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Human Services
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Human Services
This major prepares students to work in the expanding field of human services, a growing profession in response to the human needs and problems in the 21st century. It provides a general background for work with families, children, and adults and offers the student a pathway to pursue an associate or bachelor level degree. Individuals with a major in Human Services can enhance their professional helping skills, offering them greater work opportunities as social-service technicians, case management aides, mental health technicians, gerontology aides, special-education teacher aides, and residential managers. Additionally, police officers, firefighters, military counselors, and others dealing with the public will benefit from the program training. The major exposes the student to the most current thinking in the field, hands-on experience, and community networking.
Course requirements / digital catalog info:
Human Services - Associate of Arts Degree Major (60 units)
Human Services
This certificate enables students to work in the expanding field of human services, a growing profession in response to the human needs and problems in the 21st century. The certificate program provides a general background for work with families, children, and adults and offers the student a pathway to pursue an associate or bachelor level degree. Individuals with a certificate can enhance their professional helping skills, offering them greater work opportunities as social-service technicians, case management aides, mental health technicians, gerontology aides, special-education teacher aides, and residential managers. Additionally, police officers, firefighters, military counselors, and others dealing with the public will benefit from the program training. The certificate exposes the student to the most current thinking in the field, hands-on experience, and community networking.
Course requirements / digital catalog info:
Human Services - Certificate of Accomplishment (15 units)
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Is a career in Human Services right for you?
Your community needs you. Communities in Southern California and all around the country need more trained social and human services workers. Help fulfill the industry demand by earning an associate degree in Human Services from Coastline College. Become a social-service technician, case management aide, mental health technician, gerontology aide, special-education teacher aide, or residential manager.
Additionally, police officers, firefighters, military counselors, and others dealing with the public will benefit from Human Services program training. At Coastline, we offer the most current thinking in the field, hands-on experience, and community networking.
