Human Services Program

Instructor: Dollie Simmons

Students in the Human Services Program are prepared to access entry-level positions in residential care facilities, adult day cares, nursing homes, hospitals, home health agencies, group homes and sheltered workshops.

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Provides students the opportunity to . . .

• engage in community based training at:
Chapman House
Odd Fellows Residential Care
Social Learning Center
John F. Murphy Navigators
d’Youville Pavilion
Campus Cuisine
• operate an adult day program
• gain experience working with the elderly as well as developmentally and physically challenged adults

Career Opportunities . . .

Entry-level employment in health care facilities, sheltered workshops, group homes, and other agencies serving the developmentally challenged.

Course Topics…

• Characteristics and needs of the elderly and developmentally and physically challenged adults
• Industry vocabulary and abbreviations
• Communication techniques (focusing on various special needs)
• Creating, developing, adapting and leading group and individual activities
• Infection control
• Wheelchair transport
• Direct engagement in residential care
activities program

 

Students enrolling in Human Services Program should . . .

• have good communication skills
• have the ability to work safely
• have a desire and motivation to work with people
• have the ability to understand and maintain confidentiality
• have the ability to work independently as well as on a team
• have the ability to follow dress codes

Note: reading lexile of current textbook is 980 and the occupational materials lexile ranges from 1050 to 1200.

Partnership Programs

Chapman House
Odd Fellows
d’Youville Pavilion
Campus Cuisine
Social Learning Center
John F. Murphy Navigators

Students are required to purchase . . .

• One uniform
• Enclosed, flat sneakers

Approximate total cost: $75.00