Learning About Human Services Review

What is human services?

• A generic term that describes a career field providing for the needs of people

• When you take people into the shop for a tune-up

• When you give charitable service to someone else

• Funeral services for people who are still alive

When did Human Services really begin to be a career field?

• During the industrial revolution

• During the Revolutionary War

• In the last 50 years

• Last week

Select ALL correct answers: Mark each option that is a branch of human services.

• Consumer services

• Early Childhood Development and Services

• Personal Care Services

• Engineering and Defense

• Chemistry

What do workers in Counseling and Mental Health do?

• Help people to budget, solve financial problems, and make good financial decisions

• Help people maintain healthy and productive lives through therapy,counseling, and education

• Working to meet the needs of toddlers and young children

• Offering advice and assistance to people at all stages of life

Which branch of human services would owning a bakery fall into?

• Food, clothing, and related services

• Entrepreneurial careers

• Family and community services

• Personal care services

True or False: All Human Services jobs require that you have a college degree.

• True

• False

________ _____________ is the process all people go through from birth to adulthood.

Select ALL correct answers: Mark each that is an area/domain of human development.

• Physical

• Cognitive

• Social/Emotional

• Moral

• Metaphysical

Which developmental theorist believed that humans develop across their entire lifespan?

• Jean Piaget

• Lev Vygotsky

• Erik Eriksson

• Abraham Maslow

Which developmental theorist did not use stages to describe how we learn and develop?

• Jean Piaget

• Lev Vygotsky

• Erik Eriksson

• Abraham Maslow