NEW YORK
METROPOLITAN
UNIVERSITY

Graduate Course Certificate in Social Services in Human Services

  • Eligibility Criteria

    Bachelor's degree, or equiv. International Education

  • Credit Hours

    6

  • Courses Offered

    5

  • Course Duration

    3 Months (Self-Paced) Program

  • Estimated Fee

    $1,560

Courses Offered

A graduate certificate offered by NYMU is respected by many accreditation authorities worldwide and the decree that t holds will serve to create a line of fantastic job opportunities that will eventually progress your career.

Human Behavior And Social Environment (HUS-009)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE

Social Work And Welfare (HUS-230)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Competing Perspectives On Social Welfare
     Social Welfare: Basic Concepts
     Social Work As A Profession
     Generalist Social Work Practice
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Responses To Human Diversity
     Religion And Social Work
     Poverty The Central Concept
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Nature And Causes Of Poverty
     The Development Of Antipoverty Programs
     Child Welfare
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Crime And Criminal Justice
     Health Care
     Mental Health And Developmental Disability
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Housing, Homelessness, And Community Development
     Aging
     Developing Your Own Perspective On Social Welfare.

Social Work And Family Therapy (HUS-641)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Evolution Of Family Therapy
     Lessons From The Early Models: Group Process And Communications Analysis
     Basic Techniques Of Family Therapy
     The Fundamental Concepts Of Family Therapy
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Bowen Family Systems Therapy
     Strategic Family Therapy
     Structural Family Therapy
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Experiential Family Therapy
     Psychoanalytic Family Therapy
     Cognitive Behavioral Family Therapy
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Family Therapy In The Twenty-First Century
     Solution-Focused Therapy
     Narrative Therapy
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Integrative Models
     Comparative Analysis
     Research On Family Intervention: Family Treatment And Prevention Programs

Advanced Social Work Practice (HUS-769)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     The Domain Of The Social Work Profession
     Merging Person With Profession
     Merging The Person'S Art With The Profession'S Science
     The Roles And Functions Performed By Social Workers
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Guiding Principles For Social Workers
     Practice Frameworks For Social Work
     Facilitating Change Through Decision Making
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Basic Communication And Helping Skills
     Basic Skills For Agency Practice
     Intake And Engagement
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Data Collection And Assessment
     Planning And Contracting.
     Intervention And Monitoring
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Evaluation And Termination
     Guidelines For Working With Vulnerable Client Groups
     Techniques For Sustaining Social Work Practice

Human Services (HUS-906)

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS COURSE
  In Section 1 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Human Services: A New Direction
     A History Of Helping
     Human Service Workers: Agents Of Change
  In Section 2 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Human Services: Identifying Problems And Causes
     Human Service Boundaries: Special Populations, Special Systems
     Medical And Psychiatric Approaches And The Person In Need
  In Section 3 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Behavioral Approaches And The Person In Need
     Psychotherapeutic Approaches And The Person In Need
     Integrating Contemporary Strategies, Personal Relationships Skills, Supervisory Process
  In Section 4 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Problem Assessment, Planning, Brokering
     Case Management: Cornerstone For Human Services
     Inspiring Change In Human Service Clients
  In Section 5 of this course you will cover these topics:
     Crisis Intervention
     Social Intervention: Prevention Through Environmental Change
     Social Control, Human Rights, Ethics And The Law

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