Community Health Worker, College Credit Certificate
Previous Degree Required: HS Diploma
Eligible for Financial Aid: Yes
Delivery Method(s): Online
Location(s): Online
Additional Limited Access Application Process Required: No
Program Testing Requirements:
Academic Community: SBHS Social and Behavioral Sciences and Human Services
Program Code: HWCC
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Code: 51.1504
Florida Department of Education CIP Code: 0451150400
This certificate is part of the Social and Human Services A.S. degree program.
Community Health Workers are frontline public health workers who help individuals and communities adopt healthy behaviors. They conduct activities for health and social service organizations to promote good health-care practices, and facilitate access to community services.
This certificate program will focus on broad introductory principles of human behavior specifically the effects of behavior on practice and policy and the roles of human service workers in various settings within the community.
Certificate Requirements
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Major Courses | ||
| HUS 1001 | Introduction to Human Services | 3 |
| HUS 1302 | Basic Counseling Skills | 3 |
| HUS 1320 | Introduction to Crisis Intervention | 3 |
| HUS 2445 | Practices for Working with Dysfunctional Family Systems | 3 |
| HUS 2500 | Ethics in Human Services | 3 |
| HUS 1801 | Human Services Practicum 1 | 3 |
| or HUS 1940 | International Practicum for Social and Human Services - Study Abroad | |
| Total Credit Hours | 18 | |