defining and delivering services to those in need. Human Services now takes its place among the field of professionals administering aid. Follow us as we explore this growing and developing field with a group of college students pursuing a Human Services Leadership Degree online through the University of Wisconsin. Their diversity‚ exhibited in both their individual and professional aspirations‚ gives us a glimpse into this exciting and emerging career path. What is Human Services? This question can
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The Nature and Purpose of Human Services “Human services are those service industries that are mainly concerned with supplying a product that concerns people ’s welfare and wellbeing. They do this predominantly in the areas of social‚ health and educational care‚ and include all those agencies that attempt the improvement‚ amelioration or clarification of human problems‚ and provide welfare or care services. Examples are many‚ and include such diverse services as hospitals‚ educational systems
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Teacher Advocacy A teacher is a hard working individual who has a love for his or her students and has a true desire to see them learn and to help them to achieve their goals. A teacher spends much of their time trying to find better ways to teach lessons and reach difficult students. A teacher is a professional who “wears many hats” during the course of their day. They are sometimes a teacher‚ parent‚ friend‚ advocate‚ nurse‚ police officer‚ role model‚ etc… The list is endless! There
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Causes and Preventions of Burnout in Human Services Staff BSHS 462 September 9th‚ 2013 Kimberly Eaton Burnout and job satisfaction are two terms that are reliant upon one another. In human services‚ burnout is the emotional exhaustion‚ feeling of failure or underachievement with clients‚ and the general sense of not connecting with the passion for people (Lewis‚ Packard‚ & Lewis‚ 2007). Job satisfaction is a crucial element for most people in respect to burnout. Satisfaction
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Advocacy for the Homeless Amy Albertus August 17‚ 2011 BSHS 441 Barbra Czinger Advocacy for the Homeless What is advocacy? The classic definition from Webster’s Dictionary is simply “active support; especially the act of pleading or arguing for something “(Webster’s Dictionary‚ 2011). To make this definition more specific to advocacy in the Human Services field just a few details need to be added. A more specific‚ to this field‚ definition of advocacy would be: to help a particular population
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ADVOCACY SKILLS PROJECT MOTIVATION:- VARIOUS TYPES OF MOTIVES- a) BIOLOGICAL MOTIVES b) SOCIAL MOTIVES c) PERSONAL MOTIVES NAME- ANURAG SHARMA CLASS- SECTION B ROLL NO. 08616503813 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I am using this opportunity to express my gratitude to everyone who supported me throughout the course of this project. I am thankful for their aspiring guidance‚ invaluably constructive criticism and friendly advice during the project work. I am sincerely grateful to them for sharing their
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Scenario of a Human Services Client Working in the field of human services is a unique‚ yet rewarding career. Human services workers engage with diverse populations and carry different titles to include counselors‚ case managers‚ milieu therapists‚ social workers‚ etc. Regardless of what title a human service worker may hold‚ communication between a client and professional is vital. The purpose of this paper is to introduce a client from a particular background and address his presenting issues. It will
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Causes and Prevention of Burnout in Human Services Staff Paper Causes and Prevention of Burnout Motivated and dedicated individual are more likely to burnout that an average employee. In high stressed work environments an employee can feel burnout. This is especially true as human service providers because he or she is consistently working with the public. Understanding the factors that cause burnout and how to prevent burnout will reduce the effect. Understanding how I react and respond
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Characteristics of Human Services Workers Celine Brown BSHS/471 April 10‚ 2014 Carol Felcyn Human service workers are an important aspect to the career field to help individuals that have problems that have impacted his or her life. In order to have a successful career in the human services field an individual must have some skills and characteristics that will help them throughout his or her career. There are characteristics that are considered essential and detrimental within the human service profession
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research topic and the relevance of the topic to my professional career goals in the human services field. The significance of the research problem will be discussed‚ why it is worth studying‚ and what can be gained from the research. Lastly‚ what is already know about the research topic and problem will be addressed. The research topic will focus on the numerous challenges that are present working in the human services field. One of the challenges is setting appropriate boundaries with clients and knowing
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