Human services is a complex social system designed to prevent, identify, and respond to the problems people can experience in daily living, such as poverty, abuse, illness, and social isolation. The human services program prepares students for entry-level human services employment and graduate study in related fields.
General Goals for Learning
Students will:
- Understand the interactive nature of persons and their environments;
- Be able to select, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions which respond to problems in daily living, and which promote optimal human functioning and well-being;
- Posess the range of communication and information management skills necessary for competent implementation of the various roles filled by human services professionals; and
- Engage in reflective practice, guided by self-awareness and professional self-management.
Major Offered
Human Services
For more information contact:
Ms. Valerie Edwards Robeson
Human Services Coordinator
700 Terrace Heights #1457
(507) 457-1665
vedwards@smumn.edu |
