MH 1100 - Introduction to Human Services

3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.

Introduction to the nature and scope of human services in America today. A variety of human services, settings and programs, career options, including occupational therapy, social work, psychology, art and dance therapy, counseling, mental health and gerontology will be described. Prevention efforts, the effect of social policies on provision of needed services, the development of the human services movement will be examined in the light of changing societal values.

Open to all students.

Department: Allied Health, Mental Health and Human Services