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While advocating for the client is a consistent aspect of case management, it is also an important element of the general scope of work performed by other professionals and volunteers situated within all areas of human services. In this second discussion, you will reflect upon the significance of this issue from different perspectives.

Prior to completing this discussion, read the article titled  The Importance of Advocacy and Advocacy Competencies in Human Service Professions (Links to an external site.)  (pp. 5-16), this week’s Instructor Guidance, and watch the video segments from Films on Demand titled  Role of Patient Advocate  (Links to an external site.)  (4:15) and  Victim Advocacy Project  (Links to an external site.)  (3:58). The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) webpage on  Advocacy  (Links to an external site.)  is also a helpful recommended reading for this assignment, as is the section on advocating in Chapter 24 of the text.

In this initial post, you are to

· Summarize aspects of client advocacy as part of linking within the case management process, which include

· The significance of finding the best services to meet the needs of clients.

· The significance of ensuring that clients are treated appropriately when services are provided

· Assess one advocacy example from each video segment in terms of their strengths and limitations.

· Determine how you might incorporate one of the levels of advocacy from the article into the scope of your work as a human services professional.