 CheckPoint

Wisdom and Action Scenario
Resource: Questions and Applications on pp. 172-173 o
f Ethical Leadership in Human Services
Posta 200- to 300-word response to questions 1-3 of the
Questions and Applications section on pp. 172-173 of Et
hical Leadership in Human Services. For question 1, be s
ure to support your decision by addressing at least 5 of
the bulleted questions listed on p. 173.

HSM 230 Week 4 DQ 1 and D

Q2
DQ 1
Respond to question 3 under the Questions and Applica
tions section in Chapter 6 (pp. 150-151) of Ethical Leade
rship in Human Services regarding the ethical dilemma
of a reduction in force (RIF).

DQ 2
Read the Activity listed on p. 162 of Ethical Leadership i
n Human Services. Make a choice about what you would
do in the situation based on deontological (means-base
d) or teleological

HSM 230 Week 5 Assignment

HSM Law Profile Paper
Select a current or proposed law that impacts the delive
ry of human services.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper in APA format that a
nswers the following questions:
What reliable resources are available to learn about the
implications of this law?
What is the purpose or rationale of the law?
How will the law affect day-to-day operations within hu
man service organizations?
What are the arguments for or against the law?

HSM 230 Week 5 CheckPoint

JSBMHA and HIPAA Case Stud
y

Resource: Appendix C
Read the JSBMHA and HIPAA Case Study in Appendix C.
Post a 200- to 300-word response to the questions foun
d at the end of the case study.

HSM 230 Week 6 CheckPoint

Freedom to Comment Reflect
ion

Post a 200- to 300-word response describing a situation

in which you, as a member of a group, strongly disagree
d with the actions of the group based on ethical ground
s. Did you feel free to voice your opinion, or did you feel
pressure to conform to the group?
Explain whether or not you expressed your thoughts to
the group, and what happened afterwards. How did the
groups culture impact your decision whether

HSM 230 Week 6 DQ 1 and D

Q2
DQ 1
List examples of tangible and intangible forms of organi
zational culture. Which form of organizational culture is
the most powerful agent for influencing ethical behavio
r by employees in human service organizations? Justify
your answer.
DQ 2
Mission, explicit policy, and implicit policy are the eleme
nts of ethical climate. Which element do you think plays
the greatest role in influencing employee behavior?

HSM 230 Week 7 Assignment

Building an Ethical Organizati
on Part 1

You have just been appointed the director of a new hum

an service organization (a behavioral health clinic, for ex
ample). As the director, one of your first tasks is to draft
a mission statement and a values statement for your or
ganization. As your organization grows, your stakeholde
rs will provide their input and help shape these stateme
nts.

HSM 230 Week 7 CheckPoint

Acre Woods Retirement Com
munity Case Study (appendix
Resource: Appendix D D)

Readthe Acre Woods Retirement Community Case Study

in Appendix D.
Postyour answers to the questions found at the end of t
he case study.

HSM 230 Week 8 CheckPoint

Ethics Audit Questions
Resource: Appendix B: Part 3. The Audit with Questions
Only in Ethical Leadership in Human Services.
Write one additional audit question for each of the cate
gories (board, staff, donors and fund raisers, clients/cus
tomers, volunteers, and society) listed in the sample au
dit in Appendix B of your text.
Explain why each question you wrote is important to as
sessing an organizations ethical performance

HSM 230 Week 8 DQ 1 and D

Q2
DQ 1
What method of ethical oversight (such as a code of ethi
cs, an ethics advisory board, oversight by the board of d
irectors, or an ethics audit) would you suggest for Acre
Woods Retirement Community as described in the case
study in Appendix D? Explain your answer.
DQ 2
As one of your state's representatives to Congress, whic
h side of the regulation debate would get your vote whe
n deciding on new human service regulations? How will
your choice benefit your constituents?

HSM 230 Week 8 Lobbying Co

ngress Exercise
For this exercise, the instructor will divide the class into
two clusters for a debate about regulatory issues in hu
man services. The Pro Lobbyists will argue that, through
standards and accountability, a highly regulated environ
ment benefits the delivery of human service to clients. T
he Con-Lobbyists will argue that a highly regulated envir
onment makes human service delivery too complex and
bureaucratic, reducing the quality of care to clients.

HSM 230 Week 9 Capstone D

Q
Post a 200- to 300-word response describing an emergi
ng issue or controversy in the field of human services. P
ossible topics include Medicare, Medicaid, pregnancy an
d family planning agencies, patient privacy, and privatiz
ation. What ethical dilemmas does this issue pose? As a
leader in a human service organization, how would you
respond to this issue?

HSM 230 Week 9 Final Projec

t Building an Ethical Organiza
tion Part 2

Resources: Appendix A
Write a 2,100- to 2,800-word paper in APA format contai
ning the following:
Introduction
Description of the organization: Expand and incorporate
feedback from Building an Ethical Organization Part 1

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