The objective of this paper is to provide a concrete overview‚ and demonstrate how privatization of public services agencies is taking place in the area of health and human services. I will also look at the rationales behind privatization and the evidences of how effective or problematic this could be for many government agencies. We must agree that privatization is not a new concept and this has been around for a many decades. What is privatization? What are the pros and cons? These questions
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research topic and the relevance of the topic to my professional career goals in the human services field. The significance of the research problem will be discussed‚ why it is worth studying‚ and what can be gained from the research. Lastly‚ what is already know about the research topic and problem will be addressed. The research topic will focus on the numerous challenges that are present working in the human services field. One of the challenges is setting appropriate boundaries with clients and knowing
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Latoya Richardson The Values and Beliefs of Human Services October 11‚ 2010 BSHS 322 Communication for Human Services Mrs. .Amy Donaldson Introduction In order to be a Human Service agent you must have discovered your values and beliefs. When you discover your values and beliefs you are underlying what you can do for your clients‚ what attributes you can offer them‚ and setting up a foundation for providing great care. Values and Beliefs All clinical interviewing is embedded in a system
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Human Service Scenario Analysis My human service scenario is for a white female‚ age 46‚ with three female children‚ ages 17‚ 16 and 14. The client was married for 27-years; when her husband said “he wanted a divorce‚ and was not willing to attend counseling because of trust issues.” He could not give any reason why he wanted a divorce; other than to say it was not her fault. This has left her and the children very confused‚ two of the children blame her for the upcoming divorce‚ the 14 year-old
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The Nature and Purpose of Human Services “Human services are those service industries that are mainly concerned with supplying a product that concerns people ’s welfare and wellbeing. They do this predominantly in the areas of social‚ health and educational care‚ and include all those agencies that attempt the improvement‚ amelioration or clarification of human problems‚ and provide welfare or care services. Examples are many‚ and include such diverse services as hospitals‚ educational systems
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In the field of Human Services there are a multitude of people that need assistance. However‚ in each target population has their own distinct issues. Examples of these target groups or populations are people with mental illness‚ the homeless‚ and senior citizens. Mental illness is defined as when a person’s mental state is beyond what is considered normal. For instance‚ a person with depression has extreme lows as appose to a mentally healthy person who will bounce back from their emotional low
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Sylvia Albers taught me there is so many things you can be if work for it. She showed me that there is so many avenues you can go with in the Human Service field. I really enjoyed her visit. I learned that you really need to take care of yourself or you could burn out as a helper. I have learned that I need to have a self-care plan and implement it. I have also learned this from my therapist. She has helped me tremendously with self-care. You really need it for your soul. It is very important
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Collaborating with Human Service Professionals Summary of the Case Mary‚ a 31-year-old single mother of three children (ages 9‚ 5‚ and 3) has been seeing Annabelle‚ a mental health counselor at a community mental health center for about 4 months. She has become increasingly anxious over past few weeks and reports that she feels frightened all the time‚ is unable to sleep through the night‚ and worries that “something horrible is going to happen.” She also admits to having a
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Characteristic of services Intangibility Unlike products services cannot be counted‚ measured‚ or felt. It is difficult to explain to the customer what a specific feature in the service will give to the customer. As services are intangible‚ the perceptions of customers regarding the service may differ at any given amount in time. Each customer will have a different perception and experience about the same service. But in a hotel the quality of service is not only dependent on the courteousness
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Causes and Prevention of Burnout in Human Services Staff High-stress jobs such as those in the human service field can cause serious issues such as burnout. Burnout can show up in a multitude of ways for employees. For organizations this can cause a large number of sick days or they may experience a high turnover rate. Human service workers enter the workforce full of hopes of making changes for those people who they want to work. Like every other job there is always a high hope of helping
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