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ADVANCED HUMAN SERVICES PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE—KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

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Each profession requires a unique combination of knowledge, skills, and abilities that differentiates it from other professions. The human services profession is no different. Becoming an effective advanced human services professional practitioner requires that you develop knowledge, skills, and abilities in many targeted areas, including social policy, information literacy, and program planning and evaluation.
For this Journal Assignment, you complete two professional assessments, which will help you determine the knowledge, skills, and abilities you already possess and those that you need to develop to be an effective leader in the field. Keep in mind that that you may have many gaps in your knowledge, skills, and abilities, given that you are just beginning your program of study. This is normal and can serve as a useful tool throughout the rest of the program to focus your efforts on those areas that require further development.

• Complete the O*Net Interest Profiler (attached), and review your results. Reflect on how your interests might influence the skills and abilities that come naturally to you. For instance, if you scored high on social interests, skills and abilities related to working with people may come more easily to you.
• Complete the Human Services Assessment (attached). Identify your strengths and limitations related to each of the categories in the assessment. Consider how your strengths and limitations in each area could influence your effectiveness as an advanced human services professional practitioner in a leadership position.

Submit a 1- to 2-page journal entry that addresses the following:
• Based on the results of your human services assessment:
• Describe two knowledge areas, skills, and/or abilities that you currently possess that could contribute to your effectiveness as an advanced human services professional practitioner in a leadership position. Explain how.
• Describe two knowledge areas, skills, and/or abilities that you need to develop further to be an effective advanced human services professional practitioner in a leadership position. Explain two strategies you could use to develop the knowledge areas, skills, and/or abilities.

 

ADVANCED HUMAN SERVICES PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE—KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

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Each profession requires a unique combination of knowledge, skills, and abilities that differentiates it from other professions. The human services profession is no different. Becoming an effective advanced human services professional practitioner requires that you develop knowledge, skills, and abilities in many targeted areas, including social policy, information literacy, and program planning and evaluation.
For this Journal Assignment, you complete two professional assessments, which will help you determine the knowledge, skills, and abilities you already possess and those that you need to develop to be an effective leader in the field. Keep in mind that that you may have many gaps in your knowledge, skills, and abilities, given that you are just beginning your program of study. This is normal and can serve as a useful tool throughout the rest of the program to focus your efforts on those areas that require further development.

• Complete the O*Net Interest Profiler (attached), and review your results. Reflect on how your interests might influence the skills and abilities that come naturally to you. For instance, if you scored high on social interests, skills and abilities related to working with people may come more easily to you.
• Complete the Human Services Assessment (attached). Identify your strengths and limitations related to each of the categories in the assessment. Consider how your strengths and limitations in each area could influence your effectiveness as an advanced human services professional practitioner in a leadership position.

Submit a 1- to 2-page journal entry that addresses the following:
• Based on the results of your human services assessment:
• Describe two knowledge areas, skills, and/or abilities that you currently possess that could contribute to your effectiveness as an advanced human services professional practitioner in a leadership position. Explain how.
• Describe two knowledge areas, skills, and/or abilities that you need to develop further to be an effective advanced human services professional practitioner in a leadership position. Explain two strategies you could use to develop the knowledge areas, skills, and/or abilities.

Showcasing Your Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

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Now that you have been assigned a role on the team, it is your responsibility to make the Project Manager aware of the knowledge, skills, and abilities you bring.Locate a job posting on indeed.com, glassdoor.com, monster.com, or other job boards and read the description of the position. This can be the same one you identified in the discussion for this week. What skills do they specifically call for in your area of expertise? These should sound familiar. This will give you an idea of what real employers are looking for now in your discipline.Take some time to review previous assignments submitted during your time at Strayer or even deliverables you may have submitted while on the job during your time at Strayer, focusing specifically on the pieces that relate to your area of study. Take notes as you review to use to inform your assignment submission.

Instructions
Use the provided Word Document Template to prepare a 1–3 page memo to the Project Manager showcasing the knowledge, skills, and abilities you are bringing to the team. Be sure to provide the following:

A high-level overview of the key requirements and duties of the job you have just taken with the new company. This can be taken from the job posting you identified in the discussion for this week. The overview you provide should be consistent with what is emphasized in the job posting.
A URL to the job posting for your position. Be sure that this is a persistent link and a current posting—not one you have used in a previous assignment. Again, this can be the same one you posted as part of the discussion for this week.
Explanation of why you are a good fit for this project. You can expand on what you submitted in the discussion for this week. This is your opportunity to reference specific experiences that make you uniquely qualified for this role on the team. Be sure you also include an explanation of why those experiences are relevant to the position.
A list of any certifications you have. If none, list any specific accomplishments you have achieved relevant to the project or that would demonstrate the skills that certification might demonstrate. Be sure to include a brief explanation of why the certification or accomplishment is relevant to the job and/or your role in the project.
Write the memo as if you are responding to questions from the PM on what they can expect from you on the project.