Human Services

Certificate of Specialization Human Services · Coastline College · 2026-2027 Catalog

This certificate enables students to work in the expanding field of human services, a growing profession in response to the human needs and problems in the 21st century. The certificate program provides a general background for work with families, children, and adults and offers the student a pathway to pursue an associate or bachelor level degree. Individuals with a certificate can enhance their professional helping skills, offering them greater work opportunities as social-service technicians, case management aides, mental health technicians, gerontology aides, special-education teacher aides, and residential managers. Additionally, police officers, firefighters, military counselors, and others dealing with the public will benefit from the program training. The certificate exposes the student to the most current thinking in the field, hands-on experience, and community networking.

Program Learning Outcomes

  1. Utilize human services helping skills and resources to enhance career prospects.
  2. Demonstrate intervention skills within fields of human services.

Requirements

Review Graduation Requirements.

CourseTitleUnits
Required Core
Complete the following:
HSVC C100Introduction to Human Services3
HSVC C101Helping Theories and Intervention Strategies3
HSVC C102Introduction to Crisis Intervention3
HSVC C274Human Services Seminar1
HSVC C275Human Services Field Studies2
Program Electives
Select one of the following:3
AGNG C120Introduction to Aging Studies
orSOC C120Introduction to Aging Studies
AGNG C170Psychology of Aging
orPSYC C170Psychology of Aging
ANTH C100Cultural Anthropology
COUN C108Applied Stress Management
HSVC C104Treatment Issues in Substance Abuse
HSVC C106Cultural Competence in Health & Social Services
orHLTH C104Cultural Competence in Health & Social Services
PSYC C1000Introduction to Psychology
PSYC C116Child Growth and Development
SOC C100Introduction to Sociology
SOC C110Dating, Relationships, and Marriage
Total Units15

View in the original catalog

Machine-readable: Markdown · JSON