Week 3 Discussion

Ethics and Advocacy Laws

Clients often require case management services because they find themselves unable to approach agencies on their own behalf. This may be due to physical or mental health issues, and case managers can help clients through advocacy. There are many ways that case managers can advocate for clients. Case managers may recommend specific services for their clients. Case managers may also contact outside agencies on behalf of their clients. Finally, case managers represent their clients’ level of physical and mental health in their clients’ absence.

When case managers advocate for clients, ethical and legal concerns may arise. Case managers must make themselves aware of laws regarding advocacy. Laws regarding advocacy can help case managers address legal concerns, and the National Code of Ethics can help them to address ethical concerns.

In this Discussion, you examine the legal and ethical issues and guidelines surrounding advocacy.

To Prepare for this Discussion:

• Review Chapter 8, “Case Management Issues With Special Populations” from the Course Text.Consider the approaches case managers take when assisting individuals who belong to the groups described.
• Review the article, “Which Low-Income Urban Crime Victims Use Trauma-Focused Case Management and Psychotherapy Services?” Consider the factors that may predict potential clients’ likelihood of seeking case management assistance.
• Review the article, “A Fine Line to Walk: Case Managers’ Perspectives on Sharing Information with Families.” Consider an ethics-oriented perspective when you think about the situations described.
• Review the article, “Evaluating the Effectiveness of Infant Mental Health Enhanced Case Management for Dependency Populations.” Focus on the particular needs of clients who might require a great deal of advocacy on the part of a case manager.
• Review the article, “Case Management as a Significant Component of Usual Care Psychotherapy for Youth With Disruptive Behavior Problems.” Consider the approaches taken by case managers.
• Review the code of ethics of the National Organization of Human Services. Think about the qualities of the various responsibilities outlined.
• Select a virtual client.
• Consider ways in which you might advocate for the client.
• Consider the laws you have discovered that might apply to the individuals in your caseload of clients.
• Think about ethical issues that could arise with each of your cases if you are not careful.
• Imagine how you might proactively handle any of these issues.

For your Week 3 assignment, examine key compositions and composers of the Classical period. This is an opportunity for further analysis of the context in which a work of music is created.

Listen to the Listening Guides: The Classical Period to prepare for this assignment.

Select one composition from the Classical period.

Imagine you have gone to a performance of your selected composition in the year and location it was originally performed. What type of audience are you a part of? Describe your experience and include the following:

• Description of how melody, harmony, rhythm, and texture are used in the music of the era of your selected work
• How your experience reflects changes in society and its economy during the Classical period

Submit your assignment as a presentation. You may use a Microsoft® PowerPoint®presentation, a video or another tool with which you are familiar. The presentation should be developed with either 8 to 12 slides or a similar length in another presentation tool.

Include detailed explanations in the Speaker Notes section that correlate to each point if audio is not a part of your assignment.

Cite your sources consistent with APA guidelines.

Listen to the following on the McGraw-Hill Connect site to prepare for your Week 3 assignments:

• “Symphony No. 94 in G major, I” (9:38)
• “Symphony No. 94 in G major, II” (6:21)
• “Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488, I” (11:42)
• “Don Giovanni: K. 527, Act I – Introduction” (5:48)
• “Piano Sonata in C minor, op. 13, I” (6:49)
• “Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, I” (7:37)