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BHS-240 Group Dynamics and Process
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CheckPoint: 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?
Assignment: Contemporary Problems
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.
CheckPoint: 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?
