The four major themes of human services are problems in living; human beings not being able to meet their own needs all the time. Second, the growth number of problems in modern world helps with people not able to get help from family or the community. Third, self-sufficiency giving people the tools needed to provide for themselves. Social care- assisting clients in meeting their social needs, with the focus on those who cannot care for themselves; social control in who receives services and under what conditions they receive them, and rehabilitation is the task of returning an individual to a prior level of functioning (Woodside & McClam, 2011).…
Unlike other careers, human services offers the unique benefits of helping make a difference in an individual's life or positively impact an entire community. Using community-based organizations, military, school systems, and other institutions, the human service professional can help a person or group succeed by giving them the tools they will need to re-build their lives. With the treatment placing an individual in an environment that provides an opportunity to heal, grow; learn again, or for the first time –…
The Human Service Practitioner delivers individual and collective support to people that require human assistance needs. Such as employment, educational, financial, medical, living accommodation, and all the necessities of individual’s demands. Human Service workers are equipped to render services to the social field, residential care, convalescent, mental health and healthcare field, to name a few. The professional human service practitioner is expected to be acquainted with the parameter theories, practices, and processes, as it refers to the human needs of people. Many employers request a minimum of 0-2 years of work familiarity.…
The four themes of human services include concerns with problems in living, the increase in problems in the modern world, the need for self-sufficiency and the goals of social care, social control and rehabilitation.…
My reason for this Course are mainly around self development, to get a better understanding of people and their feelings this can be challenging and rewarding. This is also a part of my working day dealing with people is hard but through this course I have developed some skills to tackle and get better results by understanding the person who I’m dealing with, this is also a great tool to motivate and try and give self belief. Part of this self development is to possible change my career but I cannot come to a conclusion on this until I finish this course…
Certainly, not everyone can become a human service provider, because of those skills that are not taught, like patience or empathy, are needed to be a good provider along with the technical skills learned from education and by working the job. The human service provider needs many skills to perform his/her job. For instance, I know that even as a child I could sense those social workers who cared, because of their attitude, and personality. Those good social workers try to make the clients feel at ease, because of their fears and anxiety of being in separated from family. Overall, those feelings that I felt were fear, anxiety, shame, loneliness, and guilt, but some showed me their compassion and that helped with those feelings. Many of those…
#1. My passion in the field of human services, is to be able to guide and give the tools to the clients, who are in need of guidance, to assure that they get the proper help, and services that I am able to obtain for their needs, and having that gratification, and knowledge that they had received there help and guidance through myself and the organization that I am working with, have delivered all that is needed to help the clients.…
While completing my hours I was able to talk with many different people. Throughout my observations I was able to ask many questions, get an idea of where the agency started, and where it is now. I was able to work within a nursing home, drug court, and social services. All agencies are a bit different from each other and have developed at different rates. They were all able to show growth within the Human Service Profession.…
References: Trends in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services at the Nation 's Community Health Centers: 1998-2003. Druss, Benjamin G, MD, MPH; Bornemann, Thomas; Fry-Johnson, Yvonne W, MD; McCombs, Harriet G, PhD; Politzer, Robert M, ScD; et al. American Journal of Public Health, suppl. Community Voices: Healthcare for the Underserved98 (Sep 2008): 126-131.…
The Human Services field requires education, a thorough evaluation of your values and beliefs, and ongoing reevaluation of your own issues and personal growth. It also requires honesty, dignity, ethics, and a willingness to help others. One of the most important requirements of being a human resource worker is to be aware of your own feelings and beliefs. You also have to be aware of how your body language, nonverbal and verbal cues and tone of voice are perceived by others. To be an effective human service worker you must be able to set your own feelings and beliefs aside and focus on the client’s. Your focus is going to be on the clients’ values, feelings…
As a Disability Support Worker, I gained a lot of skills from this class. I became more aware that it is essential to listen and spend more time with clients. I also gained experience of seven principles for effective verbal intervention and also non-violent early intervention. This course helps me to become more aware of myself in various life aspects. It’s more than just a theory course for me; I learned various practical skills from this…
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.…
The Human Relations class has helped me in my life because it is an important tool for personal and professional development of human beings. I personally helped me to improve interpersonal relations, as these play a key role in developing the whole person.…
The video recorded practice interview allowed me to understand how I can improve in my social work skills. Being able to present and watch a mock interview allowed me to see my strengths and weaknesses.…
Human Resources as a shared service is an efficient model in an organization with multiple subsidiaries.…