Certificate Program in Human Services Case Management and Administration
The Human Services Case Management and Administration certificate is an interdisciplinary curriculum designed to assist students in building theoretical and applied understanding of working with people in a variety of human service settings including social service agencies, health care agencies, non-profits, and educational institutions. Any student interested in this Vancouver campus program should contact the Academic Coordinator for Human Development (360 546-9740).
Required courses:
A minimum of 18 semester credits, which must include the following:
| HD 301 HD 403 | Family Stress and Coping OR Families in Poverty | 3 Cr. 3 |
| HD 385 | Perspectives in Human Services | 3 |
MGMT 301 HD 430 PSYCH 308 | Principles of Management OR Professional Skills OR Organizational Psychology | 3 3 3 |
Elective courses:
At least 9 additional semester credits from the following courses: Choose one focus
| CASE MANAGEMENT FOCUS | ||
| HD 300 | Child Abuse and Neglect | 3 Cr. |
| HD 350 | Family Diversity | 3 |
| HD 360 | Death and Dying | 3 |
| HD 410* | Family Policy | 3 |
| HD 498 | Internship | 3 |
| PSYCH 110 | Intro to Addictions | 3 |
| PSYCH 333 | Abnormal Psych | 3 |
| PSYCH 444 | Basic Helping Skills | 2-3 |
| CRMJ 365/ SOC 367 | Juvenile Justice | 3 |
| CRMJ 403 | Violence Toward Women | 3 |
| POLS 436 | Disability, Aging, and Public Policy | 3 |
| ADMINISTRATION FOCUS | ||
| HD 334 | Principles of Community Development | 3 |
| HD 479* | Program Planning & Evaluation | 3 |
| HD 498 | Internship | 3 |
| ACCTG 230/231 | Financial Accounting | 3-6 |
MGMT 401* POLS 442 | Leadership Skills for Managers OR Leadership Skills for the Public Sector | 3 3 |
| MGMT 450* | Personnel Management | 3 |
| MKTG 379 | Professional Sales | 3 |
| PSYCH 308 | Organizational Psychology | 3 |
| PSYCH 309 | Cultural Diversity in Organizations | 3 |
| POLS 436 | Disability, Aging and Public Policy | 3 |
| POLS 445 | Public Personnel Administration | 3 |
*Course has a specific course prerequisite
NOTE: A final grade of C or better is required in all courses.
