Issues In Human Services

Chapter 3 explains the importance of ethical competence specific to the human services field. As a professional it is important to know and understand an organizations code of ethics, as it will be a reference tool in how to handle certain situations you are faced with. Human service professionals enter into the profession with a personal set of values, goals and ethical conduct but, must always remember that their actions should always reflect the values and ethics of the company they are now a part of (site). In the event of an ethical issue a professional should always refer the ethical standards to determine what action should be taken (site). Ethics are also in place to facilitate legal implications that stem from malpractice lawsuits.

The section in chapter I that caught my attention was pertaining to Forming Teams and Partnership to Provide Services. This area in the book stresses how vital it is working with other agencies or professionals to assist clients with receiving services. (An Introduction to Human Services, Woodside & McClam) The concept of connecting people to services is relevant in my line of work as a probation officer. When individuals are place on supervised probation, they are required by the courts to complete special conditions prior to the expiration of the case. Upon the initial appointment, the client is directed to have a treatment evaluation or an assessment completed and at that time they are given

The Department of Human Service (DHS) is a national or sub national umbrella agency that was set into place to provide public assistance in different cities and regions across America (U.S. Department of Human Services, [DHS], 2011). According to Dr. Raquel Hatter, Commissioner of Tennessee, the DHS Mission Statement is; “To improve the well-being of Tennesseans who are economically disadvantaged, vulnerable or living with disabilities through a network of financial, employment, protective and rehabilitative services” (DHS, 2011). In this observation we are going to take a look at DHS in the state of Tennessee, as well as what DHS offers within their system. We will also take a look at how DHS relates to, and implements the empowerment

Dementia is a set of symptoms that affect the way people think and interact with each other. It is not a disease, but can often be linked to a disease or damage done to the brain. Short-time memory, mind, speech and motor skills are affected. Certain forms of dementia cause a change in the personality of the individual. A person suffering from dementia will lose certain skills and knowledge they already had. This is the main difference to other conditions that affect the mind. People who suffer from learning problems, or lower intelligence will never acquire certain skills, people suffering from dementia will lose skills they have acquired. Dementia is

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In this discussion, I will first provide a description of two evidence-based research articles. I will explain how each article relates to professional collaboration. Secondly, I will compare the extent in which the research articles apply to the professional’s collaboration of human services professionals in my area of interest. Lastly, I will explain how human services professionals may use research articles to inform practice.

In this section of the NCTRC exam content outline I did not understand (A3) - concepts and models of health and human services (e.g., medical model, community model, education model, health and wellness model, person-centered care model, international classification of functioning, recovery model, and inclusion). According to the Medical Dictionary, the medical model puts emphasis on the disability using a problem-solving approach. It mainly focuses on the physical and biological aspects of the disease or illness. Medical care and treatment in a clinical setting can make it easier for the person to function and adapt to everyday life. This is considered the “cure” for the individual.

On December 3, 2015, the Department of Human Services, Office of Program Review, Monitoring and Investigators (DHSOPRMI), Kiana Beekman and Rhonda Bowen interviewed Mr. Hieu T. Perez in a McDonalds Restaurant located at 121 North Cove Terrace, Oxon Hill-Glassmanor, Maryland 20745. DHSOPRMI Investigators identified themselves and verified Mr. Perez identity as well. Mr. Perez, who had been previously informed of the purpose of the interview voluntarily, provided the following information in regard to Miya Ford (Raspberry).

Hurricane Matthew affected our community, because of the mass destruction it left on the outskirts of Florida’s island. Matthew left the community with no electricity for the course of six days, and rained down on us with water which flooded our roads ,But the worst thing Matthew did to us was many deaths it caused while traveling through the Caribbean islands,and then leaving the people with grief. Buildings roof was ripped off because of the strong winds, community installed shutters or forced evacuated, because of the fear that was exaggerated on news that Matthew will destroy their beloved homes and even deaths if we didn’t run away from it.

The key issue identified in this paper is the understaffing in the facility that results in employees constantly being overworked and stressed. Social Justice is defined as the fair distribution of society’s benefits and responsibilities and their consequences. It focuses on the relative position of one social group in relation to others in society as well as on the root causes of disparities and what can be done to eliminate them (Canadian Nurses Association [CNA], 2009). The unjust situation that I encountered is considered social injustice because of the discrimination that the employees experience when the facility does not replace staff that did not report for work. In effect, the employees are overworked and are more prone to accidents

Devastating images of Hurrican Katrina, that occurred in New Oreleans, helped promote a faster recovery. The imagery influenced local public assistance and contributions, especially

The Human Services is broadly defined, uniquely approaching the objective of meeting human needs through an interdisciplinary knowledge base, focusing on prevention as well as remediation of problems, and maintaining a commitment to improving the overall quality of life of service populations. The Human Services profession is one which promotes improved service delivery systems by addressing not only the quality of direct services, but also by seeking to improve accessibility, accountability, and coordination among professionals and agencies in service delivery Not forcing interning to institution setting. Instructional built services to community-based services are eligible Medicaid waiver program funding covers home service for individual who Cognitive disabilities such as 24 hours assistant, Homemaker, Night supervisor, personal care, respite care. Medical model treated by medical. That focuses on compassion, funding and handling disabilities. The social model of disabilities described that disabilities are caused by the way society is organized but medical model described disabilities people who are disabled by their impairments, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt,” the first president with a disability, was a great advocate for the rehabilitation of people with disabilities, but still operated under the notion that a disability was an abnormal, shameful condition, and should be medically cured or fixed”. both models and social developed over time by avoiding

The American Red Cross’ works not only with disaster relief, but the company also consists of many other distinct branches. They help out not only with disaster relief but also with supporting military families, taking blood donations, health and safety services, and also international services. The main focus for this essay will be disaster relief, specifically hurricanes. In 2012, when Hurricane Sandy reached to the United States, the American Red Cross was one of the leading disaster relief companies. According to the American Red Cross’ website, the following were used to provide relief to the United States from Hurricane Sandy: over 300 emergency response vehicles, nearly 7,000,000 relief items, more than 17,000,000 meals, 74,000 overnight stays in shelter, 113,000 emotional support and health contacts, and over 17,000 trained disaster workers were deployed (Disaster Relief Services). The Red Cross takes donations not only from charitable individuals but they also take donations from large corporations, including 3M, General Electric and Wal-Mart (PR, N.) Donations to the Red Cross, totaling approximately $313.1 million as of September 30, 2015 are spread out in many different ways. There are four main forms of assistance in which the money from the donations are spread out. These types of assistance are broken up as individual casework and assistance, food and shelter, housing and community assistance, and relief items.

The Catholic Church has been around since 100 AD. While it has been a place of worship for over 1.1 billion people all over the world, the Catholic Church is not just a source of faith for those same people. The Catholic Church is one of the world’s largest sources of charity. The Catholic Church serves billions of people all over the world every year with a large range of services. The Catholic religion is dominated by the theological philosophy that one must be a good person, but also give back during the course of their lifetime. With charity being one of the core values of the Catholic religion, it is no question that the Catholic Church is quite probably the largest charity in the world. The Catholic Church provides for the poor by giving them a place to eat and stay, they allocate funds for many types of organizations involving helping the downtrodden and people who cannot help themselves, and most importantly, the Catholic Church has a large network of people who go on missions to different countries to help spread the religion of Catholicism, but also help the people there build homes, water treatment facilities, and help them with an assortment of other health related tasks such as AIDs prevention and malaria prevention.

Specific Purpose: to inform my audience about the different ways they can help victims recover from the damage caused by the 2016 Louisiana Floods.