This is a 2 part assignment.
PART 1. Future Career Goals
What are your short- and long-term professional goals? Do they include moving into a leadership and management position? Transitioning from clinical to administrative roles is not uncommon in social work practice. It is useful, however, to think about relevant skills, knowledge, and professional experiences that will prepare you for the transition. In addition, you should consider the personal benefits and challenges of assuming a leadership role.
1. Write your thoughts about your future career goals and your interest in moving into leadership or management positions.
2. The benefits and challenges of a social work administrator’s role.
Support your post with specific references to the Readings. Be sure to provide full APA 7 citations for your references.
PART 2 Perspectives on Leadership
What is a leader? This may seem like a simple question, but an individual’s response to the question may depend on the individual and his or her situation. Leadership contains elements of personality, personal characteristics, skills, and knowledge. Leadership can be demonstrated within human services organizations as well as in the organizations’ interactions with stakeholders in the community.
1. Write an analysis of how your personal definition of leadership has changed or expanded since you began this course.
2. Explain at least one significant idea or experience from this course that may be of value in preparing you for a future supervisory or administrative role.
Support your post with specific references to the READINGS Be sure to provide full APA 7 citations for your references.
READINGS: (AVAILABLE VIA THE INTERNET)
Austin, M. J., Regan, K., Gothard, S., & Carnochan, S. (2013). Becoming a manager in nonprofit human service organizations: Making the transition from specialist to generalist. Administration in Social Work, 37(4), 372-385.
REQUIRED MEDIA: (AVAILABLE VIA THE INTERNET)
TedTalks (Producer). (n.d.). Seth Godin: The tribes we lead [Video file]. Retrieved February 20, 2014, from http://www.ted.com/talks/seth_godin_on_the_tribes_we_lead.html