Human Services BAS Curriculum

HUSV 301 is an overview of human services. Examination of the history and current directions of human services, service delivery models, professional issues, systems and ecological perspectives, and the helping process

AEDV 310 blends current research on resiliency, learning, and leadership in an integrative manner to foster individual leadership. Focus is on the: physical, psychological, and social systems of resiliency; psychological principles applied to learning and instructional design; and analysis of readings addressing practical and theoretical leadership principles.

HUSV 310 explores the dynamic relationship between personal and professional identity, and the impact this relationship has when working with individuals and communities from cultures other than our own.

HUSV 326 will provide opportunity for students to establish or advance their understanding of research through critical exploration of research language, ethics, and methodological approaches. This course is a requirement for all Human Service students. The content of this course has been designed to prepare students to successfully complete the Senior Capstone (HUSV498)

FSHV 384 covers theories and applications of leadership and communication applied to professional decision-making, planning and control in the workplace. Examination of personal and professional qualities essential for successful internship and career planning. Roles, responsibilities, and ethical standards for professionals will be examined.

FSHV 408 discusses the bbasis for and process involved in developing and/or evaluation of individual and family focused programs for schools and communities

Students in HUSV 493 undertake an internship to develop specialized field experience in a human services setting.

HUSV 498 is for students pursuing majors which require a synthesizing project or paper. A culminating experience for students involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.

BASV 314 will examine applications of probability, statistics, data analysis, hypothesis testing, apportionment and scheduling to the applied sciences. Registration requires a passing grade on the UA South BAS Math Readiness test.

ENVG 306 students will conduct a study of genre and rhetorical situation, as well as advanced practice in expository writing.

HUSV 347 takes a scientific approach to interpersonal communication, focusing on issues that are central to understanding close relationships between romantic partners, friends, and family. Critical analysis of current theory in the field in order to compare and contrast these theories. Application of this theoretical information to the human services field.

HUSV 357 includes basic concepts in psychology of death and loss, adjustment to death and loss, and the underlying phenomenal, humanistic and current social considerations. Topics to be analyzed include: cultural denial of death, fears of death, stages of dying, types of death, and signs of impending death. Emphasis is placed on communicating with and working with the dying. Stages of grieving, chronic grief, the disruptive changes in the family system, and strategies for grieving effectively. Current theories of death and loss will be analyzed and applied to human service situations

HUSV 367 is an overview of the role of spirituality for human services professionals, and assists in understanding contexts of personal spiritual beliefs and how to integrate these personal values with human services professional values. The differences between spirituality and religion will be discussed, and the role of diverse definitions of spirituality as an asset for mental well­being and quality of life will be explored for various community groups

HUSV 371 covers the modern family and its relationships with emphasis on young children and their ecosystems, interprofessional collaboration for early intervention.

HUSV 375 discusses principles of planning and creating an appropriate learning environment for infants, toddlers, and young children. This course has a biological focus on development.

HUSV 403 explores patient navigation and application of integrative health self-care in order to improve human services advocacy. To successfully work within the community, it is important to understand the mechanisms and drivers behind current health trends.

Life expectancy and causes of death have traditionally been used as key indicators of population health. While these indicators provide critical information about the health status of populations, they do not offer any information about the quality of the physical, mental, and social domains of life. In HUSV 404 we will explore multi-dimensional domains of health and wellbeing, at the personal, community, and institutional levels.

Patient advocates provide services to patients and those supporting them, in navigating the complex healthcare continuum. Advocates work to ensure patients have a voice in their care, and access to the necessary information to promote informed decision making. In HUSV 405 we will explore multi- dimensional domains of advocacy, at the personal, community, and institutional levels.

HUSV 407 explores a cultural and person-centered approach to Human Services through the provision of the Community Health Worker (CHW) Model across multi-cultures; significance and efficacy of culturally and linguistically appropriate services in human services practice settings; core roles and competencies of the CHW model; Models of Care; limitations of and current initiatives in the advancement of the CHW as a formal human service profession; Cultural Humility; CHW multidisciplinary integrated human service approach with marginalized populations in underserved communities.

HUSV 410 conducts an examination of theories, practices and issues relevant in groups. Emphasis on the following group topics: communication, membership, group norms and deviancy, leadership, systems view, developmental stages, self-help, and peer counseling groups.

HUSV 420 is an introduction to the crisis intervention process for para-professionals. Topics include assessments, intervention, and referral. Examination of: settings for crisis intervention, crisis intervention theories, types of crisis issues and clients.

HUSV 425 provides an introduction to the dynamic and fast-paced area of case management. Understanding the roles, responsibilities, and the planning required in successfully managing client cases are the key themes of this course. Students will examine many phases of client cases, starting with obtaining information and progressing to implementing and monitoring client action plans.

HUSV 430 conducts an examination of issues surrounding substance abuse. Course topics include: impact of use on the individual, families and society, models of addiction, drug classification, assessment methods, intervention models, support groups, confidentiality, and ethics.

HUSV 440 is an overview of mental disorders, etiology, prevalence, diagnostic criteria. The impact of disorders on those diagnosed and their families. An introductory course for those planning to work in paraprofessional settings

HUSV 450 discusses multicultural theory and principles within human service settings, including in development and multicultural paraprofessional counseling.

Students in FSHV 323 will learn about growth, development, and socialization of the child within the family setting, from conception to the middle school years; observations of infants and preschoolers.

FSHV 337 covers the modern family and its relationships with emphasis on marriage and interpersonal relationships.

Students in FSHV 377 will learn about growth, development and socialization of the child from the middle school years through adolescence.

FSHV 401 teaches selected counseling skills and their applications. Designed for students needing basic skills in counseling as an adjunct to other primary occupational functions.

FSHV 405 covers techniques for the study of human behavior; implications for improving adult-child relationships, applying various theories of counseling

FSHV 413 covers a wide range of issues associated with aging, including physical/health changes, social/familial contexts, retirement/economic circumstances as well as the socio-historical and gender-ethnicity factors that affect the experience of aging.

FSHV 447A conducts an in-depth examination of human development from a sociocultural perspective; focus on socialization processes in childhood and adolescence and the role of the social and cultural context in those processes

FSHV 447C addresses topics in human development (e.g., family relationships, sexual development, competitive behavior, sex differences, the adolescent brain) from evolutionary and biosocial perspectives

FSHV 487 conducts a critical analysis of selected studies and current research in family relations