Cypress College

Human Services Department 

Catalog Course Description:

This course covers the history and philosophy of the human services; function and orientation of human service agencies and institutions; human services as careers; opportunities and qualifications at various entry levels of human services employment.

Goals and Objectives of the Class:

Upon completion of the course the student will be able to:

1. Identify human services and the way in which they meet human needs.

2. Demonstrate skills in problem solving, data collection and evaluation as they relate to need satisfaction and human service agencies.

3. Compare and contrast public and private human service agencies and demonstrate awareness of the strengths and weaknesses of both

4. Describe current target populations and how it is determined which groups will receive aid.

 

Downloadable Documents for HUSR 200:

HUSR 200 Reaction Paper Outline
(MS Word document.)

 

HUSR 200 Reaction Paper Outline 
(Adobe Acrobat PDF document)

 

HUSR 200 Site Visit Outline 
(MS Word document)

 

HUSR 200 Site Visit Outline

(Adobe Acrobat PDF Document)

 

Extra Credit Mentioned No Where Else:

 

Extra Credit Web Site Project up to 20 extra points

(MS Word document. )

 

HUSR 200 Extra Credit Web Site Project

(Adobe Acrobat PDF Document)

Introduction to Human Services

(HUSR 200)

Power Point Presentations for HUSR 200:

 

 

Theories of Behavior Power Point Presentation

Psychotropic Medications Power Point Pres.

Enlighten the people generally, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.

--Thomas Jefferson