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Graduates of Man Development and Family unit Science have a wide array of career options, many of which are available to graduates of any of the HDFS undergraduate emphasis areas. Currently, official certification is only required to piece of work equally a Child Life Specialist. Students completing all of the requirements of the Kid Life accent surface area and passing the Child Life Council's Certification Test would qualify.

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Listed beneath is a sampling of the types of positions held by graduates of our Bachelor'southward degree programs. Where possible nosotros accept provided some data on the types of duties that each position entails. A few graduates besides informed us of additional didactics they completed before landing the job. Nosotros hope this list will exist useful to you as you consider your future every bit an employed HDFS graduate. Click on each career setting beneath to see a sample of the types of positions.

  • Child and Family Advocate with the Kid Advocacy Center at Rainbow Firm, Columbia MO.
    Address the needs of and provide support to families who come up to the middle with children who accept been victims of sexual abuse and trauma.
  • Employment and Training Coordinator at Central Missouri Customs Action, Columbia MO.
    Assistance laid-off workers and TANF recipients to retrain and notice new employment through chore readiness classes.
  • Program Coordinator for Granny's Firm (afterschool program for children in public housing), Columbia, MO.
    Coordinate and manage programs that support children, organize and facilitate child and family events, and create and foster relationships with the families and children living in public housing
  • Managing director of the Kay Senior Care Center associated with the Church Street United Methodist Church, Knoxville TN. This is a Licensed Developed Day Intendance serving seniors with Alzheimer'due south illness and their caregivers. (later on a Masters in Public Health).
  • Human Resources Officeholder at Horn Creek Camp, Colorado.
    Coordinate hiring and staffing for this Christian camp that offers year-round facilities for family camps, student and school retreats, war machine family retreats, etc.
  • Family Development Coordinatorwith Central Missouri Community Action, Columbia MO.
    Coordinate and facilitate grooming to teach front end-line workers to use a strengths-based approach to working with families; facilitate relationships, understanding and training programs for families working their mode out of poverty; grant-writing and direction
  • Substance Corruption Counselor at Phoenix Programs, Columbia, MO.
    Provide substance corruption counseling, handling planning, group education, group counseling, and case management.
  • Community Support Specialist at Burrell Behavioral Health Child and Adolescent Services, Columbia, MO.
    Provide instance management for severely mentally ill, low-income youth ages 4-17.
  • Restorative Justice Coordinatorfor the Center for Women in Transition, St. Louis MO.
    Help women in the criminal justice system in making a successful transition back to their families and communities.
  • Customs Support Specialistfor Pathways Customs Behavioral Healthcare.
    Provide community based psychiatric rehabilitation services for mentally ill individuals
  • Legislative Helpfor U.Due south. Senator in Washington, D.C.
    Worked in the areas of healthcare and education.
  • Kid Protection Caseworkerfor Family Integrated Treatment (drug) Court, Jefferson County CO.
    Work with parents with substance abuse/chemical dependency bug in a family unit drug court setting; assess for risk and safety of children; provide case management services for families involved in child protective services; work toward family reunification (obtained Primary'south in Social Work).
  • Eligibility Specialistfor Charter Oak Communities Housing Authority, Stamford CT.
    Manage required certifications for over 1600 low-income individuals and families to receive federal housing help (Section 8) through HUD.
  • Library Assistantat Wake Canton Public Libraries, Wake County NC.
    Present programs for 3-year olds and their parents, manage educator's resource drove ("Mailbox" and other publications for preschool teachers), work with grant funds to create and provide book purse kits for preschool classes to check out.
  • Program Specialistfor the U.South. Department of Defense, Army Customs Service.
    Help families with adjustment to military life; provide educational activity and outreach to encourage self-sufficiency and resilience, either in grouping formats or one-on-one.
  • Children and Family Services Specialistfor the Nebraska Division of Children and Families, Douglas County NE.
    Investigate allegations of child abuse and fail, interview children and adults to complete safety and family unit assessments, assistance families connect with resource to be safety parents, notify the juvenile courtroom arrangement when necessary by completing affidavits for immediate temporary custody of children, accompany law enforcement to help remove children, set children for foster care
  • School Advisor at Rockwood Schoolhouse District, St. Louis County MO.
    Deliver curriculum well-nigh bullying, written report skills, relationships; support student problem solving in family unit and friend relationships; procedure paperwork for pupil testing for special services, meet with parents, students, teachers, and administrators to assist students be successful in school (obtained Master'due south in counseling).
  • Lead Teacherfor a iv- to 5-year-old classroom at the YMCA. Besides was a lead instructor in an babe/toddler classroom at a local domestic violence shelter.
  • Pre-Kindergarten Instructor within an inclusion classroom in St. Louis MO.
    Piece of work with 4 and v-twelvemonth-olds, some of whom are typically developing children and others who are non-ambulatory students with severe physical bug equally well every bit developmental delays in speech and noesis. (masters completed).
  • Family & Consumer Sciences Teacher at Parkway North High School, St. Louis MO.
  • Youth Counselorin a YMCA teen leadership program.
  • Back up Manager at Forest Bluff Montessori School, Lake Bluff IL.
  • Director of Program Developmentfor the Boys' Club of New York, New York NY.
    Evaluate the effectiveness of electric current programs targeted at the emerging needs of urban boys. Work to expand services and implement new programs across three NYC city clubhouses.
  • Teacher in a CSS Classroomin Springfield Public Schools, Springfield MO.
    Work primarily with students who accept been diagnosed with autism (obtained a Master's in Special Education).
  • Admissions Representativeat Grantham University, Lenexa KS.Help students with enrollment and advisement, especially military veterans needing assist with securing their education benefits.
  • Possessor and Director of Individual Child Care Facility, The Playground, Columbia MO.
    Work with country agencies to maintain licensure; manage about a dozen full and part time staff daily; maintain the wellness and welfare of the children in the facility; fiscal management and billing Social Services for children in foster care and fractional payment for parents with child care assist.
  • Matrimony and Family Therapist at McCambridge Heart for Women, Columbia MO.
    Provide therapeutic services for women with chemical dependency and their families
  • County Extension Agent in Family and Consumer Sciences, University of Arkansas.
    Offering programming in the areas of nutrition, health and aging, union, parenting and family unit life, and family unit and consumer economics. Supervise staff in the county and work with the 4-H program
  • Therapist for a rural wellness heart in Northeast Missouri.
    Provide therapy for children, families, meaning and postpartum mothers, and other adults in various rural communities, too as counseling at the local Juvenile Justice Centre and work on a health literacy project (after earning a Master'due south in Social Work).
  • Intake Counselorat the St. Louis Crisis Nursery, St. Louis MO.
    Provide driveling and at-gamble children with i-on-one therapeutic interventions and care, provide counseling and resource to parents, and coordinate volunteers.
  • Development Officeholderfor University of Missouri Children's Hospital, Columbia MO.
    Raise money for Children's Infirmary and maintaining relations with local businesses.
  • Special Events Coordinatorfor the St. Louis Children's Infirmary Foundation, St. Louis MO.
    Fundraising, outcome planning, and development work for major donors and corporate sponsors.
  • Director of Developmentfor Open up Artillery Pregnancy Resource Center.
    Had responsibleness for raising a $300,000 budget. This position was made possible considering of completing an internship at the agency.
  • Director of Kay Senior Care Eye at Church Street United Methodist Church, Knoxville TN.
    Oversee administration of this Licensed Adult Day Care facility serving seniors with Alzheimer's disease and their caregivers. (Master'south in Public Wellness).
  • Certified Child Life Specialistat Academy of Missouri Women's and Children'south Hospital, Columbia MO.
    Provide supportive child life services to adolescents and families in the Adolescent Unit of measurement and Pediatric Intensive Care Unit.
  • Certified Child Life Specialistat St. Louis Children's Hospital, St Louis MO.
    In the Hematology and Oncology Unit, brainwash patients and their families about the kid'southward diagnosis and treatment, normalize the hospital environment for patients through play, activities, and special events, prepare patients and their families for medical procedures, and oversee the in-patient playroom
  • Kid Life Specialistat Ranken Jordan Pediatric Specialty Hospital, Maryland Heights MO.
    Work with infants and preschoolers doing developmental activities, distractions, parent training, and play to increase development and growth while hospitalized. Also a Certified Infant Massage Teacher and practice infant patient massage and train their parents in infant massage techniques.