The History of Human Services Margaret Soria HHS201: Introduction to Human Services Instructor Angela Anderson August 4‚ 2013 Human services are an ability that everyone has. People have been helping people for centuries. Neighbors help each other with food‚ rides‚ housework‚ and babysitting. Assisting our neighbors‚ family‚ and friends is something everyone does. Human services is listening with empathy and trying to
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Human Services Program: Commonalities and Successes Shannon Williams BSHS/425 July 27‚ 2015 Gina Harper Human service organizations are unique organizations they are different than any other in the general business world. According to Lewis and Packard (2012)‚ human service organizations work together towards a common goal. Human service professionals work in different settings and in various ways to assist clients and improve their way of life. This shared vision brings other
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What is considered to be one of the most important historical events in the history of the human services profession‚ I would have to say the New Deal and the Social Security Act of 1935. The Social Security Act of 1935 created pensions for workers‚ unemployment compensation‚ aid to mothers with dependent children‚ and aid to people with disabilities (Martin‚ 2014‚ 30). Social security has always been a universal problem. This economic security encompass the way families and individuals have some
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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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I will admit that I have never heard the term Human Performance Technology (HPT)‚ and I was a little nervous as I opened the textbook to see if this was going to be a completely new concept to me. According to Pershing HPT is “the study and ethical practice of improving productivity in organizations by designing and developing effective interventions that are result-oriented‚ comprehensive‚ and systematic” (Pershing‚ 2006‚ p. 6). But as you further review the textbook he also cites 10 other definitions
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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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Tyler Radcliff HS 101 MWF 10:00 am Assignment #4 1. Give examples and describe how each of your 5 top strengths will help you in the field of human services and helping clients. a. Competition- This strength will help me because in the human service area‚ it is about how well you can interact and connect with your client. Every client is like a little competition. Some clients are a little harder to build a (professional) relationship than some clients. Being a competitor‚ it drives
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Clients Human Services Human service workers and human service assistants play a variety of roles in the medical field to include social workers‚ social service assistants‚ case managers‚ case manager assistants‚ alcohol drug abuse counselors‚ mental health aides‚ community outreach workers‚ life skill counselors and gerontology aides. All of these positions require a unique person who is dedicated to helping others with flexibility and high ethical standards. The human service area that I
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CODES OF ETHICS IN COUNSELING AND HUMAN SERVICES According to Neukrug (2000)‚ codes of ethics are a fairly recent development in the mental health professions. He states that the APA formulated its first set of ethical standards in 1953; the ACA in 1961; and the NASW in 1960. Within this relatively short period of time‚ these ethical codes have undergone a number of revisions. This is due to the fact that they reflect ever changing societal and professional values. Those charged with the formulation
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Human Services Needs Assessment Paper LaTawsha Estell BSHS 355 02-09-2015 Professor Joyce Yip Green Human Services Needs Assessment Paper The selected group needing human services is children in need. This selected group is important because if children aren’t serviced when they are children‚ they will become adults who need services. If human service professionals can break the cycle early in childhood there will be less of a chance that they need additional services. This selected group is also
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