Instruction
HUMNWK12DISC1Select one issue that arouses your passion that might benefit from change. This should be an issue that you have not yet explored in this course. Consider how you might use social change, leadership, and advocacy to address that issue.
Provide a brief description of the issue you selected, and explain why it is important to you. Explain how you might use social change, leadership, and advocacy to address the issue. 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.