Visionary Leadership in Human Services Profession

In order to be effective as a human services professional (HSE), it calls for skill, vision, commitment, adequate and satisfactory resources that will lead to the accomplishment of the mission. One has to be a visionary for he has to put the vision within reach. In a sense, one has to be a leader.

Having vision can allow a leader to see other things, such as what are the needs of a certain group or individual. Vision can be an inspirational description of what an HSE would like to achieve or accomplish in the mid or long-term future. Vision is putting what you hope to accomplish within sight. Needs are necessary, they are a requirement of sorts to certain goals, agendas and/or plans. There are major advantages to understanding and knowing the

Early intervention programs are included, which can be useful in dealing with a possible difficulty before it turns into a larger one.

 Direct-Service and Systems-change strategy – this strategy is considered the middle strategy and is a combination of both direct-service and systems-change. It allows the HSP to move easily between both strategies of intervention and accomplish set goals with the client as well as the service providers.

 Systems-change – aims to assist the client by creating or improving the organizations that are in place to deliver services to them. This goal can be achieved by planning, administrating, data collecting and managing, and evaluating/researching. In utilizing these strategies along with cooperation and collaboration, the HSE will optimally achieve the desired goals in addressing the problem and all the tasks associated with it

(Farley, Smith, and Boyle, 2003). This would also keep things simple as possible by selecting specific interventions and attainable goals with the client in mind.

Conclusion

Setting goals is like looking at a map for it shows you where you want to go. If a person simply got into a vehicle and drove with no direction set, who knows where they will end up

By having a clear idea of where you are going or where the destination is,

Running head: SERVICE STRATEGIES you will not be driving around aimlessly using up all your gas and oil. This should be the thought

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process of the HSP.

Effective HSP set goals and follow through in pursuit of them. Goals are not difficult to put into place or reach. Good strategic planning and goal accomplishment requires vision and the readiness to use intervention strategies to accomplish the client’s goals. Goals are subject to change however, have strategies in place allows the HSP to move more efficient. Even though assessment is the first step with a client, it is also dynamic and can be fluid, allowing transition into varies intervention strategies. The HSP will apply knowledge of forces, knowledge of life situations, an understanding of people to the help role by questions, nonverbal ways and communication in order to determine the correct strategy that will yield the best results (Martin,

2011). The HSP can be on point, however, and make a partial approach to treatment so as not be overwhelmed, (Farley, Smith and Boyle, 2003). Intervention should be geared to the client-HSP relationship and having strategy intervention