What Is Human Services

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What is Human Services? Carmen M. Riggs BSHS 302 November 19, 2012 Linda Cook, MSSW, LCSW What is Human Services? Human Services were created to look at and help with the challenges that many individuals, children, and families face. Through the services offered by human service agencies, those who cannot meet their needs on their own possibly can receive the help they need. This can include food assistance, cash assistance, medical/mental health assistance, childcare assistance, and many other types of assistance. Human Service agencies/workers strive to provide advocacy and referrals to help people meet their basic needs and to help guide them on the road to self-sufficiency. Human Services cover a broad range of specialties/practices, so in this essay we will discuss the goal and history of Human Services, the nature of the generalist practice, common intervention strategies, and ethical considerations. The Goal of Human Services Human Services is a way for individuals and families to be assisted in meeting their basic physical and emotional needs. Various obstacles can keep some from meeting their needs on their own. These obstacles can include lack of education, lack of support, and mental illness to name a few. Some of these obstacles are self-inflicted, though often the reasons people have trouble meeting their basic needs are because of circumstances beyond their control (Martin, 2011). Human service/social service agencies are accessed by these individuals when they bump into these challenges and do not know how to fix them. It is the Human Service worker/advocate who listens, gives information and guides the individuals who need the help to the services they may
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