Human Services: Concepts and Intervention Strategies

New edition of a textbook on human services that focuses on fresh approaches to human problems that hold promise for the future. The author examines the development of human services concepts, the roles of human services entry-level professionals, and the strategies that have traditionally been used to treat people in need. The book then details new approaches such as problem assessment, crisis intervention, peer therapy, and social intervention. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.