Certificates/Less-than-2-year Certificates in Social Work: A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning; social counseling and intervention strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific applications in areas such as child welfare and family services, probation, employment services, and disability counseling.
Social services provide people with assistance in such personal and interpersonal areas as health, welfare, counseling, education and rehabilitation through social and welfare agencies, community organizations, hospitals, schools and churches.
Harold Washington College‘s Social Service/Mental Health programs prepare students for entry-level positions in these helping professions, for transfer to a four-year college, or for career advancement for...
Social Service 248: Principles of Youth and Group Work (YDPCP I)
Social Service 215: Social Problems and Social Action (YDPCP II)
Child Development 101: Human Growth and Development (I)
Child Development 102: Human Growth and Development (II)
Social Service 249: Practicum in Youth Work Social Service 212: Introduction to Group Process
Mental Health 223: Introduction to Addiction Studies
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Communities today require a variety of social services to provide for the economic and emotional needs of those in difficulty. Agencies on a variety
of levels require trained individuals to provide such services. Some of these programs have positions available for those with two years of college
instruction. The Human Service program prepares students to work in a community setting or beginning paraprofessional level, to train as aides in
welfare...
The Case Management program enhances your ability to work in community agencies that provide social services, referral information, and other types of assistance to individuals or families living in poverty or disorganized/ dysfunctional households. Upon successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to:
employ social work terminology appropriately;
identify core values of the social work profession;
The Family Intervention program prepares you to work in community agencies that provide parent training, behavioral intervention and other types of support for families having children or adult members with mental health or retardation problems. Students must be eligible for clearances through the Pennsylvania State Police Criminal History Check and the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Child Abuse History Check. Upon successful completion...
The Geriatrics program prepares you to work as a caregiver or activities coordinator in nursing homes, personal care homes and other settings with the elderly. CPR and first aid training is required by most employers in addition to these courses. If administration is your goal, personal care home administrators training should be taken in addition to these courses. Upon successful completion of this program, graduates will be able to:
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