The purpose of this interview is to explore human services professionals in their work environment and observe human services professionals in their particular contexts, what type of education is required for their chosen location. The human services profession serves a variety of populations; that's a wide range of people. Human services professionals serve populations such as high-risk mothers who may have little or no educational, psychosocial, nutritional, and transportation deficiencies. Another is the homeless population, who lack housing because they cannot afford it or cannot maintain safe, adequate housing. Elderly people are a growing population, their needs range from chronic diseases, lack or poor education, mental, financial, loss of independence and stereotypes. They serve those who diagnose chronic diseases, such diseases can be diagnosed with hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, there are also chronic mentally ill patients considered at high risk, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). These are just some of the services a human services professional can work with. Meridian Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. is a private, nonprofit organization with a long history of providing community-based, largely publicly funded behavioral health services. Their mission is to promote recovery and offer solutions to those facing mental illness, addiction and other social challenges.” The Meridian location is located in North Central Florida, the building is very clean and the waiting area was well stocked with materials that gave an idea of ​​the different types of services you may receive through the programs offered. I'm meeting... .... middle of paper ......sion has promised to transform mental health care in the United States by promoting access to educational and employment opportunities for people with mental disabilities, as well as promoting the full access to community life (President's New Freedom Commission on Mental Health, 2003)”.The introduction to human services gave me an insight into what human services professions do, the tasks are not always easy. They are committed to helping clients become empowered by helping them grow into wholeness and function. Works Cited Schatz, M., Jenkins, L., & Sheafor, B. (1990, Fall). Milfordrefined: A model of initial and advanced generalist social work. Journal of Social Work Education, 26(3), 217–231. Retrieved June 24, 2009, from the Professional Development Collection database http://www.ankabhi.org/pages/services_population.html http://www.mbhci.org/