Foundations in Human Services Practice: A Generalist Perspective on Individual, Agency, and Community, 1st edition

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• Explores Micro, Mezzo, and Macro approaches to practices - This title examines the diverse roles of human services practices. Areas covered include:  

  • Micro-level approaches - the mechanics of interviewing, methods of advocacy, and techniques for making persuasive arguments

  • Mezzo-level practices - an overview of nonprofit structure and operations, practical approaches to working with and supervising human service workers, fundraising and administration

  • Macro-level practices - differentiations between grassroots organizing and agency based community organizing, organized interest groups, types of lobbyists, and practical approaches to preparing for a lobbying campaign at the state level

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• Builds writing skills - Chapter review assessments in each chapter helps students develop their assessment and writing skills in preparation for certification exams.

• Provides readers with a sense of professional identity - A history of human services, from the colonial period to the modern day, helps readers understand the sources and importance of current practices and institutions. This historical introduction also provides a concrete explanation of how the human services profession differs from other helping fields giving students an appreciation of the progressive history.