The Social & Human Services curriculum prepares students for entry-level positions in institutions and agencies that provide education, social and community services to enable people to live more autonomous, productive lives. The program focuses on the knowledge, skills and attitudes students need to match client needs with available community resources effectively, helping people help themselves. Fieldwork experience provides opportunities to apply knowledge gained in the classroom.
Wake Tech offers a Social & Human Services AAS Degree and certificate programs with concentrations in Addiction and Recovery Studies, Mental Health and Gerontology in addition to human services and social services. The Addiction and Recovery Studies programs meet the educational requirements to pursue certification through the North Carolina Addictions Specialist Professional Practice Board.
Graduates qualify for positions in mental health, child care, family services, social services, rehabilitation, corrections, residential services and educational agencies, where they could work with the following populations:
Work-Based Learning (WBL) opportunities are required for all students enrolled in a Social & Human Services degree program, as well as those in the Addiction and Recovery Studies Intervention certificate program. WBL is an internship or field-based experience that allows students to apply what they have learned in the classroom with supervised, practical work experience in their fields of study.
Students work part-time, typically 10 to 16 hours a week, while attending school and earning academic credit. This combination is a meaningful way for students to explore career choices and become better prepared for the job market after graduation. In addition to the field-based work, WBL students also enroll in a one-credit-hour seminar course. This course must be taken during the same semester as students complete their internship.
The application deadlines for WBL are as follows:
For more information, email WBL faculty coordinator Dr. Yolonda Edgerton at [email protected].