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|April 1, 1996
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Family-centered human services programs foster empowering help-giving practices. This approach enhances help-seekers

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Area of Science:

  • Social Work
  • Human Services
  • Family Studies

Background:

  • Human services agencies vary in their program models and professional roles.
  • Understanding these differences is crucial for effective help-giving.
  • Previous research has not fully explored the link between program philosophy and client control appraisals.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the relationships between human services program models, help-giving practices, and help-seeker control appraisals.
  • To investigate how different agency assumptions and professional/family roles influence helping relationships.
  • To test hypotheses regarding family-centered philosophies, empowering practices, and enhanced personal control.

Main Methods:

  • A study involving 107 families from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

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  • Inclusion of three distinct human services agencies with differing philosophies and role assumptions.
  • Analysis of relationships between program models, help-giving practices, and control appraisals.

    • Main Results:

    • A family-centered program philosophy was associated with more empowering help-giving practices compared to professionally centered philosophies.
    • Family-centered philosophies and empowering help-giving practices correlated with an increased sense of personal control for help-seekers.
    • Agency assumptions about families and professional roles significantly impacted helping dynamics.

    Conclusions:

    • Family-centered approaches in human services are linked to more effective and empowering help-giving.
    • Empowering practices foster a greater sense of personal control among help-seekers.
    • Human services program design significantly influences the quality of help-seeking experiences and outcomes.