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Human Services

Associate Degree Program

The Human Services program provides students with an educational foundation which will allow them to successfully gain entry-level employment within the human services arena and/or to succeed in continuing their education at a baccalaureate level upon graduation. The curriculum and individual courses consist of a balance between providing students with a strong theoretical and content foundation as well as an experiential, skill-development component in order to prepare students to continue their education and/or to allow them to interface competently and ethically with clients and colleagues in a career setting.

Offered at the following location(s): Dover, Georgetown, Wilmington

What You Can Do

In this program, you will gain the knowledge and skills to prepare you for positions such as:

• Social Worker
• Family services special assistant
• Residential house manager
• Case manager
• Program director

What You Will Learn

Program Graduate Competencies

The Program Graduate Competencies listed below identify the major learning goals related to your specific program of study and identify the knowledge and skills you will have when you graduate to be successful in your chosen field.

1. Create and maintain effective and professional documents relevant to Human Services agencies.
2. Interact ethically and professionally within the Human Services field.
3. Apply information to identify client's strengths, weaknesses, and resources to create a treatment plan.
4. Provide effective client services at an entry level by utilizing professional Human Services principles and practices.
5. Establish effective working relationships within the Human Services arena.
6. Apply basic management and leadership skills in Human Services environments, including time management, organization, and the ability to follow directions.
7. Utilize feedback to assess the effect of oneself on Human Services outcomes and make adjustments accordingly.

Core Curriculum Competencies

The Core Curriculum Competencies listed below identify what you will be able to do as a graduate, regardless of your program of study. You will acquire these core competencies through general education courses and program-specific coursework. You will be expected to use relevant technology to achieve these outcomes:

1. Apply clear and effective communication skills.
2. Use critical thinking to solve problems.
3. Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
4. Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
5. Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
6. Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.

Pathway to Graduation

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