An Introduction to Human Services - Marianne Woodside

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Résumé :
AN INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN SERVICES, 9th Edition offers a practical and comprehensive introduction to the human service profession. Drawing on their ' extensive experience, the authors define human services, review the historical development of advocacy, examine service delivery models and processes, and emphasize the skills needed to succeed. Students gain a solid grounding in serving the whole person, using an interdisciplinary approach, interacting with helper and client, preparing generalists, developing sensitivity to cross-cultural issues, and empowering clients. Case studies highlight the practical applications of key concepts and prepare students to address issues they're likely to encounter. This edition reflects the changing world of human services, the clients that human service professionals serve, and the cultural dimensions of human services and clients....

Biographie:
Marianne Woodside, Professor Emerita, is affiliated with the Human Services, Mental Health Counseling, and Counselor Education programs at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. She has taught introduction to human services, case management, methods of helping, and foundations of counselor education, and supervises practicum and internship. Her primary research interests are international human services, human service education, and case management. Dr. Woodside has served on the editorial boards for Journal of Human Service Education, American Association for Counseling and Development Journal, and Tennessee Counseling Journal. Additionally, she served as vice-president of regional development and secretary of the National Organization for Human Services Education. Dr. Woodside has published a wide range of journal articles and has an extensive record of presentations at national and international meetings. Her many awards include the Distinguished Recognition Award from the Council for Standards in Human Service Education, the Professional Development Research Award from the National Organization for Human Services Education, the Helen B. Watson Outstanding Faculty Research Award, and the Educator's Hall of Honor Award. With Tricia McClam, Dr. Woodside is co-author of the successful AN INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN SERVICES (8th Ed.), AN INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN SERVICES: CASES AND APPLICATIONS (8th Ed.), GENERALIST CASE MANAGEMENT: A METHOD OF HUMAN SERVICE DELIVERY (5th Ed.), PROBLEM SOLVING IN THE HELPING PROFESSIONS, HELPING PROCESS: ASSESSMENT TO TERMINATION, and INTERVIEWING: WHAT STUDENTS WANT TO KNOW. Dr. Woodside also wrote INTERNSHIP IN HUMAN SERVICES: HELPING STUDENTS FIND THEIR WAY (Sage).