Overview of Human Services

Catalog description

This required course provides students with an overview of helping professions. Topics include: philosophy of human services; characteristics of human service workers; careers in human services; description of public, nonprofit and for-profit agencies; theory; and cultural diversity. Human service majors are required to take this course prior to applying for admission into the HS program. This course is also a prerequisite for other HS courses. Students must complete 20 hours of volunteer service as a requirement of this class.