Human Services Worker Certificate

3.0 Units

Advisory: ENGL C101

54 hours lecture. This course introduces students to the social work and human service professions and their role in helping people cope with the problems of living. It provides a historical overview and contemporary theories, as well as description of service delivery models, allowing students to understand the client as a whole person in a specific context. The course addresses competence, professionalism, and legal and ethical issues in the field. Approved for Local GE Area 6.

3.0 Units

Prerequisite: ENGL C040

54 hours lecture. This course explores the themes of dominant culture and sub-cultures in relations to human services, with special emphasis on the cultural complexities of individuals and communities and culturally skillful interventions. Approved for Local GE Area 6.

1.0 Unit

Prerequisite: SWHS C101. Co-requisite: SWHS C104.

18 hours lecture. In this course, students integrate theory about the social work and human services occupations into actual workplace practices by role-playing workplace situations, interviewing people working in different human services settings, and analyzing workplace situations in order to practice professional responses. It provides students participating in a supervised field experience in a community organization, agency, or institution with a weekly class meeting that adds an academic element to the experiential course offering. This course is designed to develop skills that facilitate gaining employment in the human services field.

2.0 Units

Prerequisite: SWHS C101. Co-requisite: SWHS C103.

126 hours laboratory. This course provides students with the complete experience of working in a social work and human services setting. Students have the opportunity to apply information, develop and practice skills, participate in a supervisory relationship, receive performance evaluation, and provide feedback to other human services trainees. Students are required to pass a drug screening, and if required by the agency, may need to have a Live Scan at their own expense. Students may need to fulfill other site-specific requirements before beginning the internship. To pass this course, students must complete fieldwork hours with a social work and human services agency.

3.0 Units

Advisory: ENGL C070

54 hours lecture. This course introduces students to the different models of case management in the human services field, the core skills which make up case management, the decision-making processes of case management, and the role of the case manager as a human services worker and collaborator with other persons, human services agencies and organizations.

1.0 Unit

9 hours lecture/27 hours laboratory. This course is designed for those with little or no computer experience. Learners practice file management, email, instant messaging, and Internet browsing and searching. This course includes a brief introduction to industry standard word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation application programs. Computer terminology and identification of fundamental hardware and software applications are also introduced. (Formerly CSCI C070.)

4.0 Units

Prerequisite: ENGL C040. Advisory: LIBR C100

72 hours lecture. In this course which prepares students to take university-level classes, students analyze and respond to college-level readings, compose expository and argumentative essays for a variety of rhetorical situations, incorporate outside sources into their writing using proper documentation techniques, and revise for coherence, unity, and development. Students write four to five text-based expository essays (total: 3,500 words).

3.0 Units

C-ID: CDEV 100 Child Growth and Development

Advisory: ENGL C101, LIBR C100

54 hours lecture. This course examines progression of development in the physical, cognitive, social, and emotional domains and identifies developmental milestones for children from conception through adolescence. There is an emphasis on interactions between biological processes and environmental factors. Students observe children, evaluate individual differences, and analyze characteristics of development at various stages according to developmental theories. Approved for IGETC Area 4, CSU GE Area D or E, Local GE Area 2.

3.0 Units

Advisory: ENGL C101, LIBR C100

54 hours lecture. This course covers curriculum and intervention strategies for working with children with special needs in partnership with their families. The course focuses on the use of observation and assessment in meeting the individualized needs of children in inclusive and natural environments. The course emphasizes the role of the teacher as a professional working with families, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, and developing cultural competence. Students will be required to observe children in a group setting. Approved for Local GE Area 6.

3.0 Units

C-ID: PSY 110 Introductory Psychology

Advisory: ENGL C070

54 hours lecture. This course offers the student an introduction to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes focusing on exploration of major psychological theories and concepts, methods, and research findings in psychology. Topics include the biological bases of behavior and mental processes, perceptions, consciousness, memory, cognition, learning, motivation, emotion, development, intelligence, personality, social psychology, psychological disorders and therapeutic approaches, and applied psychology. The American Psychological Association (APA) format is taught and applied to written assignments and papers. Approved for IGETC Area 4, CSU GE Area D, Local GE Area 2.

4.0 Units

C-ID: PSY 110 Introductory Psychology

Advisory: ENGL C101 Limitation on Enrollment: Acceptance for the Honors Program or eligibility for this honors course as determined in consultation with the instructor.

72 hours lecture. This course offers the student an introduction to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes focusing on exploration of major psychological theories and concepts, methods, and research findings in psychology. Topics include the biological bases of behavior and mental processes, perceptions, consciousness, memory, cognition, learning, motivation, emotion, development, intelligence, personality, social psychology, psychological disorders and therapeutic approaches, and applied psychology. The American Psychological Association (APA) format is taught and applied to written assignments and papers. The honors course provides more content and requires greater intensity and depth of study than the non-honors class. Approved for IGETC Area 4, CSU GE Area D, Local GE Area 2.

3.0 Units
C-ID: PSY 180 Introduction to Lifespan Psychology

Advisory: ENGL C070

54 hours lecture. This course provides an overview, from a psychological perspective, of human development from conception through death, including biological and environmental influences. Theories and research of physical, cognitive, personality, and social development are examined, as well as attention to developmental problems. Approved for IGETC Area 4, CSU GE Area D or E, Local GE Area 2.

3.0 Units

C-ID: PSY 120 Introduction to Abnormal Psychology

Prerequisite: ENGL C070, PSYC C101

54 hours lecture. This course introduces the scientific study of psychopathology and atypical behaviors, broadly defined. Students investigate abnormal behavior from a variety of perspectives including biological, psychological, and sociocultural approaches. An integrative survey of theory and research in abnormal behavior, and intervention and prevention strategies for psychological disorders are also introduced. Approved for IGETC Area 4, CSU GE Area D, Local GE Area 2.