CheckPoint: Deinstitutionalization of the Mentally Ill
One of the most significant historical events to impact the evolution of human service work was the deinstitutionalization of the mentally ill in the 1960s. Your text examines some positive and negative outcomes of deinstitutionalization.
Resources: Ch. 3 (p. 144) of Human Services in Contemporary America and the University Library
Due Date: Day 5 [post to the Individual forum]
Locate at least one article from the University Library that demonstrates the impact of deinstitutionalization on local communities. Then, answer the following questions in 200 to 300 words:
How did deinstitutionalization impact the local community in your article?
How is the local community dealing with related problems, such as homelessness, crime, and the spread of communicable diseases?
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Discussion Question 1
Due Date: Day 2 [post to the Main forum]
Post your response to the following: What have been the most significant changes in human services over the past 50 years? How has society’s responsibility to individual needs changed in the last 10 years? What do you think the role of human service workers will be in the future?
Discussion Question 2
Due Date: Day 4 [post to the Main forum]
Search the University Library or the Internet for reputable news sources to identify demographic trends in the United States.
•Post your response to the following: With respect to the changing nature of the United States, which demographic trends do you expect to have the greatest impact on human services delivery in the United States in the next 10 years? Which of these demographic trends do you expect to have the greatest impact on your city or state in the next 10 years? Explain your answer....