Exam paper
Duece Smith
BSHS 305 Final Exam
Instructions:
Answer each question below. Write in complete sentences with correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Incorporate details that you learned from the textbook, and cite accordingly. Include a reference in APA format at the end of your paper. There is no specific word count, but scoring of each response will take into consideration both content and writing mechanics.
1. Woodside and McClam (2011) state that “Clients feel better about themselves when human service professionals treat them as thinking, feeling, and acting human beings who are capable of change (p. 14). Discuss the methods and skills used by human service professionals to accomplish this.
Response:
As a human service professional you serve as the helper and educator. You have to
2. The human service model considers problems to be “an expected and even necessary part of everyday life” (Woodside & McClam, 2011, p. 116). What is the primary method of treatment or service provided by a human service professional? Explain the steps in this process.
Response:
The primary method of treatment or service is problem solving, a process focused on the here and now that maximizes the identification and use of client strengths.
The first step would be to identify the problem, find out exactly what is gone on with the client.
Take time to build a professional relationship with the client, so that they trust that you’ll do all you can to help.
Help build client self-esteem and sense of personal responsibility as clients work successfully through the process.
Identify other problems that may occur and determining strategies to prevent future problems
3. Woodside and McClam (2011, p.171) identify five characteristics that are important for the beginning human services professional. What are these five characteristics? Candidly evaluate these characteristics in yourself. Are there any that you consider to be your
BSHS 305 Final Exam
Instructions:
Answer each question below. Write in complete sentences with correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation. Incorporate details that you learned from the textbook, and cite accordingly. Include a reference in APA format at the end of your paper. There is no specific word count, but scoring of each response will take into consideration both content and writing mechanics.
1. Woodside and McClam (2011) state that “Clients feel better about themselves when human service professionals treat them as thinking, feeling, and acting human beings who are capable of change (p. 14). Discuss the methods and skills used by human service professionals to accomplish this.
Response:
As a human service professional you serve as the helper and educator. You have to
2. The human service model considers problems to be “an expected and even necessary part of everyday life” (Woodside & McClam, 2011, p. 116). What is the primary method of treatment or service provided by a human service professional? Explain the steps in this process.
Response:
The primary method of treatment or service is problem solving, a process focused on the here and now that maximizes the identification and use of client strengths.
The first step would be to identify the problem, find out exactly what is gone on with the client.
Take time to build a professional relationship with the client, so that they trust that you’ll do all you can to help.
Help build client self-esteem and sense of personal responsibility as clients work successfully through the process.
Identify other problems that may occur and determining strategies to prevent future problems
3. Woodside and McClam (2011, p.171) identify five characteristics that are important for the beginning human services professional. What are these five characteristics? Candidly evaluate these characteristics in yourself. Are there any that you consider to be your