Bachelor of Arts in Human Services

The Human Services (BA) is offered at:

Breckenridge: Mostly in-person,
Dillon: Mostly Virtual,
Glenwood Springs: In-person & virtual,
Rifle: In-person & virtual,
Spring Valley: In-person & virtual,
Steamboat Springs: In-person & virtual,
Vail Valley at Edwards: In-person & virtual

Program Learning Outcomes are what we expect each student will learn while earning a degree or certificate. Meeting these learning outcomes is how we assess our performance as a college. Our learning outcomes support both important career skills and future success as a student.

Upon completing the Human Services (BA) program, CMC students will be able to:

1. Apply knowledge of the historical roots of human services professions including historical and current legislation, influences of private and public attitudes on policy and the sociopolitical issues impacting the professions.
2. Apply theories of interactions of human systems including individual, interpersonal, group, family, organizational, community and societal.
3. Identify strengths, capacities, and potential limitations and apply policies and resources to support self-advocacy in individuals, groups, and/or communities.
4. Apply ethical information management by access, analyze and evaluate data from credible sources
5. Collect, analyze and evaluate needs of individuals, groups or communities and provide culturally relevant resources including services, strategies, training as well as assess the outcomes of the resource provision.
6. Apply evaluative techniques in identification, prevention, intervention and maintenance strategies for clients.
7. Demonstrate in oral, written and visual formats skills in interpersonal communication including setting boundaries, establishing rapport, working with conflict and ethical communications.
8. Apply leadership skills in organizational aspects of human services including management of employees and volunteers, financial and budget management, ethical and legal issues and risk management.
9. Apply ethical practices in the human services professions including application of theories and practice in self-determination, least intrusive services and most inclusive environments, confidentiality, professional boundaries and other standards outlined in the NHS standards of the profession.
10. Use practices that value the diversity of the individual including but not limited to culture, race, class, gender, relations, ability, and sexual orientation.
11. Demonstrate progression of self-awareness regarding their own values, personalities, reactions, interpersonal styles, strengths and limitations.

Students can choose to specialize in one of three minors.

• Addictions studies Minor
• Behavioral studies Minor
• Psychology Minor