Capstone Project: Human Services Proposal
Components 1 and 2 of your capstone project should be a complete, polished artifact containing all of the critical elements of Components 1 and 2 as noted in the Final Project Guidelines and Rubric document. It should reflect the incorporation of feedback gained throughout the course.
Components 1 and 2 should follow the outline below:
- Cover Page
- Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Community Needs Assessment (Capstone Component 1)
- Human Services Program Proposal (Capstone Component 2)
- Appendices
- References
For Component 3, you must write a reflective essay on the capstone and your experience in the Human Services program as a whole. Your reflective paper may include the following:
- Overall, what was your capstone experience like?
- Reflect on the significance of the capstone in relation to your own experience at SNHU.,
- What connections do you see between your capstone and your academic program?,
- What ethical dilemmas or issues came up for you during your education as well as in the completion of the capstone?
Capstone Project: Human Services Proposal
Gandhi inspired the world through his tenacity, strength of spirit, and belief in reducing human suffering and promoting freedom and equality using only non-violent means. Fallible and imperfect, he used his whole self (body, mind, and spirit) to effect positive change in the world. He was able to look at individual suffering and create change on a large scale.
While most people do not enter into a human services program expecting to become the next Gandhi, in many ways human services professionals share his vision concerning the inherent value and ethical treatment of human beings as well as the dignity, respect, safety, and equality each individual deserves. This capstone project is an opportunity for the student to move along the continuum of human services work from an individual and organizational focus to one that incorporates both views toward community change.
Working individually and with your instructor, you will identify, research, and analyze a social service need in your community. As the foundation for developing a
human services program proposal that will include an intervention or set. Interventions aimed at solving a problem from the perspective of the consumer. Your topic and recommendations will depend on your area of study.