Course Description:
This course is an introductory course for students interested in careers in human and community services and other helping professions. Areas of career exploration include family and social services, youth development, and adult and elder care. The course focuses on basic human developmental and behavioral characteristics of the individual within the context of the family. The content includes instruction in the conditions that influence human growth and development; strategies that promote growth and development across the life span; and the study of family systems. This course provides the foundation for continuing and post-secondary education in all career paths within the human services cluster; early childhood development and services; family and community services; consumer services; personal care services; and education and training.
This course is an introductory course for students interested in careers in human and community services and other helping professions. Areas of career exploration include family and social services, youth development, and adult and elder care. The course focuses on basic human developmental and behavioral characteristics of the individual within the context of the family. The content includes instruction in the conditions that influence human growth and development; strategies that promote growth and development across the life span; and the study of family systems. This course provides the foundation for continuing and post-secondary education in all career paths within the human services cluster; early childhood development and services; family and community services; consumer services; personal care services; and education and training.