Applying Change, Leadership, and Advocacy Theories to Disadvantaged and Vulnerable Populations

Applying Change, Leadership, and Advocacy Theories to Disadvantaged and Vulnerable Populations The Assignment (2–3 pages): • Briefly describe a disadvantaged population • Briefly describe one challenge you identified within the population • Explain how you could apply change, leadership, and/or advocacy theories and processes to address the challenge. Be specific, and provide examples to illustrate your points. • Explain the importance of acting as a social change agent, leader, and advocate for the disadvantaged population. • Homan, M. S. (2016). Promoting community change: Making it happen in the real world (6th ed.).Boston, MA: Cengage. o Chapter 5, “Knowing Your Community” (pp. 131-200) • Wronka, J. (2008). Human rights and social justice: Social action and service for the helping and health professions. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. o Chapter 4, ?At-Risk and Clinical Social Action and Service Strategies Toward the Creation of a Human Rights Culture? (pp. 157–203) • Ohmer, M. L., Warner, B. D., & Beck, E. (2010). Preventing violence in low-income communities: Facilitating residents' ability to intervene in neighborhood problems. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare, 37(2), 161–181. • Ratts, M. J. (2008). A pragmatic view of social justice advocacy: Infusing microlevel social justice advocacy strategies into counseling practices. Counseling and Human Development, 41(1), 1–8. • Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. (2000). Code of ethics. Retrieved fromhttp://www.acjs.org/pubs/167_671_2922.cfm • American Counseling Association. (2005). ACA code of ethics. Retrieved fromhttp://www.counseling.org/Resources/aca-code-of-ethics.pdf • National Association of Social Workers. (2008). Code of ethics of the National Association of Social Workers. Retrieved from http://www.naswdc.org/pubs/code/code.asp • National Organization for Human Services. (n.d.). Ethical standards for human services professionals. Retrieved December 17, 2012, from http://www.nationalhumanservices.org/ethical-standards-for-hs-professionals