Human Services : Contemporary Issues and Trends

Foreword xi Harold L. McPheeters Preface xiii PART ONE HUMAN SERVICES: ORIGINS, DEVELOPMENT, AND BASICS 1(60) Basic Concepts and Definitions of Human Services 5(18) Paul F. Cimmino Letter to Paul Cimmino from Harold McPheeters 19(4) Historical Roots of Human Services 23(38) Joel Diambra Human Services and Welfare Reform The New American Contract with the Poor 33(4) Frances Fox Piven Welfare Reform's Impact on People---Case Examples: Implications for Human Service Work and Human Service Workers 37(4) Michael Seliger Empowerment: Theory and Practice Empowerment: Toward a New Definition of Self-Help 41(8) Audrey Cohen How Alumni Perceive and Use the Constructive Action 49(12) Shirley Conyard Key Terms for Part One 59(1) Pivotal Issues for Discussion of Part One 59(1) Suggested Readings for Part One 60(1) PART TWO HUMAN SERVICE PROFESSIONALS: SKILLS, VALUES, AND STANDARDS 61(68) Welcome to Human Services: A Journey in Helping Others 63(4) Margaret J. French Human Services: Necessary Skills and Values 67(10) Lorence A. Long Maureen Doyle Techniques and Skills in Interviewing: The Role of Competence-Based Learning in Human Service Education 77(12) John Hancock Using Short-Term Psychotherapy to Treat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 87(2) Lynne Schmelter-Davis Helping Services for Groups 89(22) Barbara Somerville Conflict Resolution: An Example of Using Skills in Working with Groups 105(6) Janet Hagen National Community Support Skill Standards Project: Implications for Human Service Education 111(18) Mary Di Giovanni Franklyn M. Rother David C. Maloney The Human Service Worker: A Generic Job Description 123(6) Key Terms for Part Two 127(1) Pivotal Issues for Discussion of Part Two 127(1) Suggested Readings for Part Two 127(2) PART THREE HUMAN SERVICE WORK WITH FAMILIES AND CHILDREN 129(66) Domestic Violence, Battered Women, and Dimensions of the Problem 131(10) Maria Munoz-Kantha The Child Welfare Delivery System in the United States 141(12) David S. Liederman Modelyn DeWoody Megan C. Sylvester Child Maltreatment and Abuse: The Problem and Human Services 153(14) James Edell Lopez Youth and Human Services 167(28) Walter de Oliveira Christopher R. Edginton Pregnant Productions: A Vygotsky-Inspired Approach to Teens and Teen Pregnancy 181(14) Rafael Mendez Key Terms for Part Three 193(1) Pivotal Issues for Discussion of Part Three 193(1) Suggested Readings for Part Three 194(1) PART FOUR HUMAN SERVICE CLIENTS: SPECIAL POPULATIONS 195(62) Working with People Who Live with HIV and Aids: The Problem and Human Services 197(14) Wm. Lynn McKinney Human Services for Homeless People 211(14) Lorence A. Long Helping for Alcohol and Drug Abuse 225(14) Marcel A. Duclos Marianne Gfroerer A Social Norms Approach to Reduction of Alcohol and Drug Abuse among College Students 223(16) Franklyn M. Rother Helping Services for Older Adults 239(10) Kathleen J. Niccum Human Services and Criminal Justice: People and the System 249(8) David C. Whelan Architecture for Justice: Direct Supervision Management 253(4) Anthony W. Pellicane Key Terms for Part Four 255(1) Pivotal Issues for Discussion of Part Four 255(1) Suggested Readings for Part Four 255(2) PART FIVE CHANGING THE SYSTEM(S) IN HUMAN SERVICES 257(42) Policy, Politics, and Human Services 259(8) Harold L. McPheeters Community Organizing as Human Service 267(8) Lee Stuart Human Services in the Mental Health Arena: From Institution to Community 275(12) Joseph Mehr Americans with Disabilities: Advocacy, Law, and Human Services 287(12) Christine Lewis Shane Key Terms for Part Five 297(1) Pivotal Issues for Discussion of Part Five 297(1) Suggested Readings for Part Five 298(1) PART SIX LAW, ETHICS, AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES 299(58) Legal Foundations in Human Services: Considerations for Clients and Workers 301(16) David C. Maloney Peter Clark Law, Ethics, and the Human Service Worker 317(16) Naydean Blair Ethical Standards of Human Service Professionals 329(4) Human Services as a Career: Personal Survival and Professional Growth 333(6) Miriam Clubok Burnout: Avoiding the Trap 339(18) H. Frederick Sweitzer Key Terms for Part Six 354(1) Pivotal Issues for Discussion of Part Six 354(1) Suggested Readings for Part Six 354(3) PART SEVEN EMERGING ISSUES AND TRENDS 357(51) Trends and Challenges of Cultural Diversity 359(8) R. Donna Petrie Technology and Human Services 367(8) Stan Rosenzweig Technology and Sociality in the New Millennium: Current Challenges for the Human Service Generalist 375(12) Eugene M. DeRobertis Robert Saldarini How Service-Learning Experiences Transform Students' Lives 383(4) Linda Mass Research Models in Human Services 387(21) Rod Underwood Michael Lee Key Terms for Part Seven 406(1) Pivotal Issues for Discussion of Part Seven 406(1) Suggested Readings for Part Seven 407(1) Appendix A Mid-Term Interview: Observer Rating Form 408(2) Appendix B Mid-Term Interview: Self-Evaluation Paper 410(3) About the Editors 413(1) About the Authors 414(7) Index 421