Friendly and Professional (2 Questions)

DQ 1

Chapter 18 of the text takes an aggressive adversarial role in accomplishing the human services agenda.  Do you agree with this approach?  Why or why not?  If not, what approach do you suggest and why? Support your discussion with a minimum of one scholarly, peer-reviewed source that was published within the last five years and cited according to APA guidelines.

DQ 2

The right of privacy is a major component of confidentiality.  Chapter 22 discusses the importance and application of this right.  Discuss your ideas in terms of the human service profession of how the right to privacy can be protected in an evolving, open information society? What laws pertain specifically to human service workers in protecting/honoring patient/client confidentiality? Provide a specific circumstance/case/example drawn from real life.