The kind of relationships that society expects from its citizens and the way it organizes its important institutions – the family, the system of governance and control – can either nurture or stunt people’s impulses to give help to relatives, friends, and needy strangers” (Mandell and Schram, 2012, p. 28).

After watching the  Meaning of Human Services video, and reflecting on the quote above, use the outline below to describe the history of human services in western society.  The video is also available on youtube if unable to click on link,

History of Human Services. Discuss the history of helping behavior and human services in western culture. What factors have influenced our ability and willingness to help society members?

 Changing Nature of Helping. Describe how societal circumstances shape helping behavior. Explain the principle of reciprocity and its relation to western cycles of giving and helping. Be sure to include such philosophies as means tested vs. universal programs, culture of poverty vs. opportunity theory, etc.

 Cycles of Helping. Discuss the cycles of helping in the American society as they relate to welfare, juvenile justice, mental illness, and criminal justice. In your opinion, are we doing enough in these areas? If not, why not?

Your assignment should be two- to three-pages in length (excluding title and reference pages), and must include a minimum of three scholarly sources to substantiate your argument.  At least two of these must be scholarly, peer-reviewed sources that were published within the past five years.  Your paper and all sources must be formatted according to the APA guidelines outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. 

textbook

Mandell, B.R. & Schram, B.  (2012).   An introduction to human services: Policy and practice (8th ed.).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.  ISBN: 9780205838851

Short Paper on Descartes.

In his celebrated “Dream Argument,” Descartes maintained that we should not trust any test that purports to distinguish dreaming from waking states. For any test you can think of, Descartes argued, you can never know whether you actually performed the test (and so have in hand useful test results) or whether you merely dreamed that you performed it (and so do not have any test results — the test never took place because you merely dreamed that you performed it!).

Your assignment this week is to apply Descartes’ argumentation to the “pinch test,” according to which if you pinch yourself hard right now and feel a sharp stab of pain then you know that you are awake. Please be sure that your essay addresses the following:What would what would Descartes conclude about the reliability of the pinch test?Exactly why would he conclude this?Do you agree with Descartes’ reasoning and conclusion? Why or why not?

Please ensure that your essay addresses each component of the assigned questions and that your answer is well-organized, uses excellent, college-level prose, and makes judicious use of textual evidence. Your essay should be 600-900 words long. apa format, new time roman 12

Complete Part II of Stories of Transformative Leadership in the Human

Services.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper that addresses the following:Define self-care. What is this agency’s philosophy toward self-care? Evaluate how this philosophy benefits the staff and the work they do with clients. Discuss ramifications when self-care is not used in the human services profession.This agency functions better than the agency described in Part I. How much of this has to do with values? Where do their values differ? Where do their values overlap? How much of the agency’s success in Part II is based on implementation of values?Describe the role staff self-awareness plays in their success.The agency in Part II created a certain set of principles for their professional lives. Provide three examples of these, and explain how they benefited the staff. How might these benefit you?

Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines

Using Microsoft Word, create a diagram which shows the neurotransmission process. Your diagram may include both words and “Clip Art” or “SmartArt.”

As an alternative option to using Microsoft Word, you may hand draw your diagram, scan it, save it, and then submit it.

Be sure to include information on neurotransmitters and their influence on brain activity as well as other details important to neurotransmission.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with expectations for successful completion.

nothing to crazy please