Standard 1: The primary program objective shall be to prepare human services professionals to serve individuals, families, groups, communities and/or other supported human services organization functions.
Standard 2: The program shall have an explicit philosophical statement and clearly defined knowledge base
Standard 3: The program shall include periodic mechanisms for assessment of and response to changing policies, needs, and trends of the profession and community.
Standard 4: The program shall conduct, and report to the public, consistent formal evaluations, which determine its effectiveness in meeting the needs of the students, community, and the human services field and result in modifications to the program as necessary.
Standard 5: The program shall have written standards and procedures for admitting, retaining, and dismissing students.
Standard 6: The combined competencies and disciplines of the faculty for each program shall include both a strong and diverse knowledge base and clinical/practical experience in the delivery of human services to clients.
Standard 7: The program shall adequately manage the essential program roles and provide professional development opportunities for faculty and staff.
Standard 8: Evaluations for each faculty and staff member shall reflect the essential roles and be conducted at least every two years.
Standard 9: The program shall have adequate faculty, staff, and program resources to provide a complete program.
Standard 10: Each program shall make efforts to increase the transferability of credits to other academic programs.
Standard 11: The curriculum shall include the historical development of human services.
Standard 12: The curriculum shall include knowledge and theory of the interaction of human systems including: individual, interpersonal, group, family, organizational, community, and societal.
Standard 13: The curriculum shall address the scope of conditions that promote or inhibit human functioning.
Standard 14: The curriculum shall provide knowledge and skills in information management.
Standard 15: The curriculum shall provide knowledge and skill development in systematic analysis of services needs; planning appropriate strategies, services, and implementation; and evaluation of outcomes.
Standard 16: The curriculum shall provide knowledge and skills in direct service delivery and appropriate interventions.
Standard 17: Learning experiences shall be provided for the student to develop his or her interpersonal skills.
Standard 18: The curriculum shall provide knowledge, theory, and skills in the administrative aspects of the services delivery system.
Standard 19: The curriculum shall incorporate human services values and attitudes and promote understanding of human services ethics and their application in practice.
Standard 20: The program shall provide experiences and support to enable students to develop awareness of their own values, personalities, reaction patterns, interpersonal styles, and limitations.
Standard 21: The program shall provide field experience that is integrated with the curriculum.