HSC 1020 Lecture 2: Lecture 2
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Psychologist, family therapist, hs guidance counselor, voca@onal counselor, personnel department. Counselor, rehabilita@on specialist, drug counselor, social worker, shelter director, shelter volunteers, Hot line worker, organizer for a social ac@on group, transi@onal assistance counselor & adop@ve. Diversity of problems: growing field: addic@on, mental health. Du@es are common: understanding human system. Human development: we are always changing, from birth to now, from going to college, independence: can make choices the way you want to. Group dynamics: mul@ple personali@es, leader facilitator: important to respond e ec@vely to the di erent personali@es in a group. Organiza@onal structure: every organiza@on has a mission, with rules that you have to follow. Interac@on of social system (re: social problems) Du@es are common: understanding the condi@ons which promote or limit op@mal func@oning and classes of devia@on from desired func@oning in the major human systems. Educa@onally: skill in iden@fying and selec@ng interven@ons which promote growth and goal awainment.