Deck 9: Current Controversies and Issues

Question 1

Generalist human services workers have been known to outperform traditional professional workers in providing some services.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Among older adults, sexual intimacy poses many risks and should always be discouraged.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Generalist human services workers must have earned bachelor's degrees.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Activists can expect strong support from the community when proposing radical changes.

Question 5

When government, be it liberal or conservative, reduces funding for social programs, the middle classes generally suffer the most.

Question 6

In regard to target populations discussed in an earlier chapter, if you were required to cut benefits or programs because of financial limitations, whose benefits would you reduce?

Question 7

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, one out of five of our population will be age 65 or older in the 2030s.

Question 8

Conservatives and liberals generally agree that the country cannot afford to help everyone. There is little agreement, however, on how much we can afford and who should be helped and by what means. Describe what you think would happen to those in need who would not be helped and what it might mean to the future of our country.

Question 9

All professional human services workers are eligible to receive third party payments.

Question 10

Many human services workers believe that only human services workers who have earned a graduate degree in traditional human services programs should be considered professionals.

Question 11

Human services workers are frequently faced with making choices between personal and professional values when working with clients.

Question 12

Traditional professional human services workers do not object to being supervised by a professional from another discipline.

Question 13

Identify what you believe to be a current controversy in the field of human services (one that is not discussed in Chapter 9). Describe its effect on the consumer of human services programs and how you might resolve the controversy.

Question 14

Discuss whether or not you would change the present criteria that establish the differences between generalist and traditional professional human services workers regarding salaries, status, and advancement. Give the reasons for your decision. If you would make changes, what would they be?

Question 15

Many health care professionals have been slow to respond to the needs for sexual expression in later life individuals because:

A) some find it different to change traditional attitudes.
B) some view sexual activity among older adults as a health risk.
C) some view it as immoral.
D) all of these.
E) none of these.

Question 16

Whom do human services workers serve?

A) The client
B) The agency for which one works
C) The government
D) All of these
E) None of these

Question 17

Many educators believe that graduates of recognized undergraduate human services programs should be considered professionals.