The Inside View Into a Human Service Professional

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The human service field can be a difficult and challenging field to be successful in. As a client or a helper it is important to find a perfect fit. Sometimes we will face a lot of situations that we are uncertain with, as well as ones that fit us like a glove. Do you know there are many situations that we will have to help our clients overcome? How about the tools needed to be successful during our career? It is important to gain a variety of tools and be willing to adjust these tools according to the need of the client. Let’s take a look into some of this information. There is a wide range of reasons why our clients come to us seeking help. Some of the clients that will walk into our office are there by choice others are only there because someone told them to be. The client’s willingness to open up and except our help will be different, depending on how they came to walk through our door. It is the job of the human service professional to gain the trust of the client in order to find out what brings the client in to get help. These problems can stem from how the client is raised or things they have gone through in their lives such as a crisis. The client can also have problems that occur from a trauma or accident that happened in their lives. Some examples of these problems could be: victims of domestic abuse, sexual abuse, drug or alcohol addiction, unemployment, economic, finances, self-esteem issues, a mental illness or social issues. Problems can be short or long term, sometimes the assistance the client needs can take a month or need to be continued over years. Sometimes seeking help from us is the client’s last line of hope. Our job as human service professionals is to find a way to help people. The ideal situation for a helper would be to start with teens. Sometimes they suffer from addictions, broken homes, peer pressure, bullying which is no longer

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