Full Description
Show future Human Service Professionals how history, politics, and the economy shape social welfare programs and policies
An Introduction to Human Services: Policy and Practice puts the field of human services into a historical context, provides insights into the social welfare field, and gives concrete examples of how primary intervention strategies are put into daily practice in human service agencies. The text presents the many career options offered in the field of human services and discusses the stresses that a human service worker will face in day-to-day work, with practical suggestions for avoiding burnout. The 9th Edition explores the current state of the field of human services with new and updated coverage, including: an expanded chapter on working with diversity, with updated discussions of immigration and working with LGBTQ clients (Ch. 7); an expanded chapter on social welfare programs and policies (Ch. 6); and an increased focus on practical applications.
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Contents
Part I
What Are Human Services? What Do Human Service Workers Do?
The Changing Nature of the Helping Process
Strategies, Activities, and Tasks of Human Service Work
Attitudes/Values, Skills, and Knowledge of the Human Service Worker
Values and Ethical Dilemmas
Social Welfare Programs and Policies
PART II
Working with Diversity
Interviewing
Direct Strategies: Working With People One-on-One
Working With Groups
Planning a Human Service Program
Indirect Strategies: Organizing for Change
PART III
Understanding Legal Issues
Staying Current and Avoiding Burnout
