Human Services Foundational Knowledge
Overview
In all of your previous courses in this program, you have
engaged with the ideas and approaches that comprise a professional
background in human services. Have you had the opportunity to think
about how all of your learning fits together? Could you readily
explain how well prepared you are for each aspect of the human
services role? One goal of this assignment is to prepare you to do
that—with clarity and specific evidence—so that you are ready, for
example, to address these questions in a job interview.
Write a three-part paper of approximately 9–15 pages that
brings together three of the five key elements that lead to success
in human services, represent the program outcomes of your degree,
and align directly with the core competencies model of the National
Organization for Human Services (NOHS):
Models of Service Delivery (Part 1).
Professional Competencies (Part 2).
Effective Helping Relationships (Part 3).
Each part of this assignment requires that you revisit the key
ideas in a particular area and demonstrate your mastery of those
ideas. In completing each part of this paper, draw upon your
reading and discussions from your courses as well as any
assignments you may have completed that would be helpful. Seek
particularly to articulate your current understanding in these
areas, regardless of what you may have written in earlier courses.
Instructions
Review the case study, “Susan and Ted,” on pages 123–125 of
your An Introduction to Human Services text. Pick a client from the
case and analyze the case based on the areas identified below:
SECTION 1: Models of Service Delivery (3–5 pages). Provide a
summary of the case and the main issues that are present. What
professional competencies might you need to address the issues you
have identified? Address how you would work with the client using
the Human Service Delivery Model described in the Woodside and
McClam text. Your work should address the services that might be
provided by professionals who practice the medical model, the
public health model and the human services model. How can a Human
Services professional facilitate the interaction of all three
models in revolving the problems presented to your selected client?
SECTION 2: Professional Competencies (3–5 pages). Analyze the
case based on the strengths or weaknesses you identified through
your self-assessments. Analyze how your results might impact your
work with your selected client. Given what you know about yourself,
the case and the client, is it possible to remain neutral? Explain
your answer and provide an analysis of what you would recommend.
Address any ethical or cultural concerns that might present when
working with your selected client. What personal issues, values or
biases might become concerns for you? How might you address these
for yourself, so that you can function productively as a helping
professional?
SECTION 3: Effective Helping Relationships (3–5 pages). Pick
two of the values discussed in the readings (Chapter 6, An
Introduction to Human Services) that guide practice and address how
they would guide your work with this case. In your analysis,
clearly present your rationale for picking the values you have
chosen.
Requirements
Written communication: Written communication is free of errors
that detract from the overall message.
APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted
according to APA (6th edition) style and formatting.
Number of resources: Your work should be supported by at
least five references from the literature.
Length of paper: 10–12 typed double-spaced pages.
Font and font size: Arial, 10 point.
Submit your assignment by the end of this unit.
Portfolio Prompt: You may choose to save this learning
activity to your ePortfolio.
Resources
Human Services Foundational Knowledge Scoring Guide.
ePortfolio.
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