Foundations in Human Services Practice: A Generalist Perspective on Individual, Agency, and Community, 1st edition
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Explores Micro, Mezzo, and Macro approaches to practices - This title examines the diverse roles of human services practices. Areas covered include:
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Micro-level approaches - the mechanics of interviewing, methods of advocacy, and techniques for making persuasive arguments
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Mezzo-level practices - an overview of nonprofit structure and operations, practical approaches to working with and supervising human service workers, fundraising and administration
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Macro-level practices - differentiations between grassroots organizing and agency based community organizing, organized interest groups, types of lobbyists, and practical approaches to preparing for a lobbying campaign at the state level
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Provides readers with a sense of professional identity - A history of human services, from the colonial period to the modern day, helps readers understand the sources and importance of current practices and institutions. This historical introduction also provides a concrete explanation of how the human services profession differs from other helping fields giving students an appreciation of the progressive history.
Table of contents
In this Section:
I) Brief Table of Contents
II) Detailed Table of Contents
I) Brief Table of Contents
SECTION ONE: DIRECT SERVICE
Chapter 1: Case Management Theories
Chapter 2: Case Management: A Human Services Practice
Chapter 3: Interviewing: A Human Services Practice
SECTION TWO: ORANIZATIONAL SERVICE
Chapter 4: Nonprofit Structure and Function
Chapter 5: Human Services Management and Supervision
Chapter 6: Fundraising in Human Services
SECTION THREE: COMMUNITY SERVICE
Chapter 7: The Essentials of Advocating
Chapter 8: Becoming a Community Organizer
Chapter 9: Lobbying in the Political Arena
II) Detailed Table of Contents
SECTION ONE: DIRECT SERVICE
Chapter 1: Case Management Theories
A Historical Perspective of Case Management
Case Management Models and Theories
System Theories
Chapter 2: Case Management: A Human Services Practice
Case Management Assessment
Gathering Information
Analyzing Information
Drawing Conclusions
Case Management Planning
Planning Goals with the Client
Strategy Planning
Monitoring Outcomes
Legal Guardianship and Case Management
Chapter 3: Interviewing: A Human Services Practice
Different Interview Types and Formats
Interviewing Process
General Interviewing Skills
Legal Concerns in Human Services Practice
Case Study: General Intake Interview
SECTION TWO: ORANIZATIONAL SERVICE
Chapter 4: Nonprofit Structure and Function
The Evolution of the American Nonprofit Sector
Features of Nonprofit Organizations
The Roles of Nonprofit Human Services Organizations
Chapter 5: Human Services Management and Supervision
The Nonprofit Hierarchy
Management Theories, Models, and Approaches
Managing Human Service Volunteers
Managing Diversity in the Workplace
Chapter 6: Fundraising in Human Services
Fundraising Strategies
Fundr
Author bios
Judith T. Herzberg holds a PhD in Human Services, an MA in Psychology, and a BA in Business Administration. She began her career as a licensed practical nurse working in hospitals and long-term care facilities. She later served in various administrative roles in nonprofit health and human service organizations. In addition, she served on nonprofit boards and was involved in community programs that served homeless women and children, abused women, and people with HIV/AIDS.
She began her career in higher education in direct service roles to students, then taught at the Rutgers University Multicultural Institute before moving to Brookdale Community College, where she taught both psychology and human services courses. Dr. Herzberg has served as President of the Mid-Atlantic Consortium for Human Services, Vice-President of the New England Organization for Human Services, and as a member of the Board of the National Organization for Human Services. In 2005 she received the NOHS President’s Award for contributions to the field.
Currently, Dr. Herzberg serves on the Commission on Disability of Watertown, Massachusetts. She is also writing two new human services textbooks, one focused on ethical decision-making and the other on multicultural approaches to practice.