The purpose of Alabama Department of Human Resources is to bring assistance to the vulnerable individuals, so they can better their well-being and cope with any challenges their facing. Some of the vulnerable individuals DHR assist are: the poor, children, homeless, minorities, older adults, and individuals who have a mental disability. Alabama DHR provides services to 67 counties, all with the same mission, vision, and values. In order to help people in need they offer array of services such as: adult/child protective services, food assistance, family assistance, and foster care (Alabama DHR n.d.). Alabama Department of Human Resources are vital to their community with ensuring the protection of children from abuse and neglect, offering
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DHR have for core values which they work by Respect, Integrity, Commitment, and Accountability. For this agency respect means treating every individual client/ peer equally with respect and dignity. Integrity being honest and truthful to client, stakeholders, and co-workers. Having commitment is important in any social work career, it guarantee providing the best support and services to your client. Finally accountability being responsible for any polices and rules enforce in your job (Alabama DHR n.d.). When describing the general atmosphere of this agency the first word that comes through my mind is “Busy”. Majority of the time there is always a line of people waiting to be seen by a social worker or case manager. From previous experience with Department of Human Resources the wait can be twenty to thirty minutes. In facility you see pregnant women, single parent with their children, and older adults. The worker of this agency is always on the move whether its calling in their next client or assisting clients at the call window with paper work. In this agency it does not seem like you get breaks, because as soon as one person leaves there is another person walking in. The facility I will be working at is the Lee County Department of Human Resources in Opelika, Al, and didn’t have a lot of private offices for the workers and client. So they had …show more content…
For example, if an older adult can no longer take care of their self individually and may need assistance getting dress, taking bathe, and cooking, so department of human resources can provide them with an Adult Day Care program or Homemaker service. They will assist the elderly adult with their day to day activities. Another example would be a low-income family who is out of work and need help finically. Under the Family Assistance Program the agency would provide the clients with Temporary Cash Assistance and work and job training services (Alabama DHR n.d.).This organization not only deals with the social work aspect but also case management part. During case management the social worker and case manager design a plan and seek service from other social agencies on behalf of their client, because if the client need counseling because he/she is depress by not having job. They social worker or case manager can refer them to a therapist. Also in case management it is all about case planning, arranging for services, social support, reassessment/follow-up, and monitoring (Alabama DHR
DHR have for core values which they work by Respect, Integrity, Commitment, and Accountability. For this agency respect means treating every individual client/ peer equally with respect and dignity. Integrity being honest and truthful to client, stakeholders, and co-workers. Having commitment is important in any social work career, it guarantee providing the best support and services to your client. Finally accountability being responsible for any polices and rules enforce in your job (Alabama DHR n.d.). When describing the general atmosphere of this agency the first word that comes through my mind is “Busy”. Majority of the time there is always a line of people waiting to be seen by a social worker or case manager. From previous experience with Department of Human Resources the wait can be twenty to thirty minutes. In facility you see pregnant women, single parent with their children, and older adults. The worker of this agency is always on the move whether its calling in their next client or assisting clients at the call window with paper work. In this agency it does not seem like you get breaks, because as soon as one person leaves there is another person walking in. The facility I will be working at is the Lee County Department of Human Resources in Opelika, Al, and didn’t have a lot of private offices for the workers and client. So they had …show more content…
For example, if an older adult can no longer take care of their self individually and may need assistance getting dress, taking bathe, and cooking, so department of human resources can provide them with an Adult Day Care program or Homemaker service. They will assist the elderly adult with their day to day activities. Another example would be a low-income family who is out of work and need help finically. Under the Family Assistance Program the agency would provide the clients with Temporary Cash Assistance and work and job training services (Alabama DHR n.d.).This organization not only deals with the social work aspect but also case management part. During case management the social worker and case manager design a plan and seek service from other social agencies on behalf of their client, because if the client need counseling because he/she is depress by not having job. They social worker or case manager can refer them to a therapist. Also in case management it is all about case planning, arranging for services, social support, reassessment/follow-up, and monitoring (Alabama DHR