Department of Health and Human Sciences

Jacqueline Guendouzi, Department Head

The Department of Health and Human Sciences, under the aegis of the College of Nursing and Health Studies, offers undergraduate programs in Communication Sciences and Disorders, Human Sciences, Health Systems Management, and Social Work and graduate programs in Child Life, Communication Sciences and Disorders and Counseling.

Internship, Clinical, and Field Study Requirements

Students majoring in any degree within Health and Human Sciences may be required to participate in a drug screening program and submit information for criminal background checks as part of clinical/internship/field study requirements. Students may also be required to receive a physical examination from a licensed and qualified health care professional, provide proof of current immunizations (measles, mumps and rubella, Hepatitis B and TB skin test), and maintain CPR certification (American Red Cross-Professional Rescuer or American Heart Association-Healthcare Provider). Additional fees may be associated with those requirements.

Bachelor of Science Communication Sciences and Disorders

The Communication Sciences and Disorders program offers an undergraduate curriculum leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science. This four-year curriculum prepares students to serve individuals with communication disorders. Clinical practica are required. Students should plan to pay a lab fee for each clinical course. Students enrolled in clinical practica courses will be subject to a criminal background check. The program also offers curriculum and external clinical practica leading to a Master of Science degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Please refer to the Graduate Studies section of this catalog.

Retention Policy and Procedures

Students must have a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 to enroll in CSD 3000-4000-level courses.
Students must earn a grade of “C” or better in CSD courses.
Students will be allowed to retake the required CSD course only once. If a grade of “C” or better is not earned in the retake of the course, termination from the Communication Sciences and Disorders program will occur.

Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic

The Communication Sciences and Disorders program operates the campus-based Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic. The Clinic serves as a teaching facility for the application of clinical methodology and sound theoretical principle. It also affords students the opportunity to employ scientific methodology of research to the clinical and supervisory processes. The clinic functions to provide quality services to individuals who have communication disorders.

Honors Diploma in the Discipline

For information on earning Sophomore Honors Distinction, Senior Honors Distinction, or the Honors Diploma, please consult The University Honors Program section of this catalog, the Director of the Honors Program, and/or your Department Head.

Bachelor of Science Human Sciences

The Human Sciences undergraduate degree program includes study in the areas of child life, human development and family studies, and nutrition education and promotion. The educational goal is to provide instruction in areas of Human Sciences that will prepare students for advanced study in graduate programs, or to assume professional roles through careers in business, industry, agencies, hospitals, and educational settings.

Minors

Students from other departments of the University may minor in Human Sciences. The minor in HUSC consists of 18 hours of CL/HDFS/HUSC/NUTR electives. Students minoring in HUSC must obtain the approval of the Department Head.

Bachelor of Science Health Systems Management

This degree prepares students to understand current and future healthcare industry trends and issues; to develop, communicate and manage resources and solutions to challenges for healthcare systems; and to improve overall quality and outcomes of healthcare systems and services. Graduates of the Health Systems Management (HSM) program will be prepared to pursue employment in a variety of mid-level work settings including: hospitals, healthcare clinics, consulting companies, insurance providers, community facilities, and not-for-profit as well as managed care organizations.

Bachelor of Arts Social Work

The undergraduate social work program is a professional program that has been designed to prepare students for social work practice in rural and small communities. The program is accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and follows a generalist practice model in which students are provided the knowledge and skills needed to work with clients with a variety of social problems on multiple levels.

Social Work Curriculum

Social work courses that must be taken are SW 1010 , SW 2010 , SW 2020 , SW 2030 , SW 2040 , SW 2050 , SW 3030 , SW 3040 , SW 3050 , SW 3080 , SW 3600 , SW 3610 , SW 4020 , SW 4060 , SW 4250 /SW 5250 , SW 4970 , and SW 4980 . The courses SW 3040 , SW 3050 , SW 3660 , SW 4020 , SW 4060 , SW 4250 /SW 5250 , SW 4970 , and SW 4980 must be taken and successfully completed at Southeastern Louisiana University.

Initial Admission to the Social Work Major

Applicants for initial admission into the social work curriculum must meet the admission requirements for Southeastern Louisiana University and then declare themselves as social work majors. Applications for admission to Southeastern Louisiana University must be submitted to the University Admissions Office.

Admission to Professional Standing in Social Work

The social work profession has the responsibility to ensure that persons who graduate from its programs are capable of providing a high quality of service to clients and are capable of safeguarding and enhancing the welfare of society. Therefore, the Social Work faculty reserves the right to select and retain only those students who demonstrate that they have the requisite academic, ethical commitment, emotional and behavioral qualifications for rendering professional social work services.

Students are required to submit an application for admission to professional standing in social work. This application must be favorably acted upon by the Social Work faculty and by the Coordinator of the Social Work Program.

Application forms for admission into professional standing in the social work major may be obtained from the Social Work Program website. Completed application forms are to be submitted to the Department of Health and Human Sciences.

Admission Procedures for Professional Standing

Students generally make application into professional standing at least six weeks prior to the end of their sophomore year in order to have their applications duly processed by the beginning of the next semester. Students are responsible for contacting Social Work faculty to discern the deadline date each semester for turning in their applications. To make application, students must have successfully completed or presently be taking the following courses: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020 , SOC 1010 and SOC 2120 , BIOL 1060 and BIOL 1070 , SW 1010 , SW 2010 , SW 2020 , SW 2030 , SW 2040 , and SW 2050 , and PSYC 1010 .
Completion of the above noted social work courses, in curriculum sequence, with a grade of “C” or better.
All applications for admission will be processed by the Social Work faculty. A copy of the student’s completed application and the status of the faculty’s processing will be placed in the student’s file.
Students who submit application for professional standing will be admitted without delay when they meet the following requirements and there is no waiting list:
1. Achievement of a degree GPA of 2.50 or higher.
2. Completion of an acceptable criminal background check.
3. Successful review of the Application for Admission to Professional Status by the Social Work faculty.
4. Earning a grade of “C” or higher in ENGL 1020 and all Social Work courses undertaken.
5. Submission of formal documentation and completed volunteer form demonstrating 20 service/volunteer hours (See the Social Work Handbook for a list of approved types of service/volunteer hours and the required form.).
6. Submission of certificate of attendance for the mandatory Social Work Program Orientation.
  
  The Social Work Program reserves the right to establish a waiting list for admission into professional standing, primarily for purposes of capitation to meet CSWE standards. If a waiting list is established, the following prioritized criteria will be used for admission:
  1. Length of time on the waiting list
  2. GPA
  3. Social work service/volunteer experiences
The Social Work faculty will make recommendations to the Social Work Program Coordinator for final review and approval regarding the admission status of applicants.

Students will be notified in writing as to their admission, conditional admission or non-admission. Applicants not admitted will not be allowed to schedule the following courses: SW 3040 , SW 3050 , SW 3080 , SW 4020 , SW 4060 , SW 4250 /SW 5250 , SW 4970 , and SW 4980 . Likewise, students conditionally admitted must satisfy all conditions of their admission prior to being allowed to taking the professional courses noted above.

Applicants not admitted will not be allowed to schedule any professional course. Applicants who are not recommended for admission may:

Have their applications, and any needed additional information available, carefully reviewed by the Social Work faculty.
Be interviewed by the Social Work faculty.
Be asked to submit additional information.

Retention Procedures for the Social Work Program

The Social Work faculty will review the status of students formally admitted to the professional program in social work and take proper action in the following instances:

When advisors or other faculty members request the faculty to review the continued eligibility of a student.
When the grades of a student warrant such a review (consistent failing grades, failure to make normal progress, and failure to maintain a minimum 2.0 cumulative grade point average, a minimum 2.5-degree grade point average, and a minimum 2.5 residency degree grade point average.).
When a faculty member reports that the behavior of a student in social work indicates the need for review.
When the field supervisor, agency director, or the coordinator of field work indicates unsatisfactory progress in the field.

Termination Procedures

Students will be allowed to retake the required social work course only once. If a grade of “C” or better is not earned in the retake of the course, termination from the Social Work program will occur.

The Social Work faculty will review the status of students formally admitted to the professional program in social work and take proper action if a student’s behavior is deemed unprofessional, unethical, illegal, and/or professionally unbecoming. At any time during the course of training (including coursework and field/internship), one or more of the following actions may be taken: reprimand, probation, suspension from the program, or termination from the program. The specific action taken will be determined by the degree of seriousness of the specific behavior and whether or not remediation is appropriate for such an offense.

Child Welfare Grants

Through the cooperation and efforts of the Offices of Community Services several competitive grants in the amount of $6,500 are available to students who wish to pursue employment with the Department of Children and Family Services. Students must take SW 4090 /SW 5090 and SW 4100 /SW 5100 and agree to work for Child Protection for a minimum of one year upon graduation from Southeastern or after completion of their Master’s Degree in Social Work. These students complete an internship with DCFS in their senior year. Applications must be made in the junior year to Dr. Corie Hebert, LMSW, PhD, Child Welfare Program Coordinator.

Discovery, the Southeastern Louisiana University Family Resource Center

Located in Baton Rouge, the Family Resource Center serves foster children and family service cases from the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and juveniles brought to the attention of The Families in Needs of Services (FINS) Program. The project also serves as a field laboratory providing internship placements for social work students from Southeastern and other nearby universities. The Project was created with funding through the Louisiana Department of Social Services, Department of Children and Family Services as part of the Adoption and Safe Families Act. It has also received support from the Casey Family Program of Baton Rouge, the GPOA Foundation, and Capital Area Law Enforcement. It has had working agreements with two AmeriCorps programs, VISTA and Delta Service Corps. Some social work interns are able to do their internship with service as Delta Service Corps members.