Course Number: HUSV 50
Introduction to Human Services
Units: 3
Class: 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP)
Also offered as HDS 50. Not open for credit to students who have completed or are currently enrolled in HDS 50.
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Description: Introduction to lifespan human care issues: Theory and practice of services provided to populations, from infants to elders, identified as in need of specific, trained interventions. 2104.00
Course Number: HUSV 51
Introduction to Counseling Skills for Paraprofessionals
Units: 3
Class: 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP)
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Description: Introduction to counseling skills for paraprofessionals: Interpersonal communication and theoretical elements of the counseling process and behavior to include counselor-client relationship; criteria for counselor conduct; recognition of substance abuse, suicide and depression; vocabulary for feelings and values; collaborative problem-solving process; major theories of counseling; counseling and interview techniques; how to help clients clarify and achieve their goals; and ethnic and cultural influences affecting clients and their problems. 2104.00
Course Number: HUSV 52
Introduction to Case Management for Paraprofessionals
Units: 3
Class: 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP)
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Description: Basic concepts and skills of case management for paraprofessionals: Assessment, financial concerns, planning and linkage with community agencies, service monitoring, legal and ethical considerations, consultation and referral strategies, careers in case management, and personal characteristics of professional case managers. 2104.00
Course Number: HUSV 53
Diversity in Human Services
Units: 3
Class: 3 hours lecture (GR or P/NP)
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Description: Study of the values, problems, issues and specific needs of diverse groups for the human services paraprofessional: Issues of aging, gender roles, ethnicity, socio-economic status, disability, and sexual orientation; and insight, knowledge and skills necessary to work within the human services field. 2104.00
AA/AS area 2; CSU area D, E
Course Number: HUSV 58
Seminar in Human Services
Units: 1
Class: 1 hour lecture (GR or P/NP)
Prerequisite: Husv 50, and Husv 51 or (Coser 43B)
Corequisite: Husv 59
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Course study under this section may be repeated one time for a maximum of 2 units.
Description: Study of the specific competencies required of the human services worker in an agency or community setting: Assessment, development, practicum, and evaluation of individual skills in counseling, case management, working with diverse populations, and providing services in a wide range of human services settings. 2104.00
Course Number: HUSV 59
Occupational Work Experience in Human Services
Units: 1-4
Class: hours to be arranged (GR or P/NP)
Corequisite: Husv 58
Acceptable for credit: CSU
Course study under this section may be repeated one time for a maximum of 8 units.
Description: Designed to relate classroom learning to the actual job environment: Supervised field experience in a human services agency or community setting. 2104.00