About Saddleback College
Saddleback College is located just around the corner at 28000 Marguerite Parkway, Mission Viejo, which is walking distance (0.5 miles) from Esther’s Sober Living. Saddleback College is the largest member of the South Orange County Community College District, and offers various educational opportunities including full-time certificate and degree programs, part-time and evening courses, and a full selection of extracurricular and community activities.
Saddleback College website: www.saddleback.edu
Saddleback College Human Services
Website: http://www.saddleback.edu/hs/HUMS/
Human Services is a program of study for people who want to work with people. The curriculum is a lower division course of study for career-oriented students who want preparation at the Associate Degree or Vocational Certificate level. It offers courses in Alcohol and Drug Studies, a popular track for people in recovery who would like to become Drug and Alcohol Counselors.
Certificate Options
Option 1 Human Services Generalist (28 Units)
The Human Services Generalist option provides a historical and current perspective of the basic issues within the human service growing career options within the field, provides an opportunity to explore several of the program options, and generally provides the kind of information of information that lets students make informed decisions regarding career direction.
Option 2 Alcohol and Drug Studies (37 Units)
The Alcohol and Drug Studies program integrates theory and practical experience in developing the skills necessary to work with the alcohol and drug abuse population, as well as with families and employers of chemically dependent individuals. This program option combines the Human Services behavioral core, skills training and experiential learning in field work settings.
Option 3 Corrections and Criminal Justice (31 Units)
The specialization in Corrections and Criminal Justice provides the student with an introduction to the Human Services behavioral, core and skills, and a technical area of study. Students completing the program may find employment in probation, juvenile counseling settings, California Youth Authority, and halfway houses.
Option 4 Mental Health Worker (29 Units)
The Mental Health Worker Certificate and/or Associate of Science Degree educates students to understand cultural competency, skills needed for clients and family members to enter the public mental health labor force, benefits acquisitions, the recovery model, Co-0ccurring Disorders and integrated services, early identification of mental illness and evidence-based practices.
Eating Disorders (9 Units Online) No Certificate
Saddleback Collelge is an International Association of Eating Disorders Professional (IAEDP) academic member and offers online courses for certification with IAEDP.
About Rich Goodman
Human Services Co-Chair and Instructor, Saddleback College
Email: rgoodman@saddleback.edu
Phone: (949) 582-4430
Rich Goodman has been a professor in Human Services at S. C. C. for 33 years, the last 19 being full-time. He teaches the primary courses in Corrections and additional classes in Alcohol and Drug Studies. His Criminal Justice background resulted from working for the Los Angeles Co. Probation Dept. He worked primarily with substance abusers doing narcotic testing and was the Department Narcotics Trainer for 5 years. He also ran a mandated drug education program for minors sentenced to Juvenile Camp.
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