As a human service professional, it is likely that you will partner with advocacy organizations in your area. The discussion this week will focus on building networks and creating collaborative partnerships within a community. You will assess some of the challenges related to building networks within a community. You will also determine the role that collaborative partnerships within a community play with regard to advocacy.

Please respond to the following:

• Explore different ways to build networks within a community. Justify how building networks within a community is related to advocacy.
• Assess some of the challenges related to building networks within a community. Determine how a human service professional can overcome some of these challenges.
• Determine the role that collaborative partnerships within a community play with regard to advocacy.
• Evaluate two specific ways collaborative partnerships can be created within a community.
  • In your answer, examine any ways you think are more effective than others.