Human Services

Do you see young people, addicts and families struggling in your community and want to help? If you have a passion to serve others who are hurting, the human services program needs you!

Allan Hancock College’s human services program offers 15 degrees and certificates that give new students and seasoned professionals the hands-on skills they need to secure entry-level careers or advance in social services, mental health, addiction treatment, substance-use prevention, and related occupations. The program is taught by clinical psychologists, licensed social workers, marriage and family therapists, pharmacists, and other experts with deep knowledge and understanding of these fields.

Students gain expertise in areas such as personal and social problems, helping skills, human services, agencies and organizations that provide helping services, and standards of professional conduct. As part of their studies, students gain critical, real-world experience helping others during a one-semester, field internship with a local human service agency.

Graduates go on to careers in numerous settings, including drug and alcohol treatment and prevention centers, family services, parent education, youth shelters, community health care, juvenile corrections, and more.

This program will help you to:

be prepared to perform basic counseling and case management
develop your interpersonal skills
create and maintain appropriate client documentation
successfully pass a written examination leading to certification as an addiction Treatment Specialist through CAADE or the California Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (CAADAC).

The certificate program is accredited by the California Association of Alcohol and Drug Educators (CAADE)

Degrees and Certificates Offered

Each program has unique requirements. The order in which you take courses may affect your completion time. Visit the links below to view the program requirements and a general semester-by-semester course schedule.

Associate in Science- Human Services: General

Certificate of Achievement- Human Services: General

Certificate of Achievement- Human Services: Family Studies

Certificate of Accomplishment- Human Services: Family Services Worker 1

Certificate of Accomplishment- Human Services: Family Services Worker 2

Certificate of Accomplishment- Human Services: Family Services Worker 3

Certificate of Achievement- Human Services: Co-Occurring Disorders

Certificate of Accomplishment- Human Services: Advanced Helping Skills 1

Certificate of Accomplishment- Human Services: Advanced Helping Skills 2

To view all available degrees and certificates visit the Allan Hancock College course catalog.