Massasoit - Human Services

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Division Dean

Karyn Boutin
Office: LA111
Ext: 1903

Full-time Faculty

Rebecca Shipman
Department Chair
Office: H338
Ext: 1768

Beverly Iddings
Office: H338
Ext: 1760

Adjunct Faculty

Alan Garcia

Julianne Isaacson

Deborah Knapman

Pamela Miller

David Smith

Division of Public Service & Social Science
Human Services

The Human Services Department offers a two-year program leading
to an Associate in Science Degree in Human Services.

Human Services Program Requirements | DMR Certificate | Program Outcomes

Human Services is the art and science of working with and helping others. The Human Services program
is designed to help students develop the skills, knowledge, and attitudes required to work effectively with people in a wide variety of professional settings. Past graduates have worked in nursing homes, mental health settings, day care centers, youth programs, alcohol and drug treatment programs, and other social service agencies. Because many career paths in the helping professions require degrees beyond the associate degree, over half of the graduates of the Human Services program continue their education at four-year schools.

Supervised Field Experience is an important part of the program. While enrolled in Field Experience, students intern in area social service agencies where they work under direct agency supervision. They also attend weekly on-campus seminars coordinated by the Human Services department. Such Field Experiences allow students to apply newly acquired knowledge and skills to real life situations and to test potential career choices.

The Human Service Program has four basic Objectives:

To prepare students for transfer into Human Services, Social Work, Sociology, Psychology, Education,
or other helping-profession programs at Baccalaureate Degree Institutions.
To prepare students for entry-level professional positions in a variety of Human Services areas such as:
mental health, mental retardation, services to children, youth and families, addictions treatment, social
services, and gerontology.
To assist the undecided or under-prepared student with self-development and career-planning, basic skill
and knowledge improvement, and professional education.
To assist students who are already working in a variety of Human Service settings to further their educational
and professional development and advancement.

PROGRAM OUTCOMES
Graduates of the Human Service Department’s Transfer and Career Options will

Develop and maintain effective working relationships with clients, colleagues and supervisors.
Identify, interpret, and adhere to ethical standards for professional behavior.
Work together with individuals and groups to assess needs, promote strengths, manage problems, set goals, develop or access resources, and implement and assess action plans.
Communicate effectively, orally, and in writing.
Develop and implement activities for personal and professional growth in order to maintain professional competency and currency, manage stress, and enhance satisfaction and job performance.

Transfer Option Graduates will also

6a. Successfully transfer to Baccalaureate Degree programs within and beyond Massachusetts.

Career Option Graduates will also

6b. Be able to obtain and successfully perform within a variety of entry-level helping positions in areas such as mental health, mental retardation, services to children, youth and families, addictions treatment, social services, and gerontology.

Last Update: February 10, 2009

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