HS 222 Best Practices in Human Services: Interventions

An overview of Best Practices currently implemented for substance abuse, mental health, case management and a variety of other challenges facing adults and families will be examined with an emphasis on the impact of environmental/societal factors, gender and multicultural issues.

Credits

4

Course Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
1. List the components of Best Practices (BP’s) and identify the benefits and challenges they present in the field of human services
2. Demonstrate the ability to locate relevant information about BP’s, including the ability to compare interventions and their use in Oregon
3. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the current BP’s utilized with numerous issues relevant in the field of human services
4. Identify several local human service agencies and their use of BP’s
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the cultural strengths and challenges of implementing BP’s