Assignment 2: Accountability Standards

Accountability standards are used to measure an agency’s compliance with the rules and regulations that govern their practice. These standards are set forth by legislators, ethics boards, funding sources, and licensing boards. The main purpose of these standards is to ensure that clients receive the highest level of care.

In this assignment, you will assess the influence of accountability standards on human services work. This exercise will sharpen your ability to recognize the importance of accountability in human services work in addition to encouraging you to process the related challenges in meeting the standards.

Tasks:

Write a 2- to 3-page essay on the influence of accountability standards, leadership style, and diversity on an organization. In the essay, discuss the following:

• Discuss how standards of care influence direct services.
• Discuss the influence these standards have on how leaders of agencies manage daily operations in an agency.
• Discuss the influence of accountability standards on the satisfaction of direct service workers in addition to how this might influence how the workers relate with the managers of the agency.

Submission Details:

• By Wednesday, December 23, 2015, prepare a 2- to 3-page essay. Your response should rely upon at least three sources from professional literature. This may include the Argosy University online library resources, relevant textbooks, peer-reviewed journal articles, and websites created by professional organizations, agencies, or institutions (.edu, .org, or .gov). Write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources (i.e., APA format); and use accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
• Save your essay in a Microsoft Word document with the name M4_A2_LastName_FirstInitial.doc, and upload it to the M4 Assignment 2 Dropbox.

Assignment 2 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Discussed how standards of care influence direct services.	24
Discussed the influence these standards have on how leaders of agencies manage daily operations in an agency.	24
Discussed the influence of accountability standards on the satisfaction of direct service workers in addition to how this might influence how the workers relate with the managers of the agency.	28
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources; displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Gave all citations in APA format.	24
Total:	100

· Db2 (to think about): Discussion Board Forum 2 250 words

Topic: Consider these statements:

· “Qualitative research methods are the best!”

· “Quantitative research methods are the best!”

Thread Prompt: Present an argument in your thread that supports EACH of these 2 statements. Separate your writings (do not mix these 2 statements as 1 statement), and label them as “Statement 1” and “Statement 2” in your thread. Support each of your statements with content from your textbook. There is more than 1 way to answer this correctly; use imagination and creativity, and support it with content from the textbook

Remember that your discussion board should include sources that you use to get information.  These should be cited in the text where they appear, and the complete reference should be included at the bottom of the post. The Db will not allow for perfect alignment and formatting, but do format everything in correct APA as much as it will allow. Use your APA manual to help with the formatting.

Obviously, both qualitative and quantitative cannot be “best”.  The idea is that they both have different purposes, and are “best” in different situations and for different research purposes.  Be sure to discuss each of the types separately, and include information from your textbook and other sources that indicate your understanding of the value of both types.  Also, don’t forget to CITE your textbook where you use it, and include the FULL REFERENCE at the bottom of your post.