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BSHS/425

Administration & Management of Human Service Programs

Course level: Upper Division

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3 credits

Total credits

5 weeks

Course length

Take this course on its own, or as part of a degree or certificate program.

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Administration and management involve components of indirect services associated with systematic delivery of direct human services. Students will learn theories of strategic planning, human resource management, strategies for evaluation and planning the development of human service organizations, elements of agency operations, risk management, budgeting, and fiscal acquisition through grant writing and contract negotiation. The emphasis of this course is on leadership development, and managing professional and volunteer staff. Additional content areas addressed in the course involve advocacy efforts and grass roots movements focused on constituency building.

Please Note: Attendance and participation are mandatory in all University courses, and specific requirements may differ by course. If attendance requirements are not met, a student may be removed from the course. Please review the Course Attendance Policy in the Catalog for more information.

University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.

Earn these career-relevant skills in weeks, not years.

  • Describe current trends in human service adminisration.
  • Define terminology within human service programs administration and management.
  • Assess unique administration and management challenges and opportunities specific to human service programs.
  • Identify characteristics associated with successful human service programs.
  • Describe the importance of an environmental analysis.

  • Assess the application of classical theories in human service organizations.
  • Apply contemporary theories to human service organizations.
  • Differentiate between horizontal and top down organizational models.
  • Delineate elements of an empowerment approach to social service management processes.

  • Identify elements of human service agency operations.
  • Describe risk management strategies within the human service agency context.
  • Describe how budget development impacts human service agency operations.
  • Explain resource acquisitions through grant writing, contracts, and contributions.
  • Identify federal and state legislation that support fair workplace practices.

  • Identify supervisory roles, processes, and challenges in human service organizations.
  • Apply theories of motivation to human service delivery systems.
  • Explain the role that information systems and technology play in human service program evaluation.
  • Describe the purpose of program evaluation in human service programs.

  • Differentiate among the diverse leadership models.
  • Apply theories of leadership to human service organizations.
  • Analyze how the systems perspective influences administration and management of human service programs.

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