Identify Some of the Professional Values Emphasized in Human Service

question 14

Essay

Identify some of the professional values emphasized in human service education and training.

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Definitions:

Accuracy of the Assessment

The degree to which a measurement or evaluation correctly reflects or assesses the specific concept it intends to measure.

Civil Commitment

The legal process by which individuals with severe mental illness can be mandated by a court to receive treatment, often in a hospital or other secure facility, without their consent.

Criminal Commitment

A legal process by which individuals are detained in a psychiatric facility because they have been deemed a danger to society due to a mental disorder.

Mentally Unstable

A term often used to describe individuals suffering from conditions that affect their cognitive functions and emotional state in a way that impairs their daily functioning.