Human Service Organizations An Exploratory Study By...

professional to succeed. For example, extending awareness to understand that having a spiritual connection can explain why some people succeed in their career better. It is significant to recognize how human service professionals understand their everyday lives (Prosser, Tuckey, Wendt, 2013, pp. 323-324). Empowerment Empowerment is an essential characteristic of human service professionals. It is further studied in the journal article, â€Å"Job Characteristics and Organizational Predictors of Psychological Empowerment among Paraprofessionals within Human Service Organizations: An Exploratory Study† written by Vicki Wallach and Charles W. Mueller (2006). Having work environments that cultivate an empowered work force is vital. As well as, advocating for effective interactions with clients, co-workers, and staff. Although, human service organizations are faced with service obligations within the restrictions of limited financial resources and increasing job demands, they are still interested in empowerment (Wallach Mueller, 2006, p. 96). Human service organizations have central reasons to be focused on their work force empowerment. The profession of social work is developed on the beliefs of empowerment. Also, a parallel process can occur while cultivating client and staff empowerment. Wh en organizations have expectations that staff must provide client services in an empowering manner that may be conditional for the worker on whether they experience an empowering work site.