Recovery Service Support SWS.S.CRT

One-year Technical Certificate - 35 Credit Hours

Division: Liberal Arts, Communication and Social Sciences
Department: Social Work
Effective as of Fall 2023

What is the program about?

This certificate can assist graduates in providing client services in a wide variety of fields such as psychology, rehabilitation, social work, and family support. In addition, students may assist social workers with developing, organizing, and conducting programs to prevent and resolve problems relevant to substance abuse, human relationships, rehabilitation, and dependent care. This certificate is especially pertinent to students who may have dealt with personal and family problems and want to use their experience knowledge and passion to help others avoid the mistakes they made, which lead them to prison.

Program Outcomes

Communicate effectively in a variety of ways with varied audiences through writing skills, oral communication, listening skills, reading skills, computer literacy, and information literacy.
Demonstrate ability to think logically and solve problems using analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.
Achieve group goals in a variety of social contexts.

Career Opportunities

Someone who completes the Recovery Service Support certificate may be employable at a number of social service agencies, in the role of a case aide or monitor. Job duties may include transportation, visitation monitoring, school enrollment, detention monitoring etc. A student who continues with their education can achieve a degree in the proposed Community and Public Service AAS or an AA Social Work with additional coursework.

Transferability

Completion of this certificate, as part of a series, culminates in the proposed AAS in Community and Public Service.

Curriculum

Course	Title	Credits
BIS 1400	Customer Service	3
CJS 1106	Transition Skills	3
CJS 2200	Human Relations, Mediation & Conflict Resolution	3
MHT 1130	Fundamentals of Addiction Counseling CDCA Preliminary	3
MHT 2138	Ethical Issues in the Helping Professions	2
PSY 1100	General Psychology	3
SOC 1101	Introduction to Sociology	3
SOC 1115	Sociology of Marriage & Family	3
SOC 2205	Social Problems	3
SWK 1206	Introduction to Social Work	3
SWK 2207	Anti-Oppressive Social Work	3
SWK 1213	Introduction to Social Welfare	3

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Program Accreditation Information

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This information is for planning purposes only. Sinclair College will make every effort to offer curriculum listed above but reserves the right to change, add and cancel curriculum offerings for unforeseen circumstances.