Human Services - Lehigh Carbon Community College

Human Services from Lehigh Carbon Community College is a Campus Certificate Human Science degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. The Human Services certificate curriculum focuses on the nature of the individual, the dynamic process of life, and the human ability to adapt to the environment. The curriculum will view the human being holistically and explore cause-and-effect relationships of human conditions. This certificate program is designed to prepare a graduate with the values, skills, and knowledge for entry-level employment as a human services generalist providing direct client serviceswithin the human services field. Human services workers assist individuals, families, and groups to improve the overall quality of life in the community. Graduates are employed as providers of direct services, e.g. therapeutic support services, caregiver, life assistant/coach, crisis intervener, and empowerer. Graduates are employed as human services workers in a variety of settings, including offices, clinics, hospitals, group homes, correctional centers, government agencies, day treatment centers, sheltered workshops, extended care facilities, community-based living homes, and social services agencies throughout the community. Lehigh Carbon Community College is an institutional member of the National Organization of Human Services and the Council For Standards in Human Services Education. Upon successful completion of this program, the graduate will be able to: use critical thinking and problem-solving skills to assess the needs of individuals, families, and groups within the community. assist in goal planning and suggesting appropriate strategies, services, or interventions. assist in identifying plans and implementing a treatment plan using appropriate resources, specialized assistance, and community supports to achieve the desired outcome. assist in formulating a systematic method to evaluate the outcome of services and make referrals as appropriate. describe the effect of one's own values and beliefs in the role of the human services worker. demonstrate professional and ethical interaction with a variety of human services providers and agencies. View more details on Lehigh Carbon Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Human Science courses.