Career Explorations In Human Services

The twenty-one all new chapters in this second edition poignantly review a variety of different careers designed for individuals undecided about their future, beyond a desire or "a calling" to work with people, and provide excellent cutting edge information about a large variety of human service professions and occupations, wrapped in the authors' "real passion for helping people." Part I discusses some of the tangible and intrinsic reasons why people want to be human service professionals, and defines and discusses career choice and human service, as well as the concepts of career, job and PR.

This book makes the case that career development practice is a mental health intervention, and provides skills and strategies to support career development practitioners in their work. It explores how practitioners do more than help people navigate career paths, they change people's lives in ways that improve mental health and overall well-being.

Principles of Human Services is an introductory text designed specifically for high school students interested in learning about occupations in the field of human services. The text focuses on the five career pathways within the human services career cluster. Human services related careers in food and nutrition, clothing, and housing are also included. This student-friendly text provides a look at the aptitudes, attitudes, and skills; education and training; and specialized knowledge needed to succeed in a wide variety of human services careers. Students can also discover which careers are expected to experience growth in the future. A wide variety of activities provide built-in opportunities for discussion, higher-order thinking, and collaborative learning. * Career Spotlight features give students a closer look at human services careers from the perspective of professionals in the field. * Pathway to Success hands-on activities provide opportunities for students to build skills and learn best practices they can apply to their everyday lives now and in the future. * Case Studies capture students' interest with real-life scenarios and follow-up questions to involve students in class discussion.

You *always* have more work options than you imagine -- easy surfing across 7700+ of the most common job titles nationwide; includes key information like approximate wages and typical education, links to national profiles and groups of jobs where required skills & knowledge are equivalent. Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor and Oregon Employment Department (all national data, not limited to Oregon).