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- 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
- BSHS 441 Week 1 Individual Assignment Paper on a
Specific Population and the Advocate Role - BSHS 441 Week 1 DQ 1
- BSHS 441 Week 1 DQ 2
- BSHS 441 Week 2 Individual Assignment Literature
Review of Mediation and Advocacy - BSHS 441 Week 2 Team Assignment Interview of a
Social Service Agency Using Advocates
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- BSHS 441 Week 1 Individual Assignment Paper on a
Specific Population and the Advocate Role
- Describe three ethical issues involved when
taking the role of mediator and provide examples
of each.
- 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
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- Describe conflict styles and discuss how you, as
a mediator, might increase positive interaction
in mediation with someone of each style.
- Compare and contrast interest-based negotiation
with power- and rights-based negotiations.
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- BSHS 441 Week 2 Individual Assignment Literature
Review of Mediation and Advocacy
- BSHS 441 Week 2 Team Assignment Interview of a
Social Service Agency Using Advocates
- 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.
- 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.
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- Describe a win/win negotiation and give an
example.
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- BSHS 441 Week 3 Individual Assignment Paper on
the Challenges of Being an Advocate and Neutral
Facilitator (Mediator)
- BSHS 441 Week 3 Team Assignment Interview of a
Social Service Agency on Their Use of Mediation
- 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.
- 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.
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- How does a human services worker integrate the
use of mediation, or third-party neutrality, when
he or she also serves as an advocate for the
client and is an employee of the agency?
- Describe the philosophical positions of the major
political parties on providing social services
for the homeless, the poor, victims of disasters,
victims of prejudice, children, and single
parents.
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- BSHS 441 Week 4 Individual Assignment Paper Based
on Literature Review
- BSHS 441 week 4 Team Assignment Interview With a
Social Services Lobbyist
- 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.
- 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 includes the following - Discuss the role of the lobbyist as a social
advocate. - How do their positions as lobbyists
affect social policy changes?
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- Who holds the power for creating social change
within the social service industry? Support your
answer.
- Can we have client advocacy, a forum for conflict
resolution, and agents for policy change without
competing for limited dollars and resources? Why?
What do you see as the most vital function?
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- BSHS 441 Week 5 Individual Quiz
- BSHS 441 Week 5 Team Assignment Presentation on
the Use of Mediation within an Agency Setting
- 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
- Prepare a 12-15 Microsoft PowerPoint
presentation. Include your Internet search
findings, and key notes of the interview with a
with a social agency representative. Provide a
summary of the interview along with a brief
commentary on the future of mediation and
advocacy in this country and the role of the
human services worker in these processes
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