1 HSE 101: Final Project Guidelines and Rubric Overview Human services professionals work in a variety of settings such as hospitals, mental health centers, addiction treatment programs, child welfare, courts, probation, schools, and food banks. This course serves as your introduction to the field. In the final assignment, you will apply what you learned about the history of the human services field and about current trends, theory, ethics, the helping process, roles, and the variety of settings in which human services professionals are employed. The project is supported by four formative milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in Modules Two, Four, Five, and Six. The final submission will be due in Module Seven. This assessment addresses the following course outcomes:  Analyze the history of the field of human services for its relationship to current trends in the field  Describe theories, values, and ethics for guiding work as a human services professional  Differentiate between the various roles human services professionals employ facilitating the helping process  Research human services employment opportunities for informing career paths Prompt For the final assessment, you will select an agency in which you would like to be employed. You will research the types of services this agency offers by looking at its website, visiting the agency (if possible), emailing or interviewing someone who works at the agency. Once you have gathered the information for this project, you will explain why you selected this particular agency instead of others, write about how history and current trends have influenced this agency, what theories, values, and ethical standards you would apply if you worked at the agency, and how your personal values might be challenged, what your role in the helping process might be, and what qualifications you would need to apply for a job at that agency. Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed: I. Human Services Profession Choose a human services agency in which you would like to be employed. a) What is the agency you selected, and what was your rationale for choosing this particular agency? What other agencies did you consider, and why did you not select them? Why would you like to be employed at this agency? II. Agency Description Research the types of services this agency offers by looking at its website, visiting the agency (if possible), emailing or interviewing someone who works at the agency. a) What are the main types of services offered? b) Describe what main type of professionals work within this agency, and describe their roles. III. History and Current Trends a) Give a brief history of the development of the agency. Consider describing who established it, why it was originally established, ...

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HSE 101: Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
Human services professionals work in a variety of settings such
as hospitals, mental health centers, addiction treatment
programs, child welfare, courts,
probation, schools, and food banks. This course serves as your
introduction to the field. In the final assignment, you will apply
what you learned about the
history of the human services field and about current trends,
theory, ethics, the helping process, roles, and the variety of
settings in which human services
professionals are employed.
The project is supported by four formative milestones, which
will be submitted at various points throughout the course to
scaffold learning and ensure quality
final submissions. These milestones will be submitted in
Modules Two, Four, Five, and Six. The final submission will be
due in Module Seven.
This assessment addresses the following course outcomes:
r its
relationship to current trends in the field

2. human services professional
professionals employ facilitating the helping process
informing career paths
Prompt
For the final assessment, you will select an agency in which you
would like to be employed. You will research the types of
services this agency offers by looking at
its website, visiting the agency (if possible), emailing or
interviewing someone who works at the agency. Once you have
gathered the information for this
project, you will explain why you selected this particular
agency instead of others, write about how history and current
trends have influenced this agency, what
theories, values, and ethical standards you would apply if you
worked at the agency, and how your personal values might be
challenged, what your role in the
helping process might be, and what qualifications you would
need to apply for a job at that agency.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
I. Human Services Profession
Choose a human services agency in which you would like to be
employed.
a) What is the agency you selected, and what was your rationale
for choosing this particular agency? What other agencies did
you consider, and

3. why did you not select them? Why would you like to be
employed at this agency?
II. Agency Description
Research the types of services this agency offers by looking at
its website, visiting the agency (if possible), emailing or
interviewing someone who works
at the agency.
a) What are the main types of services offered?
b) Describe what main type of professionals work within this
agency, and describe their roles.
III. History and Current Trends
a) Give a brief history of the development of the agency.
Consider describing who established it, why it was originally
established, and how it has
evolved. Include the mission of the agency and any other
pertinent information.
b) How is the history of the human services field similar to and
different from the history of the agency?
c) Describe current trends that impact the work of the agency.
How do these trends relate to the history of the human services
field?

4. IV. Theories, Values, and Ethics
Review the code of ethics for human service professionals and
theories learned in this class.
a) What is the importance of having a code of ethics? How
would the code of ethics impact your provision of services in
this agency?
b) Which standards in the Ethical Standards for Human Service
Professionals will be more and which will be less challenging to
implement, and
why?
c) What theory might you apply while working with clients in
your selected agency? Describe an example of how you might
apply this theory in
your work at this agency.
V. Role in the Helping Process
Based on your research, what roles might you utilize at this
agency in each stage of the helping process?
VI. Career Opportunities
Research the careers available in the specific agency, and
discuss the qualifications.
a) Choose an entry-level position you are interested in pursuing,
and discuss the qualifications you would need to apply for the
position.
b) Detail the qualifications you possess and which skills you are
lacking to qualify for the position.

5. VII. Summary of Learning
To conclude this paper, summarize what you have learned in
this course that you can apply to your everyday life.
Milestones
Milestone One: Human Services Organization Identification
In Module Two, you will select one agency in which you would
like to be employed and write a one-page overview describing
the agency, your interest in it, and
the different roles and positions the agency maintains. You will
focus on this agency throughout the rest of the agency
exploration assignment. This milestone is
graded with the Milestone One Rubric.
Milestone Two: Human Services Timeline Discussion
In Module Four, you will reflect on the history of the human
services field and the history of your chosen organization
through a discussion. You will make a post
that identifies the founding of your selected organization and
highlights an important event or news story that has impacted
the human services field. This
milestone is graded with the Milestone Two Rubric.
Milestone Three: Helping Process Discussion
In Module Five, you will select one client-facing role that is
used by human services professionals within the organization
you selected for your final project and
create a post that names the role, explains the different

6. responsibilities of the profession, and provides examples of how
this role relates to the steps of the
larger helping process. This milestone is graded with the
Milestone Three Rubric.
Milestone Four: Summary of Learning
In Module Six, you will describe, in a 1–2-paragraph written
response, what you have learned in this course that you can
apply to your everyday life. This
milestone is graded with the Milestone Four Rubric.
Final Submission: Agency Exploration
In Module Seven, you will submit your final agency
exploration. The final submission is graded with the Final
Project Rubric (see following page).
Deliverables
Milestone Deliverables Module Due Grading
1 Human Services Organization Identification Two Graded
separately; Milestone One Rubric
2 Human Services Timeline Discussion Four Graded separately;
Milestone Two Rubric
3 Helping Process Discussion Five Graded separately;
Milestone Three Rubric
4 Summary of Learning Six Graded separately; Milestone Four
Rubric
Final Submission: Agency Exploration Seven Graded
separately; Final Project Rubric

7. Final Project Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your agency exploration should be
between 4 and 6 pages, double-spaced, use 12-point Times New
Roman font, and be written in
APA style.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs
Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Human Services
Profession: Agency
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
rationale is especially clear and
well supported
Selects an agency and gives
rationale for choosing that
particular profession
Selects an agency, but does not
give rationale for choosing that
particular profession, or rationale
is weak
Does not select an agency 7.6

8. Agency Description:
Services
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
description is especially clear and
contextualized
Describes the main types of
services offered
Describes the main types of
services offered, but description
lacks detail or accuracy
Does not describe the types of
services offered
7.6
Agency Description:
Professionals
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
descriptions are especially clear
and contextualized
Describes the main types of
professionals within the program
or organization and their roles
Describes the main types of
practitioners within the program
or organization and their roles,
but description lacks detail or

9. accuracy
Does not describe the main types
of practitioners and their roles
7.6
History and Current
Trends: History
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
utilizes sources to strengthen
description
Comprehensively describes the
development of the organization
Describes the development of
the organization, but description
lacks detail or is inaccurate
Does not describe the
development of the organization
7.6
History and Current
Trends: Agency
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
utilizes sources to strengthen
description
Discusses the relationship

10. between the history of human
services and the history of the
agency
Discusses the relationship
between the history of human
services and the history of the
agency, but information lacks
detail or accuracy
Does not discuss the relationship
between the history of human
services and the history of the
agency
7.6
History and Current
Trends: Trends
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
utilizes sources to strengthen
description
Describes current trends that
impact work in the agency,
relating these to the history of
human services
Describes current trends that
impact work in the agency,
relating these to the history of
human services, but lacks detail
or accuracy

11. Does not describe current trends
that impact work in the agency,
relating these to the history of
human services
7.8
Theories, Values, and
Ethics: Importance
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
provides concrete examples to
substantiate claims
Describes the importance of the
code of ethics and how it impacts
the provision of services in the
agency
Describes the importance of the
code of ethics and how it impacts
the provision of services in the
agency, but description is lacking
detail or accuracy
Does not describe the
importance of the code of ethics
and how it impacts the provision
of services in the agency
7.6

12. Theories, Values, and
Ethics: Challenging
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
provides concrete examples to
substantiate claims
Details which standards will be
most and least challenging to
implement, providing
justification
Details which standards will be
most and least challenging to
implement, providing
justification, but justification
lacks detail or accuracy
Does not detail which standards
will be most and least challenging
to implement, and does not
provide justification
7.6
Theories, Values, and
Ethics: Apply
Meets “Proficient” criteria and is
well qualified with concrete
examples

13. Describes a theory that applies
when working in the agency and
provides an example
Describes a theory that applies
when working in the agency and
provides an example, but lacks
detail or accuracy
Does not describe a theory that
applies when working in the
agency and does not provide an
example
7.8
Role in the Helping
Process
Meets “Proficient” criteria and is
well qualified with concrete
examples
Identifies roles in the agency for
each stage of the helping
process, providing justification
Identifies roles in the agency for
each stage of the helping
process, providing justification,
but lacks detail or accuracy
Does not identify roles in the
agency for each stage of the
helping process, and does not

14. provide justification
7.8
Career
Opportunities:
Qualifications
Meets “Proficient” criteria, and
description is exceptionally clear
Discusses qualifications of an
entry-level position and
compares to personal experience
Discusses qualifications of an
entry-level position and
compares to personal
experience, but lacks detail and
accuracy
Does not discuss qualifications of
an entry-level position and does
not compare to personal
experience
7.6
Career
Opportunities: Skills
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
justifies assertions

15. Details the skills and needs to
qualify for the entry-level
position
Details the skills and needs to
qualify for the entry-level
position, but lacks detail and
accuracy
Does not detail the skills and
needs to qualify for the entry-
level position
7.8
Summary of Learning Meets “Proficient” criteria and is
exceptionally clear
Summarizes how coursework can
be applied to real life and how it
relates to career goals
Summarizes how coursework can
be applied to real life and how it
relates to career goals, but lacks
detail
Does not summarize how
coursework can be applied to
real life and how it relates to
career goals
4
Articulation of
Response

16. Submission is free of errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, and organization
and is presented in a professional
and easy-to-read format
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact readability
and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas
4
Earned Total 100%