Summary

This comprehensive introduction looks at the human services profession though the settings where human services work and provides information about social problems within a socio-political context to show how culture and ideology influence people’s perspectives. The foundation of the human services profession is explored by examining educational standards and professional requirements, its roots as a helping profession within the history of social welfare provision, its ethical standards, theoretical underpinnings, and the nature of the generalist practice model. Introduction to Human Services, 4th Edition is updated to include the most current research and information on populations and topics at the forefront of today’s critical issues.

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Author Biography

Dr. Michelle Martin is an Assistant Professor in the MSW program at California State University, Fullerton. She has previously taught at DePaul University and Dominican University. Dr. Martin has an MSW from the University of Illinois, Chicago, with an emphasis in school social work, a masters of social science in policy studies from the University of Bristol, and a PhD in global peace studies from the University of Bradford. Dr. Martin has over 30 years of experience in the human and social services, having worked in child welfare, adolescent services, victim advocacy, hospice, school social work, and refugee services. Dr. Martin’s research interests focus on how social media is used to express identity and trauma among refugee and migrant groups. Dr. Martin has written three textbooks in the human services/social work areas, as well as other publications focusing on a range of issues, including social media, identity development, wellbeing, middle age and active aging. Dr. Martin is a regular blogger for the Huffington Post where she writes about women and middle age.

BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Introduction to Human Services: Purpose, Preparation and Theoretical Orientations

Chapter 2: History and Evolution of Social Welfare Policy

Chapter 3: Ethics and Values in Human Services

Chapter 4: Generalist Skills and Intervention Strategies

Chapter 5: Child Welfare Services

Chapter 6: Adolescent Services

Chapter 7: Gerontology: Human Services with Older Adults

Chapter 8: Mental Health Services

Chapter 9: Homelessness

Chapter 10: Medical, Health Care and Hospice

Chapter 11: Human Services in Public Schools

Chapter 12: Religion, Spirituality and Faith-Based Agencies

Chapter 13: Violence, Victim Advocacy and Corrections

Chapter 14: Rural Human Services

Chapter 15: International Human Services

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