In her essay “Shitty First Drafts,” Anne Lamott discusses her own “shitty first drafts” as part of her writing process, claiming that if writers would only admit to it, all writers write shitty first drafts. Her implication, however, is that the first draft is only part of the process, and at one point she writes that she eventually let herself “trust the process.”For this discussion post, describe what Lamott means by a “writing process.” Besides a first draft, what are some of the other steps in a writing process? (Feel free to consult your Language Awareness and Writing Matters texts for suggestions. ) From Lamott’s perspective, what are the advantages of following a writing process? And what are the advantages of recognizing that even professional writers struggle with the first draft?Suggested length: 200 - 250 wordsDue: Initial post no later than 11:59PM Thursday, Week 3Respond to two of your classmates’ posts. Monitor your own posts. Due: two responses due by 6:00 PM Sunday, Week 3

Document Series Description Rough Draft & Peer Review are required for a passing grade on the revised/final version of this project.  Learning Objectives Practice writing various forms of business correspondence and documents (i.e., email, letters, memos) Choose one of the following scenarios, and produce the requested documents for one scenario only. Each scenario asks you to prepare a range of documents. Students are responsible for determining the appropriate genre (email, memo, business letter, etc.) as well as the content of those documents. Scenario 1 You are the technical manager of a large Internet design firm (100+ employees). One of your primary responsibilities is to manage a team of developers. Your unit's primary goal is to build and deliver custom web applications and to update client websites. Due to the increase of information delivery via company intranets, your company has grown considerably. About 8 months ago you hired a small start-up company, MaintainU, to perform routine maintenance for clients’ websites because you needed to focus more attention on the custom applications. MaintainU does not interact with your clients and they work as sub-contractors through your company. Your clients are not aware of this move and for now, you and Nathan Elder, your company president, want to keep it this way.  The last several months you have had problems with MaintainU not paying attention to version dates. They have, on several occasions, made changes requested by clients, but they also uploaded old pages to the site. Having dealt with a number of complaints, the most recent two weeks ago, you had a long conversation with Jason Hughes, the president of MaintainU, that mistakes are not acceptable.  Now, this morning, you receive an angry call from a client, Sheila Links at Gateway Industries, because an executive that was fired two months ago has been added back to the executive page. Gateway Industries was one of the first clients your firm ever signed. While the client is on the phone, the mistake is corrected, and you end up setting up a meeting for lunch next week.  For the first 6 months or so, the relationship with MaintainU was great. At this point, you're uncertain if you want to continue the relationship, but at the same time, you cannot afford to bring maintenance work back in-house. Apparently, the phone call to Jason wasn’t enough.  Deliverables  Based on the scenario above, your deliverables will be the following documents:  document to the client, Gateway Industries  document to MaintainU  document to the president, who is a micro-manager and likes to know everything that is going on  Please put all documents in ONE file. 

Introduction and AlignmentIn this assignment, you will use the case of John the Veteran. You will practice your cumulative social work skills from the course (engagement, assessment, planning, and intervention), applying those skills in a dialogue with John. Next, you will create a written discharge plan for John. A thorough discharge plan ensures that a client or patient will have the appropriate support and resources in place after leaving a facility. Finally, you will create a written termination dialogue that could be used with John and that includes the necessary ethical components discussed throughout the workshop.Upon completion of this assignment, you should be able to:Implement ethical, Christ-like attitudes, values, and worldview appropriate to context. (PO 1)Utilize reflection and self-regulation to manage effectively the intersection of personal and professional values. (PO 1)Create empathic client engagement that leads to empowerment and growth. (PO 6)Analyze intervention and program processes. (PO 9)Apply social work theories to client engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation at the micro practice level. (PO 6, 7, 8, 9)ResourcesTextbook: Social Work Skills for Beginning Direct PracticeWebsite: National Association of Social Workers (NASW)Interactive Media: Case Study - John the VeteranFile: Interview Transcript.pdfFile: Offender Classification Document.docxFile: Transition Planning Notes I.docxFile: Psychological Evaluation.docxFile: Transition Planning Notes II.docxBackground InformationWhen a client or patient is ready to be discharged from a facility such as a hospital, rehabilitation center, or substance abuse treatment facility, it is extremely important that the social worker and client work together to put together a complete discharge plan. A discharge plan often addresses how the client will live on his or her own without the facility to support them. Social workers and clients work together to ensure that the client will have the appropriate resources and aftercare, if any is needed.InstructionsRead the following files:Interview Transcript.pdf of John’s first interview with Dr. BrimmerOffender Classification Document.docxTransition Planning Notes I.docxEngage in the interactive media: “Case Study - John the Veteran.”Apply what you have learned about engagement, assessment, planning, and intervention (Workshops 3-6), as well as ethical practice, to complete the dialogue successfully.Take good notes about John’s needs, risks, strengths, resources, and goals, just as you would if you were conducting this interview in a real-world scenario.Read the follow-up files:Psychological Evaluation.docxTransition Planning Notes II.docxBased on the prior interaction and all supporting documents, write a discharge plan for John. It should be between 200 and 300 words in length. Your discharge plan should ensure that John’s needs will be met as thoroughly as possibly once he leaves the treatment facility. Consider the following factors:Living arrangementsFinancial needsTransportation plansVocational and/or educational plansPersonal and professional supportCultural needs and resourcesOngoing treatment needs and plansMedications and medical equipment needsInclude any other factors you think relate to a discharge plan for this client, such as caring for his spiritual needs, if applicable.Imagine that one week prior to John’s release, Dr. Brimmer and you (the intern) meet with John to review his discharge plan and discuss termination as noted in Transition Planning Notes II. Dr. Brimmer has worked with John for some time, and you have now been involved on his case, so the termination discussion is an important step in saying goodbye to this client. In the same document you produced to write the discharge plan, write a brief, skilled, and empathetic termination dialogue that is ethical and supports John’s continuing progress as he transitions from the prison. It should be between 200 and 300 words in length. In italics or brackets within the dialogue, describe attending behaviors and nonverbal communication that you could use to support engagement. Include the following talking points:Clarification about the end of the professional relationshipSummary of the client’s accomplishments and strengthsSummary of the client’s ongoing needsSummary of the client’s discharge planSummary of the client’s resources and support peopleWell wishes and any positive sentiment