The ACA Code of Ethics is clear in that sexual/romantic relationships with current clients, clients’ partners, and/or family member are prohibited (A.5.a). However, the most recent liability claims against counselors involve inappropriate sexual/romantic relationships with clients or partners/family members of clients. Join us to discuss clinical and supervision implications.

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Managing for Survival explores the ways in which individuals holding management roles in secular non-government human service organisations in South Australia deal with the potential and actual conflict between their personal values, the implicit values of their agency and the tasks required of them by the demands of the economic and political environment in which their agency operates. Changes in the requirements and practices of management, due to changes in government funding and support as a result of economic reform, are the focus of the research. Particular attention is paid to the strategies adopted by managers to cope with the shifting priorities and requirements of a restructured community service industry. / thesis (PhD)--University of South Australia, 2003.

Thesis (Ed.D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2006. / The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file viewed on (April 26, 2007) Vita. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.P.A.)--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 2001. / Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2965. Typescript. [Abstract] precedes thesis as preliminary leaves 1-2. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-80).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, School of Social Service Administration, December 2003. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

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Dažniausiai neįgalumas siejamas su kažkokiu trūkumu, o tuo pačiu ir su priklausomybe, tam tikrų socialinių vaidmenų apribojimu, kadangi dauguma socialinių vaidmenų reikalauja tam tikro aktyvumo, kuris neįgaliajam dažnai tampa neįmanomas. Todėl neįgalieji dažnai atleidžiami nuo tam tikros socialinės atsakomybės, iš jų nesitikima, kad jie patys save prižiūrės. Tokiu būdu žmogus gali pasijausti menkavertiškesnis už kitus, prarasti atsakomybę už save, atsidurti aktyvaus socialinio gyvenimo užribyje. Žmonės, turintys sunkią proto negalią dėl įgimtų defektų, pasižymi ribotais arba net labai ribotais sugebėjimais mokytis ir išmokti ar susivokti naujoje situacijoje. Tačiau jie gali ir turi būti ugdomi. Vidutinės ir sunkios proto negalios asmenų užimtumas – viena iš šių asmenų socializacijos priemonių. Magistro baigiamajame darbe užimtumas pristatomas kaip veiklos alternatyva tiems asmenims, kurie dėl sveikatos lygio praktiškai neturi galimybės įsidarbinti ir kuriems užimtumo paslaugos teikiamos globos įstaigoje. Tyrimo tikslas – i��tirti socialinio darbuotojo veiklos kryptis teikiant užimtumo paslaugas proto negalios žmonėms globos institucijoje ir numatyti teikiamų paslaugų plėtros galimybes. Tyrimo uždaviniai 1. Apžvelgti visuomenės požiūrio į proto negalios asmenis ir jiems teikiamas paslaugas kaitą. 2. Įvertinti kaip socialinio darbuotojo veikla, teikiant užimtumo paslaugas, atliepia proto negalios asmenų poreikius. 3. Nustatyti svarbiausias socialinio darbuotojo veiklos... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Often handicap is associated with certain drawbacks and at the same time with dependency, limitations of certain social roles, as the majority of social roles require certain activity, which is often impossible for the handicapped. Therefore the handicapped are often released from certain social responsibilities, it is not expected that they will take care of themselves. In this way a man may feel inferior to others, lose responsibility for himself, find himself outside the limits of active social life. People who have a serious mental disability due to inborn defects are characterized by limited or even very limited abilities to learn or orient himself in a new situation. However they can and should be developed. Employment of people with average and serious mental disabilities is one of the means for socialization of such persons. In the present master degree paper employment is presented as an alternative activity for the persons, who practically do not have the possibility to get employed due to the state of health and for which employment services are provided in care establishments. The objective of research is to analyze the direction of the activities of social workers in providing employment services to people with mental disabilities in care establishments and to anticipate the possibilities for the development of the provided services. Tasks of the research 1. Review the change of the attitude of the society towards people with mental disabilities and the... [to full text]

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Quality of life is a term that has been used in various ways by researchers in different fields. In regional or community research, researchers have been concerned to a large extent with a persons overall quality of life as affected by factors such as income, housing, marital status, gender, and regional/community human services. The present research concerns the relationship between perception of quality of life and the use of human services in the community. The data were from Lexington-Fayette County, Kentucky. Family systems theory served as the underlying conceptual framework for this study. Family systems theory would predict that residents perception of quality of life is generally affected by the availability/use of resources and services. These resources and services can be classified as internal and external. According to family systems theory, three domains were identified as potentially affecting ones perception of quality of life: (1) individual characteristics; (2) family characteristics, and (3) use of community human services. Results from the individual perspective showed that being currently married, ownership of residence, education, and young age were positive contributions to perceptions of quality of life. There were no gender or race differences in perceived quality of life. From a family perspective, perception of quality of life was influenced by household income and health situation. From the community human services perspective, neighborhood safety was an important contributor to perception of quality of life. As for financial assistance, turning to family or friends, banks, utility companies, Community Action Council or Department of Community-based Services, and Medicare were more common uses of services than churches or clergy, food banks, the Salvation Army, social/survivor income, and other persons or agencies. This study also investigated gender, income, and age differences in the association of perception of quality of life with the presence of urgent needs for basic living by use of community-based human services. The results provided a broad context for interpreting perception of quality of life. In conclusion, this study provided baseline information concerning perceptions of quality of life and use of community human services by households. The findings provided insight into residents perceptions of quality of life based on their individual characteristics, family situation, and community human services as components contributing to perceptions of quality of life.