2019-2020 Catalog 
    
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2019-2020 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Human Services, BA


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General Requirements


The Bachelor of Arts in Human Services emphasizes personal growth, culturally-responsive practice, evidence-based service delivery, and experiential learning through high quality fieldwork placement. The Human Services degree provides both the academic and experiential backgrounds for student seeking a career working with diverse populations in the varied and expanding field of Human Services.

The Bachelor of Arts Degree in Human Services has four distinct emphasis areas (*note student can also declare a general focus without selecting an emphasis area):

  1. Human Services with a Certified Addiction Counselor (CAC) Emphasis
  2. Human Services with a Military & Veteran Support Specialist (MVSS) Emphasis
  3. Human Services with a Certified Career Services Provider (CCSP) Emphasis
  4. Human Services with a Student Affairs in Higher Education (SAHE) Emphasis

 

What is Human Services? The field of Human Services is broadly defined yet focuses on the objective of meeting human needs through an interdisciplinary knowledge base and demonstration of effective human relationship skills which address client, project, agency, and/or organizational goals. The Human Services profession is one that promotes improved service delivery systems by addressing not only the quality of direct services, but also by seeking to improve accessibility, accountability, and coordination among professionals and agencies in service delivery. Services are provided during prevention, intervention, and remediation phases depending upon the goals of a particular organization.

The primary purpose of the human service worker is to assist individuals and communities to function as effectively as possible in the major domains of living. A strong moral commitment to serving others is an important consideration for a job as a human services worker. Individuals who show patience, understanding, and caring in their dealings with others and critical thinking, adaptive problem solving, and communication skills allowing them to understand various perspectives or views are highly valued by employers. Other important personal traits include communication skills, a strong sense of responsibility, and the ability to manage time effectively. The Human services program is designed to meet the standards and competencies outlined by the  National Organization for Human Services (NOHS), and the Council for Standards in Human Service Education (CSHSE),

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Core Course Requirements - 27 credits


LEAD 1600           Leading Teams and Organizations

COUN 2000         Introduction to Human Services

COUN 2040         Human Growth & Development

LEAD 2700           Introduction to Research Design and Methods

COUN 3000         Culturally Informed Treatment or LEAD 3020 Allyship and Advocacy in Student Affairs (for the student affairs emphasis)

COUN 3110         Interpersonal Communication, Interviewing, & Mediation Skills

COUN 3400         Ethics & Case Management or COUN 2400 Ethics I & II (for addictions emphasis)

COUN 3410         Assessment & Treatment Planning

COUN 3500         Group Dynamics & Group Process

Specialist Tracks:


Career Services Provider Emphasis (18 credits)


COUN 3600 Motivational Interviewing I & II  

COUN 3100 Career Planning  

COUN 4200 Career Assessment & Transitions

PAD 3268 Social Welfare and Public Policy

COUN 4750 Mental Health Triage & First Aid

COUN 4500 Wellness, Resilience and Emotional Intelligence  

Military & Veteran Support Specialist Emphasis - 18 credits


COUN 3600 Motivational Interviewing I & II  

COUN 3900 Military Family Systems

COUN 4300 Military/Veteran Leadership, Advocacy, and Support

COUN 4200 Career Assessment & Transitions

COUN 4500 Wellness, Resilience and Emotional Intelligence  

COUN 4750 Mental Health Triage & First Aid

Student Affairs in Higher Education Emphasis - 21 credits


LEAD 2000 Student Affairs Foundations  

LEAD 3000 How College Students Develop  

LEAD 3010 Diversity in Higher Education  

LEAD 1200 Foundations of Adaptive Leadership  

LEAD 3020 Allyship and Advocacy in Student Affairs

LEAD 3030 Crisis Management and Response

LEAD 2010 Service-Learning in Higher Education

 

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