Introduction to Human Services: An Equity Lens - 2e
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Elizabeth B. Pearce, Linn-Benton Community College
Martha A. Ochoa-Leyva, Portland Community College
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Publisher: Open Oregon Educational Resources
Language: English
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Table of Contents
- Message to Students
- How to Navigate This Book Online
- How to Read This Book Offline
- About this Book
- Chapter 1: An Overview: Human Services
- Chapter 2: Historical Context and Contemporary Focus
- Chapter 3: Trauma and Support Practices
- Chapter 4: Ethical Standards
- Chapter 5: Social Safety Net Programs, Community Organizations, and Social Issues
- Chapter 6: Models of Care: Medical, Public Health and Human Services
- Chapter 7: Mental Health
- Chapter 8: Families, Children, and Schools
- Chapter 9: Serving Older Adults
- Chapter 10: Becoming A Professional
- Glossary
- Attributions and References for Glossary Terms
- Image Descriptions
- Transcripts
- Acknowledgments
- About the Authors
- Publisher’s Message to Instructors
- Instructor Resources
- Manuscript Development Process
- License Statement
- Additional Resources
About the Book
Introduction to Human Services: An Equity Lens exemplifies equity, diversity, and inclusion while providing a foundational understanding of the human services field, including core principles and theories and the characteristics and skills needed for the field. Features include ethical codes of conduct, the whitewashing of the history of helping professions, and a transitory chapter into internship settings. An emphasis is placed on the relationship between the complexity of social problems, services, systems and programs that comprise human services. The text prepares students who are considering or are committed to the Human Services field to participate in more advanced courses and practicum experiences.
About the Contributors
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Elizabeth aka Liz (she/her) is a faculty member who teaches Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) classes at Linn-Benton Community College (LBCC). She has served as Department Chair, Faculty Fellow in Technology and Teaching, and as the Difference, Power, and Oppression Faculty Lead. Previously she directed the Family Resource Center, a full-time child care and parent cooperative for LBCC student and staff families. This textbook, mostly original work, originated in collaboration with LBCC students.
Her passion is creating opportunities and resources for transformative learning through open pedagogy in the community college classroom. She has presented locally, regionally, and nationally on this topic. She also leads and mentors faculty in equity-based teaching, active learning, technology use, and open pedagogy.
Liz earned a Bachelor of Arts in Child Study at Tufts University and a Master of Education degree in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has completed post-graduate coursework in child/family development, life course theory, educational policy, and sociology at Wheelock College (now Boston University) and Oregon State University. She is the author of Introduction to Human Services and a contributor to Human Services Practicum: An Equity Lens also published by Open Oregon Educational Resources.
Martha A. Ochoa-Leyva (She/Ella) was born in what is now called Mexico and is part of the Nahuas people. She immigrated to Oregon with her parents and two sisters in the early 90’s. Her indigenous roots are an essential part of her teaching and who she is overall in education and her social justice formation. She is a part-faculty member at Portland Community College (PCC) and the author of Introduction to Human Services: An Equity Lens. She teaches in the Child and Families Studies Department and mentors BIPOC students as part of how she gives back to her community. Martha earned a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Legal Studies at Western Oregon University. She earned her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from George Fox University. Her current work includes founding the Child and Families Studies Department at PCC, being an Oregon Infant Mental Health Association Board member, and leading trauma-informed equity-centered workshops for school district leadership teams.