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A human services degree from Purdue Global can prepare you for a career focused on helping those in need—including children, families, and the elderly. Read articles about careers in human services and how you can make a difference in the lives of others.

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Career Opportunities Working With the Elderly

If you're passionate about service, discover career opportunities that provide care, support, and companionship to seniors.

A health care worker helps a senior woman with her exercises.

A rehabilitation counselor helps a young woman work through her concerns.

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What Is It Like to Work in Social Services?

Social and community service managers support public well-being, making this a gratifying career. Read on to learn more.

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Succeeding and Broadening Your Opportunities in Human Services

One amazing thing about the human services field is that it can provide a variety settings that you can work in.

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What Can You Do With a Human Services Degree?

Learn more about human services careers and what you can do with a human services degree.

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How Social & Community Service Managers Help Domestic Violence Survivors

In child and family agency work, the tasks are endless, but so are the rewards!

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Helping Others as a Human Services Professional

Melanie Beath shares her insights and advice about working in the human service field.

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Understanding Domestic Violence Indicators in Students and How to Help

Domestic violence takes on many different forms. It can involve physical contact and emotional/psychological manipulation and threats.

Woman with small child on lap looking at a tablet

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Quotes on Nonviolence by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Read some select quotes from Martin Luther King Jr.'s book Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story.

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What is Cultural Diversity?

Culture is that which shapes us; it shapes our identity and influences our behavior.

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Faculty Spotlight: Karen Watson

Professor Karen Watson is a course lead and adjunct instructor for the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.

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Helping Those in Need Around The Holidays

A brief look at some of the major religions practiced in the United States and how they view charity.

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