My internship experience for this summer was quite engaging‚ exposing‚ knowledgeable‚ yet challenging at the same time. I began to serve at PSP Professional Services on May 31st. PSP Professional Services is a private practice created by one of the licensed counselors and it is funded through several insurances and/or employer-sponsored services. Moreover‚ my schedule consisted of going Monday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 3p.m. Occasionally‚ I would attend Saturdays depending if there was an
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Interoperability Paper Brittney V. Ards Information Systems and Technology in Human Services 375 February 2‚ 2015 Dr. Smith Interoperability in the human service field is the ability of electronically linked agencies to work together‚ to interoperate (Schoech‚ 2010). Interoperability is viewed as the ability of one system to perform work in addition with other systems and avoiding having to ask for hard work and effort on the part of the helper. Interoperability heightens the impact
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When making a decision one prefers to be rational and a free thinking individual where necessary factors are considered before making a decision‚ than rushing through them immediately and making poor decisions. These decisions we make in our day-today life are often influenced by biases that one is completely unaware of. Biases are the annoying glitches in our thinking that makes us arrive at questionable decisions and make erroneous conclusions. Cognitive biases also known as Decision biases are
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and Mediation in Human Services BSHS/441 Advocacy and Mediation in Human Services As a professional in the human services field it is expected that you have be driven and committed to providing quality services in order to improve and impact the lives of people. One of the most important objectives for a person in the advocacy role is to make sure that they are meeting the needs of the client. This goal is achieved by making sure that you are advocating for the client when they need it done
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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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Cognitive Biases in the Hiring Process James A. Butler University of Maryland University College Cognitive Biases in the Hiring Process When hiring for open positions within a company‚ an employer may want to investigate an applicant’s past history through a process known as a pre-employment background check. This check or process is used to screen applicants to find quality employees. Employers want to know who they are working with before hiring a potential applicant. The background check will
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Sylvia Albers taught me there is so many things you can be if work for it. She showed me that there is so many avenues you can go with in the Human Service field. I really enjoyed her visit. I learned that you really need to take care of yourself or you could burn out as a helper. I have learned that I need to have a self-care plan and implement it. I have also learned this from my therapist. She has helped me tremendously with self-care. You really need it for your soul. It is very important
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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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Prejudice is an inevitable aspect of social life Prejudice not only affects individuals or whole groups of people‚ but it may concern entire cultures and their respective behaviours towards other societies. There is plenty of evidence which confirms the presence of prejudice from the past to the present day. The demolition of the Roman Amphitheatre in Pula‚ Croatia‚ during the 13th century is a good example. For instance‚ when the Venetians ruled Croatia‚ they took most of the stones which formed
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Problems of Human Services Clients Sophia Mcgill BSHS/305 Jennifer Moy March 23‚ 2014 In this paper‚ I will be describing the range of problems facing human services clients and how the specific helping skills that can be used with clients. There are many problems a human services faces with a client. The needs can range from helping clients with issues such as‚ substance abuse‚ mental or physical illness‚ grief‚ disabilities‚ caring for children
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