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HS/245

Fundamentals of Working with People

3 credits

Total credits

5 weeks

Course length

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Take this course on its own, or as part of a degree or certificate program.

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Course level: Undergraduate

This course is designed to build a general overview of how to work with people. A correlation between life, family, goals, and losses is folded into the concept of working with people. This course explores the understanding of people from a high level overview, to a foundational level of how them can they be helped. Key factors are unlocked including, race, gender, social class, religious contexts and ability to achieve. The role and structure of families is explored. Emphasis is placed on how to connect people in need to services available. Students will also have an opportunity to reflect on their own biases and develop methods to avoid bias while working with people in need.

Please Note: Attendance and participation are mandatory in all University courses, and specific requirements may differ by course. If attendance requirements are not met, a student may be removed from the course. Please review the Course Attendance Policy in the Catalog for more information.

University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative.

What you'll learn

Course skills and outcomes

  • Discuss the concept of family.
  • Classify what it means to be “inclusive” in a family environment.
  • Outline the characteristics of healthy families.

  • Discuss what is meant by extended, adopted, foster families.
  • Discuss the relevance of understanding family dynamics to help people in need.
  • Define roles which can exist in a family structure.
  • Examine your personal attitudes related to the perception of family.

  • Define the distinctions of success and why success is unique to each person.
  • Identify the role goal setting and planning has on ability to be successful.
  • Describe what happens when relationships experience conflict.

  • Discuss the impact of violence when working with people.
  • Prepare a list of potential safe havens which can be used for families.
  • Describe the necessity for services when families face chaos.
  • Identify tactics to work with teenagers, women’s suffrage and alternative lifestyles in people.

  • Examine strategies one can use to create change and opportunities in life.
  • Develop a life plan that supports success.
  • Define opportunity and discuss how to capitalize on opportunity.

Why UOPX

Why take courses at University of Phoenix

Accreditation that matters

We’ve been accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (hlcommission.org) for more than 40 years.

Real-world instructors

Learn from instructors who bring an average of 25 years of working experience to the classroom.

Affordable and potentially reimbursable

Our tuition and fees are competitive and fixed. Also, check to see if your employer will cover you for this course.

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The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses. Although our continuing teacher education courses are accepted by some state agencies in the United States toward teacher certifications and endorsements, this may not be the case in all states or foreign jurisdictions. If you plan to use courses for certification or endorsement, please check with your own state agency and your school district for applicability. Continuing teacher education courses are not eligible to apply to degree programs at University of Phoenix. These courses are not eligible for federal financial aid. Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice. While widely available, not all programs are available to residents of all states. Please check with a University Enrollment Representative. If you have a question contact us at (866) 354-1800.