Human Services - New River Community College

Human Services from New River Community College is a Campus Associate Human Science degree that prepares you for a Human Services career. The two-year associate degree in Human Services gives the student a foundation of knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed for entry into a wide variety of human service occupations. Occupational Objectives Child Care Worker Counselor in a Residential Facility Developmental Disabilities Aide Eligibility Worker Group Work Aide Recreation Aide Rehabilitation Aide School Community Representative Social Service Aide Social Services in Geriatric Facility Social Work Technician Program Requirements The Human Services program is about people working with people. The program is designed to provide about one-third of its requirements in general education and the remainder in human services technical and support courses. The student will spend a minimum of 450 hours in supervised work experience in a social service agency. Students will be required to go through an oral interview after internship for assessment purposes. To get the most benefit from the program, students should work closely with their faculty advisor in planning their curriculum and their field experience. Application for internship should be made the semester prior to doing internship. As a prerequisite to beginning the internship experience, the student will be required to purchase student professional liability insurance, which is available through the college at a reasonable rate. Upon satisfactory completion of the four-semester program, the student will be awarded the Associate in Applied Science degree in Human Services. View more details on New River Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Human Science courses.