Part 1: Service Plan: Community Resources
Select at least two services from different organizations in Hart City, and explain how they would be beneficial for your service user. Then describe how you would coordinate those services. Finally, identify financial considerations for your service user in accessing the services.
Part 2: Advocacy Email
Select one of the Hart City organizations you identified in Part 1 and imagine you are writing an email to that office to advocate for your service user and request services.
Write a 2-paragraph email to the organization to advocate for your service user and request services. In your email, be sure to demonstrate the following:
Diplomacy
Effective skills in interagency collaboration
Professional communication
Clarity and concision
Learning Resources
Professional Communication and Interagency Collaboration
Woodside, M., & McClam, T. (2018). Generalist case management: A method of human service delivery (5th ed.). Cengage.
Chapter 10: Service Coordination (pp. 317–356)
Chapter 11: Working With the Organization (pp. 358–393)
Robinson, S. M., & Gallagher, M. M. (2019). Meeting complex needs through community collaboration: A case study. Journal of Child & Adolescent Trauma, 12(2), 279–285. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40653-018-0202-3
Note: Pay close attention to the “Service Coordination” section of this article.
Advocacy
Sullivan, C. M., & Goodman, L. A. (2019).Advocacy with survivors of intimate partner violence: What it is, what it isn’t, and why it’s critically important. Violence Against Women, 25(16), 2007–2023. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077801219875826
Note: Read pages 2007–2010 to gain insight on advocacy.
Document: Sample Advocacy Email (PDF)
Hart City Cases
Walden University, LLC. (2020). Hart City [Interactive media]. Walden University Canvas. https://waldenu.instructure.com
Optional Resources
Isaacs, A. N., & Firdous, F. (2019). A care coordination model can facilitate interagency collaboration when designing recovery-oriented services. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services, 57(5), 38–43. https://doi.org/10.3928/02793695-20181128-01
