Human Resource Management for Human Services

The purpose of this project was to develop a solution alternative to the problem of acquiring and retaining competent and dedicated personnel for human services work in the public sector in the State of Florida. The character of human services activities in the public sector demands different approaches from those employed in the acquisition and retention of personnel for many private sector jobs.

While the demands placed on the Health and Rehabilitative Services Department of the State of Florida continue to increase, these same demands, together with the stresses associated with the performance of human services work, create barriers to the acquisition and retention of competent personnel to discharge human services responsibilities for the state. It is imperative for the State of Florida to develop human resource management policies and programs to effectively address this problem.

The setting of the problem that was investigated through the conduct of this project was the Adoptions and Related Services function of the Youth and Families Serv

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Conversely, however, this approach to accountability in public administration provides the political arm of government with a new means of avoiding responsibility. When politicians run for cover, the public administrators are often left to defend themselves against the wrath of the general public. This is the situation in which the human services personnel in the Youth and Family Services Division finds itself in the early1990s. History and Background of the Problem The demands placed upon human services personnel generally and upon child welfare personnel specifically in American society in the early1990s are far more complex and difficult than were those placed on these personnel a decade earlier. Further, the potential for additional and significant changes in these demands over the coming ten years appears to be strong. The complex demands placed on child welfare personnel may be appreciated through a consideration of the following factors: 1. Child protective services are expected by society to both assure the safety of children at risk and to preserve the integrity of the family unit. In many instances, these goals are inconsistent with one another. When a human services case worker makes a decision to preserve
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Approximate Word count = 2621
Approximate Pages = 10 (250 words per page)

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