Human Services - Youth Development, Technical Certificate

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE

• IVYT 111 - Student Success CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1
• PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

PROFESSIONAL-TECHNICAL CORE

• HUMS 101 - Introduction to Human Services CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• HUMS 102 - Helping Relationship Techniques CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• HUMS 103 - Interviewing and Assessment CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• HUMS 150 - Child and Youth Development CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• HUMS 155 - Family and Community in Youth Work CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• HUMS 206 - Group Process and Skills CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• HUMS 250 - Content and Curriculum in Youth Work CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 31

Symbol Key

^ Capstone Course

DEGREE OUTCOMES

• Recognize the historical roots of human services.
• Recognize the factors that lead to the creation of the human services profession.
• Recognize and describe basic awareness of the organizational structures of communities.
• Demonstrate the ability to disseminate routine and critical information in a written or oral form to clients, colleagues, or other members of the related services system in a timely manner.
• Demonstrate the ability to maintain client confidentiality and appropriately use client data.
• Demonstrate the ability to gain self-awareness and to receive feedback in order to decrease the influence of personal biases, values, or personality styles in working with clients.
• Articulate youth and family issues and be able to apply them to youth development.
• Demonstrate skills relative to working in a human services capacity.
• Describe family and community systems needed to support youth.
• Demonstrate an understanding of small groups including how small groups are used in human services settings, recognize theories of group dynamics, and demonstrate basic group facilitation skills.
• Define and discuss the meaning of culture and cultural diversity.
• Evaluate the impact of cultural variations on client populations.
• Demonstrate culturally sensitive interpersonal skills.
• Identify and demonstrate appropriate oral and nonverbal communication practices.
• Demonstrate knowledge of major concepts and theoretical perspectives of social sciences.