Unit 2 Discussion PreviousNext Your original response to the Discussion topic should be at least 250 words and should reflect the fact that you have completed the assigned Readings and activities. Use your words wisely so that the posting has substance and includes examples and explanations. Remember to include citations and a reference list. Take time to review the responses of your classmates and respond specifically and substantially to at least two other students’ postings. Charting a Course for the Future To understand the human services profession, it is important to be able to access, not only the historical information about the field, but also current and future developments. To that end, it is essential to know how to locate current and future legislation that may affect service delivery. For that reason, this week you will spend some time researching the pending legislation that may affect your future career. To begin, locate the home page of your local state legislature. If you are unable to locate the legislative home page for your state, you may visit the home page of the United States House of Representatives at www.house.gov. Spend some time watching the proceedings if it is currently in session. Locate the bills pending before the legislative body you are viewing. For the US House of Representatives, this is located on the right hand side of your screen under “Bills and Reports” but it should be easy to locate for your state legislature as well. Select one of the pending bills about which to write in your post. The bill you choose should relate to the human needs you discussed last week and/or the human services profession. Respond to the following questions regarding this bill: · State the name of the bill you have chosen and describe what it hopes to accomplish. · Make an argument for the passage of this legislation, i.e. Who would it help? Why is it important? · Now make the opposite argument. Why should it not be passed? What are some of the issues with this bill as it is written? · Relate this bill to the historical development of the human services profession. In what ways would passage of this bill continue the work that was started by early human service professionals? · Discuss how members of the human service profession might impact the passage of this bill. Unit 2 Discussion Previous Next Your original response to the Discussion topic should be at least 250 words and should reflect the fact that you have completed the assigned Readings and activities. Use your words wisely so that the posting has substanc e and includes examples and explanations. Remember to include citations and a reference list. Take time to review the responses of your classmates and respond specifically and substantially to at least two other students’ postings. Charting a Course for th e Future To understand the human services profession, it is import ...

1. Unit 2 Discussion
PreviousNext
Your original response to the Discussion topic should be at least
250 words and should reflect the fact that you have completed
the assigned Readings and activities. Use your words wisely so
that the posting has substance and includes examples and
explanations. Remember to include citations and a reference
list.
Take time to review the responses of your classmates and
respond specifically and substantially to at least two other
students’ postings.
Charting a Course for the Future
To understand the human services profession, it is important to
be able to access, not only the historical information about the
field, but also current and future developments. To that end, it
is essential to know how to locate current and future legislation
that may affect service delivery. For that reason, this week you
will spend some time researching the pending legislation that
may affect your future career.
To begin, locate the home page of your local state legislature. If
you are unable to locate the legislative home page for your
state, you may visit the home page of the United States House
of Representatives at www.house.gov. Spend some time
watching the proceedings if it is currently in session.
Locate the bills pending before the legislative body you are
viewing. For the US House of Representatives, this is located
on the right hand side of your screen under “Bills and Reports”
but it should be easy to locate for your state legislature as well.
Select one of the pending bills about which to write in your
post. The bill you choose should relate to the human needs you
discussed last week and/or the human services profession.
Respond to the following questions regarding this bill:
· State the name of the bill you have chosen and describe what

2. it hopes to accomplish.
· Make an argument for the passage of this legislation, i.e. Who
would it help? Why is it important?
· Now make the opposite argument. Why should it not be
passed? What are some of the issues with this bill as it is
written?
· Relate this bill to the historical development of the human
services profession. In what ways would passage of this bill
continue the work that was started by early human service
professionals?
· Discuss how members of the human service profession might
impact the passage of this bill.
Unit 2 Discussion
Previous
Next
Your
original
response
to
the
Discussion
topic

3. should
be
at
least
250
words
and
should
reflect
the
fact
that
you
have
completed
the
assigned
Readings

4. and
activities.
Use
your
words
wisely
so
that
the
posting
has
substanc
e
and
includes
examples
and
explanations.

5. Remember
to
include
citations
and
a
reference
list.
Take
time
to
review
the
responses
of
your
classmates
and

6. respond
specifically
and
substantially
to
at
least
two
other
students’
postings.
Charting
a
Course
for
th
e
Future
To

7. understand
the
human
services
profession,
it
is
important
to
be
able
to
access,
not
only
the
historical
information

8. about
the
field,
but
also
current
and
future
developments.
To
that
end,
it
is
essential
to
know
how

9. to
locate
current
and
future
legislation
that
may
affect
service
delivery.
For
that
reason,
this
week
you
will

10. spend
some
time
researching
the
pending
legislation
that
may
affect
your
future
career.
To
begin,
locate
the
home

11. page
of
your
local
state
legislature.
If
you
are
unable
to
locate
the
legislative
home
page
for
your

12. state,
you
may
visit
the
home
page
of
the
United
States
House
of
Representatives
at
www.house.gov
.
Spend

13. some
time
watching
the
proceedings
if
it
is
currently
in
session.
Locate
the
bills
pending
before
the
legislative

14. body
you
are
viewing.
For
the
US
House
of
Representatives,
this
is
located
on
the
right
hand
side

15. of
your
screen
under
“Bills
and
Repo
rts”
but
it
should
be
easy
to
locate
for
your
state
legislature

16. as
well.
Select
one
of
the
pending
bills
about
which
to
write
in
your
post.
The
bill
you

17. choose
should
relate
to
the
human
needs
you
discussed
last
week
and/or
the
human
services
profession.
R
espond

18. to
the
following
questions
regarding
this
bill:
·
State
the
name
of
the
bill
you
have
chosen
and

19. describe
what
it
hopes
to
accomplish.
·
Make
an
argument
for
the
passage
of
this
legislation,
i.e.
Who

20. would
it
help?
Wh
y
is
it
important?
Unit 2 Discussion
Previous
Next
Your original response to the Discussion topic should be at least
250 words
and should reflect the fact that you have completed the assigned
Readings
and activities. Use your words wisely so that the posting has
substance and
includes examples and explanations. Remember to include
citations and a
reference list.
Take time to review the responses of your classmates and
respond
specifically and substantially to at least two other students’
postings.
Charting a Course for the Future

21. To understand the human services profession, it is important to
be able to
access, not only the historical information about the field, but
also current
and future developments. To that end, it is essential to know
how to locate
current and future legislation that may affect service delivery.
For that reason,
this week you will spend some time researching the pending
legislation that
may affect your future career.
To begin, locate the home page of your local state legislature. If
you are
unable to locate the legislative home page for your state, you
may visit the
home page of the United States House of Representatives at
www.house.gov.
Spend some time watching the proceedings if it is currently in
session.
Locate the bills pending before the legislative body you are
viewing. For the
US House of Representatives, this is located on the right hand
side of your
screen under “Bills and Reports” but it should be easy to locate
for your state
legislature as well. Select one of the pending bills about which
to write in your
post. The bill you choose should relate to the human needs you
discussed
last week and/or the human services profession. Respond to the
following
questions regarding this bill:
it hopes to
accomplish.

22. Who would it help?
Why is it important?