SCANS Matrix
Program: Human Services AAS Degree
CIP: 15.1599
LIST ALL COURSES REQUIRED AND IDENTIFIED COMPETENCIES
Competencies
Course
Course Title
Number
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
DAAC 1319
x
x
x
x
x
CHLT 1209
x
x
x
CMSW 1309
x
x
x
x
SCWK 1321
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
PSYT 1329
x
x
CHLT 1340
x
x
x
x
x
GERS 1342
x
x
PSYT 2335
Family Systems
x
x
x
x
Wellness and Health
Promotion
Problems of Children and
Adolescents
Orientation to Social
Services
Interviewing and
Communication Skills
Community Health
Advocacy
Aging and Mental Health
PSYT 2345
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
PSYT 2321
DAAC 1317
Basic Counseling Skills
x
x
x
x
Principles of Behavior
Management and
Modification
Crisis Intervention
PSYT 2164
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
CHLT 2166
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
CMSW 2166
ENGL 1301
Practicum/Field ExperienceClinical Psychology
Practicum/Field ExperienceCommunity Health
Services/Liaison/Counseling
Practicum/Field ExperienceClinical/Medical Social Work
Composition I
ENGL 1302
Composition II
MRKG 1301 or
SPCH 1315 or
SPCH 1318
Customer Relationship
Management or
Fundamentals of Speech or
Interpersonal
Communications
Introduction to General
Psychology
Introduction To Statistics
x
x
CHLT 1302
Introduction to Alcohol and
Other Drug Addictions
Community Ethics
PSYC 2301
MATH 1342
GOVT 2301 or
SOCI 1301
Humanities or
Visual/Performing
Arts elective
Science Elective
or PSYC 2315
GOVT 2302 or
PSYC
2319/SOCI 2326
Science elective
or PSYC 2314
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Revised August 2010
Constitutions, Federalism &
Participation or Introduction
to Sociology
Elective from AAS General
Education Core List
Elective from General
Education Core List for AAS
Degrees or Psychology of
Adjustment
Institutions, Rights & Public
Policies or Human Sexuality
Elective from General
Education Core List for AAS
Degrees or Lifespan Psych
COMPETENCY REFERENCES
8 Basic use of computers
7 Workplace Competencies: resources;
interpersonal skills; information; systems; and
technology.
6 Personal Qualities: A worker must display responsibility,
self-esteem, sociability, self-management, integrity, and
honesty.
5 Thinking Skills: A worker must think creatively, make decisions,
solve problems, visualize, know how to learn, and reason effectively.
4 Speaking and Listening: Organize ideas and communicate orally;
receive, attend to, interpret, and respond to verbal messages and other
cues.
3 Arithmetic or Mathematics: Perform basic computations and approach practical
problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical techniques.
2 Writing: Communicate thoughts, ideas, information, and messages in writing, and
create documents such as letters, directions, manuals, reports, graphs, and flow charts.
1 Reading: Locate, understand, and interpret written information in prose and in documents such
as manuals, graphs, and schedules.
SCANS Matrix & Competencies
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SCANS Competencies Checklist
SCANS COMPETENCIES FOR PROGRAM Human Services
ACADEMIC YEAR 2011-2012
Competency
Course where
Competency is Assessed
1 READING: Locate, understand, PSYT 2164, CHLT 2166,
and interpret written information CMSW 2166
in prose and in documents such
as manuals, graphs, and
schedules.
2 WRITING: Communicate
PSYT 2164, CHLT 2166,
thoughts, ideas, information, and CMSW 2166
messages in writing, and create
documents such as letters,
directions, manuals, reports,
graphs, and flow charts.
3 ARITHMETIC OR
PSYT 2164, CHLT 2166,
MATHEMATICS: Perform basic CMSW 2166
computations and approach
practical problems by choosing
appropriately from a variety of
mathematical techniques.
4 SPEAKING AND LISTENING: PSYT 2164, CHLT 2166,
Organize ideas and communicate CMSW 2166
orally; receive, attend to,
interpret, and respond to verbal
messages and other cues.
5 THINKING SKILLS: A worker PSYT 2164, CHLT 2166,
must think creatively, make
CMSW 2166
decisions, solve problems,
visualize, know how to learn, and
reason effectively.
6 PERSONAL QUALITIES: A
worker must display
responsibility, self-esteem,
sociability, self-management,
integrity, and honesty.
PSYT 2164, CHLT 2166,
CMSW 2166
7 WORKPLACE
COMPETENCIES: resources:
interpersonal skills; information;
systems; and technology
PSYT 2164, CHLT 2166,
CMSW 2166
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Method of Assessment
Journal Article Critiques
Findings and Plans for
Improvements
Article critiques demonstrate
the abilities to locate,
understand, and interpret
both in written and oral
presentation form – continues
to demonstrate competency
Journal Article Critiques
Critiques demonstrate the
assimilation of information –
thoughts/ideas and then
students report findingscontinues to demonstrate
competency
Critique of Scientific Journal Students utilize statistical
Articles which require a
knowledge when interpreting
working knowledge of
research findings. Plan -Will
statistics
acquire additional research to
strengthen this area of
knowledge
Client Case Presentation
Students continue to
articulate speaking and
listening skills by verbal
presentations of client case
management/staffings and
asking questions of fellow
students-continues to
demonstrate competency
Client Case Presentation
Client case management
presentations requires
student to see the “whole
picture” when examining the
treatment and welfare of
clients and use of community
resources-continues to
demonstrate competency
Mid-semester Evaluation by Evaluations provide
Clinical and Academic
guidelines for
Supervisor Reflecting Work at students/supervisors of
Practicum Sites
professional behavior
reflective of the program and
profession-continues to
demonstrate competency
Practicum Mid-semester and Evaluation tools assess levels
End-of –Semester Evaluation of competencies pertinent to
Tools
completing work in the
practicum settings-continues
to demonstrate competency
8 BASIC USE OF COMPUTERS PSYT 2164, CHLT 2166,
CMSW 2166
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Client Case Presentation
Students are required to use
computer skills in article
critiques, staffings, client case
presentations as well as in
the practicum setting.