Welcome
The NOHS Vision: Strengthening recognition of the unique and valued role of human services professionals.
The NOHS Mission: By the year 2010, NOHS will approach its vision by:
- Increasing professional development opportunities.
- Completing and implementing the credentialing plan.
- Increasing external communications.
- Increasing internal communications.
- Developing a public policy process and agenda.
- Maintaining financial stability.
If you are a NOHS member and need assistance logging in, please contact the NOHS association manager using the CONTACT FORM . The new web site also features a more user-friendly membership database, which will allow you to conduct many transactions online. (Tip: The site has a system to help you create a new password. Click on "Recover Password" in the "Member Log-In" block, right.)
2009 Conference Information
2009 National Conference
UPDATED
CONFERENCE DATES: October 21-24, 2009
CONFERENCE LOCATION: PORTLAND MARRIOTT DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT, PORTLAND, OREGON (Click here for hotel information)
Awards and Scholarships
Outstanding Human Services Student
Deadline: April 1 of each year
Description: This award is presented to a student member of NOHS
who has demonstrated a laudable contribution to the field of human
services.
Examples of the criteria for this award might include any of the following:
Significant involvement in one or more state and/or national human
services professional organizations (e.g., NOHS) in a manner that has
shown an important contribution to the organization(s). Significant
involvement in a human services agency that has demonstrated an
important contribution to that organization and the clients it serves.
Contributions to the community. Scholarship that has made a
contribution to the human services profession
Supporting documents for this award should include the following:
1. A letter of support from the nominating person indicating how the
individual has accomplished one or more of the above 2. A resume from
the person being nominated 3. Letters of support from individuals who
know the work of the individual and can support the nomination letter
and testify to this person's accomplishments.
David C. Maloney Scholarship
Deadline: April 1 of each year.
Background:
Call for submissions –– Human Service Education (HSE)
Human Service Education (HSE), the national refereed journal of NOHS, is accepting submission for its 29th volume. Click here for more information
Certification
HUMAN SERVICES CERTIFICATION ANNOUNCEMENT AND ANSWERS TO FAQ'S (frequently asked questions)
The National Organization for Human Services, in collaboration with the Council for Standards in Human Services Education and the Center for Credentialing and Education, are pleased to announce the development of a certification in human services. This practice based exam will strengthen the visibility and credibility of human services careers both here and abroad. This new credential is also an essential element in fulfilling our mission of strengthening recognition of the unique and valued role of human services professionals.
The Human Services Board Certified Practitioner will replace the current Level I Credentialing. Visit CCE for more information.
September 2008 Link
The September 2008 LINK is available as a downloadable PDF file . (Adobe Acrobat is needed to view the Link; download here if it is not already installed on your computer .)
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Travel the Road to Tucson...
Come join your colleagues in Tucson, Arizona, October 22-25th, 2008 at the Radisson Suites for a meeting of the Human Service profession. The conference is entitled "Taking the Road Less Traveled: Affirming Human Dignity, Values and Opportunity". This conference will feature nationally known keynoters and workshop presenters from around the country bringing the latest cutting edge information in the field, and many opportunities to meet and network with peers in your region and others...
Awards and Scholarships
The National Organization for Human Services annually considers nominees for eight awards/scholarships. The Professional Development Committee takes nominations until April 1 of each year, and decisions are made by June 15. The awards and scholarships are announced at the annual national conference. The winner of the David C. Maloney Scholarship is notified as soon as possible so that the scholarship funds can be implemented. Individuals and organizations may nominate themselves or be nominated by others. It is possible that not all awards will be given annually if the committee determines that there are no nominees who meet the criteria for particular awards.
Howard Harris Professional Award
Deadline: April 1 of each year
Background: This award honors Howard S. Harris' contributions to the field of human services with the Howard Harris Professional Award. Royalties from the textbook, Human Services: Contemporary Issues and Trends, published by Peerson Publications provide a cash prize that accompanies the award.
Join Now
Your Invitation to Join
You are invited to join the National Organization for Human Services. Today, our membership includes professionals at many levels and in many different types of settings, including public and private agencies, private practice, religious organizations, and non-profit organizations.Sign up now using this secure online application form, or download and print this printed form.
Member Categories
Annual Membership Dues (paid yearly)
- Faculty/Practitioner: $95.00
- Student Membership: $35.00
- Retired Membership: $60.00
- Organization Membership: $190.00 (Includes two individual memberships)
- Additional Member for Organization Member: $80 per member (in addition to the two individual memberships included in the Organization Membership)
Ethical Standards of Human Service Professionals
National Organization for Human Services
Council for Standards in Human Service Education
Adopted 1996
