Course Project Proposed Organization Development Interventions Strategies Interventions for this organization will include strategies that will improve employee morale, employee retention/turnover rate and the growth of the organization. Employee morale and motivation can be existent from internal characteristic of an individual or as an external factor. Some people naturally possess a high level of internal motivation; those who focus on the internal feelings of satisfaction they will attain
systemic change and individual interventions. Cunningham and Whitten (2007) discussed the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program, a whole-school prevention program widely implemented and researched. Encompassing the whole school, the program contains school-wide, classroom, and individualized components. The program’s objectives include increasing awareness and problem assessment, environmental/ school climate strategies, classroom-focused strategies, and individual interventions. Extensive research indicates
business world, organizations need to implement effective OD interventions aimed at improving performance at organizational, group and individual levels. OD interventions involve respect for people, a climate of trust and support, shared power, open confrontation of issues, and the active participation of stakeholders. OD interventions are broader in scope, usually affecting the whole organization (socio-technical systems). OD interventions are sponsored by the CEO and supported and “owned” by staff
Systems theory states that a person’s behavior is influenced by an assortment of factors, including a person’s parents, friends, and school. The Garcia family represents many of the families that social workers come into contact with. There is a father, mother, and three children trying to navigate the world, amidst personal, and cultural, obstacles. Ricky, the oldest, is having difficulty at school and his parents are struggling with how to guide him. Social workers must observe and analyze how
different interventions available to improve maternal and child health. However, it is still unclear which interventions are the more appropriate for the low- and middle-income countries, where the burden is the heaviest and healthcare resources are very scarce. To understand whether the maternal and child health needs of poor communities are best served by focusing attention on the delivery of a few but cheap and effective interventions, this paper examines current situation and interventions available
Aiden grew up within a dysfunctional family system where his parents were unable to provide a safe and nurturing environment for him. The parents had a violate relationship and were emotionally and physically abusing their child. Aiden received negative messages throughout his childhood and adolescent years and this in turn became a self-fulfilling prophecy. Intervention strategies throughout his life span could have altered the course of the school shooting. Childhood Experiences Aiden experienced
At-risk Youth and Juvenile Delinquency: The Impact of Preventive Intervention Methods and Reducing Juvenile Involvement with the Criminal Justice System. Farkhanda Wajibul Brandman University Many research studies have been conducted to determine what early interventions have proven most effective with at-risk youth. According to recent studies such as those conducted by Ferdon et al (2014), prevention and early intervention methods are essential and effective in reducing crime, violence, and
Challenges faced in prevention of malaria The use of the various interventions in preventing malaria infections and deaths has faced a number of challenges including; • Knowledge gap Knowledge gaps exists in the community and health workers when it comes to controlling and eliminating malaria. According to Raman et al. (2016), knowledge gaps exist on how the disease is transmitted, implementation of surveillance systems, and low perception of malaria risk. Likewise, Singh, Brown and Rogerson
birth-related trauma, as well as diarrheal diseases, remain to be leading causes of mortality and morbidity in these countries (WHO, 2012). Nevertheless, the majority of maternal and child deaths can be averted using existing knowledge and effective interventions along with sufficient health recourses (Lassi et al., 2014). Despite substantial progress towards reducing the number of these deaths over the past few decades, it is still very slow. It can also be clearly seen that the social and geographical
13 Single System Design Slide 1: Welcome back! The topic that is discussed during this power point is “Single System Design”, a type of design that you will often use to determine your effectiveness in treating targeted behaviors in individual clients. Slide 2: This design is more often used by practitioners compared with researchers to examine the effectiveness of a specific intervention on an individual or group’s behaviors. For example, we could examine the means scores of individuals in a