Human Services-Addiction Studies Overview (2391)
Type of Award
AS - Associate in Science
Program Website
https://www.pbsc.edu/careerpathways/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.pbsc.edu/learningoutcomes/Program-Learning-Outcomes.
Admission Requirements
Completion Requirements
Students must successfully complete all courses listed in the catalog for this program.
For more details about graduation requirements please refer to the Graduation section of this catalog.
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
Dr. 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.pbsc.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.pbsc.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 | English Composition 1 (AA) | 3 Credits |
| PSY2012 | Introduction to Psychology (AA) | 3 Credits |
| POS1041 | Introduction to American Government (AA) | 3 Credits |
| Choose Any Humanities Area ll, Tier 1 course | 3 Credits |
| Choose Any Mathematics Area lll, Tier 1 course | 3 Credits |
| Choose Any Natural Science Area IV, Tier 1 course | 3 Credits |
Any course from Natural Sciences - Area IV, Tier 1 : BSC1005 Concepts of Biology recommended
Required Courses (Credits: 42)
| CLP2001 | Personality Development and Adjustment (AA) | 3 Credits |
| DEP2004 | Human Growth and Development (AA) | 3 Credits |
| ENC1102 | English Composition 2 (AA) | 3 Credits |
| HSC2100 | Health Concepts and Strategies (AA) | 3 Credits |
| HUS1001 | Introduction to Human Services (AA) | 3 Credits |
| HUS1302 | Counseling and Interviewing (AS) | 3 Credits |
| HUS1421 | Assessment and Treatment Planning In Addictions (AS) | 3 Credits |
| HUS1423 | Group Counseling In Substance Abuse (AS) | 3 Credits |
| HUS1424 | Counseling the Chemically Dependent Person (AS) | 3 Credits |
| HUS1440 | Family Issues In Chemical Dependency (AS) | 3 Credits |
| HUS1450 | Dual Diagnosis (AS) | 3 Credits |
| HUS1850C | Field Work/internship In Human Services 1 (AS) | 3 Credits |
| HUS2851C | Field Work/internship In Human Services 2 (AS) | 3 Credits |
| SYG2000 | Introduction to Sociology (AA) | 3 Credits |
Total Credit Hours: 60
Course Sequence
Term One - Fall (Year One) (Credits: 12)
| ENC1101 | English Composition 1 (AA) | 3 Credits |
| PSY2012 | Introduction to Psychology (AA) | 3 Credits |
| HUS1001 | Introduction to Human Services (AA) | 3 Credits |
| HUS1424 | Counseling the Chemically Dependent Person (AS) | 3 Credits |
Term Two - Spring (Year One) (Credits: 12)
| HUS1302 | Counseling and Interviewing (AS) | 3 Credits |
| SYG2000 | Introduction to Sociology (AA) | 3 Credits |
| HUS1423 | Group Counseling In Substance Abuse (AS) | 3 Credits |
| Choose Any Mathematics Area lll, Tier 1 course | 3 Credits |
Term Three - Summer (Year One) (Credits: 12)
| CLP2001 | Personality Development and Adjustment (AA) | 3 Credits |
| DEP2004 | Human Growth and Development (AA) | 3 Credits |
| ENC1102 | English Composition 2 (AA) | 3 Credits |
| Choose Any Natural Science Area IV, Tier 1 course | 3 Credits |
Any course form Natural Sciences - Area IV, Tier 1: BSC1005 Concepts of Biology recommended
Term One - Fall (Year Two) (Credits: 12)
| HUS1850C | Field Work/internship In Human Services 1 (AS) | 3 Credits |
| HUS1440 | Family Issues In Chemical Dependency (AS) | 3 Credits |
| HUS1450 | Dual Diagnosis (AS) | 3 Credits |
| POS1041 | Introduction to American Government (AA) | 3 Credits |
Term Two - Spring (Year Two) (Credits: 12)
| HUS2851C | Field Work/internship In Human Services 2 (AS) | 3 Credits |
| HUS1421 | Assessment and Treatment Planning In Addictions (AS) | 3 Credits |
| HSC2100 | Health Concepts and Strategies (AA) | 3 Credits |
| Choose Any Humanities Area ll, Tier 1 course | 3 Credits |
Total Credit Hours: 60