HUMAN SERVICES CLUSTER

Principles of Human Services

Course # 7291       Grade: 9-12            Credit: 1.0                                                  

Prerequisites: None

Description: Principles of Human Services is a laboratory course that will enable students to investigate careers in the Human Services Career Cluster, including counseling and mental health, early childhood development, family and community, personal care, and consumer services. Each student is expected to complete the knowledge and skills essential for success in high skill, high wage, or high demand human services careers.

Dollars and Sense

Course # 5143       Grade: 11-12          Credit: 0.5                                                                    

Prerequisites: Principles of Human Services

Description: This course focuses on consumer practices and responsibilities, the money management process, decision making skills, impact of technology, and preparation for human services careers.

Interpersonal Studies

Course # 7292       Grade: 9-12            Credit: 0.5

Prerequisites: Principles of Human Services or Principles of Education and Training

Description: Interpersonal Studies examines how the relationships between individuals and among family members significantly affect the quality of life. Students use knowledge and skills in family studies and human development to enhance personal development, foster quality relationships, promote wellness of family members, manage multiple adult roles, and pursue careers related to counseling and mental health services.

Lifetime Nutrition and Wellness

Course # 7294       Grade: 9-12            Credit: 0.5

Prerequisites: Principles of Human Services or Principles of Hospitality and Tourism, or Principles of Health Science

Description: Lifetime Nutrition and Wellness is a laboratory course that allows students to use principles of lifetime wellness and nutrition to help them make informed choices that promote wellness as well as pursue careers related to hospitality and tourism, education and training, human services, and health sciences.

Counseling and Mental Health

Course # 7295       Grade: 11-12          Credit: 1.0

Prerequisites: Principles of Human Services

Description: In Counseling and Mental Health, students model the knowledge and skills necessary to pursue a counseling and mental health career through simulated environments. Students are expected to apply knowledge of ethical and legal responsibilities, limitations, and the implications of their actions. Professional integrity in counseling and mental health care is dependent on acceptance of ethical and legal responsibilities.

Child Development

Course # 7296       Grade: 10-12          Credit: 1.0

Prerequisites: Principles of Human Services

Description: Child Development is a technical laboratory course that addresses knowledge and skills related to child growth and development from prenatal through school age children, equipping students with child development skills. Students use these skills to promote the wellbeing and healthy development of children and investigate careers related to the care and education of children.

Child Guidance

Course # 7297       Grade: 11-12          Credit: 2.0                                                  

Prerequisites: Principles of Human Services

Description: Child Guidance is a technical laboratory course that addresses the knowledge and skills related to child growth and guidance equipping students to develop positive relationships with children and effective caregiver skills. Students use these skills to promote the wellbeing and healthy development of children, strengthen a culturally diverse society, and pursue careers related to the care, guidance, and education of children, including those with special needs. Instruction may be delivered through school-based laboratory training or through work-based delivery arrangements such as cooperative education, mentoring, and job shadowing. (Adamson, Carter, Seagoville, Skyline, Townview, South Oak Cliff, W.T. White)

Family and Community Services

Course # 7299       Grade: 10-12          Credit: 1.0                                                  

Prerequisites: Principles of Human Services

Description: Family and Community Services is a laboratory-based course designed to involve students in realistic and meaningful community-based activities through direct service or service-learning experiences. Students are provided opportunities to interact with and provide services to individuals, families, and the community through community or volunteer services. Emphasis is placed on developing and enhancing organizational and leadership skills and characteristics. (Adamson, ESSM, Skyline, W.T. White)

Practicum in Human Services First Time Taken

Course # 7301       Grade: 11-12          Credit: 2.0

Prerequisites: Principles of Human Services

Description: Practicum in Human Services provides background knowledge and occupation specific training that focuses on the development of consumer services, early childhood development and services, counseling and mental health services, and family and community services careers. Content for Practicum in Human Services is designed to meet the occupational preparation needs and interests of students and should be based upon the knowledge and skills selected from two or more courses in a coherent sequence in the human services cluster. (Adamson, Seagoville, Skyline, Townview)

Practicum in Human Services Second Time Taken

Course # 7484       Grade: 12                Credit: 2.0

Prerequisites: Principles of Human Services

Description: Practicum in Human Services provides background knowledge and occupation specific training that focuses on the development of consumer services, early childhood development and services, counseling and mental health services, and family and community services careers. Content for Practicum in Human Services is designed to meet the occupational preparation needs and interests of students and should be based upon the knowledge and skills selected from two or more courses in a coherent sequence in the human services cluster. (Adamson, Seagoville, Skyline, Townview)

Introduction to Cosmetology

Course # 7303       Grade: 9-10            Credit: 1.0                                                  

Prerequisites: None

Description: In Introduction to Cosmetology, students explore careers in the cosmetology industry. To prepare for success, students must have academic and technical knowledge and skills relative to the industry. Students may begin to earn hours toward state licensing requirements. (Skyline)

Cosmetology I & Lab

Course # 7962        Grade: 10-11          Credit: 3.0

Prerequisites: Introduction to Cosmetology

Description: In Cosmetology I, students coordinate integration of academic, career, and technical knowledge and skills in this laboratory instructional sequence course designed to provide job specific training for employment in cosmetology careers. Instruction includes sterilization and sanitation procedures, hair care, nail care, and skin care and meets the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) requirements for licensure upon passing the state examination. Analysis of career opportunities, license requirements, knowledge and skills expectations, and development of workplace skills are included. (Skyline)

Cosmetology II & Lab

Course # 7963       Grade: 12                Credit: 3.0

Prerequisites: Cosmetology I

Description: In Cosmetology II, students will demonstrate proficiency in academic, technical, and practical knowledge and skills. The content is designed to provide the occupational skills required for licensure. Instruction includes advanced training in professional standards/employability skills; Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) rules and regulations; use of tools, equipment, technologies and materials; and practical skills. (Skyline)

Applied Nutrition and Dietetics

Course # 2507       Grade: 10-12          Credit: 1.0

Prerequisite: None

Description:  The Applied Nutrition and Dietetics course reinforces professional standards, food safety and sanitation, food service and management, and nutrition care for individuals and groups. The course introduces and applies career -focused and real-world topics related to nutrition such as the nutrition care process, types of nutrition education and counseling, development of nutrition programs, and nutrition industry related research. Students will research requirements necessary to become a professional in the nutrition and dietetics field.