Submit a draft of the legal and ethical considerations (Section II) for your final project, including all critical elements as listed in the Milestone Two Guidelines and Rubric document.

PSY 624 Module Two Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric Cultural competence can include, but is not limited to, ethnicity, religious beliefs, LGBTQQ , and disabilities. Select a population that you are not very familiar with and would consider yourself cultu rally incompetent with. Research laws that may specifically impact the population you have selected. In your paper , address the following:  Discuss how you would become increasingly culturally competent with the population selected .  Report on the laws you researched and how they may impact working with these clients .  Include local resources that you could utilize in developing a culturally competent aftercare plan .  Discuss how being culturally competent could impact your role as an expert witness in a futu re court proceeding . Conduct and include scholarly research to support your response. Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a two - to three -page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12 point T imes New Roman font, one inch mar gins, and APA format for citations. Instructor Feedback : This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more in formation, review these instructions . Critical Elements Exemplary ( 10 0%) Proficient ( 90 %) Needs Improvement ( 70%) Not Evident (0%) Value Cultural Competence Meets “Proficient” criteria , and ideas are substantiated with concrete examples Accurately discusses cultural competence with the selected population Discusses cultural competence with the selected population , but information provided is inaccurate or lacks details Does not discuss cultural compet ence with the selected population 25 Laws Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides specific and relevant examples on how these laws impact the population Identifies relevant laws that may impact the selected population Identifies laws that may impact the selected population , but laws are not appropriate Does not identify relevant laws that may impact the selected population 25 Local Resources Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides specific and relevant examples for using those local resources effective ly Identifies local resources that could be used in developing a culturally competent aftercare plan with the selected population Identifies local resources , but they are not appropriate Does not identify local resources that can be used in developing a c ulturally competent aftercare plan with the selected population 15 Expert Witness Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides specific and relevant examples substantiated with research Accurately discusses how cultural competence impact s the expert witness r ole in a future court proceeding for the selected population Discusses how cultural competence impacts the expert witness role , but information provided is inaccurate or lacks details Does not discuss how cultural competence impacts the expert witness role in a future court proceeding for the selected population 20 Articulation of Response Submission is free of errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, and organization and is presented in a profe ssional and easy -to-read format Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas Submission has c ritical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas 15 Earned Total 100%