What Is Human Service

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The Goal of Human Services (The)Human service profession t is welcomed everywhere because it is the most useful tool in our society. There are many professions involved in (the) human service field. These include social workers, counselors, marriage and family therapist, psychologists and the health care industry. (the)Human Services goal is to help people meet their basic physical and emotional needs. Human service agencies help people meet these needs by helping people develop the skills to meet their basic needs. These basic needs can be met through employment, family, and social support. Another goal of the human services is advocating for various policies and laws. Human service professionals need to support individuals as well as communities so they can function at their maximum potential and are better able to overcome personal and social barriers as effectively as possible in the major domains of life. Helping others is important when considering a career in human services. (good job on goal) History of Human Service Understanding the history of social welfare provision and the roots of the human services discipline is important in that it helps a human service professional gain social and cultural objectivity (Martin, 2007). The history of human services (field in the United States) date(s) back as far as 1800s to present. In 1854 when legislature passed “an act relating to the support of the poor,” that delegated to county governments "entire and exclusive superintendence" over "every poor person who shall be unable to earn a livelihood in consequence of bodily infirmity, idiocy, lunacy or other cause."(must have a citation when you use quotes, it goes at the end of the quote and looks like this (Author’s last name, year) or (Website year).) In 1862 under the leadership of Governor William Pickering state government took
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