Goal
The primary goal of this program is to educate for professional practice in the field of human services. The curriculum has been developed in response to the changing need of the city and state and reflects the recommendation of former students, practitioners, and agency administrators in the field of human services. This program has been designed for the purpose of increasing the number of Latino, bilingual professionals, with the values, skills and knowledge necessary for academic and professional leadership in the area of Human Services.
Objectives
- to increase the student's ability to work with individuals, families and children in the new complex urban environment.
- to work with groups, based on a comprehensive knowledge and application of group dynamics theories.
- to apply their skills in the theory and practice of community organization and development.
- to provide input into the development of public social welfare policy, particularly as it affects the Latino community.
- to provide leadership and supervision in those social service agencies with a large Latino clientele.
- to increase the capacity of practitioners to evaluate their methods of human services delivery.
Quantitative Requirements:*
| Pre-requisites: BS or BA Degree |
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| Specialization |
40 credits |
| total: |
40 credits |
Distribution Requirements:
| Individualized Instruction |
| Completion of a minimum of 8 credits and 2 sets of instructional modules including: |
| H14430 |
Social Welfare and Small Group Theory IV |
| H14431 |
Environmental Psychology in Small Group Work |
| Colloquium |
| Completion of a minimum of 6 credits in 2 colloquia are required including: |
| H24430 |
Small Group Theory Applications in Human Services |
| H24431 |
Social Welfare Policies and its Application to Social Problems |
| Thesis |
| *Thesis or Final Project—8 credits |
| Experiential Studies |
| Completion of a minimum of 6 courses, including 90 hours in Practicum VI and VII including: |
| H34430 |
Practicum VI: Clinical Internships |
| H34431 |
Practicum VII: Clinical Internships |
| Theoretical Studies |
| Completion of a minimum of 6 credits including: |
| H44430 |
Research Methods for Human Services Planning |
| H44431 |
Human Behavior and Theories of Personality |
| Cultural Studies |
| Completion of a minimum of 6 credits including: |
| H54430 |
Social, Economic and Political Environment of New York City |
| H54431 |
Socio-Cultural Dimensions of the Latino Experience |
