Piedmont Technical College

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The Human Services major is ideal for students considering a career in human services as well as for students who already have experience in human services.

Students new to the field will gain an excellent foundation in theory and practice related to human services and will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience through practicums and field-based learning options. Students already experienced in human services can use and build upon their work experiences while acquiring new knowledge, skills and the direction needed to move into new or more advanced positions in the field.

The program prepares students to work in diverse settings such as group homes; correctional, mental retardation and mental health settings; family, child and youth service agencies; and programs concerned with alcoholism, drug abuse, family violence and aging. Near the end of the degree program, students will complete two
supervised field placements. These placements are designed to give students an opportunity for practical applications of theories and concepts they are learning in the classroom. Students are required to have an acceptable background check. A criminal record could make you ineligible for enrollment or participation in a cooperative work experience, creating an inability to graduate from the program.

Program Location: Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Laurens County, McCormick, Newberry, Saluda

Scheduling Options: Day or Evening

Contact Information: Beverly Burton

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Updated 4/18/2012

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Purpose Statement – The Human Services program provides learning opportunities which broadens perspectives, builds self-awareness, and develops professional skills for effective human service work.

Program Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Demonstrate written and verbal communication skills necessary to successfully complete client assessments, conduct interviews, and/or provide case management services.

2. Demonstrate the ability to collaborate with agencies, institutions, and the community in creating appropriate treatment plans, making referrals, and utilizing community resources

3. Identify societal forces and cultural differences that impact the functional behaviors of individuals, families, and/or groups.

4. Create programs for behavioral change through the application of appropriate psychological and behavioral methodology.

5. Utilize sound ethical principles and exhibit the professional competence consistent of a Human Services entry level professional as evidenced by self-assessments and/or cooperative work experiences.

6. Utilize appropriate Mathematical skills when submitting reports, accessing and/or interpreting statistical, graphical, and/or pictorial data

7. Demonstrate the necessary technological skills to function successfully in the Human Services Profession 

Advisement Information

• If student is in developmental courses and has to choose only one program course, it should be HUS 101.

• Advise students planning transfer to take ENG 101 and 102 and MAT 120 rather than MAT 155.

• Approved electives are HUS courses that are in the student's career path. (For example, if a student is interested in working with Addiction, the addictions electives would be appropriate.

• Students will need to complete 300 hours of internship in local agencies during their second year in the program.

Advisement Information updated 9/12/2011