Council for Standards in Human Services Education
National Standards

Standard 11:

The curriculum shall include the historical development of human services

Standard 12:

The curriculum shall include knowledge and theory of human systems, including individual, interpersonal, group, family, organizational, community, and societal and their interactions.

Standard 13:

The curriculum shall address the conditions that promote or limit human functioning.

Standard 14:

The curriculum shall provide knowledge and skill training in systematic analysis of services needs; selection of appropriate strategies, services, or interventions; and evaluation of outcomes.

Standard 15:

The curriculum shall provide knowledge and skills in information management.

Standard 16:

The curriculum shall provide knowledge and skills in human services interventions that are appropriate to the level of education.

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 service 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.

Standards 21, 22, and 23:

21: The program shall provide field experience that is integrated with the curriculum.
22: The program shall award academic credit for the field experience.
23: It is the responsibility of the program to insure that field placements provide quality supervised learning experience.