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<Title>Sheldon Jackson College: Human Services Emphasis</Title>
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<h1 align=center>Sheldon Jackson College</h1>
<h2>The Human Services Emphasis - Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts</h2>
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<H3>Distinctive aspects of the Human Services Emphasis</h3>
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<li>Students may, through their choice of internship sites, choose to
specialize within particular human services foci
<li>Sitka, though a small city, provides an unusual number of
opportunities for internships.  Not only are there several local agencies
dealing with social services to the victims of domestic violence, the
developmentally disabled, substance abusers, and others in need of social
services, but it also is the location of Southeast Alaska Regional Health
Corporation, which provides a large number of social services to the
Natives of Southeast Alaska
<li>  Students interested in becoming
substance abuse counselors may choose an appropriate internship and
augment their education through inservice training and workshops offered
through local agencies; upon graduation, they would then be in the
position of completing most or all of the Alaska certification requirements
for Counselor I
<li>The program will emphasize both the general aspects of human
services and the unique problems faced by Alaskans
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<h3>Graduates with a Human Services emphasis will:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Have  a working knowledge of historical and contemporary social services systems  administered by governmental and private agencies
<li>Understand current theories and data regarding problems impacting social services  which affect Alaska and the rest of the United States
<li>Be  able to communicate effectively in speech (both in dyads and in groups) and in  writing <li>Understand both ethical and legal responsibilities and constraints within social  services
<li>Be able to conceptualize and communicate social issues and problems using well reasoned social scientific methodologies
<li>Have  satisfactorily performed supervised internships within social services agencies, during which they will have:  (a) Learned the structure of the agencies, their funding sources, the funding  guidelines and restrictions, and the programs offered by the agencies; (b) Actively participated in (if pertinent) the intake, assessment, counseling, recommendations, and follow up of clients served by the agencies; (c)  Learned and performed the record keeping used by the agencies for tracking of clients.
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<P>Questions?  Send a note to <a href=mailto:dharrington@sj-alaska.edu> <b>Dr. David Harrington ("Doc") </b></a>.
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	<Title>Sheldon Jackson College: Human Services Emphasis</Title>
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	<h1 align=center>Sheldon Jackson College</h1>
	<h2>The Human Services Emphasis - Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Arts</h2>
	<P>
	<H3>Distinctive aspects of the Human Services Emphasis</h3>
	<ul>
	<li>Students may, through their choice of internship sites, choose to
	specialize within particular human services foci
	<li>Sitka, though a small city, provides an unusual number of
	opportunities for internships. Not only are there several local agencies
	dealing with social services to the victims of domestic violence, the
	developmentally disabled, substance abusers, and others in need of social
	services, but it also is the location of Southeast Alaska Regional Health
	Corporation, which provides a large number of social services to the
	Natives of Southeast Alaska
	<li> Students interested in becoming
	substance abuse counselors may choose an appropriate internship and
	augment their education through inservice training and workshops offered
	through local agencies; upon graduation, they would then be in the
	position of completing most or all of the Alaska certification requirements
	for Counselor I
	<li>The program will emphasize both the general aspects of human
	services and the unique problems faced by Alaskans
	</ul>
	<P>
	<h3>Graduates with a Human Services emphasis will:</h3>
	<ul>
	<li>Have a working knowledge of historical and contemporary social services systems administered by governmental and private agencies
	<li>Understand current theories and data regarding problems impacting social services which affect Alaska and the rest of the United States
	<li>Be able to communicate effectively in speech (both in dyads and in groups) and in writing <li>Understand both ethical and legal responsibilities and constraints within social services
	<li>Be able to conceptualize and communicate social issues and problems using well reasoned social scientific methodologies
	<li>Have satisfactorily performed supervised internships within social services agencies, during which they will have: (a) Learned the structure of the agencies, their funding sources, the funding guidelines and restrictions, and the programs offered by the agencies; (b) Actively participated in (if pertinent) the intake, assessment, counseling, recommendations, and follow up of clients served by the agencies; (c) Learned and performed the record keeping used by the agencies for tracking of clients.
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	<P>Questions? Send a note to <a href=mailto:dharrington@sj-alaska.edu> <b>Dr. David Harrington ("Doc") </b></a>.
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