ADVOCACY FOR IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE CLIENTS: PROMOTING ACTION IN YOUR
ORGANIZATION
Assignment Scope
Create a PowerPoint presentation and compose speaker notes in the notes section or in a separate Word document that succinctly conveys the challenges faced by an immigrant or refugee population as well as the counselor’s and organization’s roles in helping individuals and families meet and overcome these challenges. You may choose a population that was presented in your textbook or one that has relevance to your own life or professional experience. Your PowerPoint should also provide some information regarding strategies and resources for working with an immigrant or refugee population.
For the challenges faced by your chosen population, you may select from content from your textbook, outside literature, or personal experiences.
Assignment Instructions
In your presentation, make sure you address the following:
Describe the characteristics and concerns of a selected immigrant or refugee population.
Identify roles and strategies for a counselor to adopt that could help address the challenges for immigrant families related to acculturation.
Explain the challenges and barriers for a selected population with regards to optimal development, mental health, and help seeking.
Present the counseling practice implications that are key for team members to effectively assess and work with individuals and families from a selected population.
Advocate for resources or programming the agency needs to increase the accessibility of services and more effectively serve the population.
Communicate a presentation in a manner that effectively informs the audience about culturally alert practices, is appealing visually, as well as is persuasive and respectful in its message.
The Week 9 – Advocacy Presentation Sample Template [PPTX] provides you with an example structure for this assignment. The template does not have a design attached to it and you will need to select a design and make your presentation not only professional but also visually appealing. The template also provides some guidance, or ideas, about what you might want to include in each section in order to successfully address all of the scoring guide criteria for the assignment.
The following site has some great templates to help you design your presentation.
Slidesgo.
For more information on how to use PowerPoint, see the Microsoft link below.
Microsoft Office Software Tutorials
Assignment Requirements
Your PowerPoint should meet the following requirements:
Template: Use the template provided in the resources.
Length: A minimum of 9–10 bulleted slides.
Notes: You must provide speaker’s notes either in the notes section of your presentation or in a separate Word document that fully explains each slide. Written communication: Written communication must be grammatically correct and free of errors that detract from the overall message. Writing should be consistent with the graduate-level scholarship.
APA formatting: Appropriate APA citations and peer-reviewed references on each slide, as well as a reference list slide at the end are necessary.
Number of resources: A minimum of five (5) scholarly sources from peer-reviewed journals, textbooks or reputable associations/organizations, such as ACA, ASCA, NIMH, or NIH, published within the past 5–7 years. Distinguished submissions typically exceed this minimum.
SCORING GUIDE
Your work will be evaluated using this criteria.
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Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and scoring guide criteria:
Competency 1: Assess the impact of biopsychosocial characteristics and concerns of diverse populations, both nationally and internationally, on the counseling relationship and process.
Describe the counseling practice implications that are key for team members in order to effectively assess and work with individuals and families from a selected population.
Competency 2: Explain theories, research, models, and professional ethics related to multicultural counseling, cultural identity development, and social justice advocacy.
Describe the characteristics and concerns of an immigrant or refugee population.
Identify roles and strategies for a counselor to adopt that could help address the challenges for immigrant families related to acculturation.
Explain the challenges and barriers for a selected population with regards to optimal development, mental health and help seeking.
Competency 4: Present counseling and advocacy strategies used by counselors to promote social justice for diverse populations at multiple levels.
Describe advocacy resources the agency needs to increase the accessibility of services and more effectively serve the population.
Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, respectful of the diversity, dignity, and integrity of others and consistent with the codes of ethics guiding members of the counseling profession.
Communicate a presentation in a manner that effectively informs the audience on culturally alert practices, is appealing visually, as well as is persuasive and respectful in its message.
Advocacy for Immigrant and Refugee Clients: Promoting Action in Your Organization Scoring Guide
Due Date: End of Week 9
Percentage of Course Grade: 20%.
CRITERIA NON-PERFORMANCE BASIC PROFICIENT DISTINGUISHED
Describe the characteristics and concerns of an immigrant or refugee population.
15% Does not identify or describe the characteristics and concerns of an immigrant or refugee population. Identifies but does not describe the characteristics and concerns of an immigrant or refugee population. Describes the characteristics and concerns of an immigrant or refugee population. Describes the characteristics and concerns of an immigrant or refugee population. Supports description with explicit reference to evidence or the literature.
Identify roles and strategies for a counselor to adopt that could help address the challenges for immigrant families related to acculturation.
15% Does not identify roles and strategies for a counselor to adopt that could help address the challenges for immigrant families related to acculturation. Identifies roles or strategies, but not both, for a counselor to adopt. However, the connection to how these could help address the challenges for immigrant families related to acculturation is unclear or not relevant. Identifies roles and strategies for a counselor to adopt that could help address the challenges for immigrant families related to acculturation. Identifies roles and strategies for a counselor to adopt that could help address the challenges for immigrant families related to acculturation. Notes specific examples from the literature or personal experience in which the identified roles and strategies have been beneficial.
Explain the challenges and barriers for a selected population with regards to optimal development, mental health and help seeking.
15% Does not explain the challenges and barriers for a selected population with regard to optimal development, mental health, and help seeking. Identifies but does not explain the challenges and barriers for a selected population with regard to optimal development, mental health, and help seeking. Explains the challenges and barriers for a selected population with regard to optimal development, mental health, and help seeking. Explains the challenges and barriers for a selected population with regard to optimal development, mental health, and help seeking. Offers potential solutions to overcome these challenges and barriers.
Describe the counseling practice implications that are key for team members in order to effectively assess and work with individuals and families from a selected population.
15% Does not describe the counseling practice implications that are key for team members in order to effectively assess and work with individuals and families from a selected population. Describes practice implications for team members, but does not fully relate the practice implications to the selected population or appropriately express the importance of the implications for team members. Describes the counseling practice implications that are key for team members in order to effectively assess and work with individuals and families from a selected population. Describes the counseling practice implications that are key for team members in order to effectively assess and work with individuals and families from a selected population. Provides reference to specific resources that could help team members become better educated on these implications.
Describe advocacy resources the agency needs to increase the accessibility of services and more effectively serve the population.
20% Does not describe advocacy resources that could help increase the accessibility of services and more effectively serve the population. Describes advocacy resources that could help increase the accessibility of services and more effectively serve the population. However, does not advocate for these resources or fails to directly tie the description to agency needs. Describes advocacy resources the agency needs to increase the accessibility of services and more effectively serve the population. Describes advocacy resources the agency needs to increase the accessibility of services and more effectively serve the population. Notes potential consequences to the agency and the population if these resources cannot be secured.
Communicate a presentation in a manner that effectively informs the audience on culturally alert practices, is appealing visually, as well as is persuasive and respectful in its message.
20% Does not communicate a presentation in a manner that effectively informs the audience on culturally alert practices, is appealing visually, as well as is persuasive and respectful in its message. Communicates a presentation in a manner that effectively informs the audience on culturally alert practices. However, the presentation is lacking or inconsistent in its visual appeal, persuasiveness, or respect for the audience. Communicates a presentation in a manner that effectively informs the audience on culturally alert practices, is appealing visually, as well as is persuasive and respectful in its message. Communicates a presentation in a manner that effectively informs the audience on culturally alert practices, is appealing visually, as well as is persuasive and respectful in its message. The clarity and quality of the presentation is compelling and free from distracting errors.