Back     AHC Home » Academic Depts » Applied Social Sciences » Human Services

Human Services Degree and Certificate | Addiction Studies Degree and Certificate | Family Studies Certificate | Co-Occurring Disorders Certificate | Family Services Worker Certificates | Human Services Faculty | Human Services Contact Information

The Human Services Program prepares students for entry level employment positions in the social services, mental health, and addictions treatment fields and also provides opportunities for individuals who are already employed to upgrade their knowledge and skills. Program graduates work in a number of varied settings including alcoholism and drug addiction treatment, family services, parent education, social service and case management programs, youth shelters, domestic abuse programs, community health care, and juvenile corrections, to name a few. The human services field is rated among the top 20 growing job opportunities in California and in the nation.

The human services programs are designed to provide technical and practical knowledge to students interested in the fields of human and community services. Professionals, paraprofessionals or volunteers working with human or community service agencies, individuals working in personnel functions, and students who desire to develop better skills for helping people will find it beneficial to enroll in this program. Students may also pursue certificate programs with emphasis on Family Studies, Addiction Studies, Co-Occurring Disorders, or Family Services.

Staff	Ext.	Title	Email
Bierly, Gary	3517	Instructor, Philosophy/History; Department Chair	gbierly@hancockcollege.edu
Caddell, Alice	3569	Director, Children's Center	acaddell@hancockcollege.edu
Dal Porto, Judith	937-5365	Parent Participation Preschool Site Director/Instructor, ECS	jdalporto@hancockcollege.edu
Elliott, Herb	3424	Instructor, Economics	helliot@hancockcollege.edu
Fischer, Klaus	3526	Instructor, Philosophy/History
Haddad, Lubna	3275	Instructor, Psychology	lhaddad@hancockcollege.edu
Hall, Roger	3427	Instructor, History	rhall@hancockcollege.edu
Hayes, Edda	3505	Instructor, Family &Consumer Sciences	ehayes@hancockcollege.edu
Lovern, John	3704	Instructor, Human Services	jlovern@hancockcollege.edu
Masaoka, Robert	3432	Instructor, Political Science
McNeil, Daniel	3697	Instructor, Sociology	dmcneil@hancockcollege.edu
Regan, Liz	3547	Coordinator, ECS	lregan@hancockcollege.edu
Silva, Kathy	3253	Asst. Dir., Children’s Center; Instructor, ECS	ksilva@hancockcollege.edu
Stokes, Brian	3440	Instructor, Anthropology	bstokes@hancockcollege.edu
Tillery, Donald	3527	Instructor, ECS	dontil@earthlink.net
Varni, Candia	3243	Instr./Coord., Family & Consumer Sciences	cjvarni@hancockcollege.edu
Weir, Robert	3839	Instr./Coord., Family & Consumer Sciences	rweir@hancockcollege.edu
Wheeler, Cyndi	3334	Admin Secretary I; Summer School Secretary	cwheeler@hancockcollege.edu
Witmer, Dan	3354	Instructor, Psychology/Philosophy