SOCW 6070 wk 7 responses: Responding to 2 peers posts separately please put peer name at the beginning case study also provided

Respond to at least two colleagues in at least one of the following ways:

Expand upon your analysis of the skills the administrator demonstrated.

Describe a strategy your colleague might use to address the aspect of the case study he or she identified as the most challenging.

Peer 1

Jasmine Dixon 

RE: Discussion – Week 7

Post an explanation of the types of skills the social work administrator demonstrated as she addressed the problem of Carla’s absence at work and the trauma-related events that followed.

The administrator displated skills such as listening, understanding, concern of the well-being of her worker, well as clients, and empathy. The administrator knew the work ethic of the employee and knew this behavior was out of the norm for her. While also concerned about the worker, the administrator understood the well-being of the clients as well. By instructing the receptionist to schedule clients with other workers if a crisis was present demonstrated her ethic and values to the community the agency serves. The administrator remained calm and followed appropriate protocol with staff to minimize conflict and panic within staff. 

Following the social workers discovery of death, the administrator followed the ethical code and refrained from providing details to staff and clients. The administrator also protected the clients from setback in treatment by offering services to help with receiving the information of the social worker’s death. In addition to providing services to the staff to address trauma that can follow with grief. 

The administrator also followed appropriate protocol to protect the rights of the social worker and the agency in regards to law enforcement and providing information. Each agency has a set plan and policy to follow for trauma and the following conflicts, such as agency lawyers and counseling resources to address workplace trauma. In the situation of this trauma, the administrator remained calm as the leader in order to display competency and strength for her staff, well as remaining humane and respectful by conducting a memorial service for the social worker. 

Finally, identify one aspect of the case study that would be most challenging to you if you were the administrator, and explain why.

A challenge for me would be encountering law enforcement. As an administrator of an agency, it’s important to refrain from situations that may result in legal issues for the agency. As a human being I would want to assist law enforcement with making an arrest in the social worker’s case by any means necessary, however, it’s my ethical responsibility to follow the legal policy of the company. 

References

Northouse, P. G. (2021). Introduction to leadership: Concepts and practice (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Sage.

Plummer, S.-B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014b). Social work case studies: Concentration year. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing [Vital Source e-reader].

Peer 2

Randall Walshvelo 

RE: Discussion – Week 7

Types of Skills 

The multi-service agency program coordinator faced a tragic and challenging situation when one therapist was murdered at her home. The therapist, Carla, was popular and well-liked by everyone within the agency and clients. Therefore, it is a traumatic experience for everyone, including the program coordinator. However, the agency staff and their clients will naturally look directly to the leader for guidance. The leader will need all of their leadership skills to manage this situation. There are several skills required to navigate this to maintain the best possible environment for self, staff, and clients. Few examples of gifts are managing conflict and collaborating with others for resources, and overcoming obstacles.

First, a leader during the traumatic event should manage any conflicts that might occur. A potential conflict occurred when Clara was absent, and her clients showed up for an appointment. The coordinator was able to direct the receptionist to consult with clients, asking them if they want to see another staff or reschedule the appointment. (Plummer, Makris, and Brocksen (2014b). The program coordinator maintained effective communication with the receptionist and other staff to avoid any conflict. The coordinator was able to identify the content dimension (Carla’s absence) and relationship dimensions (therapist and client relationship) and bond both together to establish effective communication with the client to understand a potential conflict and preventing it from happening (Northouse, 2021). Therefore, the program coordinator demonstrated skills in communication to manage potential conflicts with clients effectively. 

The program coordinator also demonstrated skills by collaborating for extra resources or overcoming the obstacles that might occur among staff. When the team experienced a traumatic event such as Carla’s death, lack of motivation is one possible obstacle (Northouse, 2021), shared by the staff. It requires guidance by the program coordinator to overcome. To overcome staff’s lack of motivation due to grief, the program coordinator used collaborative skills to reach out to the Centre for Living With Dying to assist with staff’s grief process (Plummer, Makris, and Brocksen (2014b). Also, the program coordinator was able to refer the team to their Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to provide further services they might need (Plummer, Makris, and Brocksen (2014b). Both resources are available for staff’s well-being, and those will not be available without the program coordinator’s skills to recognize the obstacles and overcome them with collaboration skills.

Challenging Aspect of the Case Study 

To experience this kind of traumatic event can be very difficult and challenging for every leader. As a leader, just like the program coordinator, in this case, it might be natural to focus on the client and staff’s needs. However, the case study mentioned that the program coordinator was out sick for two days when this occurred (Plummer, Makris, and Brocksen (2014b). It seems like that coordinator pushed aside their needs to focus on others. That would be challenging for me, too, to maintain self-care during the traumatic event. I had a similar experience when my father passed away last year; I have assumed a leadership role within the family, taking care of funeral plans, supporting my mother through her grief, and everything else afterward. It was tough for me because I want to make sure everything is moving along smoothly and everyone else is OK, of course, except myself. Eventually, after a stressful moment, I had to step back and take a breath. I realized that I need to make sure I take care of myself too. Any traumatic experience that might occur in the future during my professional career undoubtedly will affect me in different degrees, and I had to remember to make sure I do self-care. However, it might be challenging because of my personality as a leader.

References

Northouse, P. G. (2021). Introduction to leadership: Concepts and practice (5th ed.). Washington, DC: Sage. 

Plummer, S.B., Makris, S., & Brocksen, S. M. (Eds.). (2014b). Social work case studies: Concentration year. Baltimore, MD: Laureate International Universities Publishing [Vital Source e-reader].

 

Common Set of Facts: 

Amos Candy Company, Inc (“Amos”) is a company that manufactures and sells candy and candy-related products.  Amos operates all aspects of its business from the large Amos Business Complex (“ABC”) which includes a factory, warehouse, shipping yard, distribution center, offices and retail storefront. 

The founder of Amos is Yianni Amos (“Yianni”), a Greek immigrant, recently retired after successfully running the family-owned business for 50 years.  Amos is now run by Yianni’s grandson Johnathan Amos (“Johnny”) as the CEO for the past year.  Under Johnny’s management and modernization of the company production, marketing and online sales, Amos has tripled its profits and doubled its stock value over the past year.  Before becoming CEO, Johnny attended ELAC because it was the only Community College that offered dual 2-year transfer degrees in Business and Law.  Johnny completed his transfer degrees from ELAC 5 years ago, transferred to a prestigious local 4-year university for 2 years, then and earned an MBA in 2 years.  Johnny has been working under his grandpa Yianni to learn the business since he started college 7 years ago.        

Johnny has regularly been taking his grandpa Yianni to visit the Zimmerman Vineyard in Temecula California to do wine tasting for the past 4 years because grandpa Yianni says this specific vineyard property and wine uniquely remind him of the vineyards where he grew up in Greece. 

The first time they visited Zimmerman Winery with his grandpa Yianni, Johnny told Mr. Zimmerman that he was a college student at a prestigious university in L.A. and he always dreamed of buying such a place for his grandpa to retire one day, and asked about the business profitability of running the winery.  In response to Johnny’s business question during that first visit, Mr. Zimmerman stated, “Well sonny, its a lot of hard work and long days, but a very happy and peaceful lifestyle.  You get to meet lots of good people and have interesting conversations, and drinking wine everyday is great!  But after the costs of operation and all our living expenses to live here on the vineyard are paid, we clear an annual business profit from both the vineyard and our wine company of $30,000/year.       

Every time Yianni and Johnny visited thereafter, Johnny asked the owners Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman, who also lived there and ran the tours, if he could purchase the vineyard from them, to which Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman had always declined.  Mr. Zimmerman often replied with variations of “You barely look old enough to drink sonny… HaHa (laughter)” or “What would a whipper-snapper like you know about running a business sonny… HaHa (laughter)” or “A young city-slicker like you running this here farm… that’s a hum-dinger! HaHa (laughter)”. 

During their most recent visit to the Zimmerman Winery, on the afternoon of Sunday, January 3, 2021, Yianni and Johnny were drinking wine with Mr. Zimmerman during the afternoon wine-tasting session.  Johnny said to Mr. Zimmerman, “I’d like to purchase this vineyard and winery from you for $4,000,000.00, including all 20 acres of land, all the farming machinery and wine making equipment, your secret wine blend formulas kept locked in the winery safe, all the shares of Zimmerman Wine Company, Inc., the barn, house and all the barrels of wine on the premises… ‘lock, stock and barrel’.”  

Mr. Zimmerman replied “If you’ll take Mrs. Z with you, its a deal!  HaHa (laughter).  Matter o’ fact you’ll have to take all the critters and varmints that come with the place!  HaHa (laughter)”

“Mrs. Z” was the name of the milking cow on the vineyard, along with “Mr. Z” the goat, and some chickens and rabbits the Zimmermans kept in a small children’s petting zoo.  

Johnny replied, “I’ll make sure all the animals are well cared for and remain on the vineyard for the rest of their natural lives.”

Mr. Zimmerman replied, “Sure, Sonny, if a whipper-snapper like you can come up with $4,000,000.00 its a deal!  I’ll even eat my hat!”

Johnny replied, “Great! Then we have a deal.  I’ll send over the E-documents with transaction details.  Oh, and you don’t have to eat any hats.”

Mr. Zimmerman replied, “Sure sonny, send over whatever E-docuwahoozits you like.”

That same evening, Johnny sent the following email to the Zimmerman Wine Company email address:

“This email will confirm our agreement of this afternoon for me, Johnny Amos (buyer) to purchase the Zimmerman Winery and Zimmerman Wine Company, Inc. from Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman (sellers) for the amount of $4,000,000.00.  Purchase of the property know as the Zimmerman Winery will consist of all 20 acres of land, all the farming machinery and wine making equipment, all structures on the property including the barn, house and wine cellars, including all wine barrels on the premises.  Purchase of the property will also include all the crops growing on the land and all the animals present on the property.  Buyer agrees care for and maintain all the animals, and said animals shall remain on the premises, for the rest of their natural lives.  Purchase of the Zimmerman Wine Company, Inc., shall include 100% ownership of the company and all formulas and recipes for wine blends of the Zimmerman Wine Company, Inc. and the sellers, Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman.  If you agree with these terms, please reply to this email with confirmation of your consent to our agreement.” 

Mrs. Zimmerman opened and read the email at 10:00pm that same night.  Mrs. Zimmerman woke Mr. Zimmerman who had passed out on his recliner chair after the long day of wine-tasting and hosting guests.  Mrs. Zimmerman asked Mr. Zimmerman, “Did you talk to that young man Johnny about selling him our vineyard and winery?  His email sounds very detailed.  How long did you talk with him?”

Mr. Zimmerman replied, “Oh, we shot the crud around for a couple hours while doing wine tasting.  Don’t worry about that.  A young green-horn like him ain’t never gonna come up with that kind of money.  Just tell him ‘Sure sonny, sounds good’. ” 

Mrs. Zimmerman stated to Mr. Zimmerman, “I’m not sure about this… but $4,000,000.00 sure is a lot of money” and then replied to Johnny’s email typing exactly the words “Sure sonny, sounds good.”

Johnny received the Zimmerman’s email reply from the Zimmerman Winery, Inc. email address.  The following day, Monday January 4, 2021, Johnny sold 40% of the stock shares in ownership of Amos for $4,000,000.00.  Johnny also retained and paid $25,000.00 to the corporate law firm of Dewey, Cheatham and Howe, LLP (“Dewey, Cheatham and Howe” or “DCH”) to handle the transaction.  Johnny also went out and hired a professional agri-business company to care for the animals and crops on the farm paying for 3 months in advance, the amount of $15,000.00.

That same day DCH opened a bonded escrow company, AAA Escrow, account #2021-12345 for which Johnny paid AAA escrow $10,000 to cover their services.  Johnny then deposited $4,000,000.00 into the escrow.  DCH also sent a same-day courier service hand-delivery certified letter with additional transactional documents to the Zimmerman’s at the Zimmerman Winery. 

The letter from DCH stated:  “This letter will serve to complete the transaction between our client, Johnny Amos (buyer) and Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman (sellers), for the purchase of the Zimmerman Winery and Zimmerman Wine Company, Inc. as detailed in the email correspondence dated January 3, 2021, enclosed with this letter, please find Joint Escrow Instructions for escrow account #2021-12345 with AAA Escrow for your signature.  Also enclosed, please find a deed we have prepared for transfer of title and ownership of the Zimmerman Winery property.  Please execute the deed before a notary and deliver it to AAA Escrow.  Also, please deliver all stock certificates, or a transfer of all shares, in Zimmerman Winery Company, Inc. to AAA Escrow.  As indicated in the Joint Escrow instructions, AAA Escrow will deliver $4,000,000.00 to you simultaneously upon the transfer of title to the Zimmerman Winery and ownership of the Zimmerman Wine Company, Inc. to my client Johnny Amos.  This office represents the buyer, Johnny Amos, and it is advised that you seek the advice and consultation of an attorney to represent you in this matter.”

Upon receiving the letter on January 4, 2021, Mrs. Zimmerman shouted at Mr. Zimmerman, “What this hay is this!  After thinking about it this morning, I’m sure I don’t want to move or change anything right now for any amount of money.  Tell them there’s no deal.”   

Mr. Zimmerman then calls DCH and tells them, “There is no deal.  My wife and I never intended to sell anything.  We’ve been joking around with that young city-slicker kid about his drunken whimsical fantasies of being a farmer and wine-maker for years.  We ain’t selling nothin’ and we ain’t goin’ nowhere!”

After numerous requests and correspondence over a period of 60 days from DCH, the Zimmerman’s refused to participate in any transactions or respond.  DCH files a Lawsuit entitled:  Amos v. Zimmerman

A) State and define the 5 essential elements of a valid enforceable contract:

i)  ____________________

ii)  ____________________

iii)  ____________________

iv)  ____________________

v)  ____________________

B) For each of the 5 essential elements of a valid enforceable contract stated in response to A), based on the facts provided, discuss whether each is, or is not, present and/or satisfied:

i)  ____________________

ii)  ____________________

iii)  ____________________

iv)  ____________________

v)  ____________________

C)  Does the UCC or Common Law of Contracts apply to this transaction?  Explain why.

____________________

D)  Analyze (IF the Court were to determine a contract existed) whether it would have been an Express or an Implied contract:

i) Define an Express contract  

____________________

ii)  Define an Implied contract  

____________________

iii)   Explain based on the facts given, and your knowledge of contracts (IF the Court were to determine a contract existed) why you believe it would have been an Express or an Implied contract.  

____________________

E)  Analyze (IF the Court were to determine a contract existed) whether it would have been an Executed or an Executory contract:

i) Define an Executed contract  

____________________

ii)  Define an Executory contract  

____________________

iii)   Explain based on the facts given, and your knowledge of contracts (IF the Court were to determine a contract existed) why you believe it would have been an Executed or an Executory contract.  

____________________

F)  Analyze (IF the Court were to determine a contract existed) whether it would have been a Bilateral or a Unilateral contract:

i) Define a Bilateral contract  

____________________

ii)  Define a Unilateral contract  

____________________

iii)   Explain based on the facts given, and your knowledge of contracts (IF the Court were to determine a contract existed) why you believe it would have been a Unilateral or a bilateral contract.  

____________________

G)  Analyze (IF the Court were to determine NO valid enforceable contract existed) how the concept of Quasi-Contract rights, or the doctrine of Promissory Estoppel and Detrimental Reliance, apply to promise to sell the vineyard and wine company:

i) Define a Quasi-contract  

____________________

ii)  Define Promissory Estoppel and Detrimental Reliance  

____________________

iii)   Explain based on the facts given, and your knowledge of contracts (IF the Court were to determine NO valid enforceable contract existed) how the principles of Quasi-Contract or Promissory Estoppel and Detrimental Reliance are applicable.  

____________________

H)  Analyze (IF the Court were to determine a breach of contract occurred) what remedies are available:

List and Define 5 Remedies in Equity available: 

i)  ____________________

ii)  ____________________

iii)  ____________________

iv)  ____________________

v)  ____________________

I)  Analyze (IF the Court were to determine a breach of contract occurred) how remedies in equity are assessed and applied:

For each of the 5 Remedies in Equity listed in G), based on the facts presented, discuss what each remedy would look like.

i)  ____________________

ii)  ____________________

iii)  ____________________

iv)  ____________________

v)  ____________________

J)  Analyze (IF the Court were to determine a breach of contract occurred) how Legal Remedies are calculated and applied:

i)  Define Legal Remedies 

____________________

ii)  Based on the facts presented (IF the Court were to determine a breach of contract occurred), calculate the legal damages and give an explanation for how you calculated damages

____________________

K)  Based on the facts presented, your understanding of Contracts and the Law, if you were the Judge in a bench trial, what would be your ruling in the case:  Amos v. Zimmerman ?   Explain the legal justification and factual basis for your ruling.

____________________

Facility design changes as rapidly as the health care industry. Facility design is heavily affected by current and future health care trends. Two additional drivers in facility design have been the evolution of medicine and the technology within the medical environment. This assignment is designed to provide you with an opportunity to see the impact of historical and current trends within facility design.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper regarding two historical trends that have had an impact on facility design. Your paper should:

· Identify two trends that have affected facility design.

· Describe how each of the two trends looked 50 years ago.

· Describe how each of the two trends have evolved into their current state.

· Explain the reasons each of the two trends have changed.

· Describe any future trends we might expect to see in facility design.

Also include Ambulatory Surgical Centers:

The course will focus on ambulatory surgical centers.

· Describe the current trend of ambulatory surgical centers.

Cite at least 5 reputable references used to complete your assignment. One reference must be from the journal/magazine listed in the weekly resources (i.e., Modern Healthcare, Healthcare Design). Reputable references include trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality.

The paper has at least 3 in-text cited peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar resources. (e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality).

Format your assignment according to APA guidelines for Master’s Degree Writing. 

The introduction and narrative effectively use headings of the Masters’ degree level to include headings of levels 1 and 2. 

  

Sometimes clients come into the counseling session with an immediate crisis. They need an immediate solution to a problem. Counseling in these situations needs to be focused and goal oriented. 

Jamila has been working with her counselor on learning to better manage her 9-year-old son. Last night, her son was hit by a car and is in the hospital. This has created a number of problems:

1. She has to      arrange childcare for her daughter so she can stay with her son in the      hospital. 
2. He will need      some special care when he gets home because he will be in a wheelchair.
3. She is fearful      that she will lose her job as a teacher’s aide in the local public      school. 

Write a 500-750-word paper addressing the following:

1. How would you      prioritize Jamila’s concerns in the counseling session? What would you      address first?
2. What steps would      you take in this session to make sure that Jamila has the resources she      needs right now?
3. How would you      help Jamila develop a plan to manage the current crisis? 

Include at least three scholarly references in your paper.

 here is the text book we use and you can use this as one of the references:

Egan, G. (2014) The skilled helper: A problem management and opportunity development approach to helping. Belmont, C.A. Brooks/Cole.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is required.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.