The HSDA program prepares students with the knowledge and skills necessary to serve individuals, families, groups, and communities, and to support human services functions.
According to the National Organization for Human Services, this career field is broadly defined as, “uniquely approaching the objective of meeting human needs through an interdisciplinary knowledge base, focusing on prevention as well as remediation of problems, and maintaining a commitment to improving the overall quality of life of service populations. The Human Services profession is one which promotes improved service delivery systems by addressing not only the quality of direct services, but also by seeking to improve accessibility, accountability, and coordination among professionals and agencies in service delivery.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics for social and community service managers, job growth is projected to increase 9% from 2016- 2026, which is about as fast as the the average of all occupations.