HUS - Human Services

Emphasizes critical thinking skills necessary to understand complex issues surrounding child welfare and continuous preparation for meaningful adjustments to numerous crises encountered by children and families. Prerequisite: PSY 12053 General Psychology or SOC 10453 Introduction to Sociology.

Broad overview of the profession of Human Services and the social welfare system. Examines historical developments of human services and social welfare and the knowledge, values and skills required to function in the role of a human services professional. Allows participants to evaluate their strengths as a potential human services professional. Introduces field experience. Prerequisite: PSY 12053 General Psychology or SOC 10153 Social Thought or SOC 10453 Introduction to Sociology.

Explores historical, anthropological and theoretical perspectives of family. Dynamics of family relationships, communication styles and interactions addressed, as well as issues relating to dating, love and friendship, human sexuality, relationships, life styles, divorce, child rearing and other related issues. Prerequisite: PSY 12053 General Psychology or SOC 10153 Social Thought or SOC 10453 Introduction to Sociology.

Designed around special theories, practices or interests of an individual or group of students.

Overview of emerging issues in social welfare. Topics including culture and diversity, social justice, privatization and emerging technologies in the field of social welfare.

Study of theories and knowledge of human development across the lifespan within the wider context of a range of social systems.  Social systems examined include individual, family, group, organizational, and community in which people live.  The ways social systems promote or deter people in maintaining or achieving health and well-being are emphasized.

Examines aging from a broad perspective. Studies the causes and consequences of aging and its sociological and economic impacts. Prerequisite: PSY 12053 General Psychology or SOC 10153 Social Thought or SOC 10453 Introduction to Sociology.

Effects of social policy on practice; social policy analysis; process of policy formulation as it relates to human services and other social welfare professions.

Study of the function of marriage and family in contemporary American society, including the why of intimate relationships, couple/parent/child adjustment, three generational relationships, and the process of break-up and remarriage. Cross-listed with PSY 30654 Marriage and Family.

Confronts subject of death from new and alternative perspectives. Explores attitudes of death and the dying process, rituals, theories and the social organization of death in many societies to gain knowledge in understanding feelings and attitudes toward death. Cross-listed with PSY 30954 Death and Dying. Prerequisite: PSY 12053 General Psychology or SOC 10453 Introduction to Sociology.

Examines backgrounds, needs and coping mechanisms of persons faced with family crises. Identifies resources for meeting crises such as abuse in the home, chemical dependency, unwed parenthood, divorce and remarriage, unemployment, long-term illness or disability and death of a family member.

Develops both knowledge and skills in facilitating group experiences used in the human services and helping professions.  Particular emphasis on group processes for the psycho-emotional-social development of group participants. 

Designed around special theories, practices, or interests of an individual or group.

Introduction to descriptive and inferential statistical techniques used in the social sciences. Topics include data collection procedures, measures of dispersion, correlation designs, probability, statistical inference, and analysis of variance. Cross-listed with PSY 36000 Statistics for Social Sciences.

Develops working knowledge of fund development process. Considers grant preparation and writing, annual and special appeals, board and donor relations, and issues in fundraising. Examines federal, state and private funding options; differences between for-profit and not-for-profit organizations; and management of grants, inclusive of budgets and evaluations of funded programs/projects.

Focuses on addiction to alcohol and other drugs has been portrayed in the American cinema over numerous decades. Explores how addiction has been portrayed and assists in learning about assessment, intervention and treatment through watching and critiquing these movies.

Examines ethical theories and application to practice and management of social service agencies. Explores relationship between federal/state regulations and the effect on client and provider.

Examination and application of various content and skill sets appropriate to field work in human services including: case management; interviewing skills; data collection and management; grant writing; maintaining confidentiality and the appropriate use of technology; effective communication skills; working within community, state, and federal systems; maintaining healthy professional and client relationships; and promoting change.  Course should be taken prior to internship semester. Prerequisite: HUS 20553 Social Welfare: Introduction to Human Services.

Examine systems framework, skills, analysis of issues and current intervention strategies for working with individual clients and groups in diverse social service settings. Develop and enhance interviewing and effective communication skills. Opportunity for observation and participation in direct practice within a social service setting. Awareness of technology and art of human services practice.

Emphasis on skill development working with individuals, groups, families and community resources. Interviewing and/or counseling clients; in-depth analysis of case management in social service professions. Students will have the opportunity to begin direct practice in a social service setting as part of class work.

Course focuses on continued skill development in working with groups and families.  Students practice skills by role playing and receiving feedback from instructor and classmates.  Topics include facilitating support and therapy groups as well as couples and family counseling sessions.

Practices and expectations include goal and objective setting, journal writing, site meeting with the on-site supervisor and academic supervisor, on-going monitoring, and final formal evaluation.

Practices and expectations include goal and objective setting, journal writing, site meeting with the on-site supervisor and academic supervisor, on going monitoring, and final formal evaluation.

Practices and expectations include goal and objective setting, journal writing, site meeting with the on-site supervisor and academic supervisor, on going monitoring, and final formal evaluation.

Capstone course that provides student opportunity to integrate and synthesize key concepts and theories through analysis and evaluation of current topics and issues impacting the human services profession and its clients. Examines policy and legislation, agency mandates, trends in treatment, and evaluates the same for sustainability in society from three areas: equity, economic and environmental. Prerequisite:  Most or all of the core required courses in the major must be completed or consent of instructor.

Examination or project designed to assess the student's achievement of the goals of his/her major program.