Human Services Certificate of Achievement
This certificate is designed to prepare students for entry-level employment in human services with a knowledge of intervention methodologies at the individual, group, and community levels.
| Code | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses: | ||
| HUMSV 167 | Crisis Intervention | 3 |
| HUMSV 170 | Introduction to Social Work and Human Services | 3 |
| HUMSV 172 | Group and Family Dynamics | 3 |
| HUMSV 173 | Helping and Interpersonal Skills | 3 |
| HUMSV 179 | Law and Ethics | 3 |
| One course from the following: | 3 | |
| SOC 110 | Social Problems | 3 |
| SOC 110H | Social Problems - Honors | 3 |
| SOC 141 | Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
| SOC 141H | Race and Ethnic Relations - Honors | 3 |
| ETHS 141 | Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
| ETHS 141H | Race and Ethnic Relations - Honors | 3 |
| Two courses from the following: | 6 | |
| HUMSV 130 | Introduction to Addiction Studies: Drugs, Health, and Society | 3 |
| HUMSV 131 | Co-Occur Disorders | 3 |
| HUMSV 132 | Diverse Populations | 3 |
| HUMSV 134 | Family Dynamics of Addiction | 3 |
| HUMSV 135 | Prevention, Intervention and Recovery | 3 |
| HUMSV 140 | Case Management in Public Service | 3 |
| HUMSV 147 | Career Specialist | 3 |
| Required Field Work Courses: | ||
| A minimum of four Human Services courses are required from: HUMSV 167, HUMSV 170, HUMSV 172, HUMSV 173, and HUMSV 179. 1 | ||
| The following two courses are to be taken concurrently: | ||
| HUMSV 195A | Social Work and Human Services Seminar I | 1 |
| HUMSV 198C | Social Work and Human Services Fieldwork I | 2 |
| The following two course are to be taken concurrently: | ||
| HUMSV 195B | Human Services: Intern Seminar II | 1 |
| HUMSV 198D | Human Services Fieldwork II | 2.5 |
| One Course from the Following: | ||
| ANTHRO 102 | Cultural Anthropology | 3 |
| or ANTHRO 102H | Cultural Anthropology - Honors | |
| PSYCH 100 | General Psychology | 3 |
| or PSYCH 100H | General Psychology - Honors | |
| SOC 100 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| or SOC 100H | Introduction to Sociology - Honors | |
| Total Units | 33.5 | |
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Courses must be completed with a grade of C or better prior to field work courses.
Students working for certificates must have a basic knowledge of arithmetic, reading and writing in order to learn and work in the occupations they select.
This is a Gainful Employment Program
Program Learning Outcomes
At the completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Demonstrate the applicable skill set in Humans Services.
- Demonstrate their understanding of goals, functions and organizational contemporary human service fields, evaluated by written or objective assessments.
- Apply the ethical decision making steps to practical problems and practice learned ethical responsibilities in regard to special populations, scope of practice and the helping of those in human service fields, evaluated by written or objective assessments.