Comparing and contrast the two organization stated by HumanServicesEdu.org “without organization, the goals of the human services field would be impossible to fulfill. Human services is a vast sector that includes a broad range of disciplines, knowledge and skills focused toward enhancing human well- being, both individually and collectively. Just as there are many causes within the human services sector, so too are there a wide variety of organizations whose aim is to accomplish these goals. Three main organization types define the human services field nonprofit or NGO, governmental or public enterprise and the private sector. All of them use different methods to aid the people they serve.” According to www.socialworkers.org “The National…
Advocacy has played an important role in helping those individuals who do not have a voice, or who do not know where to turn when going through a difficult time. Advocates push to influence public policy and resource allocation decisions within social systems and institutions. Learning team A was asked to conduct an interview of a social services agency involved with advocacy. The learning team turned to a nonprofit organization named A.W.A.R.E. Inc. This organization was designed to help children and adults with behavioral disorders to reintegrate back into society. Within this agency is a woman who is a supervisor for staff but is also involved with another agency as part of her position within this nonprofit organization.…
All Americans regardless of their economic standing in the community deserve access to essential and quality preventative, and primary healthcare. Those Americans who currently fall under the “publicly insured” category (Medicaid), and the medically uninsured, are at similar risk for delayed or non-existent required medical care. Establishing a free, 24 hour accessible Shelby County Primary Care Clinic would eliminate patient medical care delay, and result in large scale overall savings in projected annual medical care costs. (So You Want to Start a Health Center?, 2011)…
This research of annotated bibliography provides coverage in regards to history of social welfare and the individuals impact both social and economically. The addition of the research will incorporate the roles of social workers in the human service field in assisting clients. The research will include questionnaire survey conducted in performing advocacy for child welfare. The research will demonstrate social policies concerning child support and health care polices.…
At the time of the Great Depression, the Federal Government had never done anything on such a large scale as to create programs like the Reconstruction Finance System (RFS) or the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA). Furthermore, Hoover’s policy at the beginning of the depression was to let people help themselves, or “rugged individualism”. Therefore helping individuals was against Hoover’s philosophy and was seen as very radical at the time. Hoover, on the matter of government interference stated, “Any practice of business which would dominate the country but…
In chapter 5 Zunz talks much about what kind of effect philanthropy had on post World War II reconstruction. Zunz starts the chapter by saying that “the clear division of labor between government and civil society that the New Deal had insisted upon to lift the country out of the Great Depression became irrelevant during and after World War II.” Basically what Zunz was saying was that even though government and philanthropy were seen to be separate organizations or institutions, they came together after World War II in order to rebuild, much like they had come together during World War I in order to support the war. Several foundations, especially the Ford Foundation, had contributed large amounts of aid towards rebuilding local societies in…
Social Work, an Empowering Profession, 8th. Ed. DuBuois, B. and Miley, K (2011), Allyn & Bacon…
Human services organizations grew in size, scope, and function during the post–World War II era. Prior to that period, agencies were less able to meet the community's needs because funding was limited and largely comprised donations. When the government started earmarking funds for human services, human services organizations became more organized in their service delivery, and in turn more efficient and broader in scope in terms of types of individuals served. Their change in scope was both an advantage and a disadvantage as it was related to allocation of funds to operate. It was advantageous because the organizations were able to serve more people. It was disadvantageous because the variety of services offered resulted in agencies having to function under a global identity that did not adequately or specifically describe their services. For example, consider that a mental health practice that specializes in anxiety disorders had to also provide case management to receive funding. Even though its specialty is counseling, it might be perceived as an agency that can provide services to everyone for anything.In addition, these services subsequently influenced the types of funding agencies were qualified to receive. There has since been a movement to regulate the specific types of services provided by private, nonprofit, and public agencies. Each type of agency is eligible to receive funding if it abides by the government regulations in its delivery of services. As a result, the private agencies have been increasingly fighting for legitimacy with the nonprofit agencies that, at one point, appeared to have exclusive access to the same public funds. The benefits to consumers are that they have some ability to select their service providers. The private agency benefits from having the additional working capital they receive from various public resources.The regulation placed upon these agencies to standardize their practices has resulted in…
It is so important to implement training for good mainstream practise as carers, whether they are family or professional, may not be aware of the importance of the fact that a change in the health of a person can often cause a change in behaviour. It is vital that carers and all other health professionals are offered training opportunities as often as possible to increase their understanding as carers especially can often just assume that behavioural pattern changes are down to the autism. b) There can be different barriers to access support or services available. These can be physical, or they can be social, or cultural. Physical barriers can be something simple like signs that are unsuitable.…
Social workers help people with their lives in a variety of contexts. They can work with families where there is domestic abuse, in situations of child abuse, with children and people with disabilities, assist with fostering or adoption and work with young people who misuse substances such as drugs or alcohol. According to The Sefton Local Safeguarding Children Board, the UN Convention states that young people have rights such as the right to life, the right to be treated as equal citizens, the right to live in a safe environment, the right to be educated without fear, and the right to be protected from abuse and neglect.…
Many who become ill, instantaneously decide to reside in the hospital in order to return to a well state of health. Afterward, the medical staff attempts to help the patient physically and mentally, if needed, with all their effort and knowledge, in order to nurse the patient to utmost health. Indeed, patient and medical staff relationships allow a hospital to work effectively; therefore, creating and maintaining a safe and effective life-saving environment.…
The definition of high quality care has now become enshrined in the Health and Social Care Act 2012 requiring the presence of 3 equally important pillars:…
This research project has brought to light just how disorganized social work as in the mid-19th century. Yet, such disorganization does not mean that social workers were unsuccessful in their efforts to combat poverty and other social ills. Specifically, social workers at the local level appeared to have made a significant impact on the lives of many impoverished families, especially in light of the low demand for labor by the late-19th century and the large number of immigrants and domestic settlers entering new lands. The organization of social work led to more regional and national programs and movements to alleviate poverty, which of course could make greater impacts for more people than localized and individual efforts. It is much easier to appreciate the tremendous gains that social work as a discipline has had in the past century. What started from individuals recognizing a human rights issue, poverty, to social work organizations and educational programs, the field has grown tremendously in the past…
Public assistance programs were created by both the state and federal government to help provide services to the poor, elderly and disabled.. Social welfare services began back in 1601 when the Elizabethan Poor Laws was established in England. It was the first time the government established laws that put the responsibility on the government instead of charities to assist the poor. When the Pilgrims came to America, hey also used the same policies to help the poor and elderly. This practice continued throughout history and by 1926, forty states had established some type of public relief program for mothers with dependent children. During the Great Depression of the 1930’s, the federal government stepped in due to the states could…
Social work is a practice-based profession as well as an academic discipline that advocates social change, development, and the empowerment and liberation of society for individuals and communities in need. Professionals in the field of social work help people overcome some of life’s most difficult challenges such as poverty, discrimination, abuse, addiction, physical illness, divorce, loss, unemployment, educational problems, disabilities and mental illnesses. They help prevent crises by counseling individuals, families, and communities to cope more effectively with the stresses of everyday life. Social work is based upon the principles of social justice, human rights, collective responsibility and respect for diversities. My ambition to be…