COLLEGE CREDIT COURSE OUTLINE

COURSE NUMBER:HUS 3105

COURSE TITLE:Introduction to Human Services

PREREQUISITE(S): None

COREQUISITE(S):None

CREDIT HOURS:3

CONTACT HOURS/WEEK:3

CONTACT HOUR BREAKDOWN:

Lecture/Discussion: 3

Laboratory:

Other ______:

FACULTY WORKLOAD POINTS:3

STANDARDIZED CLASS SIZE 35

ALLOCATION:

CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course seeks to orient the student to the field of human services, the multifaceted role of the human service professional, and the place of human services within the community. The course includes the history of human services, the structure and operation of human services in different community settings, and related administrative, social, political, and economic dimensions of providing for human service needs.

SUGGESTED TEXT(S): Introduction to Human Services: Policy and Practice, An,Mandell and Schram, Pearson
Introduction to Human Services: Through the Eyes of Practice Settings,Martin, Pearson
Theory, Practice and Trends in Human Services: An Introduction. Neukrug. Cengage Publishing.
Human Services in Contemporary America.W. Burger. Cengage.

IMPLEMENTATION DATE:Fall Term 2018 (20191) – Proposal 2016-38

REVIEW OR MODIFICATION DATE:

COURSE TOPICS CONTACT HOURS

PER TOPIC

  1. Defining Human Services5
  1. History of the Discipline5
  1. Ethics5
  1. Helping Skills and Intervention Strategies6
  1. Vulnerable Populations and Services10

A.Children

B.Families

C.Elders

D.Homeless

E.Crime Victims

  1. Social Problems and Welfare Policies4
  1. Social Services, Agencies and the Community5
  1. Professionalism, Careers and Credentialing5

Course Learning Outcomes and Assessment

SECTION 1
Course Prefix and Number: / HUS 3105 / Semester Credit Hours (Credit): / 3
Contact Hours (Workforce):
Course Title: / Introduction to Human Services
SECTION 2a (To be completed for General Education courses only.)
TYPE OF COURSE (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
General Education Core (If selected, core discipline area will be identified in Section 4.)
General Education (If selected, you must also complete Section 4, Section 5, and Section 8)
SECTION 2b
TYPE OF COURSE (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
A.A. Elective / A.S. Required Course / A.S. Professional Elective
A.A.S. Required Course / A.A.S. Professional Elective / Technical Certificate
PSAV/Clock Hour/Workforce / Development Education / Apprenticeship
X / Upper Division/Bachelors / Other: / If selected, use this space to title “other” option.
SECTION 3
INTELLECTUAL COMPETENCIES (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
X / Reading / X / Speaking / X / Critical Analysis / Qualitative Skills / Scientific Method of Inquiry
X / Writing / X / Listening / X / Information Literacy / X / Ethical Judgement / X / Working Collaboratively
SECTION 4 (To be completed for General Education courses only.)
GENERAL EDUCATION DISCIPLINE AREA (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
Communications / Humanities / Mathematics
Social and Behavioral Sciences / Natural Sciences
SECTION 5 (To be completed for General Education courses only.)
GENERAL EDUCATION LEARNING OUTCOME AREA (Place an “X” in the box next to those that are applicable.)
Communication / Critical Thinking / Information Literacy
Scientific and Quantitative Reasoning / Global Sociocultural Responsibility
SECTION 6
LEARNING OUTCOMES / TYPE OF OUTCOME
(General Education, Course or Program) / METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Students will be able to develop skills to implement intervention strategies / Course / Discussions or quizzes or tests or research projects or presentations
Students will be able to describe and discuss the history of the Human Services Profession / Course / Discussions or quizzes or tests or research projects or presentations
Students will be able describe and discuss ethical standards in Human Services / Course / Discussions or quizzes or tests or research projects or presentations
Students will be able to identify and discuss vulnerable populations and the service settings for assisting those populations / Course / Discussions or quizzes or tests or research projects or presentations
Students will be able to identify and discuss vulnerable populations and the service settings for assisting those populations / Course / Discussions or quizzes or tests or research projects or presentations
SECTION 6 (Continued)
LEARNING OUTCOMES / TYPE OF OUTCOME
(General Education, Course or Program) / METHOD OF ASSESSMENT
Students will be able to describe, discuss and analyze professional competencies, including requirements for certifications and licensure / Course / Discussions or quizzes or tests or research projects or presentations
SECTION 7
Faculty name(s): / Rebecca Ford / Date: / August 2017

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