Prior to beginning work on this journal assignment,

1) Review the video, Your Safety Net Is Broken: The Harsh Reality 2020 Exposed About U.S. Society | NBCLX.. It provides an examination of the safety net failures and explains the various challenges women faced as a result of poverty, low wages, unemployment, and other issues.

2) Read the article, Disability, Food Insecurity, and Nutritional Assistance in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic: Interrogating the Role of Perceived Everyday Discrimination.. It explores with the impact of discrimination on disabled Americans and underserved populations and their access to safety net programs, such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

3) Read the article, The Role of Emotional Intelligence and Autonomy in Transformational Leadership: A Leader Member Exchange Perspective..

4) Read the article, Examining the Role of Transformational Leadership and Mission Valence on Burnout Among Hospital Staff. 

During the pandemic many underserved populations did not receive safety net benefits because of stigma and discrimination. Underserved populations included people with disabilities, people of color, impoverished women and their families, and other marginalized groups. When discriminatory human service providers consistently label and stigmatize a group of people, they are less likely to seek and receive the governmental benefits that safety net programs provide for families.

Write a journal reflection that addresses the following:

a) Describe four safety net programs in the human service industry. 

b) Analyze the safety net programs that failed during the pandemic. 

c) Identify the discrimination and stigma associated with income loss during the pandemic and the ways that underserved (i.e., women, people of color, disabled) populations were affected. 

d) Examine how emotional intelligence and transformational leadership can provide solutions that aid these underserved populations when resources are scarce. 

The journal reflection,

a) must be three pages in length (not including references and formatted according to APA Style. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Word. resource.

b) must use at least one scholarly, peer-reviewed, credible sources.

    1) The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources. table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.

    2) To assist you in completing the research required for this journal assignment, view Quick and Easy Library Research. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.

c) must document any information used from sources in APA Style.