General Studies - Human Services Specialization, AA&S

Program Description/Purpose: With a focus on the helping professions, the Human Services specialization offers students the background knowledge and flexibility to transfer into Bachelor programs focusing on psychology, social work, human services, sociology, counseling, and education. Additionally, the Human Services specialization provides students interested in helping careers, and those currently working within a helping organization, opportunities to enhance their qualifactions and skills, specific to personal, social, and cultural development.

Occupational Outcomes: Occupational titles, depending on educational achievement, of human service workers may include Case Worker, Case Management Aide, Eligibility Counselor, Social Service Aide, Probation Officer, Mental Health Counselor or Crisis Intervention Manager.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

1. Students will appraise the way social environments promote or inhibit personal and professional growth.
2. Students will practice empathic listening skills and engaging mock clients in a meaningful way.
3. Students will practice empathic listening skills and engaging mock clients in a meaningful way.
4. Students will use active listening skills, appropriate to client needs, within a human services organization or when engaging in a human services capacity.
5. Students will determine the relevance of professional communication with marginalized or minoritized groups within a human services organization or engaging in a human services capacity.

Transfer Information: Students should consult with their advisor to ensure that they select electives that best prepare them for the specific requirements of their intended transfer university’s program of study. More information can also be found at www.laurelridge.edu/transfer.

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