Provides the student with a broad knowledge base through core classes in Human Services, and with the knowledge and skills essential to working with perpetrators as well as victims of abuse. Domestic violence is a growing societal problem that may be addressed through competent counseling by trained professionals who understand the dynamics involved. This program also provides students with a liberal arts background and application-oriented instruction in a broad range of Human Services skills. The student who chooses the Family Violence Option will participate in a field experience, working within the domestic violence and family violence network.
Program Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of all courses in the program, students will be able to:
- understand and apply terminology used in today’s family violence field, and interpret and communicate information when appropriate
- analyze the interaction of social policies on client systems, workers, and agencies.
- read and explain relevant literature in the field of family violence
- describe and evaluate the ways in which data are collected and applied in the field of family violence
- research and write a report utilizing the library, the Internet, informational interviews, and other sources
- develop critical-thinking skills within the context of professional family violence practice in order to solve problems, to apply learning and reasoning strategies, and to acquire and utilize information
- be knowledgeable about formal and informal assessment practices that reflect both the needs and strengths of disadvantaged people
- develop an understanding and awareness of cultural diversity, and identify causes, consequences, and solutions to inequality due to race, age, religion, and economics
- practice within the values and ethics of the human services profession and with an understanding of and respect for the positive value of diversity.
Program Coordinator: Colleen Richard
| First Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course # | Title | Credits |
| CSS-101 | First Year Experience | 3 |
| ENG*101 | Composition (a) | 3 |
| HSE*101 | Introduction to Human Services (a) | 3 |
| PSY*111 | General Psychology I (a) | 3 |
| SOC*101 | Principles of Sociology (a) | 3 |
| Second Semester | ||
| BIO*115 | Human Biology (a) | 4 |
| COM*172 | Interpersonal Communication (a) | 3 |
| HSE*185 | Family Violence Intervention (a) | 3 |
| SOC*210 | Sociology of the Family (a) | 3 |
| Select one of the following courses: | ||
| HIS*202 | U.S. History II (a) or | |
| POL*111 | American Government (a) | 3 |
| Third Semester | ||
| SOC*103 | Social Problems (a) | 3 |
| Directed Elective (a)(b) | 3 | |
| Directed Human Services Elective (a)(b) (from HSE*, PSY*201 or above, SOC*114/any 200-level SOC*, or a Foreign Language course) | 3 | |
| Select one of the following courses: | ||
| ENG*103 | Composition II (a) or | |
| Literature Elective (a)‡ | 3 | |
| Select one of the following courses: | ||
| MAT*135 | Topics in Contemporary Math (a) or | |
| MAT*165 | Elementary Statistics with Computer Applications (a) | 3-4 |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| HSE*236 | Legal Issues in Human Services (a) | 3 |
| HSE*243 | Human Services Skills & Methods (a) | 3 |
| HSE*281 | Human Services Field Work I (a) | 3 |
| SOC*220 | Racial and Ethnic Diversity (a) | 3 |
| Fine Arts Elective (from ART*, COM*154, COM*167, DGA*, GRA*, NMC*, MUS*, THR*) | 3 | |
| Directed Elective (a)(b) (from PSY*201/203/208/209/211/240/243/245, SOC*114) | 3 | |
| Total | ||
| 64-65 | ||
(a) Prerequisite and/or co-requisite required.
(b) To be selected in consultation with faculty advisor based on student’s program of study.
‡ NOTE: Students transferring to CCSU should take Composition II (ENG*103).
STUDENTS: The Community Colleges are undergoing a merger with a plan to become Connecticut State Community College in fall 2023; please work closely with your advisor/program coordinator to select your courses accordingly. Get more details about this merger.