Preventive Community Services

Community services can be classified based on their main purpose as preventive, supportive or rehabilitative (Berns, 2016). Preventive services are programs that seek to lessen the stresses and strains of life resulting from social and technological changes and to avert problems. Supportive services are programs that maintain the health, education, and welfare of the community. Rehabilitative services are programs that enable or restore people’s ability to participate in the community.
The purpose of preventive services is to have different options available for an individual’s needs for space, socialization, physical activity, and mental stimulation (Berns, 2016). Preventive services differ from the other services because it involves engaging the community within it. Preventive services offer a way for people who are interested in similar activities to come together and socialize. These services allow people to develop new interests and skills. Services can include volunteering, skating at a park,

The purpose of family supportive services is to keep a healthy family life by helping family members achieve balanced relationships. The purpose of child supportive services is to protect the wellbeing of a child, provide care centers, and foster care. Supportive services differ from the other services in that it focuses on the assistance children and families will need in life. Most of these services provided are government funded. Services can include economic assistance, counseling, foster care, or child care. A personal experience of supportive services that I have received was a referral when I was a child. When I was a child I was sexually abused by my biological father. When I told my therapist about the situation, she referred me to Children’s Hospital of Kings Daughters forensic interviewing department. This was where I met the forensic interviewer that worked solely on my