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  "college": "cuesta-college",
  "edition": "2026-2027",
  "departmentName": "Addiction Studies, Social Work, & Human Services",
  "id": "paraprofessional-counseling-skills-certificate-of-achievement",
  "name": "PARAPROFESSIONAL COUNSELING SKILLS",
  "award": "Certificate of Achievement",
  "department": "addiction-studies-social-work-human-services",
  "sourceUrl": "https://cuesta.curriqunet.com/catalog/iq/30065/30066/30067/30068/30222",
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    {
      "kind": "text",
      "markdown": "This Certificate of Achievement prepares students for employment in paraprofessional counseling, crisis intervention services, and psycho-education group facilitation.\n\n**Learning Outcome(s):**\n\n1.  Evaluate processes of sexual development as well as articulate biased and discriminatory attitudes and behaviors pertaining to marginalized sexual identity groups.\n2.  Demonstrate effective group facilitation skills\n3.  Design comprehensive treatment plans using sound assessment and diagnostic information as well as coordinate, monitor, and document services\n4.  Demonstrate basic counseling and motivational interviewing skills and the methods structuring the helping relationship"
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          "text": "Required Courses (15 credits)",
          "units": "15"
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ASHS 210",
          "title": "INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK AND HUMAN SERVICES",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ASHS 271",
          "title": "GROUP PROCESS AND PRACTICE, LAWS AND ETHICS",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ASHS 279",
          "title": "TREATMENT AND CASE MANAGEMENT",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ASHS 280",
          "title": "COUNSELING SKILLS, LAWS AND ETHICS",
          "units": "3",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ASHS 289",
          "title": "HUMAN SERVICES SEMINAR",
          "units": "2",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "course",
          "code": "ASHS 289D",
          "title": "FIELDWORK: ENTRY-LEVEL MENTAL WELLNESS COUNSELING",
          "units": "1",
          "indent": false
        },
        {
          "type": "total",
          "text": "Total",
          "units": "15"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}