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An Introduction to Human Services: Policy and Practice

Betty Reid Mandell,Barbara Schram

Chapter 4

Attitudes/Values, Skills, and Knowledge - all with Video Answers

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Chapter Questions

Problem 1

What do you think is meant by the statement "empathy is a path we walk, not a destination we can ever reach"? How might you prepare yourself to try to empathize with one of your classmates who comes from a different ethnic or religious background than you do, or is of the opposite sex, or has a different sexual orientation, or perhaps has a different set of abilities or disabilities than you do?

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Problem 2

To what extent do you think you could work with homeless youth who often might appear angry at adults or might be sexually provocative or manipulative? How do you think you would react to having to deal with the "johns" or pimps that often prey on the youngsters? How might you react to the parents from whom they have run away-sometimes with good reasons?

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