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What is it like to be a Master of Human Services student at Lincoln University?

During your two years of graduate study, you will develop and/or refine the essential competencies for human service professionals: competencies in ethical practice, interpersonal and group interaction, management and organizational development, and oral and written communication and research.

As an MHS graduate student, you will be challenged to

Understand and articulate your personal helping process;

Act as an advocate for disadvantaged populations;

Apply professional models of client/helper relationships;

Apply standard helping methodologies to a variety of situations;

Assess human behavior;

Understand the politics of systems on both micro and macro levels;

Identify informal and formal power dynamics within an organization;

Analyze your organizational environment and know how outside trends impact your day-to-day work;

Formulate effective short- and long-range plans;

Value diversity within an organizational culture and communicate effectively cross-culturally;

Implement policies and procedures that produce equality and justice in the workplace;

Appreciate the dignity and worth of each individual;

Improve your consultative and collaborative skills;

Formulate models of change;

Expand your basic understanding of theories of personality and growth and development;

Use your understanding of group dynamics to function well as a group leader and member;

Write clearly and professionally;

Develop public speaking skills;

Use a variety of technology skills effectively for researching, transmitting, and evaluating data;

Demonstrate helping skills: attending, interviewing, listening, one-on-one intervention, group facilitation, problem-solving, goal setting, documenting;

Develop research skills: formulating data collection instruments, analyzing quantitative and qualitative data analysis, interpreting research and using that interpretation to add to current knowledge;

Develop skills in program planning and evaluation: distinguishing between outcome and process, using planning tools and models, selecting and using appropriate theories of evaluation.

Working with experienced instructors skilled in both human service practice and adult education, you will develop these competencies through participation in small- and large-group discussions, computer-assisted learning, simulations, lectures, and worksite projects. As a self-directed learner in Lincoln’s MHS Program, you will have multiple opportunities to move an idea from concept to full implementation, learning to function effectively as an agent of social change.

 

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(215) 387-2405

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