Human Services workers provide many types of assistance to people in the community, from determining eligibility for welfare and health programs and counseling on childcare to helping clients with physical and mental programs and those involved in drug and substance abuse. They help determine and locate appropriate social service agencies such as those providing health care and physical and mental rehabilitation. Working under the direction and supervision of nurses, counselors, social workers, psychologists, and other professionals, and depending upon the type of work assignment, they may be a member of a treatment team made up of other human services workers and health professionals, or they may work on their own with little supervision.
Through their study in the program Human Services majors will:
- Develop a Biblically informed understanding of the human service calling in the Christian life.
- Understand the history of American and international social movements as a context for changing practice, values and policies that serve as barriers to healthy human development in democratic and global societies.
- Grow in awareness and proficiency with skill required in human services to think analytically and communicate effectively with diverse individuals, communities, and human needs.
- Develop analytic and professional skills to provide support to persons in need, assist people in using community resources, and be an advocate for those who cannot advocate for themselves.
- Expand and enhance the capacity of human service organizations and networks to address the developmental needs of children, youth, and families.
- Gain knowledge in team and interdisciplinary learning approaches that will guide students in their ongoing dissemination of new forms of thinking, professional behaviors, and construct human service enterprises.
- Develop knowledge and experience in the research, design, and implementation of new and effective community-based programs and collaborations in public services.
Imbedded in all of our courses are core skills and issues such as team work, writing, Biblical persective, ethical issues in Human Services, speaking and oral presentations, and a concern with culture, ethnicity, and diversity. |
Master Schedule Cohort 1 (Beginning Spring 2008) |
