Principles of Human Services
Principles of Human Services is a laboratory course that will enable students to investigate careers in the Human Services Career Cluster, including counseling and mental health, early childhood development, family and community, personal care, and consumer services. Each student is expected to complete the knowledge and skills essential for success in high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand human services careers.
This binder does not contain all lesson plans for this course. This content can be used with any textbook or instructional materials. If locally adapted, make sure all TEKS are covered.
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Scope and Sequence
Scope and Sequence: Principles of Human Services
CTE TEKS - Implemented 2017-2018, adopted in 2015
Principles of Human Services course scope and sequence within the Human Services Career Cluster® summarizes the content to be taught, and one possible order for teaching the units of instruction. A brief description of each unit and the corresponding TEKS are included. This scope and sequence may be adapted or adopted by the local education agency.
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Programs of Study: Human Services
Based on the House Bill 5 Foundation High School Program, the Program of Studies within the Human Services Career Cluster provide helpful information, including the core courses and career-related electives in high school that will help prepare students for their career goals. These documents are designed for students, but can also be used by administrators, counselors, teachers, business and industry representatives, and parents.
Unit 1: Employability Skills
Lesson Plan: Can’t We All Just Get Along
In this lesson, students will demonstrate effective communication skills and brainstorm solutions to personal and workplace conflicts.
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Lesson Plan: Making the Right Decisions
In this lesson, students will explain and practice responsible decision making consistent with personal needs, wants, values, and priorities.
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Lesson Plan: Family Crisis Management
In this lesson, students will identify, describe and evaluate strategies to respond to different types of family crises as well as differentiate between the types of family crises and ways to meet the needs of families. Students will also explain the effects of a crisis on individuals and families, develop a list of related family crisis resources available in the community, present their written report of family crisis scenarios information, and identify careers related to Counseling and Mental Health.
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Lesson Plan: Exploring Careers in Human Services
In this lesson, students will identify employment and entrepreneurial opportunities and preparation requirements in the areas of personal interest.
Unit 1: Employability Skills
Review the scope and sequence document. One or more lesson plans are currently not available.
One or more lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
View ResourceUnit 2: Personal Success and Effort
Lesson Plan: Can’t We All Just Get Along
In this lesson, students will demonstrate effective communication skills and brainstorm solutions to personal and workplace conflicts.
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Lesson Plan: Selection and Care of Clothing Part I
In this lesson, students will evaluate appearance in personal and professional settings.
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Lesson Plan: Needs, Wants, Values, and Goals - Making the Right Decisions
In this lesson, students will identify the differences between their needs, wants, values, and goals. Students will also determine individual short- and long-term goals for personal and professional life as well as develop a personal plan to assist them in achieving their goals.
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Lesson Plan: Maintaining Your Health and Well-Being
In this lesson, students will analyze the relationship of wellness to personal and professional productivity.
View ResourceUnit 2: Personal Success and Effort
Lesson Plan: Making the Right Decisions
In this lesson, students will explain and practice responsible decision making consistent with personal needs, wants, values, and priorities.
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Lesson Plan: Keys to Career Success
In this lesson, students will develop a plan for setting personal and professional short and long-term goals.
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Lesson Plan: Family Crisis Management
In this lesson, students will identify, describe and evaluate strategies to respond to different types of family crises as well as differentiate between the types of family crises and ways to meet the needs of families. Students will also explain the effects of a crisis on individuals and families, develop a list of related family crisis resources available in the community, present their written report of family crisis scenarios information, and identify careers related to Counseling and Mental Health.
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Lesson Plan: End of Course Project Options - Principles of Human Services
In this End of Course lesson, students will review all TEKS for In this lesson, students will review all TEKS for Principles of Human Services, then research and develop a project proposal and presentation. Student projects and presentations will be based on selected course TEKS.
View ResourceUnit 2: Personal Success and Effort
Lesson Plan: Introductory Lesson Principles of Human Services
In this lesson, students will develop an awareness of career opportunities related to the course Principles of Human Services.
View ResourceUnit 3: Career Exploration
Lesson Plan: We Serve – An Introduction to Family and Community Service
In this lesson, students will identify various community services, and careers that focus on the needs of families.
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Lesson Plan: Family Crisis Management
In this lesson, students will identify, describe and evaluate strategies to respond to different types of family crises as well as differentiate between the types of family crises and ways to meet the needs of families. Students will also explain the effects of a crisis on individuals and families, develop a list of related family crisis resources available in the community, present their written report of family crisis scenarios information, and identify careers related to Counseling and Mental Health.
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Lesson Plan: Exploring Careers in Human Services
In this lesson, students will identify employment and entrepreneurial opportunities and preparation requirements in the areas of personal interest.
Unit 3: Career Exploration
Lesson Plan: Entrepreneurial Opportunities Design Project
In this project-based lesson, students will practice team-building skills, decision-making, and problem-solving skills as they design and create an entrepreneurial storefront or office model using recycled products.
View ResourceUnit 4: Consumer Services
Lesson Plan: Needs, Wants, Values, and Goals - Making the Right Decisions
In this lesson, students will identify the differences between their needs, wants, values, and goals. Students will also determine individual short- and long-term goals for personal and professional life as well as develop a personal plan to assist them in achieving their goals.
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Lesson Plan: Managing Your Money
In this lesson, students will learn and understand financial and consumer decisions, to better handle financial resources.
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Review the scope and sequence document. One or more lesson plans are currently not available.
One or more lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
View ResourceUnit 5: Counseling and Mental Health Services
Lesson Plan: Strategies to Deter Child Abuse
In this lesson, students will investigate causes, prevention, and treatment of domestic violence.
View ResourceUnit 5: Counseling and Mental Health Services
Lesson Plan: Maintaining Your Health and Well-Being
In this lesson, students will analyze the relationship of wellness to personal and professional productivity.
View ResourceUnit 5: Counseling and Mental Health Services
Lesson Plan: Focusing on the Needs of Children
In this lesson, students will identify the basic developmental needs of children and understand guidelines which help parents maintain a healthy and safe environment for children. Students will also identify proper guidance methods and give examples for positive methods which could be utilized, recognize the causes, prevention and treatment of child abuse, investigate causes, prevention and treatment of domestic and relationship violence, and identify resources and agencies to help deter child abuse or domestic violence situations.
View ResourceUnit 5: Counseling and Mental Health Services
Lesson Plan: Family Crisis Management
In this lesson, students will identify, describe and evaluate strategies to respond to different types of family crises as well as differentiate between the types of family crises and ways to meet the needs of families. Students will also explain the effects of a crisis on individuals and families, develop a list of related family crisis resources available in the community, present their written report of family crisis scenarios information, and identify careers related to Counseling and Mental Health.
View ResourceUnit 5: Counseling and Mental Health Services
Review the scope and sequence document. One or more lesson plans are currently not available.
One or more lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
View ResourceUnit 6: Early Childhood Development and Services
Lesson Plan: Caregiving 101 - Early Childhood Development
In this lesson, students will investigate the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical needs of children ages one through five, review safety standards for child care facilities, and devise three days’ worth of activities that include different developmental strategies.
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Lesson Plan: Child Abuse Prevention
In this lesson, students will distinguish between various types of abuse and neglect, determine steps for reporting such acts, and analyze ways of breaking the cycle of abuse. Students will create a three-dimensional diorama to include strategies to prevent child abuse.
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Lesson Plan: Strategies to Deter Child Abuse
In this lesson, students will investigate causes, prevention, and treatment of domestic violence.
View ResourceUnit 6: Early Childhood Development and Services
Lesson Plan: Focusing on the Needs of Children
In this lesson, students will identify the basic developmental needs of children and understand guidelines which help parents maintain a healthy and safe environment for children. Students will also identify proper guidance methods and give examples for positive methods which could be utilized, recognize the causes, prevention and treatment of child abuse, investigate causes, prevention and treatment of domestic and relationship violence, and identify resources and agencies to help deter child abuse or domestic violence situations.
View ResourceUnit 6: Early Childhood Development and Services
Lesson Plan: Family Crisis Management
In this lesson, students will identify, describe and evaluate strategies to respond to different types of family crises as well as differentiate between the types of family crises and ways to meet the needs of families. Students will also explain the effects of a crisis on individuals and families, develop a list of related family crisis resources available in the community, present their written report of family crisis scenarios information, and identify careers related to Counseling and Mental Health.
View ResourceUnit 6: Early Childhood Development and Services
Review the scope and sequence document. One or more lesson plans are currently not available.
One or more lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
View ResourceUnit 7: Family and Community Services
Lesson Plan: We Serve – An Introduction to Family and Community Service
In this lesson, students will identify various community services, and careers that focus on the needs of families.
View ResourceUnit 7: Family and Community Services
Lesson Plan: Nutrition Over the Life Span
In this lesson, students will explain the impact of nutrition on development, wellness, and productivity over the life span.
View ResourceUnit 7: Family and Community Services
Review the scope and sequence document. One or more lesson plans are currently not available.
One or more lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
View ResourceUnit 8: Fashion Design
Lesson Plan: Selection and Care of Clothing Part II
In this lesson, students will demonstrate simple clothing repair and alteration techniques.
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Review the scope and sequence document. One or more lesson plans are currently not available.
One or more lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
View ResourceUnit 9: Interior Design
Lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document and TEKS.
Lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
View ResourceUnit 10: Personal Care
Lesson Plan: Making a Difference Personal Care Services
In this lesson, students will demonstrate the skills necessary to enhance personal and career effectiveness in personal care services.
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Lesson Plan: Keys to Career Success
In this lesson, students will develop a plan for setting personal and professional short and long-term goals.
View ResourceUnit 10: Personal Care
Review the scope and sequence document. One or more lesson plans are currently not available.
One or more lesson plans are currently not available. Review the scope and sequence document, TEKS, and available lesson plans, to determine which additional lesson plans to locally develop.
You can download the optional blank lesson plan template provided here, to locally develop a new lesson plan, consistent with the others provided in the Texas CTE Resource Center.
If after developing a new lesson plan, you would like the TEA to consider adding it to the resource library for colleague teachers to also use in the future, attach the lesson plan and any supplemental instructional materials through the form here, for consideration. If published, we will attribute the materials to you.
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