Human service worker or generalist are practitioners who work with:
- People of all ages, all cultural ethnic backgrounds, all socioeconomic levels.
- People who are chemically dependent and their families.
- Persons with mental and physical disabilities.
- People in the criminal justice area.
- Persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
- People who are homeless or need assistance.
- Persons who are in need of advocacies and referrals.
- Persons involved in program creation and community development and implementation.
A human service worker can do:
- Intakes
- Assessment
- Referral
- Screening
- Crisis intervention/resolution
- Community support
- Case management
- Outreach
- Record keeping
- Interviewing
- Social histories
- Visual observation of person in environment
- Assist in group facilitation
- Advocacy
- Orientations
- Education/services
- Treatment planning
- Activity program planning
- Discharge planning
- Habilitation programming
- Job coaching
