Assumption College

Academics - Assumption College: Working with Children and Adolescents in Community Settings - Degree Requirements

 
Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies
 
Concentration Requirements

Students concentrating in Working with Children and Adolescents in Community Settings must take 6 courses specific to the field as well as a course involving a field placement in an approved community setting


Required Courses:

  • HRS 121 Human Development and Disability Across the Lifespan
  • HRS 241 Prevention and Intervention Strategies for At-Risk Youth
  • HRS 221 Applications of Learning, Behavior and Motivational Theory OR PSY 353 Psychology of Learning
  • HRS 321 Social Skills Training with At-Risk Youth
  • HRS 331 Basic Concepts and Principles in Applied Behavioral Analysis
  • HRS 420 Family and Disability

Field Placement in an approved Community Setting:

  • HRS 490 Internship in Human Services and Rehabilitation Studies (HSRS Majors only) OR HRS 400 Individual in the Community (Non HSRS Majors)
 

 

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Leslie Lupien

Pomfret, CT

Leslie balances basketball, majoring in Biology, and minoring in Sociology