Evaluate your community and identify types of social work micro practice settings. Then, prepare a written analysis addressing the following:

• Examine the specific issues faced by individuals and families in your community.
• Investigate how social workers address social problems faced by individuals and family units.
• Provide examples to support your findings and indicate which tasks are key skills social workers must possess to work with these unique populations.

Support your assignment with at least three scholarly resources. In addition to these specified resources, other appropriate scholarly resources, including seminal articles, may be included.

Length: 5-7 pages, not including title and reference pages

Your assignment should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas and concepts presented in the course by providing new thoughts and insights relating directly to this topic. Your response should reflect graduate-level writing and APA standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy.

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The collection of evidence is an activity that occurs with an endgame in mind. For example, law enforcement professionals collect evidence to support a decision to charge those accused of criminal activity. Similarly, evidence-based healthcare practitioners collect evidence to support decisions in pursuit of specific healthcare outcomes.

In this Assignment, you will identify an issue or opportunity for change within your healthcare organization and propose an idea for a change in practice supported by an EBP approach.

To Prepare:

• Reflect on the four peer-reviewed articles you critically appraised in Module 4.
• Reflect on your current healthcare organization and think about potential opportunities for evidence-based change.

The Assignment: (Evidence-Based Project)

Part 5: Recommending an Evidence-Based Practice Change

Create an 8- to 9-slide PowerPoint presentation in which you do the following:

• Briefly describe your healthcare organization, including its culture and readiness for change. (You may opt to keep various elements of this anonymous, such as your company name.)
• Describe the current problem or opportunity for change. Include in this description the circumstances surrounding the need for change, the scope of the issue, the stakeholders involved, and the risks associated with change implementation in general.
• Propose an evidence-based idea for a change in practice using an EBP approach to decision making. Note that you may find further research needs to be conducted if sufficient evidence is not discovered.
• Describe your plan for knowledge transfer of this change, including knowledge creation, dissemination, and organizational adoption and implementation.
• Describe the measurable outcomes you hope to achieve with the implementation of this evidence-based change.
• Be sure to provide APA citations of the supporting evidence-based peer reviewed articles you selected to support your thinking.
• Add a lessons learned section that includes the following:
  • A summary of the critical appraisal of the peer-reviewed articles you previously submitted
  • An explanation about what you learned from completing the Evaluation Table within the Critical Appraisal Tool Worksheet Template (1-3 slides)

Sorry for this last minute submission.  Please let me know if you are able to complete today as it is due today.  Maybe if you can have it completed by 7pm that would be great.  I will pay extra if you can complete.

Part 1

Many works of art use symbols to communicate meaning. Research the definition of the word “symbol,” and complete the following:

• Select a work of art by ONE (1) of the following artists: 
  • Tiziano Vecelli (known as Titian) 
  • Leonardo Da Vinci 
  • Michelangelo Buonarotti 
  • Raphael Sanzio 
  • Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio 
  • Gian Lorenzo Bernini 

Paste an image of the art work directly into the DB window. Include the name of the artist, the title of the art work, the materials used and the year it was created.

• Research the use of symbols in art using the course resources, intellipath, the textbook, and/or the library. 
• Identify the use of TWO (2) symbols in the work

Respond to the following in your post:

• Describe and explain each of the specific symbols used in the art.
• What were their meanings when the artist placed them in the work? Indicate research about the meaning of the symbols used.

Part 2

Find ONE (1) symbols you encounter every day in your environment, and answer the following questions:

• Explain the meaning of the symbols and what it communicates. 
• How is the symbol you see in your everyday environment different from those used in paintings from the Renaissance?
• Paste an image of the symbol you chose directly into the DB window. You can take a photo or draw it yourself. Do not post as an attachment

After reading 

Library Articles:

Devine, K., Kloppenborg, T. J., & O’Clock, P. (2010). Project measurement and success. Journal of Health Care Finance, 38–50.

Sandrik, K. M. (2008). Navigating today’s opportunities for capital. Healthcare Financial Management, 62(12), 78–83.

Schuhmann, T. M. (2009). Hospital capital spending: Shifting and slowing even before the financial meltdown. Healthcare Financial Management, 63(11), 92–102.

Answer the following: 

Investment Decisions

What types of decisions would need to be made before the investment is made? Indicate the main kinds of information/data needed to evaluate this capital investment project.

“Jazz is experiencing a resurgence as of late. The BBC ran a report recently that adults in their early 30’s, in Britain, report their favorite genre of music to now include jazz. There are more music schools that offer jazz education than during jazz’s heyday. Why do you think jazz has become so relevant today, especially for young people? Keep in mind everything we have learned and think about the world today before you answer.”