Human Services - Mohawk Valley Community College - Utica NY

Human Services from Mohawk Valley Community College - Utica NY is a Campus Associate Human Science degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. Designed for people interested in working in one of many helping professions. Students may choose from 2 different emphasis. The Counseling emphasis helps to develop the knowledge and skills required to assist those in need with solving problems. The Child Development emphasis examines the principles and practices associated with a variety of educational settings. Goals & Outcomes To provide students with the knowledge they need for employment in human service and/or early childhood education occupations. Students will secure employment in a human service or early childhood education setting within one year. Students will demonstrate a broad knowledge of theory and principles regarding human development and its relationship to psychosocial function and dysfunction. Students will identify and describe the impact of the environment on individual functioning. Students will demonstrate a broad knowledge of theory and principles regarding intervention strategies at the individual, family, group, and/or organizational level. Students will demonstrate a broad knowledge of theory and principles regarding developmentally appropriate practices (DAP) in teaching and early childhood education. To provide students with the skills they need for employment in human service and/or early childhood education occupations. Students will demonstrate competence in using skills in intervention with or on behalf of people served such as: interviewing; problem solving; program planning; needs assessing; goal writing; behavior modification; teaching; group facilitating; advocating; and utilization of appropriate resources. Students will demonstrate behaviors that indicate respect for the inherent worth, dignity and self-determination of individuals in the population served. To provide students with an opportunity to communicate in professional and academic environments Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing in academic and professional settings. Students will demonstrate understanding and application of professional ethics and behaviors. Students will document their own reaction patterns, motivations, and biases in on a log entry for each. Internship site visit. Demonstrate an awareness of their own reaction patterns, motivations, and biases and the impact each has on persons served. To provide students with an understanding of the process and methods of social science research. Students will demonstrate an understanding of the principles and theories of scientific psychology, particularly the methods of social science research used in this field. To prepare students for transfer to related bachelors programs. Graduates will transfer with full junior level status. Graduates will maintain or improve their GPA at the transfer institution. To prepare students to demonstrate information literacy. Students will use traditional and contemporary information technology. Students will identify, access, and appropriately use authoritative sources of information. View more details on Mohawk Valley Community College - Utica Branch . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Human Science courses.