...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 plan to concentrate on is a social service assistant and life skill counselor. I would work with clients with a variety of challenges to help them to be self sufficient and confident, to the best of their ability, as positive contributors of society. As a social service assistant and life skill counselor I plan to provide direct and indirect client services. While a client works towards self sufficiency, they may need assistance including food stamps, Medicaid, welfare and other human service programs. My clients are responsible for bringing my payroll records, tax returns, social security cards for themselves and family members, rent receipts, utility bills and additional records that may apply. I use this information to determine their eligibility for programs that are available to them and their family members. For single parents, I submit their income and expenses to see if they qualify for child care assistance so that they can work and return to school. I am also able to determine eligibility...
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...University of phoenix | What is Human Services? | | | Tina CooperBSHS/302 | 11/21/2010Kristie Hilton | | What is Human Services? Everyone at some point in their lives needs help. This help could range from help with their bills to help with adequate shelter or even help with everyday living skills. No matter what the reason is for the help, it is an inevitable that people need it. In these times of need, people may wonder who they can turn to for help. This question often goes unanswered because people are so unsure. Rest assured, however, that Human Services is here to help. People just need to know where to look and even how to look for this help. Goal of Human Services According to the National Organization for Human Services, the field is broadly defined (2009). There are so many goals of the Human Services field that it is hard to define just one. The main thing that human service workers strive for, however, is the commitment that they make to service populations. This commitment is one to improve the overall quality of life to the populations that they serve (National Organization for Human Services, 2009). There can also be different goals for different types of human service workers. Depending on the setting of the workplace, these goals can range from teaching a basic living skill to a consumer to finding the help that someone needs, such as job assistance or even helping with finding funding for a higher education. All of these things would...
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...Client Paper Amanda Ramon BSHS/305 February 11, 2013 Karen Miner Client Paper Human Services mean many things to many different people. If you break the wording down then it is explained by the serving or being a servant of humans or the human race. It is important for us to always remember that being a servant or serving someone is a very honorable career to dedicate your life to. Serving others in many religious doctrines is an honor and these people are praised for being servants to others, service minded people are not normally selfish and they commonly have wonderful characteristics that make them especially good at human services. Clients on the other hand are in need of the servant or service that people in human services provide. They both go hand in hand for the simple reason if you didn’t one you wouldn’t have the other. Service people need people to provide services too and clients need service people to provide them the services, each role has responsibilities and also has issues that come along with being in the role that you have chosen. There is a large range of problems that face clients in this evolving world of issues that seem to be growing larger and more complex as we evolve into the technological world. The illustration I like to refer to most is the Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs that show a pyramid style of needs that start with the basic needs and at the top of the pyramid is the needs that are satisfied when all other needs are met. The variety...
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...What Is Human Services? Human services refers to a variety of delivery systems such as social welfare services, education, mental health, and other forms of health care. Human Service is a very broad term covering a number of agencies and institutions; while creating many different careers for individuals. But all have one thing in common; that is helping people to meet their basic physical and emotional needs. These are generally people who need outside assistance in meeting those needs. The human service professional works within a field of human or social services; each having a broad range of skills and a broad range of responsibility in helping people overcome a variety of social problems. The social problems happen when basic human needs are not being met. Why some people are unable to meet their basic human needs and they need human services? There are various reasons, some being: an unsupportive family, no family, no friends, unsupportive friends, no social network, and possibly no supportive neighbors. They may need an education or job skills. Human Services comes into the picture when people find themselves confronting barriers while trying to get their basic human needs met. Usually they do not have anyone or anything in their life that can assist that person. Although people who are fortunate do not need assistance in getting their needs met, human service professionals work within a field of human and or social services; each having a broad range...
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...Friederich BSHS/425 April 6, 2015 Joanie Blamer Commonalities and Successes Human service organizations are unique from organizations in the general business world. In this paper will explicate the essential focal point of all human service programs. It will as well identify the trends of human services, and identifying qualities of human service agency's associate with and how the office contributes to success. Central Focus of Human Service Programs Human service agencies work together, sharing the same goal in each program to enhance the client’s well-being (Lewis & Packard, 2012). In order to assist clients to improve their lives as human service professionals work together in different program settings. The common denominators are essential in the delivery of services. In order to enhance the client’s lives, each organization provides specific services but maintain the same goal. According to Harvey (1998), “having a very clear sense of purpose, direction, mission, or vision and a focus on its accomplishments is necessary to achieve excellence in Human Service Organization.” The human service mission is the needs of the client’s first and the commitment to improving the quality of life with the client and those in the community. Trends In Human Services Throughout the years, trends have changed the service delivery on the specific time. The different factors that change the service deliveries are political trends, economic trends, social trends, and technology...
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...ubject: Human Service Agency Interview I chose to do my interview over the phone because you are able to communicate with the interviewee and you are able to understand what the person is talking about and is able to ask questions or to get more information. The agency meets my career goal because it provides human service, and it also helps clients that need the support, especially the disability development. And this is part of my careers that I chose to do. 1. When did the agency start and how? Interviewee: CDS started over 30 years ago by a group of parents who goal was to ensure quality services would always be available for their children. 2. What is the mission of the agency? Interviewee: An organization of highly skilled and dedicated people that offers quality service and opportunities to individuals for their well-being and growth. 3. What type of service is provided? Interviewee: To help families with their children and adults that are disable, and to help them be independent and learn life goals, while living in a group home setting. 4. How is the agency funded? Interviewee: The service is funded by Medicaid which is through the state. 5. What is the population of the agency? Interviewee: The population consists of 650 individuals that range from children to seniors, also Autism Spectrum and high-needs individuals. 6. What is the transition service? Interviewee: To recognizes a gap in service for individuals with development disabilities that...
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...What is Human Services Wendy L. Coghill BSHS/302 April 6, 2013 Instructor Jean Holtz What is Human Services According to the National Organization of Human Services, “ The field of Human Services is broadly defined, uniquely approaching the objective of meeting human needs through an interdisciplinary knowledge base, focusing on prevention as well as remediation of problems, and maintaining a commitment to improving the overall quality of life of service populations (NOHS, 2013). The Human Services profession is one which promotes improved service delivery systems by addressing not only the quality of direct services, but also by seeking to improve accessibility, accountability, and coordination among professionals and agencies in service delivery. The History of Human Services In an article on a web site called Yahoo Voices, written by Karen Krug, it says, “From the early 1900's to the present day, there has been a strong movement in the way of identifying individuals' rights and services. Organizations have been developed to assist in the care and attention of populations such as the poor, children, mentally ill, and developmentally disabled” (Krug, 2011). “These individuals were born in a constant changing world where the foremost focus is in building an adaptable and functional society. In an effort to deliver reassurance of well-being for the unemployable, be it disabled or elderly, the Social Security Administration continues to provide financial support for qualified...
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...Common human service strategies: Human service providers learn many strategies in their field of work. The following are some examples: 1. evaluating a person with a through psychological assessment 2. determining the nature and level of intervention needed 3. meeting the needs of patient and family members 4. evaluating the patient and considering age appropriate placement into a facility. 5. determining whether the person is beyond spouses caregiving ability. 6. Determining whether further care will be required after patient progresses Footnotes: Human services intervention strategies are many. Even after a patient has progressed, the services go further to ensure that patients can continue to get better even after they have been released to return to their home or placed in a residential facility. (picture by allpsychology.com). Other Human Service strategies include the following: 1. Placing a patient in residential facility 2. Contracting a home-health care provider or agency 3. Utilizing a day respite center depending on illness 4. Assisting the patient and family for government assistance such as Medicare 5. if there are mental health issues an intervention for medication might be in order Footnotes: These are only a few of the strategies used by human service workers. Depending on the patient and the level of care needed, the human service worker will determine what route to take for the best care of the patient to ensure...
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...western culture (Oni, 2008). A human service provider will interact with employees, individuals, and families, which are not from the same cultural background as the provider. As a leader of a human service organization the leader must promote an environment in which the organizations employees are prepared to provide culturally appropriate services to individuals, families, and individuals with disabilities (Oni, 2008). As people grow older they are living longer his and her needs and standard of living will change such as the environment, social, and medical needs (DSS, 2011). As a human service provider it is important to assess the needs of the elderly client to identify the correct resources the elderly individual will need as his or her lifestyles change (DSS, 2011). The human service providers aid the elderly individual in finding community services, which could help the elderly individual to continue living in his or her home. Human service providers aid in finding providers, arrange services, and suggest changes for the elderly individual. The Pennsylvania Department of Aging is a human service provider, which was formed in 1978 after many years of lobbying by groups and individuals who represented the growing population of elderly. Pennsylvania has the third largest population of elderly (PDA, 2011). The mission of the Department of Aging is to improve the lives of the elderly. The Pennsylvania department of aging services over 2.5 million elderly residents...
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...Individual Assignment: ‘What is Human Services’ Paper By: April Chapman February 15, 2011 The goals of the human services are vary many, but most of all they work with people to help them with their lives. There are many different things they can do to help. There is one place a person can go to get help with there children to learn a better way of life with them and this is called children and youth. Children and youth are there to help children that are in need they are there to help stop children abuse. There are many groups that work with people and try to help make life a little better for everyone. The goal is to help people in need and sometimes this is harder then it sounds. They help with food, shelter and clothing to need families. There is so much that a human service worker can do to help all a person has to do is ask for help. The workers go out everyday and try to help people that need it the most but lately this help is hard to find. There are not as many people willing to help someone that is in need. If a family has a house fire and they loss everything, do they know where to go to get help dose anyone know where to go. There are some thing I think that need to be more in the open, like where these places are and how to get help. But the workers can only do what the laws allow them to do. There are up to 300 programs out there to help people in need. Human service started when the needs of people were not...
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...other behavioral problems. They provide treatment and support to help the client recover from addiction or modify problem behaviors.(Bureau.2012) the demographic of this human service is more but not always for some for the more populated areas the metropolitan areas. This field helps people of all ages, with many different types of issues that need to be serviced. Social Workers: There are two main types of social workers: direct-service social workers, who help people, solve and cope with problems in their everyday lives, and clinical social workers, who diagnose and treat mental, behavioral, and emotional issues. (Bureau.2012) this field service a wide array of people and the issue in which they have as well as servicing nationwide. I feel that Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors fields are influenced by the judicial system then anything forcing people to deal with their problem as a last resort or as an alternative to jail, having their kid’s taken away, whereas the medical field is the influency on the social workers to help those to staying out of trouble or getting their lives back together, become aware of what wrong with them and fixing long overdue issues and how the cope with those problem. • What differences have you observed between the ways the two agencies attempt to meet human needs? The differences that have observed between the ways the two...
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...# Models within Human Services # Models within Human Services Walden University Tammy Arm PSYCH2010-10 “All of the three models (Medical, Public Health, and Human Services) are used to deliver services today; some agencies may prefer one over the others, and one model may be more effective than the other two in certain situations.” (Woodside & McClam, 2011, p. 108) The two models that I feel would be best suited in my career choice would be the Public Health Model and the Human Services Model. The Public Health Model differs from the Medical Model in ways of the recipients of the services and methodologies of treatment. While the Medical Model focuses on the individual, the Public Health Model focuses more so on groups in the population. “The Public Health Model treats the individual client, while it also emphasizes preventing the problem through supporting activities such as the use of films, speakers, school programs, and pamphlets, all aimed at educating the population about the problem.” (Woodside & McClam, 2011, p. 109) This model views mental disorders as a result of the pressures or disorder within society or environment, and it is evaluated in its effect not only on the person but on the general public as well. The way in which I see this model assisting me in my career choice as a Human Service Worker/Assistant, is being able to assess such clients that may have mental disorders or issues such as panic attacks that can leave a...
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...Artwork by Dieter Braun o p e r a t i o n s p r a c t i c e The human factor in service design John DeVine, Shyam Lal, and Michael Zea Focus on the human side of customer service to make it psychologically savvy, economically sound, and easier to scale. Poor customer service isn’t a headache just for consumers; it’s a problem that vexes senior managers too. Balancing the trade-offs between the cost of services and the customer experience benefits they provide is difficult. Ensuring that frontline workers can efficiently and consistently execute service offerings across a far-flung organization is harder still. Along the way, many com- panies lose sight of what makes human beings tick—for instance, by overlooking well-known principles of behavioral science when delivering services—and thus unwittingly predispose customers to dissatisfaction. At the same time, the customer service landscape is changing as social media and new mobilephone technologies give com- 2 panies unprecedented access to data on customer interactions, while the technologies are changing the nature of the interactions themselves—for example, by amplifying the speed and impact of customer complaints. 1 How human is our service? Three questions Against this backdrop, some organizations are making strides in the design and delivery of services. By focusing more thoughtfully on the human side of customer service, these companies are lowering costs by 10 percent or more while improving...
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...Integration and Generic Approach to Human Services Name College Human Services The field of Human Services is broadly defined, uniquely approaching the objective of meeting human needs through an interdisciplinary knowledge base, focusing on prevention as well as remediation of problems, and maintaining commitment to improving the overall quality of life to service populations. The Human service profession is one which promotes improved service delivery systems by addressing not only the quality of direct services, but also by seeking to improve accessibility, accountability, and coordination among professionals and agencies in service delivery. Integration In the last decade, greater coordination and integration of human service programs have been addressed through legislation, local innovations made possible by radical changes in welfare administration, and pilot studies taken with private foundation support, often with gains being small in scale and out of reach. Implementation and sustainability claims are attributed to “politics” or “personality conflicts” with administration, but researchers search more systematic causes focusing on organizations, technology, or resources. One way to understand systematic impediments to integration is to analyze work context of the front line. This can be hard to do in the human service industry where the “raw materials’ are human beings. This type of setting requires formalized rules and regulations, but generally can...
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...Causes and Prevention of Burnout in Human Service Staff Paper Juanita Morgan BSHS/462 December 22, 2013 Professor Jane Flournoy According to Johnson and Stone (1987), burnout “refers to a state of physical, emotional, and Mental exhaustion resulting from involvement with people in emotionally demanding situations” (p.67). Burnout can happen to anyone at any time and in many different forms. For some people that experienced burnout one of the key factors is the loss of autonomy which includes “ the sense that one can do as one wants” (Burish, 1993, p.83). Whenever an employee feels that they may not be doing a good job or feels as though what they are doing is wrong, they could be experiencing burnout. From an individual standpoint a person with a “type A” personality or unrealistic expectation of themselves may become burned out. This type of person may feel like they are the only one that’s capable of doing the job. In the Cultural setting burnout can include the declining feeling of a community, the competition that exist in the culture as well as the evaluation of one’s own work. Within the organization roles if there is conflict about what is expected, unclear expectation and an overload of work to be done. As a supervisor burnout can happen at any-time especially when there is a lack of help and decision making abilities . Whether you have the support you need or not preventing burnout is something all organizations should strive...
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