Major & Minor Requirements

Students who have completed the requirements will:

• Apply knowledge of key theories and approaches underlying human services intervention, such as the prevention model, the empowerment model, and the ecological model
• Outline the history of human services
• Describe the common events and/or conditions that create the need for human services interventions; e.g., poverty, substance abuse, family stress, mental illness, aging, and physical disability
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communication and intervention skills in classroom and clinical settings
• Articulate and apply theories and principles of human development to understanding human service problems and to service planning
• Describe how culture influences human behavior and help-seeking
• List factors which facilitate or limit access to services and community resources
• Demonstrate a basic knowledge of the contribution of social policy and funding mechanisms to human service delivery
• Employ information literacy skills to identify appropriate evidence-based interventions
• Describe and adhere to the guidelines for ethical practice and the values of human services professionals
• Design an original human service program to meet a community need, including a plan for evaluation
• Describe the impact of discrimination on human behavior and potential

Note: Learning goals are subject to regular review and revision.

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