For this week’s discussion, you will examine what advocacy is and then explore an advocacy organization in your community. As a human service professional, a key component of your role will entail connecting clients with community resources. For this reason, it is imperative that you are aware of the resources available within your community. The Cope Foundation reading, Types of Advocacy, will be very helpful, as it identifies and defines several types of advocacy.

Please respond to the following:

• Describe the purpose of advocacy when working with clients.
• Analyze how advocacy specifically relates to children and their families.
  • Be certain to provide examples of advocacy for children and their families.
• Examine and define three different types of advocacy.
  • In your answer, discuss whether or not there is one particular type of advocacy that you think is most beneficial when working with children and their families.
• Identify an advocacy organization for children and families in your community or your state.
  • Discuss the organization and determine what type of advocacy the organization offers for its clients.
  • In your answer, conclude whether or not the organization seems to be beneficial and effective for children and families. Be sure to recommend any changes you would make to the organization as it relates to advocacy.

Directions
The Information Technology Field: Before you explore career options in information technology, it is important to distinguish between the various
disciplines that exist within this field. In this section, you will be considering these disciplines, as well as two primary tools for information
technology professionals: programming and scripting.
IT Disciplines: To begin your report on careers within the information technology field, define the distinction between computer science,
information systems, engineering, and information technology. In your description, first define each discipline and then describe how that
discipline is related to others within IT. In your definition, address the following:
o What roles and careers within the IT field are related to these disciplines?
o What tools and technologies are most applicable to these disciplines?
Programming and Scripting: Following your description of the different disciplines within information technology, explain the relationship
between programming and scripting and their uses within the IT field. In your explanation, first define scripting and programming, then
address the following:
o What distinguishes a script from a program?
How would an IT professional use scripting in their work? How would they use programming?
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Describe a potential case where an IT professional would use a scripting language in their work. Describe a potential case where an IT
professional would use a programming language in their work.