Weekly DQ

Week 1 DQ 1

Think about the human service organizations with which you are familiar, possibly including the ones at which you have done your field placement. Do you feel the organization managed itself well? This is tuff for me I have not worked in an organization like this before so I will cover the location my sister in law Christy Cardona works at. After interviewing her I have established the organization is lacking in the managing itself. The main concern is the lack of accountability, therapists, and lack of time to get weekly agenda like home base, center, and community time completed. How might it improve its effectiveness? I believe that the manager of the center needs to recognize the hard workers the ones that can accomplish the necessary work. The center needs to make sure the clients receive allocated time while making sure that the others in the center and accommodated. What managerial functions are performed most effectively? The education on the billing systems multiple individuals understand the billing and if one individual is to go on vacation or needs assistance then another can step in and help with the billing.

Week 1 DQ 2
What skills do you need to develop to manage a human service program? Explain why. How do you prioritize these skills? Faced with rapid change organizations need to develop a more focused and coherent approach to managing people. In just the same way a business requires a marketing or information technology strategy it also requires a human resource or people strategy.
In developing such a strategy two critical questions must be addressed. * What kinds of people do you need to manage and run your business to meet your strategic business objectives? * What people programs and initiatives must be designed and implemented to attract, develop and retain staff to compete effectively?
In order to