high sChOOL PROgRAMs
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available within the Human services
cluster in Texas high schools.* The state
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has created descriptions of each of these
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programs of study. These documents
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detail high school classes you might take,
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postsecondary programs. To download
them, visit www.AchieveTexas.org/
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Implementation.htm and click on
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interests you. Groove
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CONSUMEr SErviCES
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professionals in this area help people with
decisions and problems relating to finance, real Your future in Human services starts with
estate, insurance, and consumer goods.
HAnds-on HIGH scHool programs.
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COUNSELiNg & MENTAL HEALTH SErviCES
professionals in these occupations assist people
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with personal, family, educational, mental health,
Whether students jump straight into
and career decisions and problems.
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ant to get started on a career right
away? It depends on what students
want to do, but in Human Services, the workforce or not, high school is the
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it’s possible to get the career training they place to begin career preparation in
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need in high school. Human Services. Rigorous coursework
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& SErviCES
Students who participate in a two-year in academics—math, science, English
professionals in these careers nurture and teach cosmetology program in high school and language arts, social studies—lays the
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preschool-age children. pass the state exam, for example, can foundation for success.
graduate with a cosmetology license from Working with people requires excellent
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FAMiLy & COMMUNiTy SErviCES the Texas Department of Licensing and communication skills. Because Human
some professionals in this area help families Regulation. The Texas manicurist licensing Services is all about people, the ability to
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and individuals meet their nutritional needs. program is even faster. It only takes a year. communicate both orally and in writing is
others help vulnerable populations cope with “The students graduate not only with a vital. Mastery of communication in English
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the problems of daily living, counsel troubled high school diploma,” says Brenda Buster, as well as in a second language such as
individuals, train or retrain the unemployed, care cosmetology instructor at the Denton Spanish can be incredibly useful in serving
for the elderly, and solicit contributions for various Independent School District Advanced the diverse population of Texas.
social agencies. Technology Complex, “but with a Certain specialties in the cluster require
professional license to start a particular skills. If students want to become
PErSONAL CArE SErviCES career or support their financial planners, they must concentrate
personal care professionals help people with
way through college.” on developing their math skills. Dietitians
their personal appearance, including styling
and students interested in geriatric care or
hair, giving manicures, providing facial
mental health services need to do well in
treatments, and giving makeup advice. They also
science courses, particularly biology.
provide health and fitness training.
Elective courses help students experience
their chosen careers in Human Services.
* Not all schools offer all programs of study
The cluster includes five programs of
or clusters. Ask your counselor which programs study (see “Program Profiles” at left). In
are available at your school.
many cases, elective courses in a particular
program help students get hands-on
experience in that field.
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