Human Services

Do you want the chance to create change in your own community? If you are the one your friends always turn to for advice, if you want to help people, or if you want a career that will challenge you and reward you, then Human Services is the place to start. In almost all areas of Human Services, there is a focus on helping others find safety, health or success within their own lives. The work is vital and valid, which is often motivation enough. If you are a “people person” a career in this field is ideal because job duties revolve around the development of personal and professional relationships with others, whether children, adults or seniors. When studying Human Services, you will learn to work with different groups of people that have different challenges (infants, elderly, homeless, addicts, mentally ill and the disabled) on the front lines. You will study a range of areas including introductory psychology, sociology, communications, health and growth and development. Today, in every community, people need the help of trained individuals to improve the quality of their lives. If you accept the challenge to make a difference, you will be glad you did.

• High School Diploma or Adult High School Diploma or GED Diploma of High School Equivalency

When you enter the work force, you may find a position in government, non-profit and private agencies, and your work setting could include offices, clinics and hospitals, correctional institutions, day treatment programs, group homes, shelters and client’s homes. Your job title could be supported employment counsellor, residential support worker, teacher’s assistant, youth counsellor or family support worker. The possibilities for advancement are endless.

4212 - Community and Social Service Workers

• Interpersonal Behaviour
• Delivering Human Services
• Family Support
• Growth and Development
• Health for Human Service Workers
• Orientation to Human Services
• Program Planning and Support
• Fieldwork Seminar
• Psychology
• First Aid/CPR
• Active Parenting Today
• Suicide Intervention
• Observation and Assessment
• Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
• Lift and Transfer
• Job Search Techniques
• Practicums

You will be asked to submit proof of a satisfactory physical examination and immunization prior to commencement of training by following the instructions on the standardized New Brunswick Community College Medical form. You may also be required to produce a medical certificate attesting to certain requirements identified by the practicum site. As a graduate of the Human Services program, you may be able to transfer to the second year of the three-year degree program, Bachelor of Arts, Community Studies, at Cape Breton University, or you may pursue the completion of a Bachelor of Professional Arts in Human Services by distance education from Athabasca University. This occupation requires a sincere desire to work with and help other people, sometimes under trying circumstances. The training is emotionally and physically demanding and requires a mature outlook. This program has a work placement component within its curriculum as a requirement for certification. Students may be required by host agencies or employers to provide a current criminal record check from a police service recognized by the host agency or employer before they may start their work placement. Individuals who have been convicted criminally and not pardoned may be prohibited from proceeding to a work placement. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that he or she is eligible to participate.