Welcome to Unit 8: Advocacy: Private and Non- profit Robin C. Cooper, LCSW

Announcements One more seminar to go!! One more seminar to go!! Lets review for the final project!! Lets review for the final project!!

Final Project For your final project, you will write a reflection paper from the point of view of a human service professional in his or her last job in the field. You can choose to be a Chief Executive Officer, or supervisor, or any other job that interests you. The purpose of your paper is to provide advice for others in your agency who are just beginning their careers in human services. For your final project, you will write a reflection paper from the point of view of a human service professional in his or her last job in the field. You can choose to be a Chief Executive Officer, or supervisor, or any other job that interests you. The purpose of your paper is to provide advice for others in your agency who are just beginning their careers in human services.

Final Project You will include specific information from your Unit 3 project about using effective coordination between agencies in the community for service delivery. You will also describe some of the best methods for providing direct service to clients using the information from your Unit 6 project. You will include specific information from your Unit 3 project about using effective coordination between agencies in the community for service delivery. You will also describe some of the best methods for providing direct service to clients using the information from your Unit 6 project.

Final Project You will describe the importance of advocating for the needs of the people in your local community (and for the agencies that serve them). You will describe the importance of advocating for the needs of the people in your local community (and for the agencies that serve them). In the last part of the paper, describe at least two of the most important lessons that you learned in working with people in all of your human service jobs. In the last part of the paper, describe at least two of the most important lessons that you learned in working with people in all of your human service jobs.

Final Project Your project should be between 1800 and 2400 words in length. Make sure that sure that you follow APA format, use Standard American English, and cite references within the text of your paper as well as in the reference section. While the text is your main source for this project, please use the Kaplan Library Academic Search Premier database to find at least two articles from peer- reviewed journals. You should also use a minimum of two reliable websites. A good starting point for reliable Internet sources is our government website at Your project should be between 1800 and 2400 words in length. Make sure that sure that you follow APA format, use Standard American English, and cite references within the text of your paper as well as in the reference section. While the text is your main source for this project, please use the Kaplan Library Academic Search Premier database to find at least two articles from peer- reviewed journals. You should also use a minimum of two reliable websites. A good starting point for reliable Internet sources is our government website at

Unit Outcomes Create effective arguments to advocate for services in your community Create effective arguments to advocate for services in your community Demonstrate an understanding of the application of theory and skills to identify, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions involving client needs and delivery systems in the Human Services profession Demonstrate an understanding of the application of theory and skills to identify, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions involving client needs and delivery systems in the Human Services profession

Unit To-Do-List Complete reading Complete reading Participate in discussion Participate in discussion Attend seminar Attend seminar No project this week No project this week Prepare for final project!!! Prepare for final project!!!

Differences between profit and non- profit agencies As you learned in prior classes, the fundamental differences between for profit and not-for-profit agencies is in the business model and not so much in delivery of services. Most agencies provide the same types of services, but often the differences lie in whether they can treat clients who cannot pay for service. As you learned in prior classes, the fundamental differences between for profit and not-for-profit agencies is in the business model and not so much in delivery of services. Most agencies provide the same types of services, but often the differences lie in whether they can treat clients who cannot pay for service.

For- profit Agencies If you were to work for a for profit agency, the focus of your advocacy activities will be split between working in the community to promote your agency’s services and attracting paying clients to the agency. You would also spend time working with community coalitions and local government representatives. If you were to work for a for profit agency, the focus of your advocacy activities will be split between working in the community to promote your agency’s services and attracting paying clients to the agency. You would also spend time working with community coalitions and local government representatives.

Not-for-profit Agencies If you were to work for a not-for-profit agency, more of your advocacy energy would be devoted to ensuring that state and local politicians understand the benefits of your service, asking for grant monies to be increased, and organizing effective service delivery in your town. It is important to use these meetings as an opportunity to present the message that responsible service providers need continued financial support from local and state governments to best serve the needs of those who need it, but who cannot pay for it. If you were to work for a not-for-profit agency, more of your advocacy energy would be devoted to ensuring that state and local politicians understand the benefits of your service, asking for grant monies to be increased, and organizing effective service delivery in your town. It is important to use these meetings as an opportunity to present the message that responsible service providers need continued financial support from local and state governments to best serve the needs of those who need it, but who cannot pay for it.

Community Leaders Another focus of advocacy is in educating local dignitaries about the social problems that are contributing to the crime rate, for example. Those community leaders who understand the problems of their town are more likely to attend and support fundraisers. Another focus of advocacy is in educating local dignitaries about the social problems that are contributing to the crime rate, for example. Those community leaders who understand the problems of their town are more likely to attend and support fundraisers.

Community Education There are strong links between increased crime rates and decreased spending for social services. One of the tasks of human service professionals, who advocate for services, is to educate people about the importance of helping people to survive. For example, it is unreasonable to expect that someone would choose to starve over stealing food. There are strong links between increased crime rates and decreased spending for social services. One of the tasks of human service professionals, who advocate for services, is to educate people about the importance of helping people to survive. For example, it is unreasonable to expect that someone would choose to starve over stealing food.

Advocacy Advocacy can be a formal process such as making a presentation at a local town council meeting or an informal process such as talking to someone in the supermarket about the need for services. Advocacy can be a formal process such as making a presentation at a local town council meeting or an informal process such as talking to someone in the supermarket about the need for services.

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Discussion Board Choose an agency in your town/city that provides not-for-profit services. Using specific information from that agency (e.g., the type of services provided for target populations), respond to the discussion questions as if you are preparing to travel to your state capitol to make a presentation to the state senate. Choose an agency in your town/city that provides not-for-profit services. Using specific information from that agency (e.g., the type of services provided for target populations), respond to the discussion questions as if you are preparing to travel to your state capitol to make a presentation to the state senate.

Discussion Board List some of the key facts that suggest that your agency needs more state grant money to provide services to people in your community. (Note: Make sure to do some research about your community and its needs.) For example, if you are representing a child prevention agency, you might say that while the agency is serving the needs of the community as best as it can, the wait time for investigating an abuse report has increased from one day to three. List some of the key facts that suggest that your agency needs more state grant money to provide services to people in your community. (Note: Make sure to do some research about your community and its needs.) For example, if you are representing a child prevention agency, you might say that while the agency is serving the needs of the community as best as it can, the wait time for investigating an abuse report has increased from one day to three.

Discussion Board Write a convincing argument that you would use in the beginning of your presentation using some of the facts that you listed above. Write a convincing argument that you would use in the beginning of your presentation using some of the facts that you listed above. Read your classmates’ posts and decide whether you would be convinced by their statements, then offer suggestions for strengthening their arguments. This is how human service professionals work together while preparing an advocacy campaign. Read your classmates’ posts and decide whether you would be convinced by their statements, then offer suggestions for strengthening their arguments. This is how human service professionals work together while preparing an advocacy campaign.

Final comments??? Questions, concerns?? Questions, concerns??