Section 7: Human Services

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  • Ability to communicate verbally as a student in classes, and later as a professional in individual and group counseling situations
  • Sufficient verbal skills and language to: Collaborate with a wide variety of helping professionals in clinical, societal and professional areas; deliver accurate and required information; and to search for information, e.g., questioning
  • Sufficient writing ability to formulate written assessment, charting notes, reports, etc.
  • Ability to sustain cognitive integrity in areas of short and long-term memory, areas of written documentation and follow- through of responsibilities
  • Ability to concentrate on the execution of treatment plans, assigned skills and tasks as well as the integration and communication of this work for both short and long-term periods of time
  • Ability to work in settings that may lend themselves to frequent interruptions and immediate crisis response management
  • Ability to cope with a variety of stressors, including people- place occurrences, and demonstrate safe and required care for groups and individuals
  • Ability to secure transportation to practicum sites and classes
  • Ability to consistently attend and participate in classes
  • Ability to demonstrate and maintain organizational skills, time management and professional respect. Ability to adhere to and practice the Human Service Department’s ethical guidelines
  • A State Police criminal check is the responsibility of students and may be required for clinical fieldwork and / or employment upon the request of an agency. Applicants who have had difficulty with the law depending upon the nature of the problem may not be employable or even eligible for fieldwork. Applicants need to discuss these matters in an interview with the Department Chair to determine future direction.