Topic should be at least 350 words and should reflect the fact that you have completed the readings and activities. Use your words wisely so that the posting has substance and includes examples and explanations. Best practice is to include citations and a reference list.
Human service professionals are required by the NOHS Standard 16 to “advocate for social justice and seek to eliminate oppression.” Based on the readings, your review of relevant sections of the Standards and your own research, respond to the following questions:
Define what Topic should be at least 350 words and should reflect the fact that you have completed the readings and activities. Use your words wisely so that the posting has substance and includes examples and explanations. Best practice is to include citations and a reference list.
Human service professionals are required by the NOHS Standard 16 to “advocate for social justice and seek to eliminate oppression.” Based on the readings, your review of relevant sections of the Standards and your own research, respond to the following questions:
Define what social justice means to you. Be specific in your definition.
Discuss what you think is meant by Standard 16. What do you think is required of human service professionals to comply with that standard? Use specific examples in your discussion.
Formulate a plan for how you intend to advocate for social justice in your own practice. What do you plan to do that meets this requirement? In addition to some of the traditional advocacy practices used in the profession, incorporate new and creative ideas for how to effect this change.
Do you believe your efforts will be effective? Why or why not?
In this article from the Library, you will explore the term “well-being,” often used in social work and human services codes of ethics. You will explore what this means, how it can be measured and how it can be incorporated into a framework for your practice.
Gamble, D. N. (2012). Well-being in a globalized world: Does social work know how to make it happen? Journal Of Social Work Education, 48(4), 669.
In this next article, you will focus further on the definition of social justice and explore the type of advocacy that is required of the helping professions by the various codes of ethics:
Gasker, J. A., & Fischer, A. C. (2014). Toward a context-specific definition of social justice for social work: In search of overlapping consensus. Journal Of Social Work Values & Ethics, 11(1), 42.
Please also read Standards 10-18 from the following:
National Organization for Human Services. (2015). Ethical Standards for Human Service Professionals. Retrieved from http://www.nationalhumanservices.org/index.php?opt… means to you. Be specific in your definition.
Discuss what you think is meant by Standard 16. What do you think is required of human service professionals to comply with that standard? Use specific examples in your discussion.
Formulate a plan for how you intend to advocate for social justice in your own practice. What do you plan to do that meets this requirement? In addition to some of the traditional advocacy practices used in the profession, incorporate new and creative ideas for how to effect this change.
Do you believe your efforts will be effective? Why or why not?
In this article from the Library, you will explore the term “well-being,” often used in social work and human services codes of ethics. You will explore what this means, how it can be measured and how it can be incorporated into a framework for your practice.
Gamble, D. N. (2012). Well-being in a globalized world: Does social work know how to make it happen? Journal Of Social Work Education, 48(4), 669.
In this next article, you will focus further on the definition of social justice and explore the type of advocacy that is required of the helping professions by the various codes of ethics:
Gasker, J. A., & Fischer, A. C. (2014). Toward a context-specific definition of social justice for social work: In search of overlapping consensus. Journal Of Social Work Values & Ethics, 11(1), 42.
Please also read Standards 10-18 from the following:
National Organization for Human Services. (2015). Ethical Standards for Human Service Professionals. Retrieved from http://www.nationalhumanservices.org/index.php?opt…
