Program Summary
HUMAN SERVICES - Associate in Arts
2024 - 2025
The Human Services Associate in Arts degree is designed to benefit the student who wishes to gain employment in the fields of human services, social work, or addiction services as well as supporting students who wish to transfer to university in social or behavioral sciences. To earn an Associate in Arts degree in Human Services, students must successfully complete 60 units which includes core courses in the major (6 units) plus an area of concentration (Addition Studies Foundation or Paraprofessional Counselor) which includes 15 units.
Career Opportunities
Addiction Counselor Case Manager, Family Advocate, Human Services Volunteer Coordinator, Paraprofessional Counselor, Psycho-Education Facilitator, Prevention/Outreach Facilitator, Writer/Journalist.
With a Master's Degree leads to Licensed Marriage Family Therapist or Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Students transferring to four-year colleges or universities are urged to include Psychology 201 and Sociology 201A as part of their General Education/Breadth requirements.
Required Courses (6 credits)
Units: 6.0
Students transferring to four-year colleges or universities are urged to include Psychology 201 and Sociology 201A as part of their General Education/Breadth requirements.
ASHS 212
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT: LIFE SPAN
3.0
ASHS 214
FAMILY, RELATIONSHIPS AND INTIMACY
3.0
Complete one of the following two areas of concentration:
Units: 15.0
Addiction Studies Foundation concentration (15 credits)
Units: 0.0
ASHS 270
INTRO TO ADDICTION STUDIES: ADDICTION AND THE COMMUNITY
3.0
ASHS 271
GROUP PROCESS AND PRACTICE, LAW AND ETHICS
3.0
ASHS 278
FAMILIES AND ADDICTION
3.0
ASHS 279
TREATMENT AND CASE MANAGEMENT
3.0
PHS 206
PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCE - ASPECTS OF DRUG USE
3.0
Students who successfully complete the above courses will earn a Certificate of Achievement in Addiction Studies Foundation.
Paraprofessional Counseling concentration (15 credits)
Units: 0.0
ASHS 210
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK AND HUMAN SERVICES
3.0
ASHS 271
GROUP PROCESS AND PRACTICE, LAW AND ETHICS
3.0
ASHS 279
TREATMENT AND CASE MANAGEMENT
3.0
ASHS 280
COUNSELING SKILLS, LAW AND ETHICS
3.0
ASHS 289
HUMAN SERVICES SEMINAR
2.0
ASHS 289D
FIELDWORK: PARAPROFESSIONAL COUNSELING
1.0
Students who successfully complete the above courses will earn a Certificate of Achievement in Paraprofessional Counseling.
Total: 21.0
Program Outcomes
Evaluate social work and human services principles, modalities & responsibilities as well as articulate the delivery system environments within social welfare institutions.
Assignments, exams
Demonstrate understanding of how gender and ethnicity intersects with human development as well as the major theories of developmental psychology.
Assignments, exams
Appraise one's own professional skills and conduct with the intention of enhancing self-awareness and professional performance.
Assignments
Identify the code of ethics and legal guidelines associated within the fields of social work and human services.
Assignments, exams