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Review and Assessment
Review and Refl ect
1. What is the primary focus of the human
services profession?
2. Summarize how the events of World War I,
the Great Depression, and World War II
changed how society viewed poverty.
3. Describe two programs that have resulted
from the HHS.
4. Identify the broad employment categories
in the field of human services and give an
example of an occupation within each of these
categories.
5. Compare and contrast early childhood
development and services and personal care
services.
6. How would you describe what is involved in
working in the counseling and mental health
services field?
7. What is the goal of having a personal home
care aide?
8. Give an example of an entrepreneurial
opportunity in human services.
9. Why should human services workers
understand human life stage development?
10. What kinds of resources should human
services workers be aware of when serving
their clients?
11. Paraphrase the differences between
associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, and
doctorate degrees.
12. Give an example of how careers in human
services may ebb and flow in relation to what
is happening in the overall economy.
Vocabulary Activities
13. Key terms Write each of the following terms
on a separate sheet of paper. For each term,
quickly write a word you think relates to the
term. In small groups, exchange papers. Have
each person in the group explain a term on
the list. Take turns until all terms have been
explained.
apprenticeship
aptitudes
associate’s degree
attitudes
bachelor’s degree
career and technical
program
consumer services
counseling and
mental health
services
doctorate degree
early childhood
development and
services
entrepreneurial
careers
family and
community
services
Family and Medical
Leave Act (FMLA)
Head Start
human services
master’s degree
personal care
services
skills
14. Academic terms Read the text passages
that contain each of the following terms.
Then, write the definition of each term
in your own words. Double-check your
definitions by rereading the text and using
the text glossary.
allocate
competencies
ideology
impoverished
Industrial Revolution
interdisciplinary
paraprofessionals
portable
Self-Assessment Quiz
Complete the self-assessment quiz online to
help you practice and expand your knowledge and
skills.
Critical Thinking
15. Make inferences Based on the last 100
years of growth in the field of human services,
what do you predict will happen with jobs in
these fields over the next 50 years?
16. Cause and effect During the Industrial
Revolution, the needs of the impoverished
could no longer be ignored. What caused this
shift in thinking and what effect did it have on
society?
17. Draw conclusions There is a quote in the
chapter by Jane Addams. What do you think
this quote meant at the time it was said? Do
you think this quote holds true today?