Author: Joyce

Identify one person from the illness group you chose in Week 1. The person should not be a patient at the facility in which you work. You can use friends, family members, or coworkers. Do not use the person’s name in the paper but only initials. Administer the questionnaire you created in Week 1 to that person. Compile the data and analyze the responses to better illustrate where this person, his or her family, and friends are in relation to accepting the diagnosis in relation to the standard health or illness definitions. The analysis should also include coping skills, treatment, and support aspects of the illness. Identify how this will direct care plan development for the chosen illness group
Compile a report of your interview with the questions you created, the responses you received, your analysis, and your interpretation of how it will affect planning care for the group

 Recall your most recent experience in a healthcare setting, either as a patient or as the HCP. If you were the patient in this experience, describe the nonverbal behaviors exhibited by the HCP. How did these behaviors make you feel? Is there anything that the HCP may have done differently? If you were the HCP in this experience, describe the nonverbal behaviors exhibited by a specific patient. How did the patient’s behavior lead you to adapt your behaviors in order to promote your communication and rapport with the patient?

Formulate and clearly state your position on two controversial issues; euthanasia and assisted suicide

Identify current trends driving the present and future of human services in terms of delivery and quality of services. Technology has been growing by leaps and bounds over the last 20+ years, and it has affected all aspects of human functioning. Still, people have basically not changed. We still need food, medical care, work, good relationships, etc. In our world, people are both more connected through technology and yet more isolated than ever before. Paradoxically, living in America, the most prosperous nation in the world, many people still struggle to receive even adequate services. In the following discussion, we will examine how human services agencies can navigate through the ever-changing climate of challenges – successfully.

Analyze the impact current leadership trends in human services have on needs and expectations in goods and services delivery. As you may know, the need for leadership in human services continues to grow each year. For example, human services residential properties requiring management services have grown at least 10% over the last few years. However, budgets are not always increasing to meet these additional needs. The same is happening with delivery of mental health treatment. Productivity standards have risen to as high as 100% in many treatment entities, often requiring unpaid overtime for administrative tasks. This is compared to expectations of 50% productivity in past years. Workers are stressed and turnover is high. These and other situations are causing human services leaders to realize that collaboration within agencies and between the public and private sectors is necessary. There is a growing focus on wellness, defined holistically within the areas of social, financial, physical, and mental health.