...certification related to Capstone 1 Case Page 1 Cap 1 Background Information Mission is the same: Arndt Industries Ltd. (AI) is committed to manufacturing innovative, quality products Under the current company structure, each company acts as its own investment centre (lots of independence to operate). All divisions (except Engineered Products) and corporate continue to be managed by family members. Some shareholders wanted to sell shares within the family. As well there was an openness to the idea of private equity or IPO. (Catherine’s comment in the Board Meeting) A formal succession plan was deemed important. The corporate office must approve all external financing (i.e. borrowing outside the operating lines of credit). Additionally, under current policy, capital investments over $1.5 million must be purchased with long-term debt rather than by using the operating line of credit and must be approved by the corporate office. The bank is willing to provide up to $50 million at an annual rate of 7.5%, to be repaid monthly over a period of 15–25 years, as long as the following conditions are met: 1. A minimum return on assets of 10% (calculated using after-tax income and total assets); 2. A maximum ratio of debt to tangible net worth of 2:1; and 3. A minimum current ratio of 1.5:1. Any long-term loans for expansion must be renegotiated every five years. Due to a long standing relationship with the bank and a history of strong operating performance, audited statements...
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...Current Events Impact on School Counseling Profession Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting occurred December 14, 2012 in Newton, Connecticut. This was one of the deadliest mass shooting at a grade school in the history of the United States. A 20 year old male, Adam Lanza fatally shot 20 children and 6 adult staffers. Lanza also shot his mother. Lanza committed suicide by shooting himself in the head. Lanza had significant mental health issues which psychologist say did affect his ability to live a normal life. (www.CNN.com). Today there are has been more than 100 school shootings since the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary. (www.schoolsecurity). Traumatic stress and psychological distress play a major role in counseling children. School counseling has become even more valuable in the U.S. due to traumatic events such as school shootings. School shootings have had a major impact on students, families and communities. There is a more security and law enforcement present at schools across the US and metal detectors in schools also. School children are being taught how to prepare if there is a shooter or shooters in schools. Due to the increased acts of violence in schools and the need for intensive intervention in student issues, school personnel, school boards, and communities are recognizing the need to provide effective prevention and intervention programs to address social, emotional, and academic needs of students. (Davis, T., 2015, Exploring School Counseling). In the next...
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... a. Duty to Warn b. Clear and Imminent Danger changed to “ 3. Record Keeping 4. The ACA Code of Ethics serves five main purposes: 5. 1. The Code enables the association to clarify to current and 6. future members, and to those served by members, the 7. nature of the ethical responsibilities held in common by 8. its members. 9. 2. The Code helps support the mission of the association. 10. 3. The Code establishes principles that define ethical behavior 11. and best practices of association members. 12. 4. The Code serves as an ethical guide designed to assist 13. members in constructing a professional course of action 14. that best serves those utilizing counseling services and 15. best promotes the values of the counseling profession. 16. 5. The Code serves as the basis for processing of ethical 17. complaints and inquiries initiated against members 18. of the association. 19. The ACA Code of Ethics contains eight main sections that 20. address the following areas: 21. Section A: The Counseling Relationship 22. Section B: Confidentiality, Privileged Communication, 23. and Privacy 24. Section C: Professional Responsibility 25. Section D: Relationships With Other Professionals 26. Section E: Evaluation, Assessment, and Interpretation 27. Section F: Supervision, Training, and Teaching 28. Section G: Research and Publication 29. A.9.c. Confidentiality 30. Counselors...
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...Professional Knowledge and Abilities Rachel Thomas GEN/200 April 11, 2010 Lisa Kempton The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association or ASHA is the professional, scientific and credentialing association for speech and language pathologists, audiologists, and speech, language, and hearing scientists in the United States and internationally. ASHA’s vision is to make effective communication, a human right, assessable, achievable for all. ASHA’s mission is to empower and support speech- language pathologist’s audiologists, and speech, language, hearing scientists by: Advocating on behalf of persons with communication and related disorders. Advancing communication science and promoting effective human communication. ASHA started in 1925 under the name national association of teachers of speech. The members of this group became interested in the field of speech correction and wanted to establish an organization to promote scientific, organized work in the field of speech correction. In December 1925 the national association of teachers of speech changed the name of the organization to American Academy of Speech Correction. Since then the organization has had many name changes, but in 1987 they changed the name to American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. The organization is still called American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. ASHA can contribute to my professional knowledge and abilities because on their website they have plenty of helpful information. A section...
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...dietitian (RD) is newly employed as part of a treatment team in an ambulatory care setting. After several | |counseling sessions, one of the clients he is counseling for obesity discloses that she is being physically abused by her spouse and is | |experiencing depression. The RD continues to have the client come in for nutrition counseling sessions in an attempt to better understand | |the relationships among her current domestic situation, psychological state and weight issues. During a treatment team meeting, the RD | |reports on the client and is questioned by one of the team members about why he did not refer the client to the mental health professional. | |What should be done in this situation? | |Questions for Discussion | |Is the situation described an ethical issue? Or, is it a business dispute? It is an ethical issue. | |What principle(s) of the Code of Ethics does it relate to and how/why? | |Indicate the Category for the Code of Ethics: Responsibilities to Clients. | | ...
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...*Best/preferred contact method: Please use the course email through Blackboard to contact me. I will be using Blackboard for all course related materials and contacts. For Blackboard Help: Contact Joan Draper, for online help: jdraper@mercy.edu COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course examines the basic ethical issues and current trends affecting the counselor working in a contemporary school or agency. Topics include: the nature and scope of counseling, the definition of ethics and its meaning for professional counselors, and the relationship between counseling and professional ethical practice as defined by the American Counseling Association. The variety of agency and school settings are examined to illustrate the specific ethical guidelines that apply to schools and agencies. Professional norms, such as non-malfeasance, patient autonomy, and confidentiality are explained. (3 credits) TEXT: Ethics in Counseling and Psychotherapy: Standards, research and emerging issues (4th edition) Elizabeth Reynolds Welfel (2013) Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole Cengage ISBN13: 978-0-8400-2858-7 American Counselor Association Code of Ethics http://www.counseling.org/docs/ethics/2014-aca-code-of-ethics.pdf?sfvrsn=4 Code of Ethics of the American Mental Health Counseling Association. Available on-line at www.amhca.org/ethics.html American School Counselor Association Ethical Standards for School Counselors, Available on-line at www.schoolcounselor.org/library/ethics.pdf Program...
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...Political Action Awareness in Nursing Soul Mckenna NUR/587 September 14, 2010 Political Action Awareness in Nursing Nursing professionals have many industry organizations to choose from that can help the nurse stay aware of political actions related to nursing. Nursing organizations can be general or specialized, but with both, members will support a stated mission. The professional organizations have large memberships and will maintain state and national links to monitor ongoing political developments. This paper will review how nurse leaders from across the nation use the American Nurses Association (ANA) to stay current on relevant political actions and why it is so important. The Professional Organization for Political Awareness The ANA is the only complete professional organization representing more than three million registered nurses across the nation (Annual Report, 2010). The integrity of the organization along with its massive membership gives power to their causes. They lobby for their causes and keep their members informed on current political health care developments. The ANA has multiple resources available for nurse leaders. The website is a very valuable resource. The website is easy to access and contains vast amounts of information relating to state and national health care laws and policy, research, and higher education resources (ANA, 2011). Additionally links to health care policy and legislative urgencies...
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...political issues that affect patient outcomes and nursing. It is important for nurse leaders to maintain a certain awareness of the changes and be active participates in advocating and decision-making of the political issues that arise for the health care field and nursing, especially in their particular field of practice. Although there may be times that a nurse leader may need to advocate for other fields of nursing, politics, and policy making. Health care is affected by decisions made by the federal and state government. The persons in those seats are mainly political personal and not health care people. Because these people are not medical or nursing people, the decisions made may impact negatively the field or profession that is why it is important for nurse leaders and nurses to be aware of the decisions made about the profession and health care. Becoming a member of a professional organization will help nurse leaders increase their knowledge about the issues affecting the nursing profession and health care in the federal and state level of legislation. Nurse leaders should consider participating in professional organizations and political issues to provide feedback and input that affect the delivery of health care and the nursing profession. Facility policy and services provided may be affected by the changes in managed care because of changes in regulation, laws, and national health care policies. Nursing professional organizations may keep nurses current with...
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...can operate both in the public & private sectors and includes-museums, libraries, charitable& religious organizations, colleges, universities government agencies, political parties, labor union etc. Unnayan Shamannay denotes coordination of developmental activities, not in the narrow sense, but in the wider context of all the aspects of a living society and human race - reckoning with all the quantifiable and qualitative actions a society carries out. The members of Unnayan Shamannay have been striving to invigorate and further strengthen private sector initiatives for socioeconomic and cultural development of Bangladesh through a concerted grassroots approach.It is an innovative non-profit research organization of resourceful professionals working in the arena of research and development. It is engaged in quantitative and qualitative research work, training, communication and advocacy, cultural learning and developmental activities. The organization was incorporated in July 1994 under the Companies Act, 1913 (section 26) with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies under the Ministry of Commerce, Government of Bangladesh (The Registration number is C-345 (02)/94).Unnayan Shamannay was conceived in the light of a felt need for an alternative socio-cultural trend, a trend that encompasses the struggle for survival thriving on the creative talent of the people. This trend does not seek to depict the country as poverty-ridden. Rather it seeks to uphold the country as a free...
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...Title: | Recruiting: Ethics: What are some common ethical dilemmas that HR professionals face during the recruiting process? How should we handle them? | Publication: | HR Q&As | Publisher: | Society for Human Resource Management | Date: | 12/17/2012 12:00:00 AM | Copyright © 2012, Society for Human Resource Management | Recruiting: Ethics: What are some common ethical dilemmas that HR professionals face during the recruiting process? How should we handle them? 12/17/2012 Ethics play a very important role during the recruiting process. While there are laws in place that protect certain individuals during the hiring process--as well as help maintain a professional, ethical standard when hiring employees--HR professionals are often faced with dilemmas that extend beyond these principles. Some common ethical dilemmas in hiring can include: * Placing misleading advertisements for jobs. * Misrepresenting the requirements of a particular position. * Responding to a hiring manager who has asked you to find a way “around” not hiring a qualified candidate for discriminatory purposes. * Not reviewing candidates based on their merits. To help deal with these types of dilemmas, it is critical for HR professionals to be honest, consistent and objective throughout the recruiting process. Job ads for positions that actually differ from what is being advertised should not be placed. Generally, employers should focus on a candidate’s ability to perform...
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...conduct this study on quick fixes in professional baseball. The study was conducted through a variety of online sources, as well as an interview with a current professional baseball player. This report shed a lot of light on this current issue as various ex-minor league baseball players are waiting to go to court with major league baseball representatives. They are representing all minor leaguer in fight for fair rights and wages. I’m submitting this to you, because minor league baseball players are being paid poverty-level wages for spending nearly 60 hours a week at the field. Their benefits compared to the major leagues makes seem like they’re two separate professions. I’m going to discuss how this lawsuit is just a quick fix for the bigger issue at hand. I will discuss in this report a long-term solution for minor leaguers and their rights. I appreciate the opportunity to conduct this research and am look forward to sharing my information with you. Evan VanSumeren II Executive Summary The findings in this research was designed to identify the short-term solution and to propose a long-term solution. The problem is minor league baseball players are being paid poverty-level wages and are giving adequate benefits to live as a professional athlete. There are many minor league baseball players that struggle just to pay their rent month-to-month. The purpose of this study is to show how all professional baseball players deserves wages to have...
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...in valuing their shareholder wealth and making advised business decisions. The Board/ Audit Committee The directors are elected by the shareholders and are responsible for representing shareholders best interests and in overseeing management. They are interested in long-term profitability and are responsible for the audit committee overseeing both the external and internal audit functions. External Auditors External Auditors are concerned with minimizing legal and professional risk to maintain their reputation. They are responsible for objectively acquiring and assessing evidence regarding economic actions and events made by management. They are also responsible for communicating these results to interested parties. The two external auditors involved are the current auditor Paige & Gentry and Webster & Co. Regulators Regulators are concerned with the company’s compliance with specific environmental standards, health & safety product by-laws, and professional conduct rules. The three regulators involved in this case include Canada Environment Protection Agency, Health Canada, and Institute of Chartered Accounting Ontario. Customers Customers’ satisfaction plays a key role in the accomplishing the strategic objective of increasing revenues. Failure by the company would reduce the number of viable options from which a customer can selected a good or service. Customer also relies the organization to build safe and reliable products. ...
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...A Nursing Professional Organization The National Association of Hispanic Nursing Name College Abstract This research paper is on The Nurse Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN). I will explain the primary mission of this organization and it’s contributing factor and benefits to nursing. The impact of the organization on the community, the political stand point and supportive issues it has on nursing, the resources it provides on the web and to health professionals and the public, the choices for scholarship and continuing education, if any local chapters are located in the community and participation is allowed, my consideration of joining this organization, and advantages and disadvantages of participating in this nursing organization. A Nursing Professional Organization The Nursing Association of Hispanic Nurses (NAHN) is a non-profit nursing organization that was founded in 1975 to address the needs of the Hispanic nurses. Its mission is “committed to advancing the health in Hispanic communities and to lead, promote and advocate the educational, professional, and leadership opportunities for Hispanic nurses”. (National Association of Hispanic Nursing, 2013) The NAHN focus is on improving the health and quality nursing services of the Hispanic community. This organization contributes to the practice of nursing and the community by providing an opportunity to the nurses to incorporate in the analysis and evaluation of the community needs. They design and promote...
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...National Human Resource Standard Competencies Framework & Body of Knowledge PEMBANGUNAN SUMBER MANUSIA BERHAD 2014 0 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................................................... 1 THE STANDARDS ~ AT A GLANCE ................................................................................................... 2 THE FIVE DIMENSIONS ..................................................................................................................... 3 THE THREE LEVELS OF HR PROFESSIONALS ............................................................................... 4 HR COMPETENCIES .......................................................................................................................... 6 HR CORE COMPETENCIES ............................................................................................................... 7 HR FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES .................................................................................................. 8 HR COMPETENCIES FRAMEWORK.................................................................................................. 9 HR COMPETENCY LEVELS ACCORDING TO DIMENSIONS......................................................... 10 HR BODY OF KNOWLEDGE............................................................................................................. 19 CONCLUSION .....................................
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...Ethical and Legal Issues in Consultation Name Institutional Affiliation Ethical and Legal Issues in Consultation According to Dougherty (2009), consultants work with individual consultees or small groups of consultees in different settings including schools, business organizations, and government agencies among other client systems. In their practice, consultants find it necessary to collaborate with other helping professionals in order to help their clients to solve current and future problems. However, due to the complexity of the consultation process, consultants often face a great deal of ethical and legal dilemmas. These dilemmas can be divided into the following categories: 1. Value conflicts in consultation It is important to note that the process of consultation involves multiple parties with varied interests, values, and priorities. Consequently, it is expected that the consultant and consultees including parties within the same organization will encounter a lot of value conflicts during consultation (Dougherty, 2009). Moreover, it is imperative to note that some consultation strategies that work best for agencies and organizations may not be very effective with other consultees such as the individuals employed within the same organization or agency. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the consultants to investigate the competing interests, priorities, and goals within the client systems, and ensure that they have the necessary...
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