Encyclopedia Of Human Services

Author : Linwood H. Cousins
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 2259 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-09-05
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781483370835

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Encyclopedia of Human Services and Diversity by Linwood H. Cousins Pdf

Encyclopedia of Human Services and Diversity is the first encyclopedia to reflect the changes in the mission of human services professionals as they face today’s increasingly diverse service population. Diversity encompasses a broad range of human differences, including differences in ability and disability, age, education level, ethnicity, gender, geographic origin, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic class, and values. Understanding the needs and problems of Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, the deaf, the blind, the LGBT community, and many other groups demands an up-to-date and cutting-edge reference. This three-volume encyclopedia provides human services students, professors, librarians, and practitioners the reference information they need to meet the needs of an increasingly diverse population. Features: 600 signed entries are organized A-to-Z across three volumes. Entries, authored by key figures in the field, conclude with cross references and further readings. A Reader’s Guide groups related articles within broad, thematic areas, such as aging, community mental health, family and child services, substance abuse, etc. A detailed index, the Reader’s Guide, and cross references combine for search-and-browse in the electronic version. A helpful Resource Guide guides students to classic books, journals, and web sites, and a glossary assists them with the terminology of the field. Available in both print and electronic formats, Encyclopedia of Human Services and Diversity is an ideal reference for students, practitioners, faculty and librarians.

Author : Howard Rosenthal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-02
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781136271366

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Encyclopedia of Human Services by Howard Rosenthal Pdf

Dr. Howard Rosenthal, author of the best-selling counseling exam book of all time, the Encyclopedia of Counseling, has now created the Encyclopedia of Human Services: Master Review and Tutorial for the Human Services-Board Certified Examination (HS-BCPE). Helpers can read this book to snare the Human Services-Board Certified Practitioner (HS-BCP) credential to take their career to the next level! Dr. Rosenthal’s unique, reader-friendly style actually makes exam prep enjoyable! Reads like a novel, but imparts information like a graduate text. Who else wants to say, "I passed!"?

Author : Torres-Coronas, Teresa,Arias-Oliva, Mario
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 918 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2008-07-31
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9781599048840

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Encyclopedia of Human Resources Information Systems: Challenges in e-HRM by Torres-Coronas, Teresa,Arias-Oliva, Mario Pdf

Analyzes key critical HR variables and defines previously undiscovered issues in the HR field.

Author : Kristi Kanel,Melanie Horn-Mallers
Publisher : Cengage Learning
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781305445239

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An Overview of the Human Services by Kristi Kanel,Melanie Horn-Mallers Pdf

Written for students who are just beginning to study human services, this practical, easy-to-read guide provides a nuts-and-bolts overview of the field as well as a glimpse of what students can expect as they continue their education and begin working in their profession. Because the field encompasses many career opportunities, skills, and client populations, this text also helps students decide which specialty is right for them. AN OVERVIEW OF THE HUMAN SERVICES, 2nd Edition, provides a look at human services agencies, jobs, workers, and populations served; a clear analysis of the major theories of causality; and helpful special chapters on such important topics as ethics and stress management. It prepares students by challenging them to become active learners via self-reflection, case studies, real-world scenarios, applied and experiential activities, and inventories. This edition has been significantly revised and reorganized to improve coverage and flow of the material; for instance, with earlier and more detailed coverage of ethics, more information on two-year human service degrees, an entire chapter on case management, and a new chapter devoted to the issues and interventions related to interpersonal partner abuse, sexual assault (including military sexual assault), HIV/AIDS, and LGBT populations. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.

Author : Howard Rosenthal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 629 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-21
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781317370291

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Encyclopedia of Counseling by Howard Rosenthal Pdf

With more questions and answers than any other edition, the Encyclopedia of Counseling, Fourth Edition, is still the only book you need to pass the NCE, CPCE, and other counseling exams. Every chapter has new and updated material and is still written in Dr. Rosenthal's lively, user-friendly style counselors know and love. The book’s new and improved coverage incorporates a range of vital topics, including social media, group work in career counseling, private practice and nonprofit work, addictions, neurocounseling, research trends, the DSM-5, the new ACA and NBCC codes of ethics, and much, much more.

Author : Stewart Johnstone,Jenny K. Rodriguez,Adrian Wilkinson
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 471 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2023-02-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781800378841

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Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management by Stewart Johnstone,Jenny K. Rodriguez,Adrian Wilkinson Pdf

Thoroughly revised and updated to include contemporary terms that have gained importance such as furlough, unconscious bias, platform work, and Great Resignation, this second edition of the Encyclopedia of Human Resource Management is an authoritative and comprehensive reference resource comprising almost 400 entries on core HR areas and concepts.

Author : Risha W Levinson, DSW
Publisher : Springer Publishing Company
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2002-02-08
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780826197429

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New Routes to Human Services by Risha W Levinson, DSW Pdf

This revised edition of the 1988 book on Information and Referral Networks: Doorways to Human Services has been designed to present an updated report on the continuous and dramatic expansion of Information and Referral (I&R) services that has occurred since its early beginnings in the 1960s, The current revised edition recognizes the enormous impact of information technology that has literally opened up new routes to the human services, thereby providing unprecedented opportunities for facilitating access to the complex systems of health and social services, jointly referred to as the human services.

Author : Thomas Packard,Thomas Roy Packard
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780197549995

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Organizational Change for the Human Services by Thomas Packard,Thomas Roy Packard Pdf

"Human service organizations are faced with environments of volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity. The COVID-19 pandemic, other healthcare challenges, expectations for evidence-based practice usage, and racial justice are vivid examples. Clients and communities deserve effective services delivered by competent, compassionate, and committed staff members. Taxpayers, donors, philanthropists, policy makers, and board members deserve to have their contributions used to deliver programs that are effective and efficient. All these forces create demands and opportunities for organizational change. Planned organizational change can happen at the level of a program, division, or an entire organization. Administrators and other staff will need complementary skills in leading and managing organizational change. Staff deserve opportunities to have their unique competencies used to achieve organizational goals. Organizational change involves leading and mobilizing staff to address problems, needs, or opportunities facing the organization by using change processes which involve both human and technical aspects of the organization"--

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Social service
ISBN : MINN:30000010587941

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Journal of Human Services Abstracts by Anonim Pdf

Author : Harold W. Demone
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Organizational change
ISBN : UCR:31210024868430

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Stimulating Human Services Reform by Harold W. Demone Pdf

Author : Howard Rosenthal
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 355 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-12
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781135942984

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Human Services Dictionary by Howard Rosenthal Pdf

Written in an interesting, accessible and informative manner, with 1600 entries this book is an ideal reference for human service professionals and students preparing for exams. Special features include: extensive cross-referencing, a directory of human service organizations, short biographies of important figures in the profession, a short history of human services, and specialized and slang terms specific to the human service profession.

Author : Rino J. Patti
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 537 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781412952910

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The Handbook of Human Services Management by Rino J. Patti Pdf

Focusing on an effectiveness-driven approach to management in the human services, Rino J. Patti's The Handbook of Human Services Management, Second Edition explores the latest information on practice innovations, theoretical perspectives, and empirical research to provide an essential perspective on what managers do to create and sustain organizations that deliver high quality, effective services to consumers. Offering the most comprehensive coverage of human services management available today, this second edition includes 24 chapters authored by distinguished practitioners and scholars in human services management: 10 that are entirely new and 14 that have been extensively revised. The Handbook is accompanied by an Instructor's Manual.

Author : Jack S. Damico,Martin J. Ball
Publisher : SAGE Publications
Page : 5492 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2019-03-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781506353340

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The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders by Jack S. Damico,Martin J. Ball Pdf

The SAGE Encyclopedia of Human Communication Sciences and Disorders is an in-depth encyclopedia aimed at students interested in interdisciplinary perspectives on human communication—both normal and disordered—across the lifespan. This timely and unique set will look at the spectrum of communication disorders, from causation and prevention to testing and assessment; through rehabilitation, intervention, and education. Examples of the interdisciplinary reach of this encyclopedia: A strong focus on health issues, with topics such as Asperger's syndrome, fetal alcohol syndrome, anatomy of the human larynx, dementia, etc. Including core psychology and cognitive sciences topics, such as social development, stigma, language acquisition, self-help groups, memory, depression, memory, Behaviorism, and cognitive development Education is covered in topics such as cooperative learning, special education, classroom-based service delivery The editors have recruited top researchers and clinicians across multiple fields to contribute to approximately 640 signed entries across four volumes.

Author : Edward Allan Brawley
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3718605945

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Human Services and the Media by Edward Allan Brawley Pdf

This practical guide demonstrates how to work with newspapers, magazines, radio and television to promote social programs and to shape public policy. It includes numerous examples of how cooperative efforts with the media have improved the public's understanding of the helping profession, educated the community about social problems, and spread preventive messages. An informed and supportive public at large is critical to the success of programs promoting health and mental health, and the mass media are the most powerful means of reaching the public. Yet few human services professionals know how to tap into this power.

Author : Frederic G. Reamer
Publisher : N A S W Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Human services
ISBN : 0871013975

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A Guide to Essential Human Services by Frederic G. Reamer Pdf

A Guide to Essential Human Services, 2nd Edition, begins with a concise overview of human services and ways to think about locating information and resources for people who are in need. Following the introduction, the guide is divided into sections that reflect major categories of needs that may arise during a person's life. -- from back cover.