Personal Leadership Vision and Self-Efficacy Plan

Paper Structure and Outline:

1. Introduction
2. Personal Vision Statement – What is your vision for your future as a social worker?
   Remember a vision statement is not a specific goal. A vision is more of a philosophical
   statement about how you want to be or the kind of change you want to affect as a leader,
   without knowing specifically how you are going to accomplish it. Think of MLK’s “I
   have a dream” speech. He had a vison about how the world could be but not a specific
   plan about how to accomplish the vision.
3. Short Term (ST) Goals (1-3): Include 2-3 specific ST goals that you will need to
   accomplish to start to realize your vision. How and what steps and actions must you take
   to achieve the goals that will make your vision a reality? What strength/s will this goal
   help you to strengthen or develop? What are the networks/relationships and resources
   that you will need to cultivate to accomplish these goals? Include specific implementation
   time frames (dates you will have each goal accomplished by).
4. Intermediate Term (IT) Goals (3-5 years): Include 2-3 specific IT goals that you will need
   to accomplish to start to realize your vision. How and what steps and actions must you
   take to achieve the goals that will make your vision a reality? What strength/s will this
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   goal help you to strengthen or develop? What are the networks/relationships and
   resources that you will need to cultivate to accomplish these goals? Include specific
   implementation time frames (dates you will have each goal accomplished by).
5. Long-term (LT) goals (5-10 years or more): Include 1-2 specific LT goals that you will
   need to accomplish to start to realize your vision and describe at least one potential
   achievement you would like to attain in the field. How and what steps and actions must
   you take to achieve the goals that will make your vision a reality? What strength/s will
   this goal help you to strengthen or develop? What are the networks/relationships and
   resources that you will need to cultivate to accomplish these goals? Include specific
   implementation time frames (dates you will have each goal accomplished by).
6. Conclusion – In addition to summarizing the main ideas you shared throughout the paper
   please also, identify what might be the challenges faced as a male, female, or transgender
   person, or a person of color, or in a female dominated profession, in accomplishing your
   goals and in realizing your vision. How would you plan to confront these challenges?
   What Knowledge, Skills and Actions (KSAs) would you need to acquire and apply to
   overcome these challenges?
   Your plan should be strategic and represent a clear and thoughtful articulation of your
   development as a leader and a practitioner. Identify the areas for development clearly along
   with your vision and goals. State actions you need to take and activities you need to engage in to
   realize your aspirations. Each action plan should address implementation and include time
   frames. Make your plan as realistic as possible.
   Paper Format:
   This paper must adhere to APA format. It must include double spacing, 6-8 pages in length,
   Times New Roman, twelve-point size, and a minimum of five (5) scholarly references. Cite your
   first assignment in this paper and DO NOT copy and paste while this DOES NOT count as
   one of your references, you need to reference it because you need to draw from it for this
   assignment.