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The Direct Support Professional degree prepares graduates to work in support and leadership positions in public and private agencies serving people with cognitive disabilities. These agencies work within communities to provide direct support and advocacy to their clients. The curriculum includes courses in human development, leadership, and case management.

Program Outcomes

Students completing this degree should be able to satisfy the following outcomes:

1. Describe the nature of human systems: individual, group, organization, community, society, and their major interactions.
2. Describe the conditions that promote or limit optimal functioning in the major human systems.
3. Identify and select interventions that promote client growth and goal attainment.
4. Plan, implement, and evaluate interventions.
5. Select interventions that are congruent with the values of oneself, clients, the employing organization, and the human services profession.
6. Utilize process skills to plan and implement services.
7. Adapt assessment skills and interventions to a variety of settings.
8. Comprehend and recognize the worth and uniqueness of the individual, including race, culture, ethnicity, gender, religion, learning style, abilities, sexual orientation, age, social class, and other expressions of diversity.

Getting Started

This degree has special admission requirements and enrollment limits, and there is a deadline for applications. Criminal history limitations may apply to students in the practicum experience. 

By enrolling in PLP121, Introduction to Prior Learning Portfolio, students may be able to earn credits for prior learning acquired through jobs, non-credit class, community or volunteer service, or individual study. For more information, call 503.399.5114.

You may earn an associate of applied science degree by successfully completing the required 96 credits; 25 credits of practicum are required.