What do 22,500 hours and the greater Pierce County area have in common?

1. What do 22,500 hours and the greater Pierce County area have in common? We Can Help You Put The Pieces Together

2. HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM Our degree students provide approximately(50 students per year) 22,500 hours of volunteer service to our local community every year! • Human Services is training the future leaders and scholars of our community

3. HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM • Human Services • Two Degrees • ASSOCIATES OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY • ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE-T • One Certificate • Chemical Dependency Specialist Certificate

4. Understanding The Difference…………… Do I Choose The AAT of AAS-T Degree? • The difference between the two degrees. • The difference is the math course you choose to take while at CPTC. • Both degrees have articulation agreements with other colleges so that you can move forward and earn a bachelors’ degree.

5. What Makes Us Different? • We offer an accelerated associates degree • Students can complete an associates degree in as few as four quarters. • Technical Colleges take a “hands-on” approach to learning • Human Services students complete the program with nine months of work experience. Human Services Students at the Pierce County Project Homeless Connect

6. What Makes Us Different? Do We Transfer …….No ! We Articulate • What is Articulation? • An articulation agreement is a contract between schools. • This agreement allows your CPTC credits to be accepted by another institution. • There are some universities that our students have attended that we do not yet have articulation agreements with but they have accepted many of our credits.

7. What Makes Us Different? Field Trip to the State Capitol in Olympia • The Human Services Chemical Dependency Specialist Certificate • For professionals working in the human services field that have a degree • This certificate can be completed in as few as three quarters, depending upon a students prior coursework. • Classes are offered on Wednesday evening from 5-10 p.m. and online.

8. What Makes Us Different? • That means that each quarter you all take the same classes together • It takes the guess work out of registering! • The only classes taken out of co-hort are your general education & elective courses • The Human Services Program uses a “Learning Cohort” for instruction • What’s a “Learning Cohort”? • It is a group of students who all take the same classes with the same instructors

9. Both groups take HSCD classes together

10. Program Prerequisites & Setting Yourself Up For Success • Business casual dress is required at all times as our classroom standards strives to simulate the workplace environment. • Be teachable & willing to follow directions • Background check with a record of “No Crimes Against Persons” • Be aware that other misdemeanors and/or felony convictions will keep you from participating in some agency field trips and interning with some facilities • We strongly recommend that your English level be at English 101 or as close as possible

11. Program Prerequisites & Setting Yourself Up For Success • Be focused on helping others, not yourself • This is not a program that you should begin if you have not dealt with your own issues • This program is not meant to be a substitute for your own counseling • The instructors reserve the right to not approve internship placement to any student that is deemed not ready to begin an internship Be prepared to participate in service learning projects, role plays and other forms of active learning instruction

12. Juvenile Offender Services At Risk Youth Services Mental Health Services Adult Offenders HIV/AIDS Services Employment Services Special Education Services Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Foster Care Services Domestic Violence Services Older Adult Services Displace worker/worker retraining And related fields such as: Educational Settings Human Resources * Psychiatric Nursing * Corrections Public Health *Continued education is required Graduates Work In A Variety of Human Services Areas

13. The Benefits of Working as a Human Services Professional • Work anywhere • Geographically transferable skills • Increasing industry opportunities • Employment of social and human service assistants is expected to grow by nearly 34 percent through 2016 (Bureau of Labor Statistics) • Job prospects are expected to be excellent, particularly for applicants with appropriate postsecondary education (Bureau of Labor Statistics) • Make a difference • Work in an area where you help people help themselves

14. What Will You Be Doing? • Interviewing clients to determine status & needs • Planning strategies with other team members • Providing support • Supervising activities and behavior • Basic counseling • Providing crisis intervention • Implementing treatment plans • Referring to community resources • Documenting all client activities and progress • And more…………

15. Degree Course Schedules New degree students being either Fall or Spring quarter • Option One: Human Services Generalist • Daytime/hybrid classes • New students can begin the program Fall and Spring quarters • Classes Times • 9-3:00p.m. the first quarter • 9-12:00p.m. all other quarters • Internship usually from 12:30-5:00p.m. • Option Two: Human Services Chemical Dependency • Daytime/hybrid classes • Quarters 1-3 • Afternoon, evening & online • Quarters 4-6 • Wednesday evenings and online classes each quarter

16. GENERAL ACADEMIC COURSES • All associate degree programs include the following academic courses: • These courses are generally taken from 8-9 am, in the afternoons, on Saturdays or online. • ENG 101 English Composition • CMST& 220 Public Speaking • MAT 107/110 or higher Business Math/College depending on AAT or AAS-T degree Algebra • PSYC& 100 General Psychology

17. First Quarter • These courses are offered during the Fall & Spring quarters • Law & Ethics for Human Services • Introduction to Human Services • HIV/AIDS & Blood Bourne Pathogens • Therapeutic Communication Skills • Survey of Community Resources • Computer Applications for Human Services • This first quarter was designed to provide you with the skills that you need to have in order to be successful when you begin your internship during your second quarter Second Quarter • These courses are offered during the Winter & Summer quarters • Theories of Counseling • Mental Health • Assessment & • Evaluation • Family Systems • Internship I

18. Third Quarter These courses are offered during the Fall & Spring quarters Case Management Behavioral Health & Wellness Culturally Competent Practice Internship II Fourth Quarter-Option One These courses are offered during the Fall & Spring quarters Dynamics of Violence Group Process Survey of Addiction Internship III

19. Elective Courses 8 Elective Credits are required ASSOCIATES OF APPLIED TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED SCIENCE-T Introduction to Sociology Abnormal Psychology Lifespan Psychology American Sign Language Service Learning Any Biology Course Any HSCD Course Special Projects Special Topics Leadership I, II, III or IV Option I Degree Students

20. Option II Degree & Human Services Chemical Dependency Certificate • Evening Chemical Dependency Courses • For students who already have a degree or are in Option Two of the Human Services Program • Students can begin the courses during any quarter if they already have a degree. • All HSCD courses are offered Wednesday from 5-10:00p.m. and online • Coursework is designed to meet the criteria for the State of Washington Certified Chemical Dependency requirements • Accelerated program that takes three quarters to complete the cycle of courses

21. Becoming A Certified Chemical Dependency Professional in the State of Washington The process to become a CDP in the State Of Washington takes approximately two years. The number of hours that you will be required to work under a Washington State CDP depends upon the level of the degree that you hold. You need to complete three steps in order to become a CDP in the State of Washington Step 3 = CDP Step 2 + Certification Test Work Experience workingas a CDP-T under the supervision of a Washington State Certified CDP Step 1 + For more information visit: Washington State Division of Behavioral Health & Recovery certification information at: http://www.dshs.wa.gov/dasa/ Coursework Clover Park Technical College offers coursework ( must have at least 90 college credits to sit for WA. State test)

22. Human Services Chemical Dependency Courses • New students who have a degree can begin any quarter/Option Two students begin in the fourth quarter of their program • First Quarter • Introduction to Chemical Dependency • Ethics for Chemical Dependency Professionals • Physiological Actions of Drugs and Alcohol • Second Quarter • Chemical Dependency and Counseling I: Individuals and Groups • Case Management and Recordkeeping for the CDP • Chemical Dependency Assessment and Evaluation • Third Quarter • Chemical Dependency and the Law • Chemical Dependency and Counseling II: Adolescents and Families • Relapse Prevention • Other Required Courses • These courses can be taken online during your first-third quarters • Abnormal Psychology * • Lifespan Psychology * • * Must have taken General Psychology to enroll in these courses

23. What Will You Like Best About Attending CPTC &Your New Profession?Graduates say:

24. A Sense Of Personal Accomplishment Enjoying The Prestige And Earning Power That A Degree Offers

25. Completing Your Associates Degree In As Few As Four Quarters & Working With Other Students

26. Networking With Other Professionals Human Services holds a bi-annual internship fair during the Fall & Spring Quarters to introduce our students to the community

27. Using A Hands-On Approach To Learning • By participating in activities designed to simulate the work environment students: • gain a feeling of competence in your field after completing three quarters of internship training • confidence in yourself and your skills • Community Speakers • Tours of Community Facilities • Classroom Community Service Learning Projects

28. Support • Mentoring from senior students & graduates • Breakfast with the Seniors • Warrior Transition Specialist – Craig Alexander

29. Awards • The following scholarships have been awarded to the Human Services Program students since 2003: • Seven Academic All-American Washington State Winners • Eight Washington Award for Vocational Excellence Winners • One student honored with a CPTC Distinguished Alumni Award • One graduate/advisory board member honored with a CPTC Distinguished Alumni Award • Four NELA Scholarship winners • Three Diversity Scholarship from Evergreen State College • Two Raymond Thayer Scholarship from Evergreen State College • One Psi Beta National Psychology Honor Society Diversity Scholarship • Instructor Hathaway was awarded the Exceptional Faculty Award for 2006

30. The Enjoyment Of Learning Human Services students invade the Bowling Alley, Van Lierups Tulip Farm, & downtown Tacoma

31. Are You Ready To Join Us? E-mail Kathleen.hathaway@cptc.edu