Areas Of Study - Lake Area Technical Institute

9 Months –
Credits Required
For Graduation
Mental Health/
Activity
Technician: 35.5
Developmental Disabilities:
35.5
Child Development:
35.5
18 Months –
Credits Required
For Graduation
Optional Associate
of Applied Science
(A.A.S.) Degree: 71.5
Youth Offender with
Associate of
Applied Science
(A.A.S.) Degree: 71.5
A Career That Touches Lives
Our diverse Human Services program will prepare
you for a career that makes a difference. As a graduate,
you could provide daily care and support to children
or the elderly. You could also help people in need to
overcome a wide range of personal, professional, and/
or social barriers.
This program allows you to choose between four high
demand training options: Activity/Mental Health
Technician, Child Development, Developmental
Disabilities and Youth Offender.
What can I expect?
All four Human Services options feature interactive,
experience-based learning. The coursework has been
carefully designed to give you opportunities to learn,
develop and practice meaningful activity and care
methods. You will also complete a 4-week specialized
internship at the end of your second semester.
Rewarding Careers
Trained technicians in these areas are always in
demand! The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics cites
that “the employment of human service technicians
will grow much faster than average, particularly for
applicants with appropriate training.”
As an Activity Technician, you will work to bring
stimulating, positive activity into the daily lives
of nursing home, group home, or assisted living
residents. You might arrange for visiting entertainment
(speakers, musicians, etc.), or organize group games,
crafts, or outings.
Child Development: As a daycare provider, preschool
teacher or preschool paraprofessional, you can help
provide infants, toddlers and preschool age children
with a stable, nourishing environment. Spend your
work-day building confidence, encouraging interests
and talents, and allowing children to grow and learn
through play and exploration!
Developmental Disabilities: This option will prepare
you to assist people with developmental disabilities
(autism, Down syndrome, learning disabilities, etc.).
You could work with individuals in their homes, in a
group home or in a developmental training center.
Youth Offender: This unique option will prepare you
to work with youth who have been removed from their
homes/communities because of behavioral or mental
health concerns. You could be a youth counselor in
a group home, or work in behavioral education as a
paraprofessional.
Human Services Technician Courses
HUMAN
Services Technician
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Courses for Mental Health/Activity Technician,
Developmental Disabilities, and FIRST YEAR
Youth Offender
AED 100 Automated External Defibrillator .. . . . . 1/2 credit
CIS 102 Windows Applications for Technicians....3 credits
CSS 100 Career Search Strategies. ........... 1/2 credit
HAZ 100 Hazardous Materials Safety. ......... 1/2 credit
HST 101 Orientation to Human Services. ........ 1 credit
HST 119 Group Techniques .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 credit
HST 127 Personal Care Assistant (Nutritional Diets) .... 2 credits
HST 132 Sexual Offending and People
with Disabilities .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 credits
HST 136 Medication Administration .. . . . . . . . . . 1/2 credit
HST 137 Families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 credits
HST 138 Mental Health Seminar .. . . . . . . . . . . . 1 credit OR
HST 146 Disabilities Seminar.................... 1 credit
HST 139 Death and Dying.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 credit
HST 143 Developmental Disabilities .. . . . . . . . 2 1/2 credits
HST 149 Behavior Support Training.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits
HST 159 Diversity Studies. .....................2 credits
HST 160 Clinical Experience. ..................2 credits
HST 164 Program Planning.....................2 credits
HST 165 Selected Topics in Abnormal Psychology.. 1 credit
HST 201 OJT in the Developmental
Disabilities Setting.............. 2 1/2 credits OR
HST 203 OJT in the Mental Health Setting .. . . 2 1/2 credits
MA 115 Medical Terminology.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1/2 credits
OTA 160 Beginning Sign Language.............. 1 credit
PSYC 100 Psychology of Human Relations.........3 credits
Courses for Child Development
AED 100 Automated External Defibrillator .. . . . . 1/2 credit
CIS 102 Windows Applications for Technicians....3 credits
HAZ 100 Hazardous Materials Safety. ......... 1/2 credit
HST 101 Orientation to Human Services. ........ 1 credit
HST 108 Guiding Children’s Behavior.. . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits
HST 114 Literature, Creativity, and Imagination....3 credits
HST 116 Educare of Infants and Toddlers.........2 credits
HST 125 On-The-Job Training I.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1/2 credits
HST 129 Lesson Planning and the
Early Child Curriculum.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits
HST 131 Health, Safety, and Nutrition .. . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits
HST 134 Child Growth and Development.. . . . . . . 2 credits
HST 137 Families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 credits
HST 141 Children with Special Needs............2 credits
HST 156 On-The-Job Training II. ............ 2 1/2 credits
HST 159 Diversity Studies. .....................2 credits
PSYC 100 Psychology of Human Relations.........3 credits
A.A.S Degree Courses- Mental Health/Activity
Technician, Developmental Disabilities & Youth
Offender
ECON 105 Leadership in the Global World .. . . . . . . . 3 credits
ENGL 101 Composition.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits OR
EN 110 Business Communication. .............3 credits
HST 173 Special Topics in Human Services. ...... 1 credit
HST 177 Ethics and Issues in Human Services. ....2 credits
HST 188 Chemical Dependency. ..............3 credits
PSYC 101 General Psychology. .................3 credits
MATH 100 Applied General Math. ...............3 credits
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology OR
SOC 110 Social Issues OR
SPCM101 Fundamentals of Speech OR
ECON 105 Leadership in the Global World .. . . . . . . . 3 credits
Additional Courses for A.A.s. Degree – Mental Health/
Activity Technician and DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
HST 176 Casework Skills and Resources.. . . . . . . . . 3 credits
PSYC 251 Abnormal Psychology.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits
Selected electives from Business Division or
HST Courses.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 credits
Additional Courses for A.A.S. Degree – YOUTH OFFENDER
HST 176 Casework Skills and Resources.. . . . . . . . . 3 credits
HST 179 Introduction to Criminal Justice.. . . . . . . . 3 credits
HST 183 Juvenile Delinquency. ................3 credits
PSYC 251 Abnormal Psychology.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits
Additional Courses for Associate of
Applied Science Degree – Child Development
BUS 220 Personal Finance .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits
OTA 160 Beginning Sign Language.............. 1 credit
ACCT 210 Principles of Accounting I.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 credits
Selected electives from Business Division
or HST courses .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 credits