Bunker Hill Community College

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM - 2007
Human Services Program
(Associate in Science Degrees):

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Overview

Program ID - AS.HUMSV

Early Childhood Education & Human Services Department's mission statement and goals state two primary purposes. These are: 1) To provide knowledge, training and skill development for persons interested in working in the area of social services with specific educational opportunities for those interested in early childhood development, human services, and education. 2) To serve the community as an information and knowledge-base in the area of social service, with specific expertise in early childhood education and development, human services, and education. This program prepares students as assistants and paraprofessionals in careers that direct the delivery of services to people.

Career Outlook:
Graduates of this program qualify for careers in social welfare, mental health, community development, public administration, youth work, work with elderly, family counseling, homemaking, and recreation in such institutions as community centers, neighborhood houses, recreational centers, and social agency rehabilitation units.

Upon completetion of this program graduates will be able to:

• Use formal and informal assessment practices to respond to the needs, desires, and interests of participants receiving information and support from a Human Service organization, enhancing the persons' ability to lead a self-determining life.
• Communicate effectively and demonstrate skills needed to establish collaborative relationships with participants receiving services.
• Demonstrate knowledge about formal and informal supports available, as well as diverse challenges facing participants, using advocacy strategies to overcome these challenges by mobilizing resources to reach participant goals.
• Demonstrate knowledge and skill in handling crisis prevention, intervention, and resolution techniques with detailed documentation of the work in a human services agency.
• Understand the mission and practices of human services organizations, fully participating in the life of the agency as a professional and be able to identify areas of self- improvement and professional development needed for future goal attainment.

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