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Submitter's Information

Name

Sandy Fowler

Title

Dean of CTE & Workforce Development

Region

North/Far North

College

Woodland Community College

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

Sandy Fowler

CTE Dean's Email

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Program Details

Program Title

Human Services

Submission Type

Program Modifications (formerly substantial changes)

TOPs Code

Human Services (210400)

Projected Start Date

08/01/22

Catalog Description

The two-year Human Services program is designed to meet an increasing need for paraprofessional human services generalists. The program is specifically designed to

• Prepare for employment as Human Service counselors, workers, and aides in areas of social services, vocational rehabilitation, mental health, child and family services, support services for seniors and people with disabilities and educational facilities.

• Provide additional training and skills to paraprofessional human service workers currently employed, enabling them to more effectively meet human services needs.

Enrollment Completer Projections

Projected annual completers: 5

Program Proposal Attributes

Program Award Type(s) (Check all that apply)
  • A.S. Degree (S)
Program Goal

The two-year Human Services program is designed to meet an increasing need for paraprofessional human services generalists. The program is specifically designed to

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

✓ Students will understand and demonstrate ethical behavior in a variety of challenging situations.

✓ Students will demonstrate communications skills [verbal, non-verbal, and written] that insure they can work effectively with clients and other professionals within the community.

✓ Students will display an understanding of and respect for other people and cultures.

✓ Students will demonstrate skills and abilities and appropriately apply knowledge to work settings and situations

✓ Students will understand their personal values and beliefs, and be able to compare and contrast them to the value and belief systems of other diverse groups within society.

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Units for Degree Major or Area of Emphasis (Minimum and Maximum)

60

Total Units for Degree (Minimum and Maximum)

60

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative

This degree consists of 8 core classes, 1 elective course and 1 work experience or internship course.

Program Requirements
CourseTitleUnitsYear/Semester
(Y1 or S1)
HUSEV 10Intro to Human Services
3Y1
HUSEV 11Understanding Diverse Racial & Ethnic Cultures
3Y1
HUSEV 23Legal and Ethical Aspects of Human Services
3Y1
HUSEV 24Introduction to Case Management
3Y1
HUSEV 27Introduction to Professional and Personal Growth 
3Y1
HUSEV 28Skills and Techniques of Group Counseling
3Y2
HUSEV 29Family and Addiction
3Y2
SOCIL 2Social Problems
3Y2
Electives (choose one)
ECE 3
HUSEV 25
HUSEV 30
PSYCH 46
SPEECH 7
Child Growth and Development, Basic Counseling and Theory, Co-occurring Disorders, Abnormal Psych, Interpersonal Communications
3Y2
Choose one:
CWEE 45A, CWEE 45B, HUSEV 26A
Occupational Work Experience - Volunteer, Occupational Work Experience - Paid, Introduction to Supervised Internship
2Y2

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Submission Details

Published at

06/16/21 - 07:53 PM

Status

Recommended

Return to Drafts

Please list the reason(s) for returning "Human Services". to Sandy Fowler's drafts. This message will be sent to sfowler@yccd.edu

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