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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
COUN 95 | Title:
ADVOCATING SOCIAL CHANGE |
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Full Title:
Advocating for Social Change |
Last Reviewed:12/12/2023 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
GUID 200
Catalog Description:
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This course is designed to prepare students to perform advocacy work at the community, legislative and legal levels. Contemporary social, political and economic issues will be discussed with special emphasis on the examination of social service issues and programs. How to influence social policy will be introduced. Essential skills and knowledge of the advocacy process for effective change will be developed.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100 and completion of COUN 90 and COUN 74
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This course is designed to prepare students to perform advocacy work at the community, legislative and legal levels. Contemporary social, political and economic issues will be discussed with special emphasis on the examination of social service issues and programs. How to influence social policy will be introduced. Essential skills and knowledge of the advocacy process for effective change will be developed.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100 and completion of COUN 90 and COUN 74
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1999 | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. Analyze the historical development, mission and philosophy of advocacy.
2. Evaluate the role of advocacy and the principles that guide advocacy practice for social change.
3. Analyze the different motivations for advocacy and discuss the value in doing advocacy work.
4. Compare and contrast the common challenges to the advocacy process and develop strategies to overcome them.
5. Evaluate ethical issues and ethical dilemmas.
6. Evaluate the contexts of agency, community, legislative and legal advocacy.
7. Examine the techniques for identifying advocacy issues and the skills needed to engage in successful advocacy practice.
8. Demonstrate the ability to identify the client, the problem, and to create an advocacy based plan of action.
9. Examine and evaluate multiple community agency programs and services.
10. Examine inequality in social systems and cultural groups.
Topics and Scope
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I. Historical Development of Advocacy in the U.S.
A. Definition
B. Mission of advocacy
C. Philosophy of advocacy
II. Role of Advocacy in Human Services
A. Principles of advocacy
B. Motivations for advocacy
C. Value of doing advocacy
III. Challenges and Barriers in Advocacy
A. Barriers in the practice of advocacy
B. Strategies to overcome barriers
IV. Ethical Issues in Advocacy
A. Code of ethics
1. National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
2. National Organization for Human Service Education (NOHSE)
B. Ethical dilemmas
V. Context of Agency, Community, Legislative and Legal Advocacy
A. Role of the human service worker and advocate in each area of advocacy
B. Individual and group roles (allies and opponents)
C. Strategies for affecting legislative change
1. Goals for change
2. Develop support networks
3. Change agents
4. Legislative change
VI. Techniques for identifying and defining agency, community and legislative policy.
A. Policy evaluation
B. Steps to create change in policy at all levels
C. Administrative law
VII. Human Services in a Cultural Context
A. Issues of discrimination based on class, race, gender, religion and/or sexual orientation as they relate to inequality within social systems.
B. Appropriateness, effectiveness, access and adequacy for cultural groups.
Assignments:
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1. Read one chapter per week from the textbook and assigned supplemental readings (20 - 30 pages per week).
2. Written response to weekly problem solving questions (1 - 3 pages each).
3. One written agency policy assessment (3 - 5 pages).
4. One oral presentation on the agency policy assessment paper.
5. Legislative advocacy plan (5 - 7 pages)
6. Midterm and final exam on lectures, reading, concepts and terminology (multiple choice, true/false, essay exams, fill in , short answer).
7. Participation in class
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing 60 - 60% |
Weekly responses, policy assessment, advocacy plan | |
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving 0 - 0% |
None | |
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0% |
None | |
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams 20 - 20% |
Midterm and final exam: multiple choice, true/false, essay exams, fill in , short answer. | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 20 - 20% |
Oral report, class participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Advocacy in the Human Services (1st). Ezell, Mark. Brooks Cole: 2000 (classic).
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