Human Services - Mount Wachusett Community College

Human Services from Mount Wachusett Community College is a Campus Associate Human Science degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. This program is for those who wish to build a rewarding career helping others who are experiencing personal and socialization problems. Opportunities in this field are excellent. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, human services is one of the fastest growing fields. The Human Services Degree program will prepare you for entry-level positions in social services or for transfer to four-year colleges or universities to pursue human services, psychology, social work, sociology, or other related majors. Career options: Mental health assistant, case manager, intake specialist, community organizer, counselor, domestic violence worker, residential staff and house manager, advocate, substance abuse worker, social service aide, and a wide variety of related careers. Program Competencies Upon graduation from this program students shall have demonstrated the ability to: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of the historical development of human services as a profession and the implications of social policy. 2. Demonstrate an understanding of the major models of causation of normal and abnormal development and the conditions which promote or limit optimal functioning. 3. Develop and demonstrate effective intervention strategies that include counseling and interviewing skills, assessment, advocacy, outreach, and referral. 4. Demonstrate knowledge of the formal and informal supports, resources available in the community, and skill in gaining access to them. 5. Demonstrate an awareness of one?s individual strengths, attitudes, values, and belief systems on both a personal and professional level. 6. Develop and demonstrate the oral and written skills required for an effective communicator. 7. Develop an awareness of cultural diversity and a working knowledge of, and respect for, peoples? history, traditions, values, and social organizations such as family, community, and political structures. 8. Exercise professional ethics in all matters related to the helping relationship and the workplace. View more details on Mount Wachusett Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Human Science courses.