...Problems Facing Human Services Clients Lizabeth J. Justus - Routson BSHS – 305 September 18, 2014 Dr. Robert Vado The Range of Problems Facing Human Service Clients Client problems are rarely limited to just one, single issue. One problem alone can lead to other problems and the human service helper should always keep this in mind so that specific helping skills can be implemented to serve the clients’ needs. These problems can range from housing, food, physical or mental illness, alcohol abuse, domestic abuse, Veteran’s issues and child or family issues. All of these issues are multi-faceted and can be very difficult to help with. (R. Woodside & T. McClam, 2011) Assisting with client’s problems requires gaining the trust of the client. This is important for gathering information so the helper can give the best and most effective help they can. (R. Woodside & T. McClam, 2011) to do this, a human service professional uses helping skills to assist their clients. Some of the basic skills are verbal and non-verbal communication, and listening and responding. These are the foundations to the human service professional and client relationship. Used correctly, they can help form an easy flow of helpful information and an effective helping relationship with the client. Problems The range of problems facing human service clients is multi-faceted. No one person has just one problem, and there are plenty of clients to...
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...Problems Facing Human Service Clients and How They Are Helped Amanda Blue BSHS/305 February 23, 2015 Joanne Schrock Problems Facing Human Service Clients and How They Are Helped There are many problems in the world today that human service clients are faced with, and are not limited to just a few. There is no one person with one single problem which is shy it is so important that the “whole person” is helped. Some of the problems that plague clients today are innumerable, but I will attempt to elaborate on a few. Human Service workers ensure that children live in safe homes and have their basic needs met. Helping parents to take care of their children may include in assisting with applications for food stamps or low-income housing and helping them to locate appropriate childcare. Housing or the lack of housing is one of the issues facing Human Service clients today. Many people are without homes for various reasons, such as not having money to pay, which means they are jobless, or not making enough to cover their living expenses. A client that is homeless can be faced with many other issues simply because they have no place to live. Another challenge for Human Service clients is depression. Depression can come about when a client is not able to adequately live with the necessities of life and seem to have no means in which to acquire them. When a client cannot provide for him or herself, it is detrimental to their well-being and may bring on a bout of depression...
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...unique individuals with unique problems. It is important that a helper be able to identify the types of problems that a client can experience. Understanding which type or types of problems a client is facing will aid the helper in providing assistance to the client. It is necessary for a helper to possess effective communication skills which will foster a strong helper client environment. The first of the five problems facing human service clients is, developmental. "...experts in developmental psychology suggest that human development is a continuous process and that there are certain phases and stages that individuals experience during the life span (Trotter & Startwood, 2007)." This means that if for some reason a child missies one of these milestones of development, certain issues could arise in adulthood. An example that most are familiar with, is the connection between crawling, speech, and fine motor skills. The act of crawling, and exploring the world from this perspective is important to the childes development. Another example is socializing a child. When a child is raised strictly within the house hold with no contact with other children, there is a lack of development in the child's social skills. A deficit in these skills could hinder the child as an adult in interacting with other children. The second problem facing human service clients is, situational. Situational problems are the result of an event occurring in the clients life. These events range...
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...Human Services Clients Tracie Seidelman BSHS/305 March 10, 2014 Darla Roberts Human Services Clients A human service professional is an individual who assist clients, such as groups, families, and communities, to avoid or endure crisis, change, and stress. This prepares them to function freely in areas of life and living. Human service professionals are trained with skills to properly treat and help their clients. When working with clients, human service professionals look at them as a whole person. They take into consideration that this client could have a dilemma with any component in their life. During the helping process, the professional is always aware of the client’s obstacles they may be facing. However, the professional is constantly prepared to concur more than one problem. Normally when an individual seeks professional help, they are among more than the single issue. Working in the human service field can accumulate a wide variety of problems and issues from a range of clients. Due to the variety of clients that human service professionals work with, the issues vary depending on the type of client. When working as a human service professional, it is critical to keep an open mind when dealing and helping clients. In today’s society, the range of problems that clients are facing more and more are housing, childcare, food, medical, etc. With the lack of education in our society, clients are more negligent to get their basic needs. When clients no longer have food...
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...always been about problem solving. I believed that it was merely about working together in teams to analyze a client’s problems and to provide and aid in the implementation of an effective solution for them. However, after reading the two articles, I discovered that it was a lot more than just analysis and problem solving. Consulting consists of much broader and complex roles and responsibilities that are constantly evolving. I often believed that consultants were hired to resolve problems that were presented to them. However, more often than not, clients need help to actually define the real issue at hand first. Resolving a wrong problem definitely does not aid a client in moving forward. Consultants thus need to constantly explore various factors while working on a problem that is given by the client. By doing so, the definition of the problem might change to get to the crux of the issue that the company is facing, which results in more effective services rendered. Several skill sets are required in consulting and accurate analysis to me was always the most vital. These articles however, educated me that it was important to be persuasive and convincing as well. Convincing a client however, does not mean deceiving them, but rather establishing an agreement that effective action needs to be taken by the whole organization to resolve the issues at hand. Ultimately, the goal is to recommend an effective solution that is accepted and willingly implemented by the client. Nonetheless...
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...Client Paper Holly Regan BSHS/305 December 15, 2014 Cassidy Hawf Client Paper In order to be a proficient and efficient helper in all facets of the helping field of human services, the helper must first be diverse. Diverse individuals have an upper hand when it pertains to assisting client needs efficiently and their expertise in the proper helping skills to use for each range of problem. The range of problems client's encounter is addiction, homelessness, or mental illness. It is within these ranges of problems the helper must implement a variety of skills to assist the client on how to manage effectively or cope with such issues. When envisioning a client and the problems that can be attributed from the past, the present, and in the future, the helper needs to look at the whole person and not just the problems directly. “Problems for clients are rarely single issues, and the human service professional should approach each client with the expectation of more than one problem. In fact, one problem can cause, influence, or at the very least be related to other difficulties,” (Woodside & McClam, 2011). Range of Problems The range of problems that a client may face can be short-term or long-term. Short-term problems are issues such as being an unemployed or displaced worker, poor living environment, or spousal abuse can be resolved by implementing a plan that will affect each problem by creating a positive outcome. Long-term problems like addiction, homelessness...
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...Problems Facing Human service clients and Helping skills Elizabeth Hernandez BSHS / 305 Sheila Kirksey Abstract Every day in our life we each all face different problems. Every person is an individual and they each have their own problem they are dealing with, every problem is different and each person cope and handle them very differently. The type’s problems human service client’s face are many. Since every clients problems are not all the same, there are different helping skills we can use that will guide us to help the client effectively and help make a change in their life. In this paper I will be discussing the range of problems human service clients face, and the specific helping skills that can be used with clients. Problems Facing Human service clients and Helping skills When a person has the courage to go out and get help from a professional, they become a human service client. We must not approach the client as to asking many questions as to why they did that or how they got to be in the situation they are in. A professional should know every client’s problem and background are all going to be differently. It’s a must that we listen to the client, let them tell us why they are here and what...
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...Problems Facing Human service clients and Helping skills Elz BSHS / 305 Abstract Every day in our life we each all face different problems. Every person is an individual and they each have their own problem they are dealing with, every problem is different and each person cope and handle them very differently. The type’s problems human service client’s face are many. Since every clients problems are not all the same, there are different helping skills we can use that will guide us to help the client effectively and help make a change in their life. In this paper I will be discussing the range of problems human service clients face, and the specific helping skills that can be used with clients. Problems Facing Human service clients and Helping skills When a person has the courage to go out and get help from a professional, they become a human service client. We must not approach the client as to asking many questions as to why they did that or how they got to be in the situation they are in. A professional should know every client’s problem and background are all going to be differently. It’s a must that we listen to the client, let them tell us why they are here and what they expect the outcome of getting...
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...because they provide the foundation for any plans to support , protect, manage or provide aid for a client. In a nutshell assessment is simply gathering information about people their situation , factors deemed relative to that situation and integrating this into a formal report, which will be used to look back on when carrying out a review. To intervene effectively, social workers need to make sense of clients and their situations. How do social workers figure out what is going on with clients? By assessment, that is assessing the client. Assessment is a very vital stage in social practise, with out it one cant solve client’s problem. During intervention , social workers have to find out various things about the c;lient like name problem age living environment , martial status, if he/she has children, legal history, individual characteristics( intellectual/cognitive abilities, emotional functioning), activies of daily living, social functioning, satisfaction with present job, brief family history, relationship with parents, colleagues etc., current financial situation etc. This applies to individual and the problem facing him at that particular time. Through assessment one gets the core problem facing the individual for example a client may say that he abuses drugs, and the social worker just takes the information without asking f/assessing further to know what made the client to use drugs. In social work, it is the assessment that determines the nature of the client’s...
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...have a purpose and a overall goal of helping the client work with the worker through their problems so they can ultimately come to a prosperous conclusion, and in a sense move forward with their lives. These three skills are well known in for being appropriate ways of helping the client group together there thoughts and feelings when reflecting on situations that they are facing in there daily lives. The process skill offers several very useful techniques, which can be very critical in working with the client throughout the helping stage. Some of these techniques are helping the client work through and think through what they are trying to say. This helps the client have a outside opinion and view in better understanding and processing what they are thinking about inside their head. Another positive thing you can do is by restating or summarizing what they client has...
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...Client Paper Tabatha Jones BSHS/305 11/22/2014 Ellen Biros Client Paper In this essay I will be explaining the range of problems facing human services clients today. In the human services field, we run across so many people that are down on their luck, have hit a rough patch, or are just having a hard time providing for themselves or others. It is our goal to take these clients in and take all the negative in life that they are facing and strategize, categorize, and solve whatever problems we are able to. Ultimately coming to us is the first step that they have taken to becoming self-sufficient again, whether they see that or not. And as a human services worker, you have to realize that each client coming in has their own unique needs and goals that they hope to get out of this newfound relationship, and it is our job to do whatever we can to meet these goals, even if it means referring the client elsewhere. Given all of this, I will be only briefly touching on some areas of issues that human services clients face. And to follow, I will explain some of the necessary skills that will help a human services worker progress in helping clients try and resolve these issues. Needs It is estimated that 671,000 people are homeless on any given night, and 1.2 to 2 million people experience homelessness during one year. The numbers of homeless increased in 2008 and 2009 reflecting the economic downturn (National Alliance...
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...B Understanding Clients and How to Work With Them Lori A. Cordero-Green BSHS/305 August 25, 2014 John Beazoglou Understanding Clients and How to Work With Them As a human service professional we need to remember that understanding out client’s problems and how we work with them will go hand in hand. The clients we will work will come from different backgrounds, different ways of understanding their problems, different cultures, they will also have different ways of communication with the professional about their problems. As professionals we will have to remember this and to use different skills to help each client that will come into an agency asking for help or clients that have been court mandated to come to an agency for help. Each client that will ask for help is an individuals with multifaceted perspectives that include psychological, biological, cultural, social, financial, education, vocational, and spiritual components (Marianne Woodside, 2011). When we think about these component they are part of life experiences such as family, friends, health, school, work, legal status, residence, safety and security, finances, play, well-being, and their accomplishments (Marianne Woodside, 2011). Now that the professional understands that each client is an individuals, understanding what type of problems the clients will present to a professional. When defining a problem, this is something that can be causing a client feel uncomfortable, or the client could be experience...
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...Client Paper Hortencia Gardea BSHS/305 (BSEL1GTGL3) May 17, 2015 Ellen Biros Client problems can lead to many different types of new problems if there not carful. Social workers and Human Resource workers should keep in mind of their skills and training they were educated on so they are able to be implemented to help service in the client’s needs. Most jobs in Human Services are separated into two different types. The first type would be one that works directly with clients and the others provide administrator support for organizations that provide services. Client Paper There are many ranges of problems facing human services dealing with clients and many specific skills that can be used with working with clients. But it takes hard work and dedication to help different types of issues that may arise with a client that involve specific needs. This also takes allot of understanding skills to help break the ice between client and the social workers to determine a better future. There are different professionals that can help point the client towards the right accomplishment and goal settings. The main goal is to help and give guidance. Problems that have Arise with Clients. Many problems in today’s society are at rise in most countries from Veteran’s to child and family issues. Some issues can range also from lack of food, housing, mental and physical illness, alcohol or drug abuse, domestic abuse, or even self-harm as in suicide or other ways a person might hurt...
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...The human services field is confronted by challenges from various aspects which include sufficient fundraising, retention of competent staff and implementation of training course for personnel. Moreover, human service professionals are facing difficulties in reaching out to clients in the rural areas. In order to meet the demands of their profession, human service professionals utilize technology which includes software applications, computing devices, mobile devices and assets from other organizations. With the help of technology, it provides human service professionals with a tool to take on the issues with a straight on approach. Issues There are three main challenges that the human services field is facing which are receiving sufficient fundraising, searching for competent staff and providing services for individuals located in the rural locations. Fundraising event is very important for human service organizations since they heavily rely on donations to operate their facilities. However, most organizations do not know how to manage fundraising events, how to maintain their current benefactors or how to acquire new benefactors. Keeping track of donor information for before and future events is fundraiser issue by some organizations. They are experiencing difficulties in putting the information regarding donations into the reports that would be presented to stakeholders or members of the board. An additional challenge is faced by human resource departments on searching...
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...Client Paper BSHS 305 Historical Development of Human Services: An Introduction April 10, 2014 Client Paper Introduction While some clients can be a little difficult, they are individuals with multifaceted perspectives that include psychological, biological, cultural, social, financial, educational, vocational, and spiritual components (Woodside & McClam, p. 131, 2011). Clients can be helped in many different ways, therefore being a diverse Human Service Professional enables you to be an effective helper. There are a range of problems that clients encounter such as addictions, homelessness, and mental illnesses. With these problems will come various different skills the professional can use to effectively help their clients. Below we will talk about a range of problems the client faces and the helping skills that can be used to effectively help the client. Range of Problems Facing Clients When thinking about the client and what problems may occur, we need to look at the whole person not just the problem. Problems for clients are rarely single issues, and the human service professional should approach each client with the expectation of more than one problem (Woodside & McClam, p. 131, 2011). There are different factors to each of these problems which are cultural values of society, developmental needs of the individual, and some clients lack resources or skills, or both to be able to solve problems (Woodside & McClam, p. 163, 2011). These...
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