Human Services Cluster

Early Care & Education Master Teacher Career Major

 

Social & Human Service Assistant

 

Human Services Worker Capstone

Human services workers provide varying programs and services to people within the community. This capstone course reinforces applications relating to family issues through a work-based learning/practicum experience. Students will identify social services available within the community; learn to provide training in daily living skills; develop and organize activities for potential clients; and develop techniques dealing with particular family-related situations. Students will observe ethical and legal responsibilities to maintain client confidentiality and balance privacy needs. Students will practice communication skills and learn to follow policy to be advocates for families and children. Students will research/visit other sites and agencies to identify a network of state and local family support and services providers. Note: This course could be a self-directed plan of study, based on specific course guidelines/requirements. Students will be assigned a teacher/coach to meet and work with throughout this process. The student will make an oral presentation and present a notebook with sample student assignments/projects, as a final project for approval to a mentorship committee.

Career Orientation

This course has three main objectives: 1) provide students with job seeking and retention skills through research and job shadowing activities; 2) help students in the workforce improve their present work skills and expand career options; 3) help students grasp the concept of balancing a career and a family. Attitudes and perceptions of people toward careers and self-motivation are areas addressed in this course. Emphasis is placed on acquiring conceptual skills such as planning, communication, and problem solving. The importance of basic academic skills is stressed with job-related, practical activities that apply these skills throughout the curriculum. It is recommended that units be added to include ethics and diversity. Wherever Career Orientation course is listed, it is suggested that additional units/supplements be tailored toward that career cluster.

Introduction to Human Services

This course will build an understanding of the academic, communication, and technical skills in all aspects of the industry. Students will investigate a broad range of human services careers through interest inventories and observations. Units to include career education, entrepreneurship, consumer education, parenting and child development, clothing, foods and nutrition, housing and home furnishings, personal and family relationships, and mental health issues. (This course will build on a combination of FACS 1 and 2 previously taught in high schools.) Suggested pre-core courses are listed below by pathway: -For Early Childhood Development and Services - Life Management; -For Counseling and Mental Health Services - Life Management; and -Family and Community Services - Teen Living Skills and Life Management.

Housing and Home Furnishings

The focus of the Housing and Home Furnishings class is to increase knowledge and develop skills in living space and its design, home selection and home finance, housing exteriors and interiors, selection and purchase of furnishings, and employment opportunities in the area of housing and home furnishings.Housing and Home Furnishings fulfills the complete set of Priority Academic Student Skills (PASS) competencies in Visual Art, 9-12. Click on the following link to access additional information.pass8/6/2002

Personal Development

Personal Development is a course of study that addresses issues at a level to which sixth graders can relate. Personal, family, and social skills are addressed. Time and resource management and consumer skills are reinforced. Wardrobe planning and grooming skills are related to self-concept development. After school hours survival skills are addressed. Career exploration and basic academic skills are emphasized in every unit.

Personal Clothing Management

This is a total clothing management course that develops planning, buying, and practical construction skills. Attention is focused on wardrobe planning, time- and money-saving techniques to stretch the clothing dollar, and clothing care and maintenance. This course is designed to encourage student creativity and develop practical skills through project construction.

Family and Consumer Sciences I

This is a comprehensive study designed with updated content areas of clothing and textiles for today, the developing preschool-age child, housing and family lifestyles, financial fitness in the home, human ecology, and food science. Attention is also focused toward assisting students with understanding a career ladder and assuming leadership responsibilities.

Family and Consumer Sciences II

A comprehensive study designed with updated content areas of clothing and textiles, the developing preschool-age child, housing and family lifestyles, financial fitness in the home, human ecology, and food science. Attention is also focused toward assisting students with understanding a career ladder and assuming leadership responsibilities.

Adult & Family Living

This course is designed to help prepare students for their roles as adults in the home and in their careers. Areas of instruction, activities, and practical application are in consumer education, nutrition, parenthood education, relationships, and management of resources.

Life Management

Classes introduce students to areas of personal management, clothing management, resource management, childcare skills, nutrition and food management, health and wellness, relationships, and home and personal space. The application of basic skills, such as math, science, and language arts is included in all of the areas.

Teen Living Skills

Classes introduce students to areas of relationships, childcare, personal space, consumer issues, nutrition and eating habits, health and wellness, personal care, clothing management, and career exploration. The application of basic skills, such as math, science, and language arts is included in all of these areas.