Social Services Agency Interview Review Paper
Social Services Agency Interview Review BSHS/442 Advocacy and Mediation
Advocacy has played an important role in helping those individuals who do not have a voice, or who do not know where to turn when going through a difficult time. Advocates push to influence public policy and resource allocation decisions within social systems and institutions. Learning team A was asked to conduct an interview of a social services agency involved with advocacy. The learning team turned to a nonprofit organization named A.W.A.R.E. Inc. This organization was designed to help children and adults with behavioral disorders to reintegrate back into society. Within this agency is a woman who is a supervisor for staff but is also involved with another agency as part of her position within this nonprofit organization.
The agency used for this interview was The Clark County Child Advocacy Center. The interviewee was the Director of the organization and communication for the interview was completed via e-mail. The advocacy role the interviewee plays in this organization is CAC Advocate. The populations served by the agency are families that come to them when there …show more content…
They meet with non-offending caregivers whom child has been alleging sexual abuse. The advocate examines the situation at hand with the clients and presiding family members. “The Lewis and Clark County Child Advocacy Center provide immediate crisis intervention and referrals to community resources as needed. Such services include the victims’ compensation fund, shelter, food, and clothing” (A.W.A.R.E. Inc., 2013). The advocate’s role was acquired because no other advocate was staffed within the agency. So along with the role of director for the agency, she also became an advocate for abused children. The most rewarding about the role of the advocate is the ability to give parents hope during their difficult time in their
Advocacy has played an important role in helping those individuals who do not have a voice, or who do not know where to turn when going through a difficult time. Advocates push to influence public policy and resource allocation decisions within social systems and institutions. Learning team A was asked to conduct an interview of a social services agency involved with advocacy. The learning team turned to a nonprofit organization named A.W.A.R.E. Inc. This organization was designed to help children and adults with behavioral disorders to reintegrate back into society. Within this agency is a woman who is a supervisor for staff but is also involved with another agency as part of her position within this nonprofit organization.
The agency used for this interview was The Clark County Child Advocacy Center. The interviewee was the Director of the organization and communication for the interview was completed via e-mail. The advocacy role the interviewee plays in this organization is CAC Advocate. The populations served by the agency are families that come to them when there …show more content…
They meet with non-offending caregivers whom child has been alleging sexual abuse. The advocate examines the situation at hand with the clients and presiding family members. “The Lewis and Clark County Child Advocacy Center provide immediate crisis intervention and referrals to community resources as needed. Such services include the victims’ compensation fund, shelter, food, and clothing” (A.W.A.R.E. Inc., 2013). The advocate’s role was acquired because no other advocate was staffed within the agency. So along with the role of director for the agency, she also became an advocate for abused children. The most rewarding about the role of the advocate is the ability to give parents hope during their difficult time in their