Human Services-Addiction Studies Overview (2391)
Type of Award
AS - Associate in Science
Program Website
https://www.palmbeachstate.edu/career-pathways/pathway-education.aspx
Program Description
This program focuses on teaching broad, transferable skills and stresses understanding and demonstration of the human services profession, with an emphasis on addictions. The content includes: personal awareness, history and present state of addictions, interdisciplinary addiction professional roles and functions, various treatment modalities, and therapeutic interventions. It will stress interpersonal communication, assessment, evaluation, working knowledge of DSM diagnostic criteria, etiology of addictions, psychopharmacology, and health and safety issues prevalent in the addictive populations.
Program Learning Outcomes
For detailed information, visit www.palmbeachstate.edu/learningoutcomes/Program-Learning-Outcomes.
Admission Requirements
Completion Requirements
Students must successfully complete all courses listed in the catalog for this program.
Program Length
The program can be completed in two years if you attend full-time.
Location
The program is offered at the Lake Worth campus.
For More Information
Suzie Duff, duffs@palmbeachstate.edu, (561) 868-3461
Employment Opportunities
This program is designed to prepare students for employment as clinical specialists, human services practitioners, chemical dependency practitioners, addictions specialists, substance abuse counselors, and social services practitioners, or to provide supplemental training for persons previously or currently employed in these occupations.
Career Path Notes
Courses from this program may transfer into Palm Beach State's Bachelor of Science program in Human Services. For more information, visit www.palmbeachstate.edu/bachelors/.
In addition, courses from this program may transfer to other colleges and universities which allow students to transfer into a four-year program. For more information, contact the college or university to which you wish to transfer.
The Human Services Addiction Studies A.S degree provides a route for practitioners in the field to obtain their addictions professional certification provided by the Florida Certification Board.
Career Center
www.palmbeachstate.edu/Career
For more information about employment opportunities, including job outlook and salary information, visit: Occupational Outlook Handbook: www.bls.gov/ooh
O-Net Online: www.onetonline.org
Required courses:
General Education (Credits: 18)
| ENC1101 | College Composition 1 (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| Any course from Humanities - Area II | 3 credits |
| Any course from Mathematics - Area III | 3 credits |
| PSY2012 | Introduction to Psychology (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| SPC1017 | Fundamentals of Speech Communication (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| Any course from Natural Sciences - Area IV, Tier 1 & 2 | 3 credits |
| Total Credit Hours: | 60 |
Any course from Natural Sciences - Area IV, Tier 1 & 2: BSC1005 Concepts of Biology recommended
Required Courses (Credits: 42)
| CLP2001 | Personality Development and Adjustment (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| DEP2004 | Human Growth and Development (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| ENC1102 | College Composition 2 (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HSC2100 | Health Concepts and Strategies (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HUS1001 | Introduction to Human Services (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HUS1302 | Counseling and Interviewing (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HUS1421 | Assessment and Treatment Planning in Addictions (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HUS1423 | Group Counseling in Substance Abuse (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HUS1424 | Counseling the Chemically Dependent Person (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HUS1440 | Family Issues in Chemical Dependency (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HUS1450 | Dual Diagnosis (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HUS1850C | Field Work/Internship in Human Services 1 (AS) | 3 credits (1 lecture hour, 9 lab hours) |
| HUS2851C | Field Work/Internship in Human Services 2 (AS) | 3 credits (1 lecture hour, 9 lab hours) |
| SYG2000 | Introduction to Sociology (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
Total Credit Hours: 60
Course Sequence
Term One - Fall (Year One) (Credits: 12)
| ENC1101 | College Composition 1 (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| PSY2012 | Introduction to Psychology (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HUS1001 | Introduction to Human Services (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HUS1424 | Counseling the Chemically Dependent Person (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
Term Two - Spring (Year One) (Credits: 12)
| HUS1302 | Counseling and Interviewing (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| SYG2000 | Introduction to Sociology (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HUS1423 | Group Counseling in Substance Abuse (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| Any course from Mathematics - Area III | 3 credits |
Term Three - Summer (Year One) (Credits: 12)
| CLP2001 | Personality Development and Adjustment (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| DEP2004 | Human Growth and Development (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| ENC1102 | College Composition 2 (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| Any course from Natural Sciences - Area IV, Tier 1 or 2 | 3 credits |
Any course form Natural Sciences - Area IV, Tier 1 & 2: BSC1005 Concepts of Biology recommended
Term One - Fall (Year Two) (Credits: 12)
| SPC1017 | Fundamentals of Speech Communication (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HUS1850C | Field Work/Internship in Human Services 1 (AS) | 3 credits (1 lecture hour, 9 lab hours) |
| HUS1440 | Family Issues in Chemical Dependency (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HUS1450 | Dual Diagnosis (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
Term Two - Spring (Year Two) (Credits: 12)
| HUS2851C | Field Work/Internship in Human Services 2 (AS) | 3 credits (1 lecture hour, 9 lab hours) |
| HUS1421 | Assessment and Treatment Planning in Addictions (AS) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| HSC2100 | Health Concepts and Strategies (AA) | 3 credits (3 lecture hours) |
| Any course from Humanities - Area II | 3 credits |
Total Credit Hours: 60