Resilience in the system: COVID-19 and immigrant- and refugee-serving health and human service providers.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gretchen J. R. Buchanan ◽  
Jaime Ballard ◽  
Nusroon Fatiha ◽  
Soyoul Song ◽  
Catherine Solheim
Keyword(s):  
Human Service ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Human Service Providers ◽  
Immigrant And Refugee

Client Empowerment in the Human Services: Personal and Professional Agenda

1989 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 499-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yeheskel Hasenfeld ◽  
Mark A. Chesler
Keyword(s):  
Human Service ◽  
Human Services ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Professional Lives ◽  
Life Chances ◽  
Human Service Providers ◽  
Human Service Agencies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Action Researcher ◽  
Autobiographical Accounts

The authors juxtapose autobiographical accounts of their personal and professional lives to examine the interplay of their personas and work in the social sciences. Chesler is an action researcher and change agent who focuses primarily on young people and their parents and on those providing them human services. Hasenfeld is an academic who focuses primarily on relations between clients and human service providers and on the systemic changes needed to improve these relations. They share domain assumptions, particularly a belief in the “good” society based on justice, social equality, and respect for diversity, are committed to improving the life chances of the oppressed and disadvantaged, and believe that empowering the clients of human service agencies is crucial to improving the effectiveness and responsiveness of such organizations.

Professional Portfolio Development for Rehabilitation Counselors and Human Service Providers: A Tool for Professional Development and Leadership

2004 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 3-8
Author(s):  
Debra A. Harley ◽  
Kristine Jolivette ◽  
Belva Collins ◽  
John W. Schuster
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
Human Service ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Inservice Training ◽  
Rehabilitation Counselors ◽  
Comprehensive System ◽  
Human Service Providers ◽  
Portfolio Development

Professional development is recognized by various professions as a way to enhance skills, competencies, and marketability of personnel. In addition to inservice training, constructing a portfolio offers a concrete venue for counselors to summarize, showcase, and track their accomplishments. This article outlines professional portfolio development as a tool for professional development and leadership for rehabilitation counselors and human service providers. Key components and strategies of portfolio development are presented as well as implications for the Comprehensive System of Professional Development (CSPD) and leadership.

Access and Use of Information Technology by Human Service Providers

1999 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Hughes ◽  
Eunjee Joo ◽  
Shannon R. Zentall ◽  
Kerrie Ulishney
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Human Service ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Human Service Providers
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