BSHS/305
November 14, 2013
In the modern world there are a growing number of problems that human service clients face daily. Problems in living are among the top of the list because of the growing number of individuals not always capable of meeting and maintaining their own personal needs. These clients can range in age, race, and gender the majority of these clients require long-term assistance from human services to maintain a safe and healthy lifestyle. A large percentage of human service clients are homeless. Homelessness has been a problem in the human services field. As the economy continues to deteriorate and the number of social service …show more content…
Another problem continuing to increase within this diverse group of individuals are the number of teen pregnancy human service clients. According to the CDC (Center for dieses control) babies born to born to women ages 15-19 years are 29.4 births per 1,000 women. Most of these teen moms already reside in undesirable living conditions making it difficult for them to survive without the assistance of human services to maintain a safe and healthy environment for themselves and an infant. Many of these teen parents face issues such as unemployment, childcare, medical expenses, and most important …show more content…
It has to be a joint effort taken by the client and the human services professionals in not only substance abuse all human services issues that a client may encounter. As the problems of this modern world continue to grow so must the helping skills of the modern human services professionals. All human services professionals must maintain a high level of good communication skills that range in diversity considering the many types of clients these professionals will be providing assistance for. Problem recognition is a vital communication tool when applying conflict resolution with a majority of the human service clients. Working to recognize the multitude of different problems and situations that many of the human service client’s face is one of the most important skill’s the human services professional can apply when providing assistance to those clients. An accurate diagnosis for certain problems clients may be facing should be aggressively performed by the human service professional. Professionals must be able to gather information, decipher the key elements of the problem, and apply conflict resolution in solving the