Jun 30, 2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
OHIO University Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024
[Archived Catalog]
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HST 1000 - Introduction to Human Services Technology
Comprehensive introduction to knowledge and skills required for successful human services work. Reviews the definition and basics of client care. Human service professionals serve individuals, families, groups, communities and/or other supported human services organizations. Human services basic principals and ethical standards, historical aspects, technology skills, job requirements, models of service delivery, client care, professional roles, working within delivery systems, and beginning skills in the helping processes discussed.
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Grades: Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
Learning Outcomes:
- Students will have acquired knowledge, skills, and awareness of basic human service terminology and the basics of client care.
- Students will have discussed a comprehensive introduction to the history, theories of the social service systems, conditions that limit human functioning, and skills required for successful human services work.
- Students will understand research on an ethical standard and present the results of this research to other class members.
- Students will have demonstrated an understanding of the models of service delivery, history, definitions of human services terms on quizzes and a final examination.
- Students will know about various aspects of special populations and diverse client needs and have demonstrated this knowledge on a final examination.
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