"There Is Now a Wealth of Research and Scholarly Literature

question 15

Essay

"There is now a wealth of research and scholarly literature that documents the need for "specialized interventions based on ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation/identification, and other variables" that may be used in program design. Write a short paragraph on why you believe there is a need for program design that includes specialized services. Then choose any three variables and write a paragraph on each describing how program design may need to be modified to address these cultural issues.

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Definitions:

Balanced Scorecard

A strategic planning and management system used to align business activities with the vision and strategy of the organization, improving internal and external communications and monitoring performance against strategic goals.

Lagging Indicator

A metric that shows the effects of economic events, trends, or investment performance after they have occurred.

BSC Performance Perspectives

The four angles (financial, customer, internal processes, and learning & growth) through which the Balanced Scorecard evaluates an organization's performance.

Leading Indicator

An economic or financial metric that predicts future trends and economic changes before they happen.