Human Services and Public Health

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• Guidance / counseling
• Health aide / personal care aide
• Social work
• Caseworker
• Child abuse / family violence 
• Disaster relief
• Drug abuse / alcoholism
• Family services
• Homelessness
• Poor / poverty
• Public health / public welfare

The National Organization of Human Services describes the field of Human Services as "uniquely approaching the objective of meeting human needs through an interdisciplinary knowledge base, focusing on prevention as well as remediation of problems, and maintaining a commitment to improving the overall quality of life of service populations. The Human Services profession is one which promotes improved service delivery systems by addressing not only the quality of direct services, but also by seeking to improve accessibility, accountability, and coordination among professionals and agencies in service delivery." 

Examples of Occupational Titles of Human Service Workers

• Drug Abuse Counselor
• Child Advocate
• Youth Worker
• Therapeutic Assistant
• Home Health Aide
• Community Outreach Worker
• Residential Counselor
• Mental Health Aide