Identify at least three personal and/or professional commitments that you are willing to make as a result of your understanding of the need for social change, leadership, and advocacy. Consider how your new understanding might impact you future work as a human services professional. Provide a brief description of the three personal and/or professional commitments you selected. Explain how your understanding of social change, leadership, and advocacy has impacted your commitments and your willingness to make them. Then, explain how your commitment might impact your future work as a human services professional. Be specific, and provide examples to illustrate your points.

Identify at least three personal and/or professional commitments that you are willing to make as a result of your understanding of the need for social change, leadership, and advocacy. Consider how your new understanding might impact you future work as a human services professional.

Provide a brief description of the three personal and/or professional commitments you selected. Explain how your understanding of social change, leadership, and advocacy has impacted your commitments and your willingness to make them. Then, explain how your commitment might impact your future work as a human services professional. Be specific, and provide examples to illustrate your points.

Readings
Homan, M. S. (2011). Promoting community change: Making it happen in the real world (5th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Chapter 4, Putting Yourself in the Picture (pp. 96112)
Wronka, J. (2008). Human Rights and Social Justice: Social Action and Service for the Helping and Health Professions. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Chapter 6, Ground Rules (pp. 253274)
Myers, J. W., Sweeney, T. J., & White, V. E. (2002). Advocacy for counseling and counselors: A professional imperative. Journal of Counseling and Development, 80(4), 394402.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.
Smith, S. D., Reynolds, C. A., & Rovnak, A. (2009). A critical analysis of the social advocacy movement in counseling. Journal of Counseling and Development, 87(4), 483491.
Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.