Description
Your assignment for this unit gives you the opportunity to explore a human service setting. You will be identifying barriers that make it difficult for individuals to get their needs met, as well as considering how human service professionals can assist individuals in removing those barriers.
You have two options for completing this assignment.
Option 1: On-Site Visit to a Human Services Agency
The ideal way to learn about the work that is done in the human services field is to visit a human services agency. If you decide to complete Option 1 of this assignment, you should arrange to visit a human service agency in your area. Many human service agencies will allow students to prearrange times for visits and observations.
When you are considering which agency in your area to visit, it is important to try to align your visit with your certificate or degree plan. Some possible agencies include: The Department of Social Services, community action agencies, health departments, community mental health centers, or residential facilities. Please contact your instructor if you have any questions regarding which agency you should visit.
If you choose this option, it is imperative that you arrange for your visit days, even weeks, ahead. You can use this script for setting up your human services setting visit. You will want to spend a minimum of 1-hour observing and taking notes. Be sure to bring a copy of the questions listed below, so you can jot down answers during your visit.
Option 2: Video Reflection on a Human Service Position
If you are unable or prefer not to visit a human service agency in your area, you can complete the second option for this assignment.
Begin by reading Chapter 9 of your text and reviewing the following video:
Easter, S. (2014). Social Work Practice Areas: Homelessness [Video file]. Retrieved from
Shannon Easter (the speaker in the video) works at the Lutheran Social Services of Central Ohio. You may review the information on her agency’s website and find job qualifications for a human service professional on their job page.
Assignment Questions
Using the Unit 6 Assignment Template, complete a 2-3-page reflective paper on either option selected above.
Respond to the following:
Identify which option you selected. If you completed a site visit, please share the title of the agency that you visited and the name and title of the professional that you talked with.
What does a typical workday look like for a human service worker working in this agency?
What are the job qualifications or requirements for human service workers in this agency?
What is the client population?
Describe two barriers that make it difficult for the client population to get their needs met.
Identify if the barriers are micro level barriers or macro level barriers.
Find one resource for each barrier, in your community, if possible. If you are not able to find the resources in your community, you can look online. Please list the names of the agencies.
Describe how the human service professional can use the resources to assist the client in removing the barriers.
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