Skills And Characteristics Of Human Services
Skills and Characteristics of Human Services Workers
Celine Brown
BSHS/471
April 10, 2014 Carol Felcyn Human service workers are an important aspect to the career field to help individuals that have problems that have impacted his or her life. In order to have a successful career in the human services field an individual must have some skills and characteristics that will help them throughout his or her career. There are characteristics that are considered essential and detrimental within the human service profession. Before an individual begins his or her job as a human service worker he or she must have or develop skills that will help them throughout their career. The author of this paper with answer the question of where and how can skills be developed to help in the formation of a successful human services worker and if there is such a thing as a natural born helper. Also, she will describe someone in her life she believes would be an exemplary human services worker and the characteristics and skills she possesses.
What personal characteristics do you consider essential for a successful career? Which characteristics should be considered detrimental? …show more content…
According to National Organization for Human Services (n.d), "Human service professionals and those who educate them, regardless of whether they are students, faculty or practitioners, promote and encourage the unique values and characteristics of human services” (para. 1). Some of the characteristics the author of this paper believes are essential for a successful career within human services are good communication skills, respect for their clients, understanding the needs of the client and the background where they are coming from, and the knowledge of what help the client
Celine Brown
BSHS/471
April 10, 2014 Carol Felcyn Human service workers are an important aspect to the career field to help individuals that have problems that have impacted his or her life. In order to have a successful career in the human services field an individual must have some skills and characteristics that will help them throughout his or her career. There are characteristics that are considered essential and detrimental within the human service profession. Before an individual begins his or her job as a human service worker he or she must have or develop skills that will help them throughout their career. The author of this paper with answer the question of where and how can skills be developed to help in the formation of a successful human services worker and if there is such a thing as a natural born helper. Also, she will describe someone in her life she believes would be an exemplary human services worker and the characteristics and skills she possesses.
What personal characteristics do you consider essential for a successful career? Which characteristics should be considered detrimental? …show more content…
According to National Organization for Human Services (n.d), "Human service professionals and those who educate them, regardless of whether they are students, faculty or practitioners, promote and encourage the unique values and characteristics of human services” (para. 1). Some of the characteristics the author of this paper believes are essential for a successful career within human services are good communication skills, respect for their clients, understanding the needs of the client and the background where they are coming from, and the knowledge of what help the client