Assignment task:
Purpose of Assignment: The purpose of this assignment is to critically examine one vulnerable population (preferably separate from the three to be chosen for the Course Project) towards looking at research-based challenges, characteristics, and culturally-sensitive individual and community-based Human Services work with this identified population.
Instructions:
Identify a vulnerable population that may find to be of interest in working with as a Human Services Professional. r, discuss the following:
1. Define the vulnerable population and the contemporary challenges/disparities being faced by this population.
2. What historical characteristics are associated with this identified population?
3. As a Human Services Professional, how would you engage in community work with this population?
4. As a Human Services Professional, how would you engage in a client deriving from this identified population so that you exhibit cultural sensitivity through your professional interactions?