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Course Category: Human Services

A survey of the professions, programs and agencies involved in the delivery of human services.
Prerequisites
PSY 190
This course represents a sociological approach to understanding the family as a social institution: courtship, marital and family practices, the family as an agent of socialization, and changes in the family in the 20th century.
Prerequisites
SOC 110
This course explores the assumptions, strategies and techniques used in the delivery of human services, as well as problem identification and skill development.
Prerequisites
SOC 110 or PSY 190
This course is designed to educate the prospective human services/social worker with the newly emerging client population in America and to recognize the impact of the interaction between clients and their environments, looking at cultural barriers, diverse at-risk populations and the systems that sustain at-risk clients.
Prerequisites
HSV 375, or by permission of the instructor
An analysis of individual, group and cultural influences on human behavior. The emphasis is on contrasting levels of analysis and application to a variety of environmental settings. Note: Some background in both psychology and sociology is strongly recommended.
Prerequisites
SOC 110 or PSY 190
An analysis of social policies in the United States, with emphasis on the dimensions of choice and alternative policies, along with assessment of contemporary social welfare issues, programs and legislation.
Prerequisites
SOC 110
This course prepares the prospective human services worker for entry into the profession by emphasizing theory, practice, and personal awareness. Specific techniques of interviewing and working with individuals will be covered through reading, lecture, and in-class practice.
This course prepares the prospective human services worker to work with families and groups. It covers theories of family and group dynamics and examines the values and ethics of social work as they apply to work with families and small groups. Specific techniques will be covered through reading, lecture, discussion, and in-class practice.
This course prepares the prospective human services worker for entry-level work with communities and social institutions. It examines the values and ethics of social work as they apply to work with large groups. Specific information about organizations and working with them will be covered through reading, lecture, and in-class role play. Some field work in the community is required.
This course focuses on personal, interpersonal and societal factors in the human aging process. Emphasis is on family, community and governmental responsibility in defining and resolving problems of the aged in a modern industrial society.
Prerequisites
PSY 190
Supervised field experience in a selected setting earning 120 hours. Consent of faculty and written reports are required.
Prerequisites
PSY 190, ENG 102, 30 or fewer credits remaining to be completed through Upper Iowa University, and consent of academic advisor.
An analysis of issues and ethical problems involved in the helping professions and programs.
Prerequisites
PSY 190
A capstone project intended to integrate the general education learning outcomes with the learning outcomes in the major demonstrating baccalaureate level achievement.
Prerequisites
ENG 102 and 30 or fewer credits remaining to be completed through UIU.
A Special Project allows the student to expand on work already completed in previous coursework. It is undertaken with the guidance of one or more faculty members and is intended to encourage the student into original investigation of a defined problem within the discipline. Examples include theses and themed portfolios or exhibitions.
Prerequisites
PSY 373