Human Services
- Certificate
- Department of Education and Human Services
Get the training that human service agencies look for when hiring new employees
Human services professionals serve clients in many kinds of social service organizations and rehabilitation centers, including:
- Hospitals
- Schools
- Nursing homes
- Probation departments
- Child protection agencies
With a certificate in human services from Monroe Community College, you’ll gain the knowledge and career-building skills you need for a variety of entry level positions – or advancement in your current one.
Your job title could be:
- Family support worker
- Youth worker
- Social and human service assistant
You’ll learn from dedicated, experienced professors, gain valuable field experience, and take courses based on guidance from local human service agencies.
Discover Your Strengths in Seminars and Human Services Field Work
We designed the human services certificate program for men and women who want to learn the skills and attitudes needed for employment or promotion in a human services organization.
This certificate program requires completion of three seminar courses in human services and the field work that accompanies each of these seminars, plus six credit hours of human services electives.
If you choose to continue your studies, you may apply credits from this program toward an A.A.S. in Human Services, an A.S. in Human Services, or an A.S. in Liberal Arts and Science: General Studies.
With a human services certificate, you could start your career with employers like these:
- ARC of Monroe
- Community Place of Greater Rochester
- Hillside Children’s Center
- Lifetime Assistance
- Heritage Christian Services
- Monroe County Department of Human Service
To find out more about the human services certificate from Monroe Community College, contact the admissions office at admissions@monroecc.edu or (585) 292-2200.
Human Services
Certificate Program
Department:Education and Human Services
School(s): Community Engagement & Development
MCC Program Code: HU02
Description
The Certificate program in Human Services is designed for individuals who want to learn the skills needed for employment or who wish to expand their career options within the field but who do not want to undertake the supporting academic courses required for the associate degree.
Students will be introduced to the core helping and case management skills while experiencing hands-on training through field placements in areas of their interests, such as youth, gerontology, disabilities, and families.
The certificate is awarded to students who complete both an introductory course and elective in human services in their first semester and then three consecutive semesters of seminar/field work courses. Four semesters are required to complete the program.
Certificate holders may go on to earn the A.S. Degree in Human Services or A.S. Degree in Liberal Arts: Professional Studies if they choose by adding these courses to their respective programs.
Program Learning Outcomes
1.Analyze foundational concepts, history, organizational structure, and career opportunities within the human services field.
2.Apply effective helping skills in the human services field.
3.Apply effective case management in the helping process.
4.Apply professionalism and ethical behavior in field experiences.
5.Evaluate theoretical models in the helping professions.
Employment Potential
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Distribution Requirements | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| FIRST SEMESTER: |  |
| HUM 100 - Exploring Human Services * | 3 |
| Human Services Elective** | 3 |
| Total | 6 |
| SECOND SEMESTER: | |
| HUM 109 - Introduction to Helping Skills (grade of C- or higher required) | 6 |
| Total | 6 |
| THIRD SEMESTER: | |
| HUM 119 - Case Management and Documentation (grade of C- or higher required) | 6 |
| Total | 6 |
| FOURTH SEMESTER: | |
| HUM 209 - Applied Helping Models | 6 |
| Total | 6 |
| TOTAL CREDITS | 24 |
* Students who have previously completed COS 101 or COS 133 (or other program-specific college success course), see success coach/advisor or department chair for course substitution.
** Select any ACD, ECE, or HUM course not already in the program.