For your first assignment, you will identify a need in your community, your agency, or in your academic setting. Once you have identified a need, determine a possible solution and create a vision and mission statement for the proposed program or project. A vision statement should point to the future state you desire after the problem is addressed. The mission statement should point to how the future state will be accomplished.
In a 3 page paper, identify your position (location where you provide social work services or knowledge). Then, identify a problem or issue that you believe needs to be addressed and resolved in order for your clients or learners to function better in their roles. Make the case for this problem or issue by gathering and sharing data on prevalence, longevity, and scope. Identify existing and potential data sources to back your arguments.
To complete the assignment successfully, answer the following questions:
● What is the problem?
● Who is it a problem for?
● How long has it been a problem?
● How long do you expect the problem to continue without intervention?
● Who are the stakeholders in the problem and in the solution?
To be successful, you need to be ready to convince a funding source to give you money to address the identified problem. Thus, you need to make a clear, concise, convincing argument. Creating a vision and mission statement helps the funder understand your intent.