Social Philosophies In Health Care
Chapters 2 and 3
Allison D. Foushee
Anderson University
Abstract
This essay further explains the different social philosophies and some examples of what some individuals believe in regards to the health care reform and the changes that have taken place in society. This essay briefly explains the characteristics of each philosophy/theory. Also, some human service professionals such as Katherine have been able to experience some of what children and families experience in another country across the world. She has seen the effects that people suffer from mentally and physically. She is learning how to develop better services and ways to communicate to the individuals in Berundi in order to help them enhance their lives. Most …show more content…
of the children suffer from living in refugee camps so what they experience derives from what they see and hear. Also, this essay explains in a small amount of what human service volunteers can do to influence others that reveal insufficient needs that need to be satisfied.
Chapter 2
Many individuals have different sociological beliefs about healthcare.
The healthcare system is rapidly changing and altering the views about what is acceptable in regards to services and treatments. There have been several philosophies that have aided people’s view on healthcare. Three of the most common are individualism, laissez-faire, and Social Darwinism. People’s views often match one of these philosophies. Individualism is ordinarily known as “hard work leads to success” (Woodside & McClam, 2014) and any being can be successful if they work hard towards achievement. Laissez-faire (also known in French as “to leave alone”) simply means to allow individuals to live for themselves without interference. Human service officials are not to become involved with the people of society. It is society’s mission not to intervene in other’s life for the sake of independence (Woodside and McClam, 2014). People that discover themselves indecisive, and yet, not correspond to either way of life, believe Charles Darwin’s values. His perspective states that only those individuals that are self-sufficient will survive. To summarize his views, people in the low class (“long work hours and poor conditions, low wages, and child labor”) will not have a positive outlook of life (Woodside &McClam, …show more content…
2014).
Several individuals have expressed their opinion about their views on healthcare reform.
The first individual (speaker # 1) believes in Social Darwinism. Only individuals that are self-sufficient and are able to maintain a sustained life should receive care. If an individual is not able to, then they will not survive (How Social Philosophies Relate to the Health Care Reform, n.d.) Another individual (speaker # 2) articulates that in regards to services in health care, if people in society work hard, they should be able to obtain
Chapter 2 health services and if they do not then, health care should not be offered. Speaker # 2 views health care as individualism. This individual views “poverty as a sign of spiritual weakness” (Woodson & McClam, 2014). Some individuals (speaker # 3) view that health care should not be forced upon citizens of society. They believe that people should be able to live their lives without interference of the government (How Social Philosophies Relate to the Health Care Reform,
n.d.)
Chapter 3
Individuals in Berundi faced many difficulties and challenges prior to arriving in the United States. Violence resulted from the war outbreaks in the town. Many adults were discovered to have post-traumatic stress from the war during the time and additional stress accumulated of the unknown when they were forced to leave their homes. Girls were more likely to be sexually assaulted from individuals and members of the different war parties. There was also hunger and malnourishment. Poverty possessed the area leaving adults and children malnourished (Serving Burundian Children, n.d.) They also developed problems once they arrived to the United States; which included learning and adapting to a new way of life. They were forced to acquire and live in a new environment with a new language and culture. This also created a great amount of stress on individuals because this was a drastic adjustment. Children from Berundi had difficulties adapting to the new environment upon arriving to the United States. School regulation and rules were different than the life they had in Berundi; which created stress for those that attended. There were differences in behavior expectations between teachers and the students (Serving Burundian Children, n.d.). Children often had behavior problems dealing with anger and depression that resulted in numerous outbreaks and outbursts during school.
Katherine a human resource professional, can help and assist by providing community based services that can help the children adapt to their new environment and she can provide wrap-around services that will help not only the children but can also enhance their families’ live as well (Woodside and McClam, 2014). This is commonly known as community based correction where the professional helps them correct and learn how to be self-efficient and back to a stage in their life that they were once able to
Chapter 3 care for themselves. Katherine can also provide counseling for the children and families that are suffering from post-traumatic stress and depression that the children and their families may be going through once they leave their home and arrive to the United States (Woodside and McClam, 2014). Human service students as volunteers can offer encouragement and moral support for situations that the individual/client may be facing. Because the students are still in training they cannot provide many kinds of services because they do not have the degree/credit but they can provide advice and moral support that can enhance an individual’s self esteem/confidence.
References
How Social Philosophies Relate to the Health Care Reform. (n.d.)
[Video file] http://coursemate.cengage.com/CPReader/View/9781285749884/default.aspx?eISBN=9781285749884#c16e2494--cdee-4709-ab2d-407f8aa0194a
Serving Burundian Families and Children. (n.d.)
[Video file] http://coursemate.cengage.com/CPReader/View/9781285749884/default.aspx?eISBN=9781285749884# a3a564d0-c55d-4e7c-8797-31c2b1bbbf32
Woodside, M & McClam, T. (2014). An introduction to the human services: With cases and applications (08thed). Stamford, CT, United States: Cengage Learning.
Allison D. Foushee
Anderson University
Abstract
This essay further explains the different social philosophies and some examples of what some individuals believe in regards to the health care reform and the changes that have taken place in society. This essay briefly explains the characteristics of each philosophy/theory. Also, some human service professionals such as Katherine have been able to experience some of what children and families experience in another country across the world. She has seen the effects that people suffer from mentally and physically. She is learning how to develop better services and ways to communicate to the individuals in Berundi in order to help them enhance their lives. Most …show more content…
of the children suffer from living in refugee camps so what they experience derives from what they see and hear. Also, this essay explains in a small amount of what human service volunteers can do to influence others that reveal insufficient needs that need to be satisfied.
Chapter 2
Many individuals have different sociological beliefs about healthcare.
The healthcare system is rapidly changing and altering the views about what is acceptable in regards to services and treatments. There have been several philosophies that have aided people’s view on healthcare. Three of the most common are individualism, laissez-faire, and Social Darwinism. People’s views often match one of these philosophies. Individualism is ordinarily known as “hard work leads to success” (Woodside & McClam, 2014) and any being can be successful if they work hard towards achievement. Laissez-faire (also known in French as “to leave alone”) simply means to allow individuals to live for themselves without interference. Human service officials are not to become involved with the people of society. It is society’s mission not to intervene in other’s life for the sake of independence (Woodside and McClam, 2014). People that discover themselves indecisive, and yet, not correspond to either way of life, believe Charles Darwin’s values. His perspective states that only those individuals that are self-sufficient will survive. To summarize his views, people in the low class (“long work hours and poor conditions, low wages, and child labor”) will not have a positive outlook of life (Woodside &McClam, …show more content…
2014).
Several individuals have expressed their opinion about their views on healthcare reform.
The first individual (speaker # 1) believes in Social Darwinism. Only individuals that are self-sufficient and are able to maintain a sustained life should receive care. If an individual is not able to, then they will not survive (How Social Philosophies Relate to the Health Care Reform, n.d.) Another individual (speaker # 2) articulates that in regards to services in health care, if people in society work hard, they should be able to obtain
Chapter 2 health services and if they do not then, health care should not be offered. Speaker # 2 views health care as individualism. This individual views “poverty as a sign of spiritual weakness” (Woodson & McClam, 2014). Some individuals (speaker # 3) view that health care should not be forced upon citizens of society. They believe that people should be able to live their lives without interference of the government (How Social Philosophies Relate to the Health Care Reform,
n.d.)
Chapter 3
Individuals in Berundi faced many difficulties and challenges prior to arriving in the United States. Violence resulted from the war outbreaks in the town. Many adults were discovered to have post-traumatic stress from the war during the time and additional stress accumulated of the unknown when they were forced to leave their homes. Girls were more likely to be sexually assaulted from individuals and members of the different war parties. There was also hunger and malnourishment. Poverty possessed the area leaving adults and children malnourished (Serving Burundian Children, n.d.) They also developed problems once they arrived to the United States; which included learning and adapting to a new way of life. They were forced to acquire and live in a new environment with a new language and culture. This also created a great amount of stress on individuals because this was a drastic adjustment. Children from Berundi had difficulties adapting to the new environment upon arriving to the United States. School regulation and rules were different than the life they had in Berundi; which created stress for those that attended. There were differences in behavior expectations between teachers and the students (Serving Burundian Children, n.d.). Children often had behavior problems dealing with anger and depression that resulted in numerous outbreaks and outbursts during school.
Katherine a human resource professional, can help and assist by providing community based services that can help the children adapt to their new environment and she can provide wrap-around services that will help not only the children but can also enhance their families’ live as well (Woodside and McClam, 2014). This is commonly known as community based correction where the professional helps them correct and learn how to be self-efficient and back to a stage in their life that they were once able to
Chapter 3 care for themselves. Katherine can also provide counseling for the children and families that are suffering from post-traumatic stress and depression that the children and their families may be going through once they leave their home and arrive to the United States (Woodside and McClam, 2014). Human service students as volunteers can offer encouragement and moral support for situations that the individual/client may be facing. Because the students are still in training they cannot provide many kinds of services because they do not have the degree/credit but they can provide advice and moral support that can enhance an individual’s self esteem/confidence.
References
How Social Philosophies Relate to the Health Care Reform. (n.d.)
[Video file] http://coursemate.cengage.com/CPReader/View/9781285749884/default.aspx?eISBN=9781285749884#c16e2494--cdee-4709-ab2d-407f8aa0194a
Serving Burundian Families and Children. (n.d.)
[Video file] http://coursemate.cengage.com/CPReader/View/9781285749884/default.aspx?eISBN=9781285749884# a3a564d0-c55d-4e7c-8797-31c2b1bbbf32
Woodside, M & McClam, T. (2014). An introduction to the human services: With cases and applications (08thed). Stamford, CT, United States: Cengage Learning.