Social Service Behavioral Health - Program Outcomes

Associate in Social Service Behavioral Health

Students will:

Examine self and field to identify and match appropriate strengths and weaknesses for successful/ meaningful education and/or career path.
Integrate self-awareness to cope and manage with stress in the field for self and others.
Incorporate an ethic of care in all aspects of practice to insure humane treatment for clients/consumers/patients, regardless of race, creed, diagnosis, wealth, age (develop appreciation social justice).
Maintain the integrity of the client/consumer/patient in order to establish trust.
Access community resources to provide for life and home maintenance stability.
Develop basic interpersonal skills as a foundation to counseling.
Know applicable laws and codes as they relate to counseling and client care.
Integrate an understanding of the broad spectrum of human services.

General Education at Pierce College prepares graduates to live and work in a dynamically changing world by emphasizing whole student development through fundamental areas of knowledge and the college five core abilities.

Students will:

Examine self and field to identify and match appropriate strengths and weaknesses for successful/ meaningful education and/or career path.
Integrate self-awareness to cope and manage with stress in the field for self and others.
Incorporate an ethic of care in all aspects of practice to insure humane treatment for clients/consumers/patients, regardless of race, creed, diagnosis, wealth, age (develop appreciation social justice).
Maintain the integrity of the client/consumer/patient in order to establish trust.
Access community resources to provide for life and home maintenance stability.
Develop basic interpersonal skills as a foundation to counseling.
Know applicable laws and codes as they relate to counseling and client care.
Integrate an understanding of the broad spectrum of human services.