Projected Expenses
Add to Parts 1 and 2 of your Organization Wide Operating Budget by identifying the Projected Expenses for Year 1. Personnel costs are often the most expensive portion of a budget for service based provision like mental health services. Typically a standard 15% can be added to an annual salary for a benefits package. However, facility related expenses may well exceed personnel expenses. Based on your proposed facility and staffing, determine what your annual expenses will be for your proposed practice. Make sure to use Worksheet B.6-8 page 151+ as a guide. Also make sure to prioritize your expenses from most to least important so you will know what can be cut from the expense column if needed. Make sure to provide rationale for your expense categories and amounts. The article by Chevarley et al. (2006) can help with some projections of expenses (see ProQuest). The recommended length of this assignment is 2-3 pages with reference support.
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Grading Criteria
Content Criteria | 5 Points |
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Content must be appropriately analyzed, summarized, compared/contrasted, and evaluated as applicable per the assignment directions including worksheets identified in the required text/CD. | |
Budget assignments are 2-3 pages in length and result in a cumulative budget project of 12-18 pages total. | |
Writing and Organization Criteria | 2 Points |
The central theme/purpose of the paper is clear. | |
The structure is clear, logical, and easy to follow. | |
The tone is appropriate to the content and assignment. | |
The thoughts are clear and include appropriate beginning, development, and conclusion. | |
Paragraph transitions are present, logical, and maintain the flow throughout the paper. | |
Sentences are complete, clear, and concise. | |
Sentences are well constructed, with consistently strong, varied sentences. | |
Sentence transitions are present and maintain the flow of thought. | |
Rules of grammar, usage, and punctuation are followed. | |
The paper uses words and language that are inclusive, clear, and unambiguous. | |
Spelling is correct. | |
Research Criteria | 2 Points |
The paper includes a summary and analysis of research materials that are relevant to the assignment, e.g. scholarly journals, professional articles, legal documents, government documents, legal decisions, media clips, software, measurement instruments websites, personal communication, etc. | |
Professional/scholarly journals are peer reviewed and focus on the profession/application of psychology (located on Proquest, EBSCOHost, PsycNET, etc.). Non-scholarly articles include newspapers, periodicals, secular magazines, etc, and are not peer reviewed. Websites not approved include wilkipedia.com and about.com. | |
Research focuses on the most current information (past five to ten years) except when citing seminal works (e.g. Freud, Erickson, etc.). | |
Paper includes the appropriate number of references required by the assignment. | |
When appropriate, the paper addresses ethical considerations in research. | |
Style Criteria | 1 Point |
The paper is in the appropriate APA format used by the institution/program (e.g. the 6th edition). | |
The paper is double-spaced and in the appropriate length required by the assignment | |
The paper includes an APA style cover page. | |
The paper includes an Abstract that is formatted to support the appropriate version of APA Publication Manual (e.g. 6th edition). | |
The paper properly uses headings, font styles, and white space as outlined in the appropriate version of APA Publication Manual (e.g. 6th edition). | |
The paper includes an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement. | |
The paper addresses the topic of the paper with critical thought. | |
The paper concludes with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph. | |
Citations of original works within the body of the paper follow the appropriate version of APA Publication Manual (e.g. 6th edition) guidelines. | |
The paper includes a References Page that is completed according to the appropriate version of APA Publication Manual (e.g. 6th edition). | |
Total Possible Points | 10 |