BSHS 441 BSHS441 BSHS/441 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

Prepare a 1- to 2-page paper that addresses the issue of advocacy in the human services field.

Choose a specific population, such as

·         the homeless

·         persons with disabilities

·         persons with AIDS

Define advocacy.

Explain the problems facing the identified population.

Recommend a plan to meet those challenges.

Include a personal perspective on how you, as an advocate, can assist with problems such as housing, treatment, short- and long-term medical care, education, probation, and domestic violence.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines

BSHS 441 BSHS441 BSHS/441 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

Define the following terms and describe the role of the human services worker in regard to each function; provide an example of how each might be used:

o    Advocacy

o    Mediation

o    Arbitration

o    Mediation-arbitration

BSHS 441 BSHS441 BSHS/441 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

BSHS 441 BSHS441 BSHS/441 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

Submit a written Internet search overview identifying at least three sources as references for the Paper Based on Literature Review.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

BSHS 441 BSHS441 BSHS/441 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

Conduct an interview at one social service agency that uses advocates within their agency. Interview an individual who works either as an advocate or as a representative who can discuss the role of advocacy within the agency.

Prepare a 1- to 2-page written summary of the interview, to be used as part of your final presentation in Week Five, in the summary:

·         Name the agency or organization and title of the interviewee.

·         Describe the advocacy role this individual plays within the agency.

·         Describe the populations served by this agency.

·         Describe an advocacy model or template that is used with each population. Is the advocate speaking on behalf of the client or assisting the client in speaking for himself or herself?

·         Describe how this individual became involved in the role of advocate.

·         Ask the interviewee:

o   to describe what is most rewarding about his or her work

o   what he or she would change about his or her job if it were possible to do so

o   to identify the reason he or she became an advocate

o   how his or her personal values affect upon the performance of the duties required

o   how different this responsibility is from what he or she expected when starting the position

Format your paper consistent with APA

BSHS 441 BSHS441 BSHS/441 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

BSHS 441 BSHS441 BSHS/441 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

BSHS 441 BSHS441 BSHS/441 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

Write a 1- to 2-page paper, in which you explore the ethical, moral, and legal challenges of potential dual relationships as an advocate or mediator.

Present your opinion on the integration of advocacy and mediation within the human services field.

Identify your personal philosophy and individual approach to advocating and mediating within a specific agency setting, including Planned Parenthood, Adult Probation, Department of Behavioral Health Services, and Advocates for the Seriously Mentally Ill.

BSHS 441 BSHS441 BSHS/441 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

Interview another agency that uses mediation or other conflict resolution processes either internally for employee disputes or externally for client advocacy. This may be within a social service agency, court system, or corporation. You must use a different agency from the one you used for the interview in Week Two.

Use of similar interview questions to the ones you used before is acceptable, but include discussion of the following topics:

·         Mediator neutrality and impartiality

·         Confidentiality

·         Mediator bias

·         Limitations of the mediator

·         Scope of power

·         Conflict of interest

Submit a 1- to 2-page summary of your interview to the facilitator.

Compare and contrast the roles of mediator and advocate.

·         Describe the power limitations of each role.

·         Under what circumstances is an advocate used during mediation?

·         Which role is most critical to problem solving?  Why?

Record your remarks and conclusions in a 1- to 2-page paper and submit to the facilitator this week, along with the summary paper.

BSHS 441 BSHS441 BSHS/441 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

BSHS 441 BSHS441 BSHS/441 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

BSHS 441 BSHS441 BSHS/441 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

Prepare a 2- to 3-page paper expanding on the literature review submitted in Week Two.

Explore the existing integration of mediation and advocacy within a human services agency on a national or international level.

Summarize the findings from your three sources. Discuss whether you believe mediation is appropriate for those specific populations.

BSHS 441 BSHS441 BSHS/441 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

Conduct an interview with a social services lobbyist within your State Legislature. Use the same form of interview questions as in previous group interviews but include the following:

Discuss the role of the lobbyist as a social advocate.

·         How do their positions as lobbyists affect social policy changes?

·         How are dollars for human services acquired? What role do they play?

·         Does the interviewee see his or her role as a policy changer or funding advocate? Why?

·         What does he or she envision as the future for human services? Are we, as a society, funding more or less to those in need in the future?

Prepare a 1- to 2-page paper summarizing this interview, and submit it to the facilitator.

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

BSHS 441 BSHS441 BSHS/441 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

BSHS 441 BSHS441 BSHS/441 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

BSHS 441 BSHS441 BSHS/441 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

Quiz on concepts and terms

QUESTION #1

Mr. and Mrs. Smith are getting divorced after 12 years of marriage.  They have two children, ages 10 and 4.  There is some evidence that Mr. Smith has been physically abusive to his wife, but not his children.  He also admits to “enjoying a few cold beers” after a long day at work.  Mrs. Smith is currently a stay at home mom because Mr. Smith earns enough so that she has this opportunity.

Develop a case plan for this family, and whether or not you would involve outside parties in the divorce and why.

QUESTION #2

Explain the specific differences between arbitration and mediation.  Give an example of each.

During an arbitration there is a third parties who is the arbitrator. An alterative dispute resolution will take place.  Both parties will agree to comply in advance. Both parties will participate in the out of court hearing to present their evdience. The arbitrator decision is normally the final decision.

QUESTION #3

What are some “negatives”  to using advocacy and mediation?

QUESTION #4

What are the most effective negotiating skills?

QUESTION #5

How can mediation and advocacy affect social policy and social policy changes?

BSHS 441 BSHS441 BSHS/441 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

BSHS 441 BSHS441 BSHS/441 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX

BSHS 441 BSHS441 BSHS/441 ENTIRE COURSE HELP – UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX