Assignment Directions
For this assignment, you will write a 2–3-page essay about one of the four following social problems that impact families: divorce, one-parent families, family violence, or mental illness. Be sure to revisit Chapters 10 and 11 in your text to support your responses.
Please use the Unit 9 Assignment Template to address each of the following:
- Provide a brief overview of the population that you have identified and identify three specific social problems that impact the population.
- Locate two agencies/organizations in your own community that might work with this population.
- What services does each agency provide?
- What are the pros and cons of each agency?
- Identify two basic skills a human services professional might need in order to work with this population. Explain in detail why these skills are needed.
- Describe two possible interventions or tasks that you might be involved with in working with this population. Why did you identify these interventions?
- Using the Ethical Standards for Human Services Professionals, explain the role human services professionals play in advocating for the population you identified.