Hands of Hope in the Human Services Professions The Human Services profession is an occupation where one is not limited to do just one job or one sense of duty. I discovered the profession is a more of a mission rather an occupation where one who is pursuing this career must be caring‚ patient‚ willing to set aside one own personal viewpoint and must be able to work with a wide range of diversity. More importantly‚ able to perform on a professional level‚ with the client’s best interest‚ despite
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The term ’burnout’ was first introduced by the American psychologist Herbert Freudenberger in 1974‚ to describe the state of physical and mental exhaustion among people in ’’helping professions‚’’ whose work requires contact with people in need (Sęk 7). Since this term was introduced‚ burnout research has been continued by many investigators all over the world to examine this phenomenon‚ and diverse definitions flourished as a result. One of these individuals was Christina Maslach who gathered empirical
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How can AKI be prevented? According to the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death 2009‚ up to 30% of cases of acute kidney injury may be preventable and the best ’treatment of AKI is prevention.’ [3]This can mainly be done by identifying patients most at risk as early as possible. This would involve constant monitoring of urinary output and serum creatinine levels for the high risk patients. However in general‚ all hospitalized patients with acute illness should be monitored
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Human Services Memo To: All employee’s From: Elita Henry cc: All employees Date: June 10‚ 1976 Re: New legislation We are all familiar with the ruling of the Tarasoff v. Regent of the University of California. As Human service professionals it is now our “Duty to Warn”. As a professional it is your responsibility to inform an individual that threats are being made towards their life. You must report this matter to your supervisor‚ victim and the
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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
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is the third leading cause of death in the United States (National Stroke Association‚ 2010). Stroke is also a leading cause of disability. Approximately every 40 seconds someone in the United States has a stroke which is about 795‚000 per year (National stroke Association‚ 2010). The incidence of stroke makes it a major health problem in the United States. Prevention and early intervention is the key to reducing death and disability from stroke. Cost effective prevention strategies are needed
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Any past experiences in being a staff member: Being a staff member often requires having past experience. Fortunately for me I do fall into the category of having some experience that has taught me how to be a better player and how to be a better staff member. Some of the servers that I have been staff on include: ParaPVP & on a friends factions server. I want to start by talking about the small factions server that I was staff on. I was a platform admin basically on a friends faction server
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The human service profession involves various obstacles to overcome when working with a variety of clients. Obstacles are seen in all phases of human services in areas providing services‚ planning programs‚ and funding troubles. However‚ the elimination of some of these barriers can be done with the use of proper technology. Providing services to the aging population can be challenging‚ when providing services to this particular group because of the rising elderly population needing help and the
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Some of the things I believe that the counselor has learned from Steve are‚ it taught the counselor that you cannot help a person on their own life path. Only they can find their way. You just have to follow them and be supportive in the situation and on the path they choose. Some people may try to take the easy way out of everything. The counselor learned that you need to help them to take the long road‚ even though it may be harder and more complicated‚ sometimes it is the long road that gives
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Relapse Prevention ADC – 208 Case Management M.Reynolds Relapse Prevention An addict/client must always realize and be aware that relapse is a distinct possibility which can happen to anyone who is or has ever been an abuser. Prevention from relapse is an ongoing process requiring both abstinence and changing your thinking patterns behaviors‚ attitudes‚ and lifestyle. Relapse refers to the process of returning to the use of alcohol or drugs after a
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