This program prepares students for entry-level positions in a wide variety of community and 社会 service related settings. Students learn the roles and functions of the human service profession; characteristics of human growth and development; personal, 社会, and environmental factors affecting individual development; characteristics of human service agencies; theories and skills of human services; and how ethical issues, 法律问题, and multicultural issues affect the work of the human service profession. 研究生s are prepared to assist clients in coping successfully with developmental tasks of normal growth and in solving problems caused by personal, 社会, and environmental stress.
Program Highlights
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Accredited by The Council for Standards in Human 服务s Education
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Approved by the Virginia Certification Board as a provider of addiction education which can lead to Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC) and Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CADC) certification
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课程 offered both on-campus and online
职业生涯
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Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Counsel and advise individuals with alcohol, 烟草, 药物, or other problems, such as gambling and eating disorders. May counsel individuals, families, or groups or engage in 预防 programs.
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists
Provide 社会 services to assist in rehabilitation of law offenders in custody or on probation or parole. Make recommendations for actions involving formulation of rehabilitation plan and treatment of offender, including conditional release and education and employment stipulations.
Social and Human 服务 Assistants
Assist in providing client services in a wide variety of fields, such as psychology, rehabilitation, or 社会 work, including support for families. May assist clients in identifying and obtaining available benefits and 社会 and community services. May assist 社会 workers with developing, 组织, and conducting programs to prevent and resolve problems relevant to substance abuse, human relationships, rehabilitation, or dependent care.
Mental 健康 and Substance Abuse Social Workers
Assess and treat individuals with mental, 情感, or substance abuse problems, including abuse of alcohol, 烟草, and/or other 药物s. Activities may include individual and group therapy, crisis intervention, case management, client advocacy, 预防, and education.
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Requirements
Students' prior coursework will be evaluated by an advisor at the time of admission to the program. Following admission, students must obtain permission from an authorized advisor from the Career and Academic Resource Center (CARC) before registering. Students should obtain a curriculum sheet from the Human 服务s website or from their academic advisor to assist in making course selections. Students must adhere to all course prerequisites and corequisites as stated in the course descriptions and on the curriculum sheets.
转移
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成本
Estimated rates for the 2023-24 academic year. Rates are subject to change. Anyone that is not a current Virginia resident will be charged non-resident rates. That includes international students.
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Jessica Rhea Turner Scholarship
Available for one student annually that meet with requirements
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