2 DB postings (250 words each with references) and one DB reply 150 words with refereces (the reply is due by tomorrow morning by 11:00am)

Reply to your classmates' threads from the last module/week. Each reply must be at least 150 words and meaningfully expand the discussion. With references

Hello, my name is Bea and I currently live in Northeast Tennessee with my one year old daughter and work with a non-profit organization helping at-risk youth girls. I just graduated with my Bachelor’s in Psychology from Liberty University and am excited to be continuing my education with LU. My concentration is Crisis Response and Trauma Counseling and I hope to further my career working with at-risk children and adolescents once I have completed my schooling. My personal faith has influenced this decision because I have been through some trauma recently and throughout the years in my own life. I feel my experience is part of my gifts of empathy and compassion to help those who are hurting and to truly make a difference in someone’s life. Without my faith and God being by my side even through the hardest of times, I never would have gotten where I am and would not be able to help those who have come to me for guidance. I have learned God will do whatever it takes to get you on the right track, and in order for life to be as beautiful as you want it, you have to listen to Him and let Him lead you.

             Regarding this week’s assignment, I feel the most significant historical event of the human services profession would be the contribution of social reform by Jane Addams. To me, I feel this was most significant because of the way Addams went about it. “Addam’s social action efforts reflected a far more compassionate approach to poverty alleviation and social inequity,” (Martin, 2014). Addams started settlement houses which also provided those in need with healthcare, food, and other necessary services to help those in poverty. This was a swift change from the previously held belief that the poor causes their circumstances by being lazy or unskilled. Even in present times, it is apparent that not all who are poor cause their misfortunes. For example, I relied on my ex-husband for income and support while I was pregnant and about to have my daughter. Unfortunately, he ended up being very sick in his mind from life’s circumstances and became very dangerous to myself and my daughter. Due to his actions, I had to leave to protect myself and my daughter and it left us with very little. I had to use assistance and start from scratch all over again, but I did not ask for this or cause my situation and would be highly offended if someone judged me for making the best decision I could in this circumstance.

            Addams was certainly aware of instances like mine that can lead a person to succumb to poverty. While there may be people who are to blame for their undesirable circumstances, this is definitely not the case for everyone. “The settlement house movement radically transformed not only how the poor were cared for, but also how they were perceived by the majority population,” (Martin, 2014). Obviously, there is still a social stigma regarding those who receive government assistance such as food stamps, child care assistance, government housing, etc., but that is again changing thanks to drug testing in order to receive these forms of assistance. It will help to weed out the people who are abusing the system and ‘digging their own grave’, and allow those who truly need it not to be looked at as if they are just lazy or incompetent. With references

 

address 2 topics below (250-word minimum):

1. Topic: Consider 1 human service issue. It might be the lack of affordable housing, poor schools, date rape, divorce, or perhaps discrimination based on race, religion, and disability. You are not limited to these. Consider possible causes for the social problem that has been chosen. Make sure to include both internal and external reasons for the causes you think are responsible for this problem. Use your own insight, ideas from your readings, and include at least 2 scripture references that deal with the issue. With references

2. Topic: Search the web for ethical standards in the Human Services field, then find at least 5 Scriptures describing how we should treat others and care for them. Compare and contrast the Human Service ethics standards with biblical standards. How are they alike? How are they different?  With references