The Department of Social Development Services (DSDS) is one of the academic units under the College of Human Ecology (CHE, UPLB) involved in the implementation of instruction, research and public service programs that are instrumental in the development and strengthening of human organizations and social institutions (HOSIs).  The DSDS offers the Bachelor of Science in Human Ecology (BSHE) major in Social Technology, which gives premium to active participation of HOSIs in organizing, mobilizing, and managing human and environmental resources towards social development and sustainability. The graduates of BSHE Major in Social Technology are equipped with social tools and techniques for effecting value-oriented human-environment interactions focusing on social organizations and institutions as a strategy for achieving empowered communities.


The department also anchors its research and extension under the Social Development and Management Plan (SDMP), which centers on four key thrusts: Social Technologies and Institution Building (STIB), Consumer Protection and Education and Stakeholder Satisfaction Survey (CPESS), Climate Change Adaptation & Disaster and Risk Reduction and Management (CDRM), and Social Technologies Technical Assistance and Mentoring Program (STAMP).