HSC 101 - Intro Hum Wel Serv

Institution:

Harcum College

Subject:

Description:

This course provides an overview of the human services profession. The student will be introduced to the components of the human services profession. The nature of the helping process will be explored. The historical development and the legislative influences on the contemporary human service system in the United States will be examined. Human service agencies and organizations will be described. The range and types of populations served by welfare services will be discussed. The range of skills utilized in the human service professions - interventions with families and individuals, advocacy, interviewing, evaluation, analysis of need, counseling, case management, community organizing, etc. will be described. Professional values, skills and ethics will be discussed as well. Prerequisite: None.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.harcum.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 525-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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