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Aug 24, 2024
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Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Human Services Generalist Certificate
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Short Description
The Human Services Generalist certificate program provides a broad base of training preparing students to work in a wide array of social and human service positions providing direct service opportunities.
Type of Credential
Credit Certificate
Contacts and Additional Information
Program Coordinators:
Ted McCadden, D.Ed., LCADC
443-840-3783 or tmccadden@ccbcmd.edu
Additional Information:
- Statewide program (Note: The Human Services Generalist Certificate is not designated as a Statewide program.)
- The Human Services Counseling A.A.S. degree is offered both face to face and fully (100%) online.
- Opportunities for Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) - see Portfolio, Departmental Exam, and DSST Examination. Several General Education classes also have PLA opportunities.
- Articulation and Transfer Agreements
- Graduates of the Behavioral Health Counseling Area of Concentration are academically eligible to apply for certification as a Certified Supervised Counselor-Alcohol and Drug and will be required to pass the NCAC-1 Exam in their application process.
Semester Sequence
This is a suggested schedule for a student who has completed any developmental course work and has no transfer credits.
Courses Needed for This Program*
Program Requirements and Electives - 21 Credits
Total Number of Credits Required for Certificate: 21*
Note
*Credit students who are new to college (no successfully completed transferable college credits from other institutions) are required to take ACDV 101 - Academic Development: Transitioning to College . This 1-credit course is designed to be taken in the first semester at CCBC. Students must provide an official transcript(s) from an accredited institution to document successful completion of college coursework for the ACDV 101 requirement to be waived.
Program Description
The Human Services Generalist certificate program provides a broad base of training preparing students to work in a wide array of social and human service positions providing direct service opportunities. Social and human service assistants help social workers, healthcare workers, and other professionals to provide services to those in need.
Program Outcomes
Upon completion of this certificate, students will:
- utilize a variety of counseling skills and abilities to function effectively as counselors in a variety of settings;
- assess and document a client’s current status and apply basic therapeutic techniques;
- develop, prioritize, and implement a plan to address a client’s presenting problem;
- conduct themselves professionally and ethically as counselors in culturally-diverse settings; and,
- express themselves professionally, both verbally and in writing, to a variety of audiences, including clients, other professionals, and external monitoring agencies.
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