Human Services Career Cluster

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Statewide Programs of Study

• Family and Community Services
• Health and Wellness

Regional Programs of Study

• Cosmetology and Personal Care Services 

Approved statewide CTE Programs of Study (https://tea.texas.gov/academics/college-career-and-military-prep/career-and-technical-education/approved-cte-programs-of-study)information is available on the TEA website, including “at-a-glance” spreadsheets with coherent course sequences, an overview of programs of study, and course alignment recommendations. Regional CTE Programs of Study (https://tea.texas.gov/academics/college-career-and-military-prep/career-and-technical-education/regional-programs-of-study) approved region information is also available on the website.

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Follow the links below to teaching resources related to this career cluster.

• Scope and Sequence (https://txcte.org/resource-index/?f%5B0%5D=im_field_resource_cpc%3A33851&f%5B1%5D=sm_field_resource_type%3Ascope&f%5B2%5D=bundle%3Aresource)
• Lesson Plans (https://txcte.org/resource-index/?f%5B0%5D=sm_field_resource_type%3Alesson&f%5B1%5D=im_field_resource_cpc%3A33851&f%5B2%5D=bundle%3Aresource)
• Programs of Study (https://tea.texas.gov/academics/college-career-and-military-prep/career-and-technical-education/cte-programs-of-study)
• Course Pages (https://txcte.org/resource-index/?solrsort=sort_label%20desc&f%5B0%5D=bundle%3Acourse_binder&f%5B1%5D=im_field_resource_cpc%3A33851&rows=50)
  • Child Development (https://txcte.org/course-binder/child-development)
  • Child Guidance (https://txcte.org/course-binder/child-guidance)
  • Cosmetology I (https://txcte.org/course-binder/cosmetology-i)
  • Cosmetology II (https://txcte.org/course-binder/cosmetology-ii)
  • Counseling and Mental Health (https://txcte.org/course-binder/counseling-and-mental-health)
  • Dollars and Sense (https://txcte.org/course-binder/dollars-and-sense)
  • Family and Community Services (https://txcte.org/course-binder/family-and-community-services)
  • Interpersonal Studies (https://txcte.org/course-binder/interpersonal-studies)
  • Introduction to Cosmetology (https://txcte.org/course-binder/introduction-cosmetology)
  • Lifetime Nutrition and Wellness (https://txcte.org/course-binder/lifetime-nutrition-and-wellness)
  • Practicum in Human Services (https://txcte.org/course-binder/practicum-human-services)
  • Practicum in Human Services/Extended Practicum in Human Services (https://txcte.org/course-binder/practicum-human-servicesextended-practicum-human-services)
  • Principles of Cosmetology Design and Color Theory (https://txcte.org/course-binder/principles-cosmetology-design-and-color-theory)
  • Principles of Human Services (https://txcte.org/course-binder/principles-human-services)

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Human services teachers should get involved in at least one career and technical education (CTE) professional association. They are excellent sources of career cluster-specific teaching tools, ideas, networking, and mentors.

The following associations are related to careers in human services:

• Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers Association of Texas (https://www.fcstat.org/)

• American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences  (http://www.aafcs.org/)

   

• Association of Texas Professional Educators (ATPE) (http://www.atpe.org/en/Home)

• Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) (https://www.acteonline.org/)
• Career and Technology Association of Texas (CTAT) (http://www.ctat.org/)
• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (http://www.aamft.org)  
• National Mental Health Association (http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/) 
• National Youth Leadership Council (http://www.nylc.org) 
• Texas Association Concerned with School-Age Parenting (http://www.tacsap.org/) 
• Texas Industrial Vocational Association (TIVA)  (http://www.tiva.org/)

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Stay on top of current practices and news by attending relevant conferences.

Here are a few upcoming events:

2018 TIVA Summer Professional Development Conference (https://www.txcte.org/node/208861)

July 16-20, 2018
Irving, TX

FCSTAT Professional Development Conference (https://www.fcstat.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=Pages.main&Page=Events)
July 30, - August 3, 2018
Dallas, TX

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The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) provides workforce development services and resources to Texas employers and job seekers.

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Take a few moments to bookmark the following TWC resources to explore later:

• Student and Parent Career Tools (http://www.lmci.state.tx.us/explore/TSC/k12.asp)
• Texas Career Check (http://www.texascareercheck.com/)
• Texas CREWS (http://www.thecb.state.tx.us/apps/txcrews/)
• Products and Services for Counselors and Teachers (http://www.lmci.state.tx.us/counselors/counselors.asp)
• Texas Reality Check (http://www.texasrealitycheck.com/)
• Texas OnCourse (http://texasoncourse.org/)

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Additional resources related to careers in human services:

• National Technical Honor Society (https://www.nths.org/)

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Navigate the Careers in the Military (https://www.careersinthemilitary.com/career-cluster-pathway/13) website for related military occupations to this career cluster