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Become an effective helper with AN INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN SERVICESVALUES, METHODS, AND POPULATIONS SERVED! A "must read" for human services workers, students, and volunteers, this concise guide introduces you to the necessary basic skills needed to effectively support and guide persons who need assistance from social services systems. Topics include helping persons living with HIV, working with persons with mental illness, and taking care of oneself. Case studies in each chapter illustrate the helping techniques and difficulties that may arise and exercises help you grasp the techniques presented in the text.
Contents
Section I. LAYING THE GROUNDWORK1. Introduction: What Does It Mean To Be A Helper?2. Attitudes And Values Of Helping.3. Awareness Of Others: Addressing Oppression And Culture.4. The Helping Relationship.5. Active Listening Skills.Section 2. FOUNDATIONS FOR HELPING.6. The Helping Interview And Problem-Solving Process.7. Crisis Intervention.8. Case Management Or Service Coordination.9. A Family Approach To Human Services.10. A Group Approach To Human Services.11. Class Advocacy And Community Organization.12. Human Services Management And Supervision.13. Interpersonal Violence.14. Aging.15. HIV Disease.16. Developmental Disabilities.17. Working With Loss And Grief.Section 4. CARING FOR THE CAREGIVER.18. Attention To Self.19. Putting It All Together.References.
