Four major themes of human services

The four major themes of human services

The four major themes in human services are: problems in living, the growing number of problems in the modern world, self- sufficiency, and social care.
1. Problems in living are where people can’t meet their own personal needs. Examples of these people would be the elderly, mentally/ physically disabled, and of course the very young.
2. The growing number of problems in the modern world would be the worry of terrorism, overpopulation, and religious conflicts. These worries are brought forth by the media through television, radio, and the internet.
3. Self- sufficiency has to deal with the ability to provide basic needs such as food, clothing, and shelter. When a person feels self- sufficient they feel empowered to make their own decisions and will be responsible for their own actions.
4. Social care deals with assisting people with their social needs, focusing on those who can’t take care of themselves. Examples from our text are the elderly, children, and the mentally disabled or mentally ill.
In my opinion it would be problems in living. My reasoning for this decision is due to the fact that the very young and elderly can’t take care of themselves. I say this because I would help my grandmother take care of my grandfather while he had cancer. He couldn’t walk too far or wouldn’t feed himself due to the weakness after treatments. We also care for my uncle who has Parkinson’s disease. He doesn’t like to take his medication so we have to make sure he takes them.