WHAT ARE THE ROLES OF AN ADDICTION COUNSELOR IN COMMUMITY PREVENTION PROGRAMS? An Addiction counselor has a very important responsibility to carry out prevention techniques in the society. Because she has enough knowledge and skills that are seriously needed by society that has to deal with an ever rising cases of substance dependence‚ she is called upon to implement strategies that will prevent further spread of the young people getting into addiction. Addiction treatment being an expensive and
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Mediation in Mexico Mediation is the process in which a third part helps two individuals solve their problems and find a solution in a pacific way. Mediation involves three people‚ the mediator and the two parties in disagreement. The role of the mediator is to help both parties solve a problem in a way that would benefit them both. A mediator is a person that has certain abilities and capacities; the person has to be able to listen and understand the issues‚ he needs to know how to treat people
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Role of Social Workers and Substance Abuse Abstract Social workers promote social justice and social change with and on behalf of clients. “Clients” is used inclusively to refer to individuals‚ families‚ groups‚ organizations‚ and communities. Social workers are sensitive to cultural and ethnic diversity and strive to end discrimination‚ oppression‚ poverty‚ and other forms of social injustice. These activities may be in the form of direct practice‚ community organizing‚ supervision‚ consultation
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Skills and Characteristics of Mental Health Human Services Workers Tamberley G. Nelson BSHS/471 Mental Health and Crisis Intervention April 26‚ 2010 Frank Selvaggio Skills and Characteristics of Mental Health Human Services Workers The following chronological narrative is a personal appraisal of the skills and characteristics compulsory to thrive as a human service worker in the mental health field. This self-assessment will offer learning situations and events pertaining to the development
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Understand the role of the social care worker Task B Handout Produce a handout to be used during a staff induction for an adult social care service of your choosing. The handout must include: Bi An outline of what is meant by ‘agreed ways of working’. Bii An explanation of the importance of having full and up-to-date details of the agreed ways of working. Biii A description of why it is important that social care workers follow guidance about the limits of their job role.
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Interview with a Human Service Worker Upon the start of this assignment‚ I had a couple human service workers in mind to interview. I ultimately decide to interview Joy Sultan‚ a teacher/couselor for Chapter One Students at Hamilton Crossing Elementary school in Cartersville‚ Georgia. She works with troubled second grade students. Initial Contact When initially contacting Mrs. Sultan‚ I could have used a letter‚ email‚ or phone to set up the interview. I also could have done the interview
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A human service practitioner is a professional who acts as an agent to assist and or empower individuals‚ groups‚ families and communities to prevent‚ alleviate or better cope with crisis‚ change and stress to enable them to function more effectively in all areas of life and living. It must seem like that would be hard to earn a degree in a field that involves so much‚ right? GUESS WHAT?! It is not hard to earn a degree in Human Service nor is it a career that is difficult if you love helping others
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A Human Service Professional is.. NaToshia Hall 5/2/2012 A human service professional‚ plays a major role in society‚ working side-by-side with various professionals‚ and assumes a wide range of roles to assist individuals‚ groups‚ organizations and communities. Although human service professionals do not necessarily do in depth and psychotherapy‚ they are well-equipped to facilitate client change and growth typically by working directly or indirectly with clients around concrete tasks‚ objectives
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Consultation and Advocacy Dominique R. Maddux-Jackson Capella University COUN 5004: Research in Human Development for Professionals Professor: Cyndra Pilkington Consultation and Advocacy Advocacy is defined as a stress critical self-reflection on one’s personal relationship to oppression within the socio-political context of the mainstream or dominant culture. Advocate counselors consider the role that their profession plays within the dominant culture‚ using direct action to facilitate social
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Abstract The need for advocacy both globally and nationally are discussed. Benefits of advocacy directly related to consultations through trained mental health professionals are also examined. Equality and social justice and their need for advocacy are viewed. Although‚ not related by their own definitions‚ together both consultation and advocacy create a strong energy for development in individuals‚ families‚ and communities. Support of both are necessary for effective treatment in the mental
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