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FOLLOW ALL DIRECTIONS GRASSROOTSADVOCACYPOST.docx GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY Before the advent of the internet, only those with a public platform, such as politicians and celebrities, could easily communicate with the public. Now, anyone who has a social media account can quickly and easily disseminate a message or an idea. In fact, many human services organizations regularly use social media to advocate for their targeted service users and to raise awareness about important social justice issues. For instance, human services employees at the National Alliance to End Homelessness regularly use social media to advocate for the needs of the homeless population. Some social media posts include statistics and other important information about homelessness, while others encourage the public to contact elected officials to pass or protect legislation designed to help homeless individuals. For this Assignment, you create a short, social-media-style post that advocates for a social justice issue that aligns with your professional identity. RESOURCES Be sure to review the Learning Resources before completing this activity. Click the weekly resources link to access the resources.  WEEKLY RESOURCES TO PREPARE · Review the Learning Resources on the role of advocacy in human services. Think about the challenges diverse groups of service users face and the ways in which advanced human services professional practitioners can advocate for service users. · Review the Learning Resources on developing an advocacy message. Pay particular attention to how social media can be used for advocacy. · Reflect on your professional identity statement and the special interests you identified. Think about a social justice issue related to your interests. · Create a social-media-style post advocating for a social justice issue that you are passionate about and that aligns with your professional identity. You may use Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, or another technology (such as, a free infographic app) to create your post. Your post should include a combination of text (no more than a few sentences) and visual elements that communicate the importance/urgency of your issue. You may also wish to include a link to a website that provides more detailed information about the issue. BY DAY 7 Submit a short social-media-style post advocating for your chosen social justice issue. Note: You are not required to actually post the message on a social media platform outside the classroom; however, you may certainly do so if you would like to. WK5Assgn_Teasley_MPROFESSIONALIDENTITY.docx 2 Professional Identity Miatta Teasley Walden University HUMN-5160-1/HUMN-6160-1 Adv Humn Serv Prac in a Chg Wr-Winter 2023 Dr. Carroll. December 27, 2023 Advanced human services professional practitioner role The advanced human services professional role that interests me so far is a community outreach worker. A community outreach worker serves an important role in assisting local communities by improving various aspects including health, education, and safety outcomes (Szelest et al., 2021). They are really important in a community as they engage in activities including lobbying for specific issues in the community with politicians. The choice is based on my resolve to help dismantle discriminative social mechanisms that marginalize societal minority groups. I endeavor to work with marginalized communities and be able to help lobby for specific issues that may be affecting marginalized communities. As a community outreach worker, I will be able to positively impact the community in different ways. The impact of my role to the community will be significant especially in helping families and individuals from marginalized communities to access health care and social services (Roy et al., 2021). The positive impact on the community is the biggest motivation why I would prefer the role of a community outreach worker. One of the changes that I would like to make to my professional identity statement is working with marginalized communities. I would like to work with all communities and not just focus on marginalized communities. This will be important in ensuring I perform my role as a community outreach worker. Certain communities are not marginalized but have huge populations of vulnerable people like women, children, the elderly, and others. Therefore, working with every community will allow me to also serve even those who are vulnerable in these communities. I would be able to lobby for specific issues that are affecting families and others to help the vulnerable populations. References Roy, M., Lavoie-Trudeau, É., Roy, M. A., Clapperton, I., Couturier, Y., Lane, J., ... & Camden, C. (2021). Community outreach with families of young children: Practices and impacts in Quebec, Canada.  Journal of Social Service Research,  47(5), 670-680. Szelest, I., Black, C., Brown, S. M., Monro, E., Ter Keurs, N. T., Pedwell, J., & Frigon, A. (2021). Evidence-based support for community outreach worker program in Rural British Columbia, Canada.  Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine,  26(3), 110.