History Of Human Services

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What is Human Services? According to that National Organization for Human Services, “Human Services is a broadly defined one, uniquely approaching the objective of meeting human needs through an interdisciplinary knowledge base, focusing on prevention as well as remediation of problems and maintaining a commitment to improving the overall quality of life of service populations. The Human Services profession is one which promotes improved service delivery systems by addressing not only the quality of direct services, but by also seeking to improve accessibility, accountability, and coordination among professionals and agencies in service delivery. The most common definition for human services is the social welfare and provisions in the likes of child care, elderly care, child protection services and or public health. One might also think of human Services as a service to those that are less fortunate and do not have the proper support at home or with friends; a service for those that are in need of a helping hand to get to a better place economically, environmentally or socially. According to the first chapter in our reading book the goal of Human Service professionals “is the commitment to helping people develop the necessary skills to become self-sufficient and function at their optimal level within society” (2007, Michelle E. Martin). There are many however, that find this goal a little unreachable. Martin goes on to write a famous saying, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, but teach him to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” (2007, Michelle E. Martin). This is the goal of all Human Service people. To help the those in need learn and maybe even go as far as mastering the ability to overcome whatever it is that life might throw their way. Once this is taught the person will be self sufficient in the ability to find a job on their own
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