In this document, the Talent Corps in New York City, which was established to orient and train persons from low income communities to become paraprofessionals in the human services and to work toward the establishment of permanent career lines in public and private institutions in the city, provides job descriptions of twenty paraprofessional…

Describes the College for Human Services, designed to train new kinds of professionals in the human services in a two-year program which integrates field work and study. (DM)

College dedicated to the redefinition of professional education where in the future women will have a tremendous role. (Editor)

Described are three models for higher education. Model I (historical): knowledge is a commodity purchasable for so many hours of effort, exchangeable into a currency called credits; Model II (post-1960): broader, more individualized learning experiences; Model III (proposed): an egalitarian force for social change. (KC)

Based on the situation that even the experimental institutions of higher and adult education are still largely closed to disadvantaged groups, this document projects the College of Human Services as a prototype of extending educational and economic opportunity to the poor by training them for paraprofessional jobs in the human services. It traces…

After noting the deficiencies of the predominant system of traditional higher education and the growing need for professionals in the human services fields, the author proposes the Human Service Institute as an alternative model for professional higher education. The model is based upon the College for Human Services in New York City. The…

This paper proposes a new kind of educational institution, the Human Services Institute (HSI), which would offer an action oriented work-study program of flexible duration to prepare young people for professions in the human services such as health, education, welfare, law, guidance, social work, therapy, urban planning, and public service. Such…

The author defines the human services professional as one who is "able to establish professional relationships, to counsel, to teach, supervise, research, to work with the community and to act as a change agent." Historical factors leading to the emergence of the human services professional are outlined. Also described is an educational model and…

The emergence of the human service profession as a field of endeavor responding to the changing needs and values of society is discussed. The purpose of the service professional will be to provide a range of human services to the individual, thereby eliminating indifferent and fragmented service; to help the individual seeking service to reach a…

In order for society to attain true social justice, individual citizens must be equipped with the knowledge and skills to take control of their lives through proper use of social service systems. In the United States the present system of social services is inadequate to fulfill the needs of all of its clients. As the economy continues to force…