HSM 210 week 1 CheckPoint Deinstitutionalization of the Mentally Ill
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Check Point: Deinstitutionalization of the Mentally Ill
One of the most significant historical events to impact the evolution of human service work was the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill in the 1960s. Your text examines some positive and negative outcomes of deinstitutionalization.
Resources: Ch. 3 (p. 144) of Human Services in Contemporary America and the University Library
Due Date: Day 5 [post to the Individual forum]
Locate at least one article from the University Library that demonstrates the impact of deinstitutionalization on local communities. Then, answer the following questions in 200 to 300 words:
How did deinstitutionalization impact the local community in your article?
How is the local community dealing with related problems, such as homelessness, crime, and the spread of communicable diseases?
Post your response to the following: What have been the most significant changes in human services over the past 50 years? How has society’s responsibility to individual needs changed in the last 10 years? What do you think the role of human service workers will be in the future?
Discussion Question 2
Due Date: Day 4 [post to the Main forum]
Search the University Library or the Internet for reputable news sources to identify demographic trends in the United States.
•Post your response to the following: With respect to the changing nature of the United States, which demographic trends do you expect to have the greatest impact on human services delivery in the United States in the next 10 years? Which of these demographic trends do you expect to have the greatest impact on your city or state in the next 10 years? Explain your answer.
Resources: Ch. 1 (pp. 27-57) of Human Services in Contemporary America and Appendixes C and G
Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum]
Review your list of local city and state agencies (or the two agencies you compared) and select a target population. Examples of target populations are the poor, unemployed, children, elderly, people with disabilities, persons with mental illness, substance abusers, criminals, homeless, and persons living with HIV/AIDS. Once you have selected a group, research a current issue or problem affecting this target population.
Identify the current and unmet needs of your chosen target population, and describe the possible obstacles that are preventing resolution of the problems. What human service programs addressing the problem currently exist, and how are they helping or hindering the problem?
Locate two credible sources from the University Library or the Internet that discuss the problems this target population faces and incorporate your findings into your paper.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in APA format, with references, summarizing your findings.
Submit your paper as a Microsoft® Word attachment.
Check Point: Researching Human Service Agencies One of the best ways to learn about how various human service organizations meet human needs is to research and study agencies within your city or state.
Resources: Appendixes B, C, and G
Due Date: Day 3 [Individual forum]
Compile a list of the human service agencies in your city or state.
Choose two agencies from your list. Research and study the available information for each agency, obtained from the agency’s Web site or other credible Internet sources. Search for information about how the agency determines needs and the demographic it serves. Refer to Appendix C for tips on where to find this information and Appendix G for other suggested Web sites.
Compare and contrast the information you found for each agency, then answer the following questions in 200 to 300 words:
What needs does each agency meet and what demographic does each agency serve? What or who may have influenced the agency’s decision to meet the needs of this demographic group?
What differences have you observed between the ways the two agencies attempt to meet human needs?
How successful is each agency in meeting the needs of its demographic group? What challenges may be preventing the agencies from meeting certain needs?
Post your response to the following: Research an existing human service program in your city or state that affects the target population and issue you chose. Briefly describe the program and determine which theoretical model most influences the delivery of this program or service. Which theoretical model least influences the delivery of this program or service?
3. Discussion Question 2
Resource: Appendix D
Due Date: Day 4 [Main forum]
Review the scenarios in Appendix D. Imagine yourself as a human services worker in each of these scenarios.
Post your response to the following: Which theoretical approach would most influence your reaction in each situation and why? Beyond theoretical approaches, what tactics would you use in the real world to improve these situations?
HSM 210 week 4 Assignment Examining Government Regulations FOR MORE CLASSES VISIT
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Assignment: Examining Government Regulations
Resource: Ch. 7 of Human Services in Contemporary America
Due Date: Day 7 [Individual forum]
Use the information you gathered for the Week Two assignment and research government regulations and standards that affect the policy and target population you chose. You can research your state’s legislative department or the Web sites listed in Appendix G, for example, for laws, regulations, and standards impacting human service organizations.
Describe the current government regulations or standards you researched. What kind of impact do these regulations or standards have on your issue and target population?
Identify obstacles that would prevent you from meeting the needs of your target population.
Consider future trends and changes to social policy that may be necessary in order for your issue to be resolved or for the target population to have its needs satisfied.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in APA format, with references, summarizing your research results.
HSM 210 week 4 Checkpoint Differentiating Between Public and Private Organizations
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Check Point: Differentiating Between Public and Private Organizations
Resources: Ch. 1 (pp. 12, 14, and 15) & 7 of Human Services in Contemporary America and Appendix G
Due Date: Day 3 [Individual forum]
Describe a social policy that may affect your future position as a human services worker.
Compare and contrast how a public versus a private organization might address this policy differently. Include an explanation of how the delivery system of a public organization would be different than that of a private organization. For example, what would be some differences between a state-funded child placement agency and a private adoption agency in regard to how they deliver their adoption services?
Consider how you could influence this policy to meet your clients’ needs. If you work for a government organization, you may not be able to lobby, but what other ways could you advocate for your client population?
