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Program Duration: Short-term
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Degree Type: Academic Certificate
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Total Credit Hours: 33
About This Certificate
Our Human Services academic certificate program will prepare you to work in the behavioral health and human service fields. You will learn how to demonstrate a basic set of helping skills (warmth, empathy, reflective listening) needed for entry-level employment in human service agencies, work as a culturally sensitive ethical practitioner, demonstrate a stronger sense of self resulting from personal growth experiences, and use critical thinking and writing skills needed for working with clients. You will also do one practicum, which may be completed at your place of employment. Along with the core helping skills, you will be introduced to job-specific helping courses in fields of practice such as addictions, disabilities, gerontology or youth work.
Course Sequence
Launch Your Career in Human Services
- Community Health Worker – est. salary $44,532
- Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs– est. salary $52,539
- Receptionist and Information Clerk – est. salary $34,477
Career Outlook
Median Salary of a Child, Family, and School Social Worker
Number of Jobs in the Region
10-year Job Outlook in the Region for Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Supervise and coordinate assignments of mechanics, installers and repairers.
Starting Pay: $32,160
Typical Tasks
- Counsel individuals, groups, families, or communities regarding issues including mental health, poverty, unemployment, substance abuse, physical abuse, rehabilitation, social adjustment, child care, or medical care.
- Interview clients individually, in families, or in groups, assessing their situations, capabilities, and problems to determine what services are required to meet their needs.
- Serve as liaisons between students, homes, schools, family services, child guidance clinics, courts, protective services, doctors, and other contacts to help children who face problems, such as disabilities, abuse, or poverty.
- Maintain case history records and prepare reports.
- Counsel parents with child rearing problems, interviewing the child and family to determine whether further action is required.
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