Human Services Worker Essay

The clear understanding of both the role of the Human Services Worker and the role of the client in treatment.

My understanding of the role of the client and the human services worker is that the worker is there to help the client. It used to be that the worker was in a position of power, and dictated what to do to with the client. This is no longer the case, however. The client has their own power to change things, and the goal is to improve the client’s strengths, not “fix” their weaknesses. It is also important for both the client and the worker to realize that they are both there to help each other. The client must not think that they are useless and the worker must realize that it is their job to help the client form a healthy interdependence

I try not to let things get to me and I try not to let problems I’m having influence my work. This is good so that my personal life doesn’t interfere with my work life. An area where I can grow is that I am very emotional, and I think that can be a problem in my line of work. I feel as though I overly sympathize with a person, to the point where I can feel their emotions. Hearing things from clients would probably upset me a lot, and it could lead me to getting upset out of work.

It is important for Human Service workers to be aware of their values because sometimes those values can cloud judgment on matters and may not make the clients treatment the best treatment possible for them. Say for example a worker had an experience with cheating, so they think cheating is disgusting, and a client cheats on their husband/wife, the worker will not be able to treat the person properly unless they can identify their value and separate themselves from it.

The ability to communicate effectively in a group.

My best asset when communicating would be my ability to empathize with other people. I am very good at putting myself in others shoes and I think that makes me a better communicator. People appreciate when you feel for them, and feel cared

Usually when I am bothered by something, unless I am close with someone, then I don’t really let the other people know what’s wrong. I like to keep a lot of my emotions inside and I know that isn’t a good thing to do.

It is important for Human Services Workers to communicate effectively because a major component of our job is communication. We need to effectively speak with our client about the issues they are having and properly let them know what we can do to help and what they can do. We need to properly relay information about things happening in their community that we want them to attend and speak to them on a deeper level about the problems they are facing and how to deal with those problems.

It is important to know how to communicate in a group because sometimes Human Service Workers work with multiple clients at work and need to know how to work with all of them effectively. This is different from individual communication because each person needs to be accounted for and things that work with one person will not work for others so a worker needs to be able to balance every person’s individual problems and listen equally to all parties