TOPIC: Those in Poverty
Program: Good Shepherd Services, New York City, New York State.
1. Discuss at least three barriers that interfere with gaining access to human services. Base your response on the population you selected in Module 1, Discussion 2.
2a. Discuss at least at least three strategies that can minimize the barriers you mentioned in Q1.
2b. Share the challenges you believe you will face to overcome the barriers when you develop a program.
Required Reading:
• (2019). The Road to Independence is Paved with Work. (cover story). Exceptional Parent, 49(10), 22–24. Retrieved from EBSCO multi-search. (Read about how the Family Resource Network identified barriers for the disabled, e.g., childhood to adolescence).
• Community Toolbox (2019). Chapter 23: Section 1. Overview of Tactics for Modifying Access, Barriers, and Opportunities. Retrieved from https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/implement/access-barriers-opportunities/overview/main
• Rural Health Information Hub (2002-2019). Barriers to Establishing Services Integration Programs in Rural Communities. Retrieved from https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/toolkits/services-integration/1/barriers
• Rural Health Information Hub. (n.d.). Barriers to establishing services integration programs in rural communities. RHIhub. https://www.ruralhealthinfo.org/toolkits/services-integration/1/barriers
• Community Tool Box. (n.d.). Section 1. Overview of tactics for modifying access, barriers, and opportunities. Center for Community Health and Development at the University Kansas. https://ctb.ku.edu/en/table-of-contents/implement/access-barriers-opportunities/overview/main