1.5 Key Takeaways and Discussion Questions
This section includes key takeaways and discussion questions to help you retain and apply the ideas from this chapter. Use this section to help you prepare for class.
Key Takeaways
- The human services field draws on multiple disciplines to create a knowledge base for professionals to use while helping people solve life’s problems.
- Human services workers use multiple foundational theories and practices to inform their work. Central to all of them is respect for the client’s strengths, experiences, environments, and culture.
- Being a human services worker requires a combination of characteristics, skills, and knowledge. Assessing oneself for strengths, weaknesses, and areas of growth is critical to becoming a professional.
Discussion Questions
- If you were not going to study human services, which of the related fields most appeals to you, and why?
- What strengths do you bring to the field? How do you feel these will help you work with people?
- What are some of your challenges? How will you work on these areas?
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“Key Takeaways and Discussion Questions” by Elizabeth B. Pearce and Yvonne M. Smith LCSW is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Revised by Martha Ochoa-Leyva.
definition
a professional field focused on helping people solve their problems.
shared meanings and shared experiences by members in a group, that are passed down over time with each generation