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This Option will prepare students to work in community social service agencies. Graduates work as paraprofessionals in group homes, drug and alcohol treatment centers, and other social services agencies. Paraprofessional job titles include case work aide, clinical social work aide, family service assistant, social work assistant, addictions counselor assistant. The curriculum provides basic courses for the first two years of a four-year curriculum leading to a baccalaureate degree in social work or counseling.This degree provides the student with the 270 hours of course work required by The Certification Board, Inc. for the Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) certification and the Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC) licensure.
Upon successful completion of the program students will
General Education:
In addition to the program-specific outcomes listed above, students completing the Associate degree programs are required to demonstrate proficiency in the General Education learning outcomes. Specific outcomes may vary by program; please refer to the program requirements below.
A. Depending upon a student's placement or for transfer purposes, this program may have pre-requisite(s). See a pathway coordinator or student development specialist for advisement.
B. Placement for HS 207 and HS 208, the Human Services Program Field Experience I and II course sequence, will be in a social service agency.
C. PCCC requires two (2) Writing Intensive courses in order to graduate.
D. It is recommended that students enroll in their first WI course upon completion of EN 101.
This course focuses on the stages of the writing process and includes a formal research paper. A variety of writing and reading assignments are designed to develop analytical and critical-thinking skills.
- General Education Course
College Level or with applicable co-requisite
Fall, Spring, Summer
This course is an introduction to human services as a profession. It provides the student with a global perspective of the customs and cultures of ethnic groups including, but not limited to, African American, Asian, Caucasian, Hispanic/Latino American, Middle Eastern. Special Populations, including persons with disabilities, sexual minorities, women, and youth, are examined. This course also reviews the historical development of social services and explores the societal values that served as the catalyst for the implementation of social services policies. Community services with an emphasis on cultural awareness are identified and explored. Legal and ethical issues are examined not only for information about ethical standards but also for internalizing how to define and process a variety of ethical dilemmas.
College Level English
DE 20
Fall, Spring
This course provides students with the skills and knowledge necessary to work in the field of Mental Health. Using the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), students will identify the diagnostic criteria for specific mental health disorders. The historical development of psychiatric rehabilitation will be discussed. The eight main areas to assist individuals with psychiatric disabilities to obtain their maximum level of functioning—Psychiatric, Social, Vocational and/or Educational, Basic Living Skills, Financial, Community and/or Legal, Health and/or Medical, and Housing—will be discussed. Students will acquire knowledge in the processes necessary for clients to receive services from different social agencies.
HS 101 - Introduction to Human Services
This course explores the general principles and theories of psychology, history and methodology, sensation, perception, learning, memory, motivation, emotion, intelligence, personality, and the physiological basis of behavior.
Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
This course provides the knowledge necessary to function as a fluent computer user in today’s technological society. Topics include computer terminology, computer hardware and software
capabilities, what makes a computer powerful, the societal impact of computers, ergonomics, ethical computing behavior, information privacy, and computer security. Students complete projects encompassing Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), as well as an 0information literacy project focusing on effective use of the Web. Students with no computing experience are encouraged to complete a computing keyboarding course (CIS 103) before taking this course.
Fall, Spring, Summer
This course develops student prose by utilizing the writing process (drafting, revising and editing). Students are required to complete a process portfolio that includes 3-5 typed, revised, and edited MLA papers, reflective and low-stakes writing assignments, and at least one paper that demonstrates proper research techniques. All writing assignments must demonstrate and develop the writing process, critical thinking, and writing skills. Throughout the term, a variety of reading assignments and topics are introduced to develop interpretive and argumentative skills, while developing a critical understanding of well-crafted, professional prose.
- General Education Course
EN 101 - Composition I
Fall, Spring, Summer
In this course, students will acquire communication skills as functions of counseling individuals and groups including, but not limited to, active listening, paraphrasing, self-disclosure, and confrontation. The major psychological therapies will bediscussed. Students will acquire the skills needed to personalize their counseling style; and, through lecture, individual and group role play, and case material, the skill to incorporate their personal style into counseling sessions.
HS 101 - Introduction to Human Services
Fall, Spring
This course will focus on the drug and alcohol use in modern society; the type of drugs (both licit and illicit); the effects on the mind and body of the individual user; the repercussions felt by family, friends, and society; and current methods of intervention and treatment.
Fall, Spring
This is a one-semester lecture and laboratory course designed for non-science majors for the study of the structure and function of all the body systems. It covers such current issues as genetic engineering and biotechnology and health concerns such as AIDS and cancer. Laboratory experiments include light microscopy, human anatomy and physiology, and representative dissections.
- General Education Course
College level math and college level English
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
This course is a study of the basic concepts in social interaction, analyzing aspects of the immediate culture, defining and evaluating the individual behavior in inter-group relations, social organization and processes, and elements of social control and deviance in a changing society.
- General Education Course
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
This course will focus primarily on acquiring the skills to facilitate a group, understanding the group process and factors involved in group cohesion and conflicts, communication styles, and role identities within the group.
College Level English
HS 101 Introduction to Human Services
HS 203 - Counseling Techniques
HS 207 - Human Services Program Field Experience I
HS 204 GRoup Dynamics/HS 207 Human Services Program Fieldwork I (can be taken together or HS-204 Group Dynamics may be taken prior to Fieldwork, but Fieldwork may not be taken prior to HS-204)
Fall, Spring
This course places students in an agency to gain experience with the needs and behavioral responses of clients, as well as a working knowledge of social service activities, responsibilities, and resources. Field experience is designed to provide the student with an opportunity to practice the skills and knowledge learned in the classroom in an agency / institution environment. By working with professionals, clients, and patients, students will learn to function effectively as a member of a social services team. Students are required to attend a weekly supervision class. 90 field experience hours
Note: Students interested in gerontology should have field placement in a geriatric facility. Students interested in mental health should have field placement in a mental health facility. Students interested in CACD should have field placement in a substance abusefacility. All other students should have field placement in social service agencies.
HS 204 - Group Dynamics
40 college credits and approval of Instructor
Fall, Spring
This course explores human development from prenatal life through late adulthood with an emphasis on the biological, cognitive, social, and emotional patterns of development.
PS 101 - Introduction to Psychology
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
This course covers the development and application of statistical concepts including descriptive statistics, probability, normal distribution, tests of hypothesis testing differences, sampling theory, and correlation.
- General Education Course
MA 022 - Mathematics Fundamentals for Liberal Arts
OR
MA 025 - Accelerated Algebra
OR
MA 025A - Algebra A
OR
MA 025B - Algebra B
OR
Test Placement
Fall, Spring, Summer
This course focuses on the student acquiring the clinical knowledge necessary to work in the field of addictions. The diagnostic criteria outlined in the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) will be discussed. The causes of addiction and methods of treatment will be explored. Defense mechanisms will be reviewed. The student will develop the counseling skills necessary to treat the addicted population.
HS 101 - Introduction to Human Services
Fall, Spring
This course instructs students in the basic diagnostic categories for mental illness as listed and described in the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and how to apply specific evidenced-based counseling techniques used throughout the mental health agency system. Students will conduct multi-axial assessments using basic clinical terminology and examine mental disorders in the context of biopsychosocial assessment. The significance of labeling, stigma, and bias with regard to the diagnostic process will be critiqued throughout the course in keeping with the values and ethics of the mental health profession. Students will be introduced to clinical documentation, research, literature, oral presentation, and APA writing format.
HS 111 - Introto Mental Health
Spring
This course provides students with an overview of the concepts, characteristics, skills, and clinical issues of case management in a variety of settings that service the geriatric population. The coursework introduces the student to controversial issues in aging. Students will learn skills, approaches, and issues involved in implementing programs. Students will examine key legislation, policies, practice, and outcomes of managed care. Family roles, group planning, recreation, independent living, and aging in place will be discussed. Students will acquire skills necessary to counsel the geriatric population.
HS 101 - Introduction to Human Services
Fall
This course will examine the historical development of social welfare institutions and the social work profession in modern industrial societies. Attention will be focused on changes in the labor market, the relationship between social welfare programs and the growth of capitalism, the philosophical arguments surrounding the provision of welfare services, the social demography of poverty, and issues facing today's social workers.
HS 101 - Introduction to Human Services
Fall, Spring, Summer - Online Only
(Fall and Spring - is a prerequisite for Ramapo 2+2 (see below for all prerequisities)
This course places students in a second social service agency to expand their knowledge in client contact and the responsibilities and activities essential to the delivery of social services. Fieldwork is designed to provide the student with and opportunity to practice skills learned in an agency/institution environment. Working with professionals, clients, and patients will assist students to function effectively as a member of a social services team. Students are required to attend a weekly supervision class and access Blackboard. This course is a capstone experience. 90 field experience hours
Note: Students interested in gerontology should have field placement in a geriatric facility. Students interested in mental health should have field placement in a mental health facility. Students interested in CACD should have field placement in a substance abusefacility. All other students should have field placement in social service agencies.
HS 207 - Human Services Program Fieldwork I
Approval of Instructor
Fall, Spring
The student will study the major Ethical theories and will demonstrate a written and verbal understanding of the major issues and problems in the development of Ethical theory and its
application to contemporary moral issues. The course is designed to give the student an historical and thematic introduction to the traditional ethical thinkers and the major controversies of the contemporary world.
Fall, Spring, Summer
This course explores major global social problems from three theoretical perspectives (structural functionalist, conflict, and symbolic interactionist theory) with an emphasis on problems occurring in the United States such as health care, substance abuse, crime, poverty, unemployment, and racial, ethnic, and gender inequalities. Solutions to these problems are also discussed and analyzed.
Note: This course was formerly SO 201.
Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer
This course focuses on the student acquiring the clinical knowledge necessary to work in the field of addictions. The diagnostic criteria outlined in the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) will be discussed. The causes of addiction and methods of treatment will be explored. Defense mechanisms will be reviewed. The student will develop the counseling skills necessary to treat the addicted population.
HS 101 - Introduction to Human Services
Fall, Spring
This course instructs students in the basic diagnostic categories for mental illness as listed and described in the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and how to apply specific evidenced-based counseling techniques used throughout the mental health agency system. Students will conduct multi-axial assessments using basic clinical terminology and examine mental disorders in the context of biopsychosocial assessment. The significance of labeling, stigma, and bias with regard to the diagnostic process will be critiqued throughout the course in keeping with the values and ethics of the mental health profession. Students will be introduced to clinical documentation, research, literature, oral presentation, and APA writing format.
HS 111 - Introto Mental Health
Spring
This course provides students with an overview of the concepts, characteristics, skills, and clinical issues of case management in a variety of settings that service the geriatric population. The coursework introduces the student to controversial issues in aging. Students will learn skills, approaches, and issues involved in implementing programs. Students will examine key legislation, policies, practice, and outcomes of managed care. Family roles, group planning, recreation, independent living, and aging in place will be discussed. Students will acquire skills necessary to counsel the geriatric population.
HS 101 - Introduction to Human Services
Fall
This course will examine the historical development of social welfare institutions and the social work profession in modern industrial societies. Attention will be focused on changes in the labor market, the relationship between social welfare programs and the growth of capitalism, the philosophical arguments surrounding the provision of welfare services, the social demography of poverty, and issues facing today's social workers.
HS 101 - Introduction to Human Services
Fall, Spring, Summer - Online Only
(Fall and Spring - is a prerequisite for Ramapo 2+2 (see below for all prerequisities)
