ESSENTIAL STANDARD: / 1.00 / 14% / B2 / Understand the human services field
OBJECTIVE: / 1.02 / 8% / B2 / Understand human services delivery systems and service populations
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS: / 1. How are various organizations providing human service delivery systems?
3. What are the unique, complex challenges faced by a variety of service populations and individuals and families struggling with disadvantaging situations?
4. What resources and systems are available to help individuals facing disadvantaging situations?
UNPACKED CONTENT
A.Delivery Systems
1.Government Agencies
a.Federal
i.United States Department of Health and Human Services
ii.United States Department of Housing and Urban Development
iii.Community Planning Development
iv.Federal Housing Administration
v.Public and Indian Housing
vi.Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
vii.United States Department of Agriculture
b.State and Local
i.North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services
ii.North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
iii.North Carolina Division of Child Care and Early Education
iv.NC Office of the Attorney General, Consumer Protection
v.County Cooperative Extension Offices
vi.Local Education Agencies- Board of Education
vii.Local Health Departments
2.Non-Profit, For-Profit Organizations
a.Non-Profit Organization Life Cycle
i.Invention
ii.Incubation
iii.Growing
iv.Sustainability
v.Stagnation and Renewal
vi.Decline and Shut Down
b.Non-Profit Organizations
i.Leadership Structures
ii.Mission Statements
c.For-Profit Companies
B.Service Populations
1.Challenges and Resources for Service Populations
a.Elderly
b.Individuals with disabilities
c.Children
2.Disadvantaging Situations
a.Economic situational factors
i.Poverty & Homelessness
ii.Joblessness
iii.Natural Disasters
b.Social and personal situational factors
i.LGBT Youth
ii.Teen Pregnancy
iii. Incarceration
iv. Veterans & Military children/families
c.Health and wellbeing
i.Addictions
ii.Chronic Illnesses
d.Violence
i.Bullying
ii.Domestic Violence
Acts of Terrorism