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PublisherPearson Education

ISBN-100205787266

ISBN-139780205787265

eBay Product ID (ePID)92888325

Product Key Features

Number of Pages336 Pages

Publication NameHuman Services : concepts and Intervention Strategies

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2010

SubjectHuman Services, Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare

TypeTextbook

AuthorJoseph Mehr, Ronald Kanwischer

Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight18.4 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6.9 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number11

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN2010-027420

Dewey Edition19

Dewey Decimal361/.973

Table Of ContentPreface PART I Orientation and Perspective 1 Human Services: A New Direction What Is a Human Services Worker? Multiple Views Box 1.1: Typical Employment Titles for Human Service Workers Current Conceptions of Human Services Systems Box 1.2: "There She Lies, the Great Melting Pot" Social Policy and Human Services Summary Discussion Questions Learning Experiences Endnote Recommended Readings Internet Sites 2 A History of Helping The Dark Past of Helping Social Welfare: Toward a Community Approach Box 2.1: A History of Prejudice Summary Discussion Questions Learning Experiences Endnote Recommended Readings Internet Sites PART II Human Services: Defining Roles, Problems, and Boundaries 3 Human Service Workers: Agents of Change Human Services: A New Profession Role Functions of the Human Service Worker Human Service Workers: What They Really Do Human Service Workers in a Multicultural Society Competence and Credentialing Summary Discussion Questions Learning Experiences Endnotes Recommended Readings Internet Sites 4 Human Services: Identifying Problems and Causes Identifying Problems Theoretical Causes of Problem Behavior An Ecological Synthesis: The Life Matrix Summary Discussion Questions Learning Experiences Recommended Readings Internet Sites 5 Human Services Boundaries: Special Populations, Special Systems Problems and Services for Children and Adolescents Box 5.1: Cultural Diversity in the Workplace Box 5.2: Types of Out-of-Home Placement Domestic Abuse Services Problems and Services for the Elderly Drug Abuse: The Problem and Human Services Services for Mentally Retarded People Mental Health Problems and Service Systems Correctional Systems Poverty: A Common Denominator Homeless People The Multiproblem Client Summary Discussion Questions Learning Experiences Recommended Readings Internet Sites PART III Contemporary Strategies 6 Medical and Psychiatric Approaches and the Person in Need AIDS: Physical Disease as a Human Services Issue Box 6.1: HIV/AIDS in the Cross-Cultural Context The Basics of the Medical and Psychiatric Models Common Treatment Strategies of the Psychiatric Model Prospects for the Medical and Psychiatric Models Summary Discussion Questions Learning Experiences Recommended Readings Internet Sites 7 Behavioral Approaches and the Person in Need Four Models of Learned Behavior Learning Problem Behaviors Representative Behavioral Treatment Approaches The Effectiveness of Behavioral Strategies Summary Discussion Questions Learning Experiences <p style="MARGIN: 0px"

SynopsisHuman Services: Concepts and Intervention Strategies provides a comprehensive grounding in the broad range of careers available in the human services, an introduction to the skills that are required for those careers, and case examples to help students visualize different career choices. The Eleventh Edition of this trend-setting book offers a comprehensive introduction to the field of human services, with an emphasis on practical application, and increased coverage of multicultural issues., Human Services: Concepts and Intervention Strategies offers a comprehensive introduction to the skills necessary for a broad range of careers in human services, with an emphasis on practical application and increased coverage of multicultural issues.

LC Classification NumberHV95