Human Services: Advocacy Certificate Counseling Total Units: 36.0

Term Effective: Fall 1981

The requirements for this program of study are effective beginning the semester shown above. If you began working on this program before the effective semester, you may not be affected by the changes. Consult with the program contact person or the department chair to determine your eligibility to complete the program under previous requirements.

Term Inactive: Spring 2007

Description:

The Human Services Advocacy Career Certificate program is an interdisciplinary approach to understanding the skills needed in human rights advocacy. In today's complex society, social service agencies are required to provide for the economic and emotional needs of those in difficulty. These agencies have a need for responsible individuals with some college background to provide various services. The Human Services Advocacy certificate program prepares students to work in a community setting at an entry level.

For students interested in an Associate degree, a Human Services: Advocacy major is available. More information about the Human Services program can be found at the Human Services website.

Employment options include working with non-profit agencies as well as local, state and federal agencies. Examples of these agencies are job training programs, residential settings and private social service agencies.
Program Requirements:

The requirements for the Human Services: Advocacy program are:

  • Complete 36.0 units from
    • Human Services Core Requirements
    • Advocacy Emphasis Requirements

Human Services Core Requirements - complete 27.00 units
SPCH 5Group Discussion & Problem Solving3.00
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
WEOC 99IOccupational Work Experience-Intern Program3.00
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
PSYCH 1AGeneral Psychology3.00
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
PSYCH 4Child Growth & Development3.00
CHILD 50Developmental Stages of Childhood3.00
 
Advocacy Emphasis Requirements - complete 9.00 units
GUID 200Advocate Training1.00-3.00
SOC 61Aging & Society3.00
Complete any combination totaling at least 3.00 units from the following:
CourseDescriptionUnits
AJ 53Juvenile Procedures3.00
AJ 71Correctional Interviewing & Counseling3.00
CHILD 53The Child with Special Needs in the Community2.00
HLC 60Medical Terminology1.00-3.00
PSYCH 40Psychology Looks at Women3.00
SOC 2Social Problems & Deviance3.00

Course Prerequisites and Advisories:

Courses in a program of study may have prerequisites or advisories; that is, courses that must or should be completed before taking that course. Please check for prerequisites or advisories by clicking on the course numbers in the Program Requirements section.

It is important that students who are completing an Associate Degree and desire to transfer to a four-year institution meet with a counselor to plan their lower division coursework. While many majors at SRJC are intended to align with lower division major preparation required by California public universities, specific lower-division major requirements vary among individual campuses. See a counselor, visit the Transfer Center, and check Guides For Transfer in Specific Majors, and ASSIST to review transfer preparation guides for specific schools and majors.

Notes:

It is strongly recommended that students complete COUN 91 and COUN 99I in the final semester of taking the core requirements.
Contact
Information		 Phone Email Website
(707) 522-2776
srjccertificate003196@santarosa.edu