Case Study: Amina This case study shows how the hierarchy of needs can be applied to the case of an asylum seeker. Amina is a refugee from Syria. She arrived in the UK at the of 16, having been given a place on a lorry after both her parents were killed. When she reached the UK she applied for asylum. She was housed in temporary accommodation for the first 18 months and was then granted leave to remain and given a bedsit. She is being supervised by a multi-disciplinary team, including Helen, an outreach worker from Connexions. Helen is due to visit her to assess her needs, and suggest an educational route that could enable Amina to gain qualifications, so she can eventually support herself. Helen's supervisor advises her to familiarise herself with Maslow's hierarchy of needs before she meets Amina for the First time. 1. At what stage of Maslow's hierarchy of needs was Amina when she first arrived in England? 2. What needs may she satisfy by entering education? 3. Suggest some questions Helen might ask in order to find out whether or not Amina is yet ready to benefit from education Assignment 1 Examine closely arrangements for the division of work and linking together of activities in your own or some other organisation of your choice. 1. Investigate and make notes on the variety of ways in which work is divided and combinations for groupings of activities within the organisation. 2. Comment critically on the apparent effectiveness of different methods adopted for the division of work among members of the organisation. 3. How closely is the division of work related to the corporate strategy of the organisation? 4. Give reasons, together with practical examples, in support of your comments 5. Explain fully changes you would recommend in order to improve organisational performance. Where appropriate, prepare a revised, or a new, organisation chart.