Introduction to Human Services - Betty Reid Mandell, Barbara Schram

Introduction to Human Services

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-- Complete, up-to-date coverage of social welfare programs and policies with special coverage of how history, politics, and the economy shape these programs


This text puts the field of human services into a historical context, provides insights into the social welfare field, and gives concrete examples of how primary intervention strategies are put into daily practice in human service agencies.


It presents the many options offered in the field of human services and discusses the stresses that a human service worker will face in day-to-day work, with practical suggestions for avoiding burnout. The text compares the U.S. social welfare systems to systems in other countries, and uses a strong multicultural and social systems approach that distinguishes it from other texts.


 

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Betty Reid Mandell is Professor Emerita at Bridgewater State College, Massachusetts. She is the editor of The Crisis of Caregiving: Social Welfare Policy in the United States, Palgrave/Macmillan, 2010, and is the co-editor of New Politics.     Barbara Schram graduated from Antioch College and received masters degrees in both sociology and social work from Columbia University and a doctorate from Harvard University with a specialization in education and social policy. Worked as a  program direction of a large  recreational and cultural organization, planning programs for children and young adults and supervising staff who delivered these services.  Spent several years as the director of a community agency in a low income urban area helping parents become involved in their children’s education and effect changes in the schools that better reflected their cultural background and values.  Spent 26 years at Northeastern University where she originated and then taught in the Human Services Program.  Designed appropriated courses and supervised student internships.   Has done extension volunteer work with citizen groups involved in interracial and special needs adoptions, improving services for persons with learning disabilities and improving prison education programs. In addition to this text she has written over 20 articles and a book entitled, Creating the Small Scale Social Program:  From idea to implementation to evaluation.  

IN THIS SECTION:
1.) BRIEF
2.) COMPREHENSIVE







 

BRIEF TABLE OF CONTENTS:



  Section I: The Context of Human Service Work





Chapter 1: What Are Human Services? What Do Human Service Workers Do?  
Chapter 2: The Changing Nature of the Helping Process
Chapter 3: Intervention Strategies
Chapter 4: Attitudes/Values, Skills, and Knowledge  
Chapter 5: Values and Ethical Dilemmas
Chapter 6: The Social Welfare System  
 
Section II: Implementing Human Service Interventions
 
Chapter 7: Poverty  
Chapter 8: Working with Diversity
Chapter 9: Interviewing
Chapter 10: Case Management/Counseling
Chapter 11: Facilitating Groups  
Chapter 12: Program Planning  
 
Section III: Thriving and Surviving in This Field
 
Chapter 13: Organizing and Changing Systems
Chapter 14: Understanding Legal Issues
Chapter 15: Staying Current and Avoiding Burnout  



 

COMPREHENSIVE TABLE OF CONTENTS:




Section I: The Context of Human Service Work  

Chapter 1: What Are Human Services? What Do Human Service Workers Do?  
Human Service Networks
Finding the Appropriate Human Services Program
Barriers That Prevent People from Getting Help
A Paradox
Choosing Our Work Role
Summary
Discussion Questions
Web Resources for Further Study  
 
Chapter 2: The Changing Nature of the Helping Process
Society Shapes Helping Behavior  
Helping in Western Culture
Cycles of Helping
Behavior Defined as a Social Problem
Defining Problems
The History of Human Service Work  
Summary
Discussion Questions
Web Resources for Further Study  
 
Chapter 3: Intervention Strategies
The Concept of Multicausality
The Strategies of Intervention Defined
Direct-Service Strategies
Direct-Service and Systems-Change Strategies  
Systems-Change Strategies
Activities and Tasks Used to Implement Each Strategy
Putting Together the Interventions and the Activities
Summary
Discussion Questions
Web Resources for Further Study  
 
Chapter 4: Attitudes/Values, Skills, and Knowledge  
The Professional Helping Relationship  
The Pyramid Model  
Attitudes and Values of the Human Service Worker
Skills of the Human Service Worker
Basic Knowledge of the Human Service Worker
Summary
Discussion Questions
Web Resources for Further Study
 
Chapter 5: Values and Ethical Dilemmas  
Can Workers Be Completely Unbiased?
Dilemmas Surrounding the Value of Self-Determination
Some Current Ethical Conflicts
Conflicting Views on the Nature of Human Nature
Conflicts Caused by Bureaucratic Demands
Guidelines for Dealing with Conflicts in a Bureaucracy
The Client as Our Employer
Social Class Differences between Workers and Clients
Conflicts Due to the Variation in National Values in the United States
Keeping Values Straight in a Time of War
Finding Your Way through the Maze of Ethical Conflicts
Summary
Discussion Questions
Web Resources for Further Study  
 
Chapter 6: The Social Welfare System
Surveying the Current Scene
Social Welfare Programs and Policies  
Where the Money Comes From
Our Vision
Summary  
Discussion Questions
Web Resources for Further Study  
 
Section II: Implementing Human Service Interventions
 
Chapter 7: Poverty  
Defining Poverty
Raising the Minimum Wage
The Increase in Poverty  
Women, Minorities, and the Elderly
Income Instability
Children and Poverty  
The Importance of Social Supports
Homelessness
Federal Housing Programs  
Scratching the Surface
Homeless Shelters  
Blaming the Victim
Resistance
Changes in the Economy
Bankruptcy and Foreclosures
Summary
Discussion Questions
Web Resources for Further Study  
 
Chapter 8: Working with Diversity
An Overview of the Struggle for Equality
Understanding Ethnicity
Immigration
Immigration in the United States
Key Elements in the Immigration Debate
The Controversy over Bilingual Education in the Schools versus English Immersion  
Working with Women
Working with Gays and Lesbians
Working with People with Disabilities
Summary
Discussion Questions
Web Resources for Further Study  
 
Chapter 9: Interviewing
Characteristics of an Interview
Structure of an Interview
Recording
Summary  
Discussion Questions
Resources for Further Study  
 
Chapter 10: Case Management/Counseling
All Problems Are Serious Yet Ordinary
Goals of the Case Manager/Counselor
The Process of Case Management/Counseling
Building Supportive Relationships  
Crisis Intervention  
Case Management/Counseling in the Era of Managed Health Care
Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)
Summary
Discussion Questions
Web Resources for Further Study  
 
Chapter 11: Facilitating Groups  
Workers as Group Members
Establishing and Facilitating a Group: Ten Key Questions
Summary
Discussion Questions
Web Resources for Further Study  
 
Chapter 12: Program Planning
Basic Tools of the Planning Process
Phases and Steps in the Planning Process
Summary
Discussion Questions
Web Resources for Further Study  
 
Section III: Thriving and Surviving in This Field
 
Chapter 13: Organizing and Changing Systems   
Getting to the Source of the Problem: A Parable
Dilemmas of the Change Agent
Changes Are Generated from the Top Down and from the Bottom Up
Methods of Organizing and Changing Systems
Summary
Discussion Questions
Web Resources for Further Study  
 
Chapter 14: Understanding Legal Issues  
Legal Issues That Can Confront a Worker
The Law as Resource
The Law as Restriction  
Laws Every Worker Needs to Know
Helping Clients Get Their Legal Rights  
Some Current Legal Issues
Summary  
Discussion Questions  
Web Resources for Further Study
 
Chapter 15: Staying Current and Avoiding Burnout  
Burnout
Causes of Burnout  
Some Less-Than-Ideal Reactions to Stressful Conditions
Staying Alive–Positive Adjustments
Summary
Discussion Questions
Web Resources for Further Study

Erscheint lt. Verlag 25.2.2013
Sprache englisch
Gewicht 998 g
Themenwelt Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung Staat / Verwaltung
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 0-205-06056-0 / 0205060560
ISBN-13 978-0-205-06056-6 / 9780205060566
Zustand Neuware
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