Human Services - Addiction Studies, AAS

GENERAL EDUCATION CORE

• ENGL 111 - English Composition CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• MATH 123 - Quantitative Reasoning CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• SOCI 111 - Introduction to Sociology CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

PROFESSIONAL - TECHNICAL CORE

• HUMS 101 - Introduction to Human Services CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• HUMS 102 - Helping Relationship Techniques CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• HUMS 103 - Interviewing and Assessment CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• HUMS 202 - Internship II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• HUMS 206 - Group Process and Skills CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• HUMS 208 - Theory of Sub. Use & Addiction CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• HUMS 209 - Counseling Issues in Substance Abuse CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• HUMS 220 - Issues and Ethics in Human Services CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• HUMS 210 - Issues of Substance Abuse in Family Systems CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• HUMS 279 - Human Services Capstone Course CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2 ^

STATEWIDE ELECTIVES

 Choose 3 credits from the following:

• HUMS 1xx-2xx - Human Services Electives CREDIT HOURS: 3
• PSYC 201 - Lifespan Development CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• PSYC 205 - Abnormal Psychology CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• PSYC 209 - Theories of Personality CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 60

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^ Capstone Course

DEGREE OUTCOMES

• Recognize the historical roots of human services.
• Recognize the factors that lead to the creation of the human services profession.
• Recognize and describe basic awareness of the organizational structures of communities.
• Demonstrate the ability to disseminate routine and critical information in a written or oral form to clients, colleagues, or other members of the related services system in a timely manner.
• Demonstrate the ability to maintain client confidentiality and appropriately use client data.
• Demonstrate the ability to gain self-awareness and to receive feedback in order to decrease the influence of personal biases, values, or personality styles in working with clients.
• Demonstrate an understanding of small groups including how small groups are used in human services settings, recognize theories of group dynamics, and demonstrate basic group facilitation skills.
• Demonstrate skills relative to working in a human services capacity.
• Discuss substance abuse issues and how to apply them in substance abuse counseling.
• Demonstrate skills utilized in substance abuse assessment and treatment planning.
• Describe the relationship between addiction and the family system.
• Demonstrate culturally sensitive interpersonal skills.
• Identify and demonstrate appropriate oral and nonverbal communication practices.
• Demonstrate knowledge of major concepts and theoretical perspectives of social sciences.
• Demonstrate knowledge of major concepts and theoretical perspectives of social sciences.
• Interpret information that has been presented in mathematical form.
• Demonstrate skill in carrying out mathematical procedures flexibly, accurately, and efficiently to solve problems.
• Explain how scientific explanations are formulated, tested, and modified or validated.