Human Services Contemporary Issues and Trends

by Harris, Howard S.; Maloney, David C.; Rother, Franklyn M.

• ISBN13: 9780205327706
• ISBN10: 0205327702
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-10-08
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Human Servicesintroduces defines, and analyzes the movement behind human services theory and application through articles by well-known scholars in the field.The Third Edition includes new information on substance abuse, teen pregnancy aid, technology, social change, and the empowerment educational model.Social workers and anyone interested in the field.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Harold L. McPheeters
Preface	xiii
PART ONE HUMAN SERVICES: ORIGINS, DEVELOPMENT, AND BASICS	1	(60)
Basic Concepts and Definitions of Human Services	5	(18)
Paul F. Cimmino
Letter to Paul Cimmino from Harold McPheeters	19	(4)
Historical Roots of Human Services	23	(38)
Joel Diambra
Human Services and Welfare Reform
The New American Contract with the Poor	33	(4)
Frances Fox Piven
Welfare Reform's Impact on People---Case Examples: Implications for Human Service Work and Human Service Workers	37	(4)
Michael Seliger
Empowerment: Theory and Practice
Empowerment: Toward a New Definition of Self-Help	41	(8)
Audrey Cohen
How Alumni Perceive and Use the Constructive Action	49	(12)
Shirley Conyard
Key Terms for Part One	59	(1)
Pivotal Issues for Discussion of Part One	59	(1)
Suggested Readings for Part One	60	(1)
PART TWO HUMAN SERVICE PROFESSIONALS: SKILLS, VALUES, AND STANDARDS	61	(68)
Welcome to Human Services: A Journey in Helping Others	63	(4)
Margaret J. French
Human Services: Necessary Skills and Values	67	(10)
Lorence A. Long
Maureen Doyle
Techniques and Skills in Interviewing: The Role of Competence-Based Learning in Human Service Education	77	(12)
John Hancock
Using Short-Term Psychotherapy to Treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)	87	(2)
Lynne Schmelter-Davis
Helping Services for Groups	89	(22)
Barbara Somerville
Conflict Resolution: An Example of Using Skills in Working with Groups	105	(6)
Janet Hagen
National Community Support Skill Standards Project: Implications for Human Service Education	111	(18)
Mary Di Giovanni
Franklyn M. Rother
David C. Maloney
The Human Service Worker: A Generic Job Description	123	(6)
Key Terms for Part Two	127	(1)
Pivotal Issues for Discussion of Part Two	127	(1)
Suggested Readings for Part Two	127	(2)
PART THREE HUMAN SERVICE WORK WITH FAMILIES AND CHILDREN	129	(66)
Domestic Violence, Battered Women, and Dimensions of the Problem	131	(10)
Maria Munoz-Kantha
The Child Welfare Delivery System in the United States	141	(12)
David S. Liederman
Modelyn DeWoody
Megan C. Sylvester
Child Maltreatment and Abuse: The Problem and Human Services	153	(14)
James Edell Lopez
Youth and Human Services	167	(28)
Walter de Oliveira
Christopher R. Edginton
Pregnant Productions: A Vygotsky-Inspired Approach to Teens and Teen Pregnancy	181	(14)
Rafael Mendez
Key Terms for Part Three	193	(1)
Pivotal Issues for Discussion of Part Three	193	(1)
Suggested Readings for Part Three	194	(1)
PART FOUR HUMAN SERVICE CLIENTS: SPECIAL POPULATIONS	195	(62)
Working with People Who Live with HIV and Aids: The Problem and Human Services	197	(14)
Wm. Lynn McKinney
Human Services for Homeless People	211	(14)
Lorence A. Long
Helping for Alcohol and Drug Abuse	225	(14)
Marcel A. Duclos
Marianne Gfroerer
A Social Norms Approach to Reduction of Alcohol and Drug Abuse among College Students	223	(16)
Franklyn M. Rother
Helping Services for Older Adults	239	(10)
Kathleen J. Niccum
Human Services and Criminal Justice: People and the System	249	(8)
David C. Whelan
Architecture for Justice: Direct Supervision Management	253	(4)
Anthony W. Pellicane
Key Terms for Part Four	255	(1)
Pivotal Issues for Discussion of Part Four	255	(1)
Suggested Readings for Part Four	255	(2)
PART FIVE CHANGING THE SYSTEM(S) IN HUMAN SERVICES	257	(42)
Policy, Politics, and Human Services	259	(8)
Harold L. McPheeters
Community Organizing as Human Service	267	(8)
Lee Stuart
Human Services in the Mental Health Arena: From Institution to Community	275	(12)
Joseph Mehr
Americans with Disabilities: Advocacy, Law, and Human Services	287	(12)
Christine Lewis Shane
Key Terms for Part Five	297	(1)
Pivotal Issues for Discussion of Part Five	297	(1)
Suggested Readings for Part Five	298	(1)
PART SIX LAW, ETHICS, AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES	299	(58)
Legal Foundations in Human Services: Considerations for Clients and Workers	301	(16)
David C. Maloney
Peter Clark
Law, Ethics, and the Human Service Worker	317	(16)
Naydean Blair
Ethical Standards of Human Service Professionals	329	(4)
Human Services as a Career: Personal Survival and Professional Growth	333	(6)
Miriam Clubok
Burnout: Avoiding the Trap	339	(18)
H. Frederick Sweitzer
Key Terms for Part Six	354	(1)
Pivotal Issues for Discussion of Part Six	354	(1)
Suggested Readings for Part Six	354	(3)
PART SEVEN EMERGING ISSUES AND TRENDS	357	(51)
Trends and Challenges of Cultural Diversity	359	(8)
R. Donna Petrie
Technology and Human Services	367	(8)
Stan Rosenzweig
Technology and Sociality in the New Millennium: Current Challenges for the Human Service Generalist	375	(12)
Eugene M. DeRobertis
Robert Saldarini
How Service-Learning Experiences Transform Students' Lives	383	(4)
Linda Mass
Research Models in Human Services	387	(21)
Rod Underwood
Michael Lee
Key Terms for Part Seven	406	(1)
Pivotal Issues for Discussion of Part Seven	406	(1)
Suggested Readings for Part Seven	407	(1)
Appendix A Mid-Term Interview: Observer Rating Form	408	(2)
Appendix B Mid-Term Interview: Self-Evaluation Paper	410	(3)
About the Editors	413	(1)
About the Authors	414	(7)
Index	421