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Respond to  peers' posts, addressing how your ideas and viewpoints were similar and different from theirs.

The field of Human Services has the objective of meeting human needs through an “interdisciplinary knowledge base, focusing on prevention as well as remediation of problems, and maintaining a commitment to improving the overall quality of life of service populations” (Sommer-Flanaga, 2015).  The Human Services profession is one which promotes improved service delivery systems by addressing not only the quality of direct services, but also by seeking to improve accessibility, accountability, and coordination among professionals and agencies in service delivery.  All  human service workers perform many of the same basic tasks. They evaluate a client’s needs, create a treatment plan, and put the plan into action. Throughout the process, they provide clients with emotional support. “ When working with the client, human service workers identify problems and create a plan for services to help the client solve these problems. This process which includes evaluating the client’s support system, environment, and values.  Human service professionals assist individuals, families and members of groups and communities in renew their capacity to function as individuals and in society”(Rusly, Yih-Tong Sun & Corner, 2014).  Working with individuals or groups, human service professional’s work with individuals to understand and optimize their capabilities, ability to cope and problem solving skills to maximize their effectiveness. By helping the individual or organization implement structural changes through interventions and services the human services professional creates an environment where optimal results are most likely to occur.

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Respond peers, providing substantive feedback regarding how they applied the concepts of social care, social control, and rehabilitation services to the identified problem. What additional points might you include?

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