Instructions:
I. in 1-2 short paragraphs please define:
1) What is Human Services and Why Is Human Services Needed?
2) Micro Level
3) Mezzo Level
4) Macro Level
II. View all of the video clips within the modules and view the clip from the movie "Precious" . What are your reflections and thoughts about a few of the clips?
https://youtu.be/Q4XrBTBN2Ewhttps://youtu.be/CVxAlmAPHechttps://youtu.be/d7xYsznNlgohttps://youtu.be/0J3_LA7kKwghttps://youtu.be/3ZQFpUxopm4: this last link is the link for “ precious video. Please answer the following questions for this video :1.What were some of your reactions to her confession?
2) What are some of the positive strategies the Social worker used in the session?
3) Who is to blame and why?
III. Students will visit the websites for the North American Association for Human Services (www.nationalhumanservices.org) and the Council for Human Service Education (http://www.cshse.org/), navigating through both sites, discuss the scope and purpose of the human services professions, including its history, goals, ethical foundation, educational standards, services and other activities. Students will then discuss their impressions and insights of the information on these websites, with a particular focus on your own career aspirations.
IV. Reflect on a crisis either you or someone you know well experienced, and evaluate their internal and external experience from an ecological systems theory perspective (find in chapter 1). Why is it important to view human struggles from this perspective?