# Human Services (HUSV) courses

Berkeley City College · 2026-2027 Catalog · 7 courses

Source: https://bcc.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/39665/39964/39691

"Offered" lists sections in this catalog year's class schedules: Fall 2026.

### HUSV 120A — Social Work and Human Services Internship Seminar

- **Units:** 1
- **Hours:** 1 hour lecture
- **Prerequisite:** HUSV 510B and HUSV 121 and SOC 001 or PSYC C1000 or PSYC C1000
- **Corequisite:** HUSV 120B
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Academic element to experiential course offering for HUSV 120B: Core skills and competencies for internship experience. Not open for credit to students who have completed HUSV 119.

### HUSV 120B — Social Work and Human Services Internship Experience

- **Units:** 2
- **Hours:** .5 hours lecture, 4.5 hours lab
- **Prerequisite:** HUSV 121 or PSYC C1000 or PSYCH 1A or SOC 001
- **Corequisite:** HUSV 120A
- **Transfers to:** CSU
- **Offered:** not on the Fall 2026 schedule

Experiential course offering for Social Work and Human Services: Applied core skills and competencies in supervised internship placements. Not open for credit to students who have completed HUSV 119.

### HUSV 121 — Introduction to Social Work and Human Services

- **Units:** 3
- **Hours:** 3 hours lecture
- **Transfers to:** CSU, UC
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/husv.md)
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Core concepts and principles of professional social work, including the history and evolution of social welfare systems and practice, intervention approaches, professional roles, values, ethics, and contemporary issues.

### HUSV 502A — Digital Fluency for the Helping Professions

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 1.9 hours lecture
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 1 section (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/husv.md)

Digital literacy skills and workplace professionalism: Basic computer skills, Internet, email, Windows, Mac OS, word processing, spreadsheets, presentations, video conferencing, calendaring, email professionalism, digital footprints, and digital workplace professionalism.

### HUSV 502B — Community Health Worker Core Skills

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 6 hours lecture
- **Advisory:** HUSV 510B and HUSV 502A
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/husv.md)

Introduction to Community Health Worker core competencies: Communication, Interpersonal and Relationship-Building, Service Coordination and Navigation, Capacity Building, Advocacy, Education and Facilitation, Individual and Community Assessment, Outreach, Professional Conduct, Evaluation and Research, Knowledge Base.

### HUSV 510A — Mental Health Ambassador Training I

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 1.4 hours lecture
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/husv.md)

Overview of professional skills and self-care techniques for human service career settings: Fundamentals of trauma-informed self-care, safety and crisis plans, navigation/referral to local resources, and preparation for employment opportunities.

### HUSV 510B — Mental Health Ambassador Training II

- **Units:** 0
- **Hours:** 1.6 hours lecture
- **Prerequisite:** HUSV 510A
- **Offered:** Fall 2026, 2 sections (/c/berkeley-city-college/schedule/fall-2026/husv.md)

Industry specific technical skills for social and human service career settings: Training on Narcan/Naloxone usage, CalFresh and MediCal enrollment support, Intimate Partner Violence intervention, group and individual support facilitation skills, conflict resolution, motivational interviews, and Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) Certification.