Catalog Year:
2023 - 2024, 2024 - 2025, 2025 - 2026

This Certificate of Achievement prepares students for employment in paraprofessional counseling, crisis intervention services, and psycho-education group facilitation.

Career Opportunities

Paraprofessional counseling, crisis intervention, mental wellness psycho-education in human services agencies
Required Courses (15 credits)
Units: 15.0
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
Total: 15.0

Program Outcomes

Outcome
Evaluate processes of sexual development as well as articulate biased and discriminatory attitudes and behaviors pertaining to marginalized sexual identity groups.
Assessment
Assignments, Experiential Activities & Exams
Outcome
Demonstrate effective group facilitation skills
Assessment
Observational Critiques
Outcome
Design comprehensive treatment plans using sound assessment and diagnostic information as well as coordinate, monitor, and document services
Assessment
Assignments, quizzes
Outcome
Demonstrate basic counseling and motivational interviewing skills and the methods structuring the helping relationship
Assessment
Experiential activities, observational critiques