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If you've ever considered working in a field where you have the opportunity to use interpersonal skills to really make a difference and help others, this might be the program for you. Explore Human Services and Corrections.
The Program
Helping others who need direction and reorganization in their lives is what this technology is all about. Recognizing the causes of deviant behavior and referring the individual treatment are two practical skills that you'll learn in this program, which balances theory with the practice of helping others .Master the terminology of the profession. Understand treatment interventions. Develop strong counseling skills. Learn to successfully apply the professional protocol of Assessment, Planning, Intervention, and Evaluation.
- Specialize your training with an additional certificate.
- Social Worker Assistant
- Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor
- Correctional Officer Training
- Juvenile Corrections
Don't forget about the professional and social opportunities related to this technology. Join the Corrections Club for professional networking and much more!
Learn By Doing
Observe human services environments and shadow employees at service agencies. Interface with an adult community-based residential facility, a juvenile residential facility, a prison, and a multi-county jail. During your last two quarters, you'll spend 10 hours per week "on the job", working at one of 45 practicum placements from human services agencies to correction agencies.
Jobs for Grads
Out of the Gate - Right after graduating grads find jobs in corrections or human services as a correctional `probation or parole officer, or as chemical abuse counselors, case workers, social service aides, or crisis intervention workers. Recent job posting show starting salaries of about $26,000!Down the Road - With additional training and experience, plan to move into a management position, if desired.
Human Services and Corrections
Social and Human Services Assistants Job Market Outlook
- Expected to grow much faster than the average for all occupation through 2014.
- Employment in private agencies will grow as state and local governments continue to contract out services to the private sector in an effort to cut costs.
What Can I Expect to Earn
Among other factors, salaries may vary by geographic region, cost of living, and employee’s previous experience. The following salary information is based on national averages.
Earnings of Social and Human Service Assistants in May 2004:
| $24,270 |
$19,220 to $30,900 |
$15,480 |
$39,620 |
Job Outlook & Earnings from Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-07 Edition, Social and Human Service Assistants, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos059.htm
Correctional Officers Job Market Outlook
- Expected to grow more slowly than the average for all occupation through 2014.
- Some employment opportunities will arise in the private sector, as public authorities contract with private companies to provide and staff corrections facilities.
What Can I Expect to Earn
Among other factors, salaries may vary by geographic region, cost of living, and employee’s previous experience. The following salary information is based on national averages.
Earnings of Correctional Officers in May 2004:
| $33,600 |
$26,560-$44,200 |
$22,630 |
$54,820 |
Job Outlook & Earnings from Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-07 Edition, Correctional Officers, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos156.htm
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists Job Market Outlook
- Expected to grow as fast as the average for all occupation through 2014.
- Reconsideration of mandatory sentencing guidelines may result in an increase in the need for probation and parole officers.
What Can I Expect to Earn
Among other factors, salaries may vary by geographic region, cost of living, and employee’s previous experience. The following salary information is based on national averages.
Earnings of Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists in May 2004:
| $39,600 |
$31,500-$52,100 |
$26,310 |
$66,660 |
Job Outlook & Earnings from Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2006-07 Edition, Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialist, on the Internet at http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos256.htm
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