BSHS 485 Week 1 Individual Assignment Community Change and Advocacy

BSHS 485 Week 1 Individual Assignment Community Change and Advocacy

Instructions: Advocacy is an important part of community change, and the human service professional plays a critical role in this process. In this assignment, you identify the role of the human service professional in advocacy and social change. Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you discuss the purpose of advocacy and how it effects social change. Include the following:   

• Determine the principles and purpose of advocacy.
• Explain how advocacy affects social change.
• Describe the role of the human service professional in advocacy.
• Include two to three examples of advocacy and how they have affected social change. Include a minimum of two sources. Format your paper according to APA guidelines. Submit your assignment to the Assignment Files tab.