About the CareerASSOCIATE IN HUMAN SERVICES
About the CareerHuman service professionals can hold various job titles, including human service worker, case management aide, social work assistant, community support worker, mental health aide, community outreach worker, life skill counselor or gerontology aide. They usually work under the direction of professionals from a variety of fields, such as nursing, psychiatry, psychology, rehabilitative or physical therapy or social work.
Job opportunities for human service professionals are expected to be very good. This is especially true for entry-level professionals who will be needed to replace advancing or retiring workers.
Opportunities are expected to be best in job-training programs, residential care facilities and private social service agencies, which include services such as adult daycare and meal delivery programs. In addition, human service professionals will continue to be needed to provide services to pregnant teenagers, the homeless, the mentally disabled and developmentally challenged, and those with substance-abuse problems.
About the ProgramStudents completing the Human Services program are qualified to work in a variety of fields that require a basic understanding of the causes, nature and consequences of human behavior. Students will develop an understanding of how to assist others in managing their behavior in order to achieve their full potential in educational, social, therapeutic and vocational settings.
The choice of electives and field placements in this curriculum permits students to select areas of special interest for a focus. Electives must be approved by the department head or advisor. Supervised field placements may be carried out at various approved agencies within the Midlands region.
The program is nationally accredited through the Councils for Standards in Human Service Education.
