Chapter One Flashcards
Biopsychosocial model
Is a theoretical model for understanding what causes deviance that includes physiological psychological and sociological theories
Client
A person who receives human services
Code of Hammurabi
The earliest criminal justice code, which stated that equality of retaliation should be used when someone breaks the law
Crisis intervention
Is short-term approach focused on returning clients to a functioning level after they experience a traumatic event
Disparity
When things are not equal
Eclectic approach
Uses a variety of theoretical models and interventions to deal effectively with clients
Generalist human services model
Uses a variety of theoretical models and interventions to assist clients
Animism
A belief held by early civilizations that spirits inhabited inanimate objects and sometimes a person’s brain
Holistic model
An approach that considers the clients in their entirety including their biological psychological and social needs
Human services
Services provided to help people with various needs live better lives
Human services worker
Any person employed by or volunteering in a human services agency
Intern
A person who works in the field of human services as part of formal education
Lobotomy
The practice of removing brain tissue in the frontal lobe to rid the patient of aggressive tendencies
Model
An approach that usually has a theoretical basis that helps workers understand clients and help them out with their problems
Multidisciplinary team approach
An approach that requires collaboration and open communication among workers to best meet the needs of clients with multiple problems
Multi needs clients
Individuals or families with a variety of needs who seek assistance from human services such clients require workers to be knowledgeable and resourceful
Nonprofit agencies
Our community organizations funded by donations fundraisers and charity whose focus is providing service and effective programs rather than focusing on making a profit
Paraprofessionals
Human services workers who do not have a professional degree or license
Private agencies
Organizations that are not funded by municipal state or federal government programs
Professional
human services worker with a college degree or license
Psychoanalytic theory
Develop by Freud the late 1800s focused on talk therapy and Uncovering unconscious forces
Public agencies
Agencies that are government run or funded
Trepanning
Hey procedure whereby a hole is drilled into the skull to release spirits or pressure and is theorized to have been used by prehistoric man
Volunteers
People who serve at a human services agency without pay and not for educational credit
