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HUMAN SERVICES

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Human Services and Community:Empowerment for Social Change (3)

Konwerski
  The community as a laboratory for the study of contemporary issues in philanthropy aimed toward social change. Through readings, observations, and group internships, students participate in various aspects of community service. (Fall)
2133 Supervised Experience in Human Services (3 to 6) Staff
  Development of experience-based perspective on human services through fieldwork in a community-based agency or organization. Meetings, journal, and research paper. Admission by permission of instructor. (Fall and spring)
2171 Introduction to Human Development I (3) Staff
  Lectures and fieldwork. All aspects of development through adolescence; child study techniques. Two to three hours weekly field experience in appropriate setting. (Fall)
2172 Introduction to Human Development II (3) Staff
  Adult development from young adulthood to old age. Dominant psychosocial, cognitive, and physical competencies; motivational changes; coping styles; normative and non-normative behaviors. Three hours weekly field experience in appropriate agency setting. (Spring)
2176 Program Planning and Development for Service Agencies (3) Kelso
  The program planning and development activities essential to human service agencies. Through case studies and on-site field experiences, students analyze processes by which agency needs are assessed and programs planned. Community-based research. Prerequisite: Status as a human services major or minor or permission of the instructor. (Fall)
2182 Organization and Administration in the Human Services (3) Kelso
  Introduction to organizational theory and program administration in community agencies: staff recruitment and development; fiscal operations including funding; facilities; and effective community relations. Community-based research. Prerequisite: Status as a human services major or minor or permission of the instructor. (Spring)
3152 Issues in Human Services (1 to 6) Staff
  An inquiry into the values and methods of practitioners in the field of human services, linking academic study and field experience. Admission by permission of instructor. (Fall and spring)
4193 Research and Independent Study (arr.) Staff
  Individual research and special projects. Admission by permission of instructor.
4195 Seminar in Human Services: Current Issues (3) Konwerski
  Analysis of selected issues in human services. Each student conducts an investigation of an identified problem in human services and completes a skill assessment project. Admission by permission of instructor. (Spring)
4198 Topics in Human Services (1 to 3) Staff
  Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit.
 

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