Human service professionals’ desire is to help their clients and improve their quality of life. Sometimes clients have complex needs and make lifestyle choices that are not helpful nor address their needs‚ but they have the right to do so. The clients’ right to self-determination is of the utmost importance when the human service professional is collaborating with the client to help them address their needs. Clients that choose to make lifestyle choices that are not conducive to their well-being
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Counselors as Companions and Ethics in Human Services Amber Paradise July 8‚ 2014 HN144: Human Behavior and the Environment Professor Kimberly Platt Kaplan University Counselors as Companions and Ethics in Human Services In this article the counselor states: “I found that when working with such clients‚ my role as counselor is more akin to a special type of travel companion who is willing to understand and respect the process of walking along a sacred life path. This is the only
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Meet the Client: Bob Tyler Bob Tyler‚ a 40-year-old male‚ is brought to the emergency department by the police after being violent with his father. Bob has multiple past hospitalizations and treatment for schizophrenia. Bob believes that the healthcare providers are FBI agents and his apartment is a site for slave trading. He believes that the FBI has cameras in his apartment to monitor his moves and broadcast them on TV. Initial Assessment The nurse asks Mr. Tyler what he would like to be called
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Characteristics and Environments of a Human Services Organization Human services organizations are agencies that are created for the sole purpose of helping people‚ whether they be for profit or non-profit. There are many different types of human services organizations as well as various types of populations being helped also these agencies have a variety of services being offered. The success or failure of organizations or even particular programs is dependent upon many different factors
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perform according to a certain set of standards” (Mandell & Schram‚ 2012‚ p. 550). In human services filed‚ accountability has always been a significant component. Being accountable basically define as the responsibility to answer questions concerning decisions and/or actions. Nowadays‚ as federal‚ state‚ and local requirements‚ detail of policy is spelled out in human service system (American Public Human Services Association [APHSA]‚ 2013). Under the accountability‚ there are three categories develop:
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menu of domestic violence service provision‚ offering clients real tools to implement change in their own lives. Their mission statement is to transform lives through safety‚ healing and empowerment. This is an organization that is dedicated to eliminating racism and empowering women. The YWCA Pierce County’s vision is to create a safe‚ just and equitable community and they do this through education and outreach by promoting peace‚ justice‚ freedom and dignity for clients from all races and walks
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HN 144: Unit 4 Assignment Counselors as Companions and Ethics in Human Services The counselor in this article has learned a lot from Steve throughout his time spent with him. Some of the things I believe that he has learned was personal strength‚ how to see the world through another person’s eyes and also that not every case can be treated the same‚ especially when someone is battling something so deep inside of them‚ that you are just there to guide them through their
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The role grants play in the Human Services field is critical in the funding stream. The program which the human services agency is trying to accomplish is dealt by requesting financial needs from government or local agencies. When an agency is trying to create a program to help the needs of the community‚ usually there are not any or enough monies to support the program through. “A grant is a sum of money given to an agency
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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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University of Phoenix Material Foundations of Human Services Worksheet Answer‚ in a 50- to 100-word response‚ each of the following questions: 1. Identify the four themes of human services. 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
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