520-106 Orientation to Human Services Populations 3 credits Introduces social problems that contribute to the dysfunction of individuals, groups, families and communities. Addresses problems, needs, conditions and events that bring people to human service organizations. Work Skills 3 credits Covers skills needed to organize, facilitate and participate in groups. Through reading and experiential exercises, students learn about group process, stages of group development, leadership styles, their own behavior in a group and the types of groups used in human service work. Students learn principles and techniques needed to conduct informational and supportive interviews.
Students practice interviewing skills during class.
520-120 Community Service Agencies 3 credits Focuses on characteristics and functions of human service organizations and the roles of human service workers in those organizations. Covers organizational skills of assessment, planning, budgeting, grant writing, evaluation and consulting. Introduces principles and strategies of planned change and the role of human service workers as community organizers. Covers how consumers affected by a social problem can clearly define an issue, set a goal and organize to bring about social change. Emphasizes historical and social perspectives on drug use, trends of use and legal and social responses to illicit drug use.