Social Work and Human Services
Associate in Arts for Transfer
Program Details
The Associate in Arts for Transfer in Social Work and Human Services prepares students for transfer to a university in Social Work, Human Services, and related majors. This degree is the study of applied social work that includes sociology and psychology. The degree includes legal and ethical issues, theories of practice and human behavior, the history of social welfare, and current standards of practice in the field. Students will acquire critical thinking skills, case planning, crisis intervention, theory-based assessment, working knowledge of community resources, and experience in a human service agency.
Social Work and Human Services Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?
Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Assessment: Using a case vignette in each course, the student will analyze the case and identify problem areas.
- Community resources: The student will identify community resources that could be used to assist a person or family in a case vignette in each course.
- Legal and ethical: The student will use a case vignette in each course to identify any legal and ethical issues that might arise while providing services to the case.
- Self-care: The student will identify areas of support and self-care that are needed for themselves to professionally assist the clients in specific case vignettes, such as supervision, consultation, and personal counseling.
- Treatment planning: The student will use a case vignette in each course to assess the area in need of intervention and will discuss these interventions.