DUE IN 5 HOURS!! Lobbying and Advocacy Based on what you have read this week describe the difference between lobbying and advocacy.  Discuss an issue that you strongly believe should be advocated for in your field or by your discipline or community. What data or evidence would you provide to your Congressperson, Senator or Community representative if you were going to lobby or advocate on behalf of that issue? Analyze the role a human service provider plays in influencing policy decisions on a Federal, State and/or local level. HUM5300 Week 1 Instructor Guidance Throughout this course you will get a broad overview of the laws and regulations that govern human services disciplines. Some of you will be pursuing social services which are governed by county laws and regulations which typically stem from federal regulations. Some of you will be pursuing non-profit work which also has a different degree of governing and bylaws. We will explore how they govern and change from a state to state level and national level. In this first week, “It all begins with policy” you will gain an understanding of the foundation on which human services derives. Building upon this foundation is an understanding of the process of legislative and community advocacy: a process where human service and professional organizations engage in lobbying efforts to encourage action on current issues affecting the provision of services, consumer rights, or professional autonomy. Some of you may be able to relate it to work or agencies you are currently employed in or be able to understand how it relates to areas you wish to pursue once your degree is completed. There is no written assignment for the first week (don’t worry, there will definitely be some coming!) so I encourage you to put critical thought and perspective into your discussion post and your replies to your classmates. Your discussion for this week will center on lobbying and advocacy which you will find is a major component in human services work.  Some videos to get you thinking: https://www.povertylaw.org/clearinghouse/articles/Rasmussen (Links to an external site.) https://www.coursera.org/lecture/health-systems/advocacy-orR9d (Links to an external site.) https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/health/advocates/ Required Text Digital Resource Herzberg, J. T. (2015). Foundations in human services practice: A generalist perspective on individual, agency, and community. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson.  ISBN: 9780205858255; eISBN: 9780205982233 Digital Resource Karger, H. J. & Stoesz , D. (2018). American social welfare policy: A pluralist approach (8th ed). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson.   ISBN: 9780134628127; eISBN: 9780134543468  Recommended References Alleyne, J. E., Joshi, K. G., & Gehle, M. E. (2016). Expert witness testimony in civil commitment hearings for sexually dangerous individuals. Journal Of The American Academy Of Psychiatry And The Law, 44 (2), 26.

1. DUE IN 5 HOURS!!
Lobbying and Advocacy
Based on what you have read this week describe the difference
between lobbying and advocacy. Discuss an issue that you
strongly believe should be advocated for in your field or by
your discipline or community.
What data or evidence would you provide to your
Congressperson, Senator or Community representative if you
were going to lobby or advocate on behalf of that issue?
Analyze the role a human service provider plays in influencing
policy decisions on a Federal, State and/or local level.
HUM5300 Week 1 Instructor Guidance
Throughout this course you will get a broad overview of the
laws and regulations that govern human services disciplines.
Some of you will be pursuing social services which are
governed by county laws and regulations which typically stem
from federal regulations. Some of you will be pursuing non-
profit work which also has a different degree of governing and
bylaws. We will explore how they govern and change from a
state to state level and national level. In this first week, “It all
begins with policy” you will gain an understanding of the

2. foundation on which human services derives. Building upon this
foundation is an understanding of the process of legislative and
community advocacy: a process where human service and
professional organizations engage in lobbying efforts to
encourage action on current issues affecting the provision of
services, consumer rights, or professional autonomy. Some of
you may be able to relate it to work or agencies you are
currently employed in or be able to understand how it relates to
areas you wish to pursue once your degree is completed.
There is no written assignment for the first week (don’t worry,
there will definitely be some coming!) so I encourage you to put
critical thought and perspective into your discussion post and
your replies to your classmates. Your discussion for this week
will center on lobbying and advocacy which you will find is a
major component in human services work.
Some videos to get you thinking:
https://www.povertylaw.org/clearinghouse/articles/Rasmussen (
Links to an external site.)
https://www.coursera.org/lecture/health-systems/advocacy-
orR9d (Links to an external site.)
https://www.futureswithoutviolence.org/health/advocates/
Required Text
Digital Resource
Herzberg, J. T. (2015).

3. Foundations in human services practice: A generalist
perspective on individual, agency, and community.
Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson. ISBN:
9780205858255; eISBN: 9780205982233
Digital Resource
Karger, H. J. & Stoesz , D. (2018).
American social welfare policy: A pluralist approach
(8th ed). Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Pearson. ISBN:
9780134628127; eISBN: 9780134543468
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dangerous individuals.
Journal Of The American Academy Of Psychiatry And The Law,
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(2), 265-267.
Almog-Bar, M., & Schmid, H. (2014). Advocacy Activities of
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