An Introduction to Human Services,9780534368791

An Introduction to Human Services

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Edition: 4th
ISBN13: 9780534368791
ISBN10: 0534368794
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-05-17
Publisher(s): Brooks Cole
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Summary

Woodside and McClam's text provides a solid introduction to the profession of human services. It provides a historical context of the field as well as a practical overview of the profession and the skills needed to succeed as a human services worker. Readers explore such concepts as serving the whole person, using an interdisciplinary approach, interacting with helper and client, training generalists, and empowering clients.

Table of Contents

PART I: DEFINING HUMAN SERVICES
1. An Introduction to Human Services
2. A History of Helping
3. Human Services Today
4. Models of Human Services Delivery
PART II: CLIENTS AND HELPERS IN HUMAN SERVICES
5. The Client
6. The Human Services Professional
PART III: THE PRACTICE OF HUMAN SERVICES
7. The Helping Process
8. Working within a System
9. Professional Concerns

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