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The Family Studies and Human Services Program is for students who have an interest in the helping professions. Our Program supports career goals involving direct outreach with individuals, families, and communities to improve their quality of life. Family Studies and Human Services offers two major pathways: 1) Child, Youth, and Family Studies and 2) Human Services.
Students who are interested in becoming elementary school teachers, social workers, counselors, early childhood educators, or special educators are advised to consider a degree in Child, Youth, and Family Studies (CYFS). The degree is also appropriate for students seeking career pathways such as parent educators, family advocates, youth workers, social service caseworkers, program directors/administrators, and classroom assistants. Students gain an interdisciplinary perspective on children, youth, and families, a broad understanding of family systems, and a working knowledge of the diverse socio-cultural contexts in which children and families develop.
The Child, Youth, and Family Studies major content integrates theory with practice through a liberal arts foundation, coursework in professional development, practicum experience, and professional documentation that prepares students for professional roles as well as graduate school. Students may choose focused elective courses in early childhood education, youth work, family life education, elementary education, human services, or child life.
The Family Studies and Human Services program also offers a minor in Child, Youth, and Family Studies, which can be completed in close alignment with the Families and Society Junior Cluster.
In both the Child, Youth, and Family Studies major and minor a strong emphasis is placed on preparing students to become change agents, creating a more just world for children, youth, and families. Both the CYFS major and CYFS minor can be completed online or in person, through careful planning with an advisor.
The Human Services major is interdisciplinary and prepares individuals for culturally responsive work in the field of human and social services. Graduates will be equipped to address the spectrum of human need in settings such as schools, behavioral health agencies, healthcare settings, and aging and disability agencies.
The Human Services major is offered fully online and structured to meet the needs of professionals working in the field, including an opportunity for students to receive credit for prior learning.
Human Services B.A./B.S.
Human Services is a BA/BS interdisciplinary major preparing individuals for culturally responsive work in the field of human and social services. Students will take courses from many departments at PSU including Child, Youth, and Family Studies; Psychology; Sociology; and the School of Gender, Race, and Nations. Graduates will be equipped to address the spectrum of human need in settings such as schools, behavioral health agencies, healthcare settings, and aging and disability agencies. The program consists of 56 total credits, with 20 Foundation Human Services credits, 12 virtual practice credits, 12 elective credits in Race and Ethnic Studies, and 12 elective credits in one of four workforce concentrations of study: 1) Addictions; 2) Behavioral Health; 3) Children and Youth Work; and 4) Gerontology. The course of study leads to a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science degree in Human Services and meets the academic requirements and standards for: 1) a Human Services-Board Certified Practitioner (HS-BCP) offered by the Center for Credentialing Education (CCE); 2) a certification conferred upon human services professionals in Oregon by the Mental Health and Addictions Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO); 3) a minor in Child, Youth, and Family Studies; or 4) a certificate in Aging. Course of study may lead to graduate work in Human Services, Counseling, Social Work or other related field.
Prerequisite for the HS Major:
· Introduction to Psychology
· Introduction to Human Services, or Introduction to Social Work, or its equivalent
Degree Requirements
Foundation Human Services Courses (20 credits)
| HS 303 | Trauma Informed Helping Professional | 4 |
| HS 305 | Human Services Management Systems | 4 |
| HS 307 | Inquiry, Evaluation & Accountability | 4 |
| CFS 391 | Family Theories | 4 |
| CFS 487 | Examining Bias and Belief | 4 |
Advanced Practice Courses (12 credits)
The following series of practice and skill development courses will nurture competencies essential for effective and empathic communication with diverse individuals, families, and communities. These courses will draw on real-world scenarios to simulate effective practice in human services and will incorporate virtual and time-limited scheduled assessments of competency.
| HS 411 | Introduction to Practice and Skill Assessment I: Portfolio Learning | 4 |
| HS 412 | Practice & Skill Development in Human Services II | 4 |
| HS 413 | Practice & Skill Development in Human Services III | 4 |
Prior Learning will be assessed in
HS 411, which may lead to the award of Credit for Prior Learning in lieu of
HS 412 and
HS 413.
Workforce Based Concentrations (12 credits)
Addictions
| CCJ 385 | Domestic Violence | 4 |
| CCJ 415 | Counseling Skills for Criminal Justice | 4 |
| CCJ 485 | Restorative Justice and Rehabilitation | 4 |
| CFS 310 | Critical Histories in CYFS: Gender/Race/Class | 4 |
| CFS 360 | Critical Disability: Impacts on Children, Youth, & Families | 4 |
| Coun 437 | Current Issues in Addictions Counseling | 3 |
| Coun 441 | Introduction to Counseling | 3 |
| PHE 350 | Health and Health Systems | 4 |
| Psy 450 | Psychopharmacology | 4 |
| SW 410 | TOP: TRAUMA INFORMED MENTAL HE | 4 |
| SW 416 | Motivational Interviewing | 4 |
Behavioral Health
| CCJ 385 | Domestic Violence | 4 |
| CCJ 415 | Counseling Skills for Criminal Justice | 4 |
| CFS 310 | Critical Histories in CYFS: Gender/Race/Class | 4 |
| Coun 430 | Introduction to Psychiatric Diagnoses | 3 |
| Coun 441 | Introduction to Counseling | 3 |
| PHE 350 | Health and Health Systems | 4 |
| Psy 350 | Counseling | 4 |
| Psy 450 | Psychopharmacology | 4 |
| Soc 419 | Sociology of Mental Illness | 4 |
| SW 375 | Intimate Partner Violence: Theories & Practices | 4 |
| SW 410 | TOP: TRAUMA INFORMED MENTAL HE | 4 |
| SW 416 | Motivational Interviewing | 4 |
| WS 426/Soc 426 | Gender & Mental Health | 4 |
Children and Youth Work
| CCJ 305 | Juvenile Justice Reform | 4 |
| CCJ 385 | Domestic Violence | 4 |
| CFS 310 | Critical Histories in CYFS: Gender/Race/Class | 4 |
| CFS 360 | Critical Disability: Impacts on Children, Youth, & Families | 4 |
| CFS 440 | Critical Youth Studies | 4 |
| CFS 450 | Youth Work Practice | 4 |
| CFS 460 | Grief and Loss in Families | 4 |
| CFS 492 | Family Law and Policy | 4 |
| Coun 445 | Ecosystems of Youth in Schools | 3 |
| SpHr 385 | Autism | 4 |
| SpHr 473 | Perspectives on Disability | 4 |
| SW 410 | TOP: TRAUMA INFORMED MENTAL HE | 4 |
| WS 467 | Work and Family | 4 |
| WS 480 | Introduction to Critical Disability Studies | 4 |
Gerontology
Race and Ethnic Studies Courses to Promote Culturally Responsive Practice (12 credits)
| Anth 320 | Indigenous Peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast | 4 |
| Anth 417 | Advanced Topics in Native American Studies | 4 |
| BSt 412 | Oregon African American History | 4 |
| BSt 414 | Racism | 4 |
| CFS 440 | Critical Youth Studies | 4 |
| CFS 450 | Youth Work Practice | 4 |
| CFS 488 | Structural Oppression | 4 |
| ChLa 305 | Latinx Youth Cultures | 4 |
| ChLa 420 | Chicanx Families | 4 |
| Comm 415 | Problems of Intercultural Communication | 4 |
| CR 312 | Intercultural Conflict Resolution | 4 |
| CR 449 | Intro to Holocaust and Genocide Studies | 4 |
| NAS 392 | Indigenous Ways of Knowing | 4 |
| NAS 426 | Tribal Critical Race Theory | 4 |
| PHE 415 | Native American Health: Decolonizing Health Equity | 4 |
| Psy 425 | Psychology of Black Manhood in America | 4 |
| Psy 428 | Diversity, Prejudice and Intergroup Relations | 4 |
| WS 451 | Interrupting Oppression | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: 56
Pass (P) grades will be allowed in Practice Skills Courses (HS 411, HS 412, HS 413).
All other courses require a C- as the minimum grade.