Human Service Values

Values, in general, are principals or standard of behavior we have learned from our culture, society, and family. Values in the human services career are essentials because those are the criteria that the human services professionals used to assist clients in making more productive choices. The five commonly accepted human service values that are the foundation of the human service professionals and are used on a daily basis are acceptance, tolerance, individuality, self-determination, and confidentiality.
Acceptance is the ability of the human services professional to be receptive towards all clients without judging them based on their wardrobes, their living conditions or behaviors. When human services are more receiving towards the client,

By recognizing that each person is different from the others, regardless of their age, socioeconomic and life experiences, rather than going by the heuristic view, would broaden the human services professions perspectives. Self-determination is another useful factor that human Services professional may promote and be supportive of. The ability for clients to make their own choices and finding solutions to their own problems would help to build up their self-esteem. Also, it would help them to become more confident in their decisions pertaining to their life. After all, the main human services professionals goal is it provide assisting with individual’s needs, so the individuals would become functional to the point, that they are able to help themselves. The last value that is tremendous in building a rapport with the clients, is the confidentially value. Many people chose to bottle their feeling and thoughts in and chose not to discuss those feelings because of the fear of everyone knowing their private struggle. This is why it is imperative for human services professionals to honor the confidentially value and not discuss clients cases to friends and family member, but only to supervisors or staff members that are working on the case. In addition, “all consultations between human service professionals are kept private unless to do so would result in harm to clients or communities” (Ethical

The human services professionals’ duties besides helping clients with their needs, they would be in charge of planning, organizing, staffing, budgeting, fundraising and community outreach. “Through case management, human services workers help those in need negotiate the complicated systems designed to deliver legal, medical, and social services and help them obtain services in an appropriate and timely manner (Burger, 2017).The social worker would help the clients by building a supportive net from families, friends and connect individuals to the proper services for follow-ups. The volunteers would help the organization tremendously by offering time and services to an array of clients to help them with different skills and educational