History of Human Services

People have always had needs.

• True
• False

Human services is a relatively new career field that has only been around

• 10 years.
• 25 years.
• 50 years.
• 100 years.

A system of beliefs and ideals important to society is 

• an ideology.
• a mantra.
• a cultural shift.
• a work in progress.

A hundred years ago, society in general often thought people living in poverty or with special needs

• should be locked away.
• deserved their circumstances.
• were the responsibility of the government.
• needed divine intervention.

A hundred years ago in the U.S. and Europe, tending to people's needs wasn't about charity. It was about

• keeping the social order and preventing diseases.
• keeping the social order and spreading diseases.
• breaking the social order and spreading diseases. 
• breaking the social order and preventing diseases.

Impoverished is another word for 

• improvement
• proud
• poor
• powerful.

How did the development of the field of psychology affect the concept of helping people?

• It showed people could be helped with more than just basic needs.
• It showed that people can only help themselves.
• It showed people didn't need help.
• It had no effect.

What was the name of the program initiated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt that offered relief and recovery from the crisis of the Great Depression?

• Social Security
• World War II
• The New Deal
• The Industrial Revolution

What was the purpose of the Social Security Act of 1935?

• to provide for retired elderly and widows and dependent children of deceased workers
• to provide for people with special needs.
• to provide for youth organizations
• to provide funding for the New Deal

After World War II, ideas shifted about poverty and needs within the community being the responsibility of families and places of worship to being the responsibility of

• only the responsibility of the family.
• only the responsibility of places of worship.
• the government and private or corporate service providers.
• Big Brother.