PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY
PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY
Thus far in the course, you have explored the generalist, planning, outreach, humanitarian, and advanced case management roles in the human services profession. For this Assignment, you consider which of these roles interest you the most and how you would revise your professional identity statement (attached), from Week 2, to reflect your interest in them.
RESOURCES
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WEEKLY RESOURCES
TO PREPARE
• Think about the human services roles you have examined thus far in the course. Which roles interest you the most, and why?
• Consider how you would revise your professional identity statement from Week 2, based on your interest in those roles.
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READ THE BELOW CHAPTERS:
• Schram, B., Mandell, B.R., Dann, P.L., & Peterson, L. (2020). An introduction to human services: Policy and practice (9th ed.). Pearson.
o Chapter 1, “What Are Human Services? What Do Human Service Workers Do?” (pp. 1–21)
o Chapter 2, “The Changing Nature of the Helping Process” (pp. 22–55)
BY DAY 7
Submit a 1- to 2-page journal entry that addresses the following questions:
• Which advanced human services professional practitioner role interests you the most of those you have learned about thus far? Why? The humanitarian interest me the most.
• What changes would you make to your professional identity statement as a result of learning about the roles? If no changes are needed, explain why.