Human Services Administration Structural Framework

Department of Human Services (DHS) is a human service organization meant to help individuals and families with temporary services in their time of need. The mission statement is: “Improving the quality of life in Michigan by providing services to vulnerable children and adults that will strengthen the community and enable families and individuals to move toward independence.” (Michigan.gov) DHS provides an array of services to individuals and families, these include: food assistance, cash assistance, health care assistance, children services, adult services, and many more.

Human Service Organization carries a huge responsibility of serving people who is one of their own community. The services provided by these organizations not only serve an individual but also creates a bond and place one in a position of social worth. Alternatively, it could be stated as mentioned in the chapter “These organization improves quality of life of an individual by meeting his/her needs, and offer them an opportunity to practice their professional skills.” There are circumstances that affect how these organization functions. Certain welfare services have a long waitlist, social stigma arises when one starts using such services.

Kadushin tightens up on Dawson's formulation and presents his understanding of the three elements in terms of the primary problem and the primary goal. In administrative supervision the primary problem is concerned with the correct, effective and appropriate implementation of agency policies and procedures. The primary goal is to ensure adherence to policy and procedure (Kadushin 1992: 20). The supervisor has been given authority by the agency to oversee the work of the supervisee. This carries the responsibility:

Because a human services agency or organization is meant to serve the people, there has to be a person or team in charge of managing the vision and making sure that everything stays on course. The manager is a leader and it is imperative that the leader ensures that all employees are doing what is necessary for the entire organization to succeed. Human services managers are in charge of distinguishing the neglected needs of populaces and creating programs that address those issues. The manager is the one that is to decide the destinations, administrations or advantages and qualification necessities of the proposed program and goes over the budget with the proper analysts to make sure that things are able to be handled. It is also up to the

When working in the human service field there are many different aspects to the work that is done. Everyone involved whether a professional member or the client holds a important role to the organization. The role of the client is to allow for the organization to be able to help them in the best way possible and, to be open to making the changes needed to thrive in everyday life. The role of the professional is to provide the client with the best help that they could possibly receive. In order for the professional to complete the role that they have they must start the process in the best way possible they must collect the appropriate information from the possible client in the beginning.

Losing funding when running a human service program can be devastating to not only the person running the program but also to those who are taking part of the services that the program provides. To lose the backing from the faith-based funders and have to rely strictly on the funds from the federal government changes the entire concept of how the program can be ran. Losing faith-based funding and going to a government ran program will have an impact not only on the clients that use the program but also the staff members that are there because of the mission, beliefs and vision that the program originally had.

- When the client advises that he is in a hurry and can't speak with CR Servicing now, Andrew is sure to give the client the direct phone # to them. Good job!

Through outreach on the streets and in the schools of Atlanta, they work to grow in relationship with the homeless youth of the city and ensure they have a meal and an open home should they need one. Their crisis care program was designed to specifically address physical

In terms of state health agency structure and governance, approximately thirty percent of the state have a centralized governance organization, thus local health units are mainly led by employees of the state. Ten percent of the state have a joint governance structure so local health divisions is controlled by state employees of the local government or state. If state employees are in control, local government has the authority to make financial decisions or issue municipal health instructions; if local employees are in control the state stays in control. On the other hand, more than half of the state have a decentralized structure, therefore local units are mainly controlled by workers of local governments. Ten percent of the state have

Our textbook provided us with the many functions of The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and described it as “the main source of regulations affecting the health care industry” (Pozgar, 2016, p. 183). I honestly didn’t know its full functionality until I read the chapter. Not only does it deliver a wide variety of health and human services, it also “conducts life-saving research for the nation, protecting and serving all Americans” (HHS.gov, 2017). In researching the DHHS, the one agency that I found intriguing that is under their umbrella is the administration for children and families. The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) “promotes the economic and social well-being of children, families, individuals

What do you want to be when you grow up? “I want to be an astronaut!” “I want to be a basketball player!” “I want to be a fireman!” These are just a few typical responses we would have answered that famous question. Personally, I never really knew how to answer that question. However, through research and interest, I learned about the opportunities that health services administration has to offer. The field of health services administration combines policy, business, and science in overseeing the human and financial resources needed to deliver effective public health services (Health Services Administration, 2015). My aspirations for business and healthcare makes this an attractive career opportunity. There are also a variety of career opportunities

Within the department of Social Services all the roles are in a hierarchy system. At the bottom of the system is where a service user would make first contact with the department. This is where the service user would be assessed to deem whether the potential user is eligible to receive help and to which department would offer the service user the most appropriate help, for instance whether they would benefit from being referred to the mental health team or another relevant department. It is important that the first assessment is carried out thoroughly in order for the service user to get the help they need if they are vulnerable and if there are any safeguarding issues. The structure of a social services department is organised in such a way that there are specialist teams available to deal with various issues that affect service users. If someone has a mental health problem they will be able to receive specialist help from the mental health team, who will liaise with other professionals within the mental health sector such as psychiatrists and community mental health nurses, so that the service user can access all the available resources available and receive a positive outcome to their experience. The children and family’s department will be able to offer specialist help in supporting parents and children to stay together or if needs be intervention and safeguarding. These social workers will have specialist knowledge of how to interact with children and their families to

Everyone at some point in their lives needs help. This help could range from help with their bills to help with adequate shelter or even help with everyday living skills. No matter what the reason is for the help, it is an inevitable that people need it. In these times of need, people may wonder who they can turn to for help. This question often goes unanswered because people are so unsure. Rest assured, however, that Human Services is here to help. People just need to know where to look and even how to look for this help.

Throughout the article there were many key themes discussed by the authors. The article is about restructuring human services in Canada which can be a complex topic due to various opinions and attitudes toward the services provided. The article studies the services provided to individuals with development disabilities only, to me this would be a theme (Pedlar & Hutchison, 200). In my opinion it would have been useful for the authors to explain why they chose to study only those with developmental disabilities. Is it because they use the most services, were they simply interested in developmental disabilities or was there another specific reason they chose this group? The second theme that was discussed is how services are affected by funding.

In Hong Kong, more than 50% of HKSAR government public expenditure is spent in providing social welfare services. Education, housing, medical and health services and social welfare are four major aspects of the social policy. As point out by R. Titmuss (1974), the objective of social policy is to meet people’s needs and promote social integration and discourage alienation. It means that an effective and efficient social policy can build up social cohesion and unity amount social groups and individual and society, by meeting people’s needs and resolving social problems. It can even promote sense of belongings and identity amount peoples in the society, which is vital to social stability.