A Brief History of Human Service Contracting

Throughout history, measuring outcomes has been a goal and priority in the human services. This entry chronicles the history of outcomes measurement in the human services in the United States and discusses present-day outcome measurement activities as well as trends and some of the key areas for outcomes measurement in several human service domains.

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Genetic Disorders: Support Groups and Advocacy

Families in Society The Journal of Contemporary Social Services ◽

10.1177/104438949307400403 ◽

1993 ◽

Vol 74 (4) ◽

pp. 213-220 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Joan O. Weiss

Keyword(s):

Support Groups ◽

Human Service ◽

Genetic Disorders ◽

Active Role ◽

Genetic Services ◽

Voluntary Organizations ◽

Human Service Professionals ◽

History Of ◽

Planning Development

Support groups have begun to take an active role in advocating for the planning, development, and delivery of effective services for individuals and families affected by genetic disorders. The author provides a brief history of voluntary organizations dealing with genetic disorders, describes some specific advocacy efforts assumed by these groups, and offers suggestions of ways in which human service professionals can help genetic support groups mobilize for improved and necessary genetic services and benefits.

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A Holistic Perspective On Student Growth and Development: a Look At Academic Programs in Graduate Schools of Human Service

International Social Work ◽

10.1177/002087288202500204 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 25 (2) ◽

pp. 26-41 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mike Seelig ◽

William Eldridge ◽

Marie Schirtzinger

Keyword(s):

Human Service ◽

Full Range ◽

Academic Programs ◽

Student Growth ◽

Spiritual Needs ◽

Learning Needs ◽

Holistic Perspective ◽

Wide Range ◽

History Of ◽

Political Economic

In the history of higher education's response to the growth and learning needs of students, numerous political, economic, religious and cultural factors have influenced the way students were defined by the institution, and have dictated the range of needs considered legitimate for adult learning. The authors will outline major trends in higher education's history as the full range of psycho logical, social, physical and spiritual needs of students have been variously defined and addressed within traditional academic programs. The authors will also suggest the relevance of a holistic perspective on a wide range of differing needs as this relates particularly to human service professions. Research will be briefly cited to help document one way of assessing the degree to which academic pro grams, in fact, address either a wide or narrow range of needs for growth and learning among students.

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The managerial and relational dimensions of public-nonprofit human service contracting

Journal of Strategic Contracting and Negotiation ◽

10.1177/2055563617723225 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 51-77 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Bowen McBeath ◽

Sarah Carnochan ◽

Marla Stuart ◽

Michael J Austin

Keyword(s):

Service Delivery ◽

San Francisco ◽

Human Service ◽

Human Services ◽

Research Question ◽

Bay Area ◽

Human Service Agencies ◽

Human Service Delivery ◽

Service Contracting ◽

The Face

Public-nonprofit contracting for human services is complicated by the difficulty of fully specifying contracts in the face of complex human service delivery issues. To understand how public and nonprofit agencies resolve these complications while serving client populations effectively and meeting public accountability requirements, this article examines the following research question: given the complexity of human service delivery, how do public and nonprofit managers address the challenges of contract management? The study analyzes qualitative data from interviews and focus groups with managers from three San Francisco Bay Area county human service agencies and three nonprofit agencies contracting with these public agencies to deliver human services. Findings uncover the deeply relational and collaborative nature of human service contracting amidst technical challenges that reflect the underlying complexity of human service delivery. The results also show how public and nonprofit managers address these dynamics to inform the task of organizing and delivering human services.

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The Enduring Case for Full Employment

10.1093/oso/9780190685898.003.0013 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Robert Kuttner

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Middle Class ◽

Labor Markets ◽

Human Service ◽

Bargaining Power ◽

Full Employment ◽

People Of Color ◽

Service Work ◽

History Of ◽

Wage Earners

This concluding chapter examines the importance of full employment. With full employment, all is possible. Without full employment, there is insufficient bargaining power to raise wages, no matter how many overeducated young people graduate. Full employment is the ultimate case of targeting within universalism. Tight labor markets help all wage earners, but during the rare periods of full employment the greatest gains have gone to the young, the unskilled, and people of color. The chapter then recalls the history of full employment as a concept and as a politics. For full employment to be possible, one strategy would be to ensure that all human service work pays a living, middle-class wage.

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