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Social Worker

Certificate in Social Service/Mental Health

Core Requirements
Credits
PSYC 215 Group Experience 5
SOC 280 Sociology of Social Work 5
SSMH 100 Intro to Human Services 5
SSMH 170 Mental Health Interviewing and Assessment 5
SSMH 201 SS/MH Field Experience 5
SSMH 210 Self Care for Care Givers 3
SSMH 215 Law and Ethics in Social Services 5
 
Select One:
SSMH 185 Identity and the Family 3
SSMH 230 Abuse in the Family 3
 
Total Credits Required 36
Students must earn minimum grade of 2.0 in all SSMH courses to earn SSMH certificate.

Associate in Social Service/Mental Health

Social Service Foundation
29 Credits
HSSA& 101 Intro to Addictive Drugs 3
HSSA 121 Psychotropic Medications 3
HSSA 255 Intro to Co-occurring Disorders 3
PSYC& 220 Abnormal Psychology 5
SSMH 202 SSMH Field Experience 5
Electives approved by SSMH advisor 12
Related Instruction
23-25 Credits
Communications (10 credits)
ENGL& 101 English Composition I 5
 
Select One:
ASL& 121 American Sign Language I 5
CMST& 101 Introduction to Communication 5
CMST& 220 Public Speaking 5
Computational Skills (3-5 credits)
Any course meeting AA QS requirement (5); or BUS 103 - Computational Math (3); or BUS 107 - Business Math (5)
Human Relations (10 credits)
PSYC& 100 General Psychology 5
 
Select One:
ANTH& 106 American Mosaic 5
ANTH& 206 Cultural Anthropology 5
SOC& 101 Intro to Sociology 5
Social Service Foundation
29 Credits
PSYC 215 Group Experience 5
SOC 280 Sociology of Social Work 5
SSMH 100 Intro to Human Services 5
SSMH 170 Mental Health Interviewing and Assessment 5
SSMH 201 SSMH Field Experience 5
SSMH 210 Self-Care for Care Givers 3
SSMH 215 Law and Ethics in Social Services 5
Electives (Approved by advisor) 2
 
Select One:
SSMH 185 Identity and the Family 3
SSMH 230 Abuse in the Family 3
Total Credits Required 92-94
Students must earn minimum grade of 2.0 in all SSMH courses to earn SSMH associate degree.

Associate of Arts (AA-DTA) with Certificate in Social Service/Mental Health

General Education Requirements
60 Credits
All GER elective courses must be chosen from the approved lists on the AA-DTA degree requirement sheet. All other AA-DTA degree requirements also must be fulfilled.
Communications (10 credits)
ENGL& 101 English Composition I 5
CM GER Elective (ENGL 103 recommended) 5
Social Science (15 credits)
Choose 2 or more disciplines:
PSYC& 100 General Psychology 5
SOC& 101 Intro to Sociology 5
 
Select One:
ANTH& 206 Cultural Anthropology or 5
*ECON 110 Survey of Economics 5
*ECON110 recommended for transfer to social work at UW
Natural Science (15 credits)
Choose 2 or more disciplines - lab class required:
BIOL 118 Human Anatomy and Physiology for Non-Science Majors 5
NS GER Elective 5
 
Select One:
HSCI 119 Human Health and Disease 5
HSCI 210 Wellness 5
NUTR& 101 Nutrition 5
Humanities (15 credits)
Choose 2 or more disciplines:
HM GER Electives 10
 
Select One:
ASL& 121 American Sign Language I 5
CMST& 101 Introduction to Communication 5
CMST& 220 Public Speaking 5
Quantitative Skills (5 credits)
QS GER Electives (MATH& 146 recommended} 5
Social Service/Mental Health Core/Certificate
36 Credits
PSYC 215 Group Experience 5
SOC 280 Sociology of Social Work 5
SSMH 100 Intro to Human Services 5
SSMH 170 Mental Health Interviewing and Assessment 5
SSMH 201 SSMH Field Experience 5
SSMH 210 Self-Care for Care Givers 3
SSMH 215 Law and Ethics in Social Services 5
 
Select One:
SSMH 185 Identity and the Family 3
SSMH 230 Abuse in the Family 3
Total Credits Required 96
Contact Info
Program Coordinator
Denise Arnold:
253-964-6901
Monty Schottelkorb:
253-964-6430
Office of Professional/Technical Education
253-964-6645