Ashford HHS207 Week 3 Discussion (dq1+dq2)

Ashford HHS207 Week 3 Discussion 

Dq1

Listening in Human Services. 1st Post Due by Day 3. How many times have you either asked or been asked, “Are you listening?” While we might think we know what it means to be an effective listener, different skills are needed to suit different situations. In the human services field, listening is a multi-faceted task that must take into account the needs of the client and the situation being addressed. In this first discussion, you will consider a range of listening skills and consider how they may be used in a human services setting. Specifically, you will identify active listening skills used within interpersonal and group settings. 

Read Chapter 6 of The Interpersonal Communication Book; review the five human service career paths from Human Service Careers provided by Films on Demand: 

• Early Child Development & Services (03:01) 

• Counseling and Mental Health Services (04:17) 

• Family & Community Services (07:00) 

• Personal Care Services (03:54) 

• Consumer Services (04:11) 

  Consider the stages and skills associated with effective listening in addition to reflecting upon the essential responsibilities associated with one of human service career paths. 

  Initial Post: prepare a 300-word minimum reply that sufficiently addresses each of the items below. Don’t forget that it is critical to cite your sources of information, including the textbook, using APA formatting: 

  What listening styles might this particular professional use in their work with clients, and how, specifically, might they use them? 

• Identify active listening skills (specifically, the three techniques of active listening identified on page 165) that the professional would apply in both interpersonal and group settings (e.g., 1:1 client interaction, facilitating a group session, etc.). Describe how and why they would be used. 

• Using the Basic Counseling Skills website, identify 2-3 interviewing skills other than active listening that the professional would apply in both interpersonal and group settings (e.g., 1:1 client interaction, facilitating a group session, etc.). Describe how and why they would be used. 

Dq2

In the field of human services, it’s not uncommon to work with clients who are encountering a range of challenges that arouse feelings of sadness, anger, and frustration. Would you know how to engage appropriately with a client under such conditions? In this second discussion, you will identify and reflect upon various elements related to conveying effective messages to clients. 

Read Chapters 7 and 8 of The Interpersonal Communication Book; review the five human service career paths from Human Service Careers provided by Films on Demand: 

• Early Child Development & Services (03:01) 

• Counseling and Mental Health Services (04:17) 

• Family & Community Services (07:00) 

• Personal Care Services (03:54) 

• Consumer Services (04:11) 

  Initial Post: Prepare a reply that sufficiently addresses each of the items below, imagining that you are a human service professional working in a career path that is different from the one you selected in the first forum. Don’t forget that it is critical to cite your sources of information, including the textbook, using APA formatting: 

  • What are some ways in which use effective means of emotional expression to engage with a client experiencing a problem (examples of problems include loss of job, homelessness, and health concerns, but you are welcome to consider others)? 

  • Identify empathy skills in interpersonal and group settings (e.g., 1:1 client interaction, facilitating a group session, etc.) that you might use as a human services professional. 

  • Describe one communication theory that can apply to this situation as it relates to communicating messages (e.g., how messages are communicated, processes related to communicating messages, etc.. 

  • Describe one communication theory (i.e., constructivist, attachment, communication accommodation, 

    attribution) that can applied to this situation as it relates to communicating messages (e.g., how messages are communicated, processes related to communicating messages, etc..) See Week 1’s required website readings. 

  • Under what conditions might you, as a human service professional, use self-disclosure as a means of interacting with clients? Would it be appropriate or inappropriate in this specific situation? Why or why not?