Solano College Human Services

Greater Bay Area Mental Health & Education Workforce Collaborative

Health Workforce InitiativeMay 22, 2013

Solano CollegeHuman Services Certificate and Degree

• This program is designed to equip students with the basic knowledge and skills necessary for a variety of jobs in the field of Human Services. These courses are intended to provide entry level skills and training for students who are interested in employment in mental health, social welfare, developmental services, corrections, alcohol and drug treatment, or child/adolescent treatment services.

• A certificate of Achievement can be obtained upon completion of the 23 unit major with grade of “C” (2.0) or better in each course. The Associate of Arts degree can be obtained upon completion of 60 units , including the major with a grade of “C” (2.0) or better in each course, general education requirements , and electives. All courses in the major must be completed with a grade of C or better or a “P” if the course is taken as Pass/no pass.

• REQUIRED COURSES: Units

• HS 051 Introduction to Human Services 3• COUN 062 Helping Skills: Creating Alliances and facilitating Change 3• COUN 064A Practicum I 4• COUN 64B Practicum II 4• HS 052 Introduction to Group Processes 3• HS 053 Serving Special Populations 3• HS 055 Introduction to Case Management 3

total: 23

• RECOMMENDED COURSES: • COUN 055 Valuing Diversity; CJ 001 Intro to criminal justice; CJ 011 Community Relations; CJ 058

Fundamentals of Crime and Delinquency; ECE Intro to early childhood education

Brief History Of Program

• Solano College’s Human Services Program was begun in 1998 although separate courses had been offered beginning in 1992. The first course was COUN 062.

• All program planning and development efforts were accomplished through a close collaborative partnership of community advisory agency partners and college faculty

• Generally, Courses have been offered through existing college funding and were developed by re-directing resources gradually over time .

Graduates Human Service Degrees & Certificates: Summary Data

Year Term Degrees Certificates TOTAL Award Sex White Asian Black Latino Other TOTAL

1999Spring 1 3 4

DegreeMale 4 1 2 2 1 10

Summer 0 0 0 Female 50 10 38 9 3 110Fall 0 0 0 TOTAL 54 11 40 11 4 120

2000Spring 3 14 17

CertificateMale 13 1 12 4 8 38

Summer 0 1 1 Female 98 17 94 25 14 248Fall 3 13 16 TOTAL 111 18 106 29 22 286

2001

Spring 9 22 31Summer 0 0 0

Fall 6 16 22Combinatio

n Sex White Asian Black Latino Other TOTAL

2002Spring 8 27 35 Degree Only Male 0 0 0 1 0 1

Summer 0 4 4 Female 3 0 8 0 0 11Fall 2 21 23 Cert. Only Male 9 0 10 3 7 29

2003Spring 11 32 43 Female 51 7 64 16 11 149

Summer 0 2 2 Both Male 4 1 2 1 1 9Fall 9 25 34 Female 47 10 30 9 3 99

2004Spring 8 24 32 TOTAL 114 18 114 30 22 298

Summer 3 7 10Fall 2 17 19

2005Spring 16 18 34

Summer 2 2 4Fall 5 9 14

2006Spring 16 16 32

Summer 2 0 2Fall 3 2 5

2007Spring 11 11 22

Summer N/A N/A 0Fall N/A N/A 0

TOTAL 120 286 406

Solano Community College

Human Service Fieldwork ProgramPlacements, Past & Present

October 2012Concurrent Course required for fieldwork participation: Counseling 64A and 64B Practicum I and Practicum II

• Aldea Foster Care• AK Bean• Alpha Pregnancy Center• American Red Cross• Archway Recovery Center• Bay Area Respite Care• Benicia FRC• Big Brothers and Big Sisters• Big Brother: Youth to Youth Mentoring Program• Black Infant Health Program• Cache Creek Recovery• Caminar Laurel Creek• CASA• Catholic Social Services• Child Start• Child Haven• Centerpoint, Vacaville prison• Circle of Friends, all sites• Children’s Nurturing Project• Cope Family Center• Crestwood Behavioral Health• Department of Rehabilitation, Fairfield• Solano County Health and Social Services: Family Division• Solano County Health and Social Services : Employment and & Eligibility Services• Solano County Mental Health• Solano County Probation• Travis Support Center• City of Vacaville police, Family Services• City of Vacaville, Housing Services• Youth and Family Services

• Dream Catchers• Dixon Family Services• EMQ Children & Family Services• Fairfield Community Action Center• Faith in Action• Fighting Back Partnership-Family Resource Centers• Global Center for Success• Healthy Partnerships• Heart to Heart• Independent Living Resource• McBride Center• Napa Solano Health Project -Housing Opportunities• Neighborhood of Dreams• New Foundations Juvenile Hall• Opportunity House• Pharmatox• Place to Live• Planned Parenthood• Rio Vista Community Assistance Center• Safe Quest• Salvation Army• Sexual Assault & Domestic Violence, Yolo County• Solano Parent Network• Solano County: Cal Works• Solano County Health and Social Services: Family Division• Solano County Health and Social Services : Employment and & Eligibility Services• Solano County Mental Health• Solano County Probation• Travis Support Center• City of Vacaville police, Family Services• City of Vacaville, Housing Services

OutcomesDegrees/Certificates Awarded in Human Services, by Term, Award Type, and Student Demographics

YEAR Term Award N Male Female ESL DSP Black Central Am Filipino Japanese Korean Mex-Am Nat. Am Other Hisp Other Pac Isld South Am Unknown Vietnamese White1998-1999 S1999 DEG 1 1 11998-1999 S1999 CERT 3 3 2 31999-2000 S2000 DEG 2 2 1 1 1 11999-2000 S2000 CERT 14 1 13 2 5 1 1 2 1 92000-2001 X2000 CERT 1 1 12000-2001 F2000 DEG 3 1 2 2 3 2000-2001 F2000 CERT 13 1 12 1 7 7 1 1 42000-2001 S2001 DEG 9 2 7 5 2 1 1 52000-2001 S2001 CERT 22 5 17 1 8 3 1 1 1 1 2 132001-2002 F2001 DEG 6 6 1 4 1 1 1 1 22001-2002 F2001 CERT 16 16 1 11 8 1 2 1 1 32001-2002 S2002 DEG 8 8 1 2 2 1 52001-2002 S2002 CERT 27 2 25 2 11 12 1 1 1 1 112002-2003 X2002 CERT 4 2 2 4 1 32002-2003 F2002 DEG 2 1 1 1 1 1 2002-2003 F2002 CERT 21 5 16 8 7 1 3 1 92002-2003 S2003 DEG 11 1 10 4 4 1 2 42002-2003 S2003 CERT 32 8 24 3 12 12 1 2 2 4 11

TOTAL 195 29 166 13 87 64 4 12 0 1 10 7 2 4 2 2 2 0 85

Outcomes cont.Degrees/Certificates Awarded in Human Services, by Term, Award Type, and Student Demographics

YEAR Term Award N Male Female ESL DSP Black Central Am Filipino Japanese Korean Mex-Am Nat. Am Other Hisp Other Pac Isld South Am Unknown Vietnamese White2003-2004 X2003 CERT 2 2 1 12003-2004 F2003 DEG 9 1 8 4 2 1 1 1 1 32003-2004 F2003 CERT 25 4 21 1 8 10 1 2 1 1 1 1 82003-2004 S2004 DEG 8 8 3 5 1 22003-2004 S2004 CERT 24 1 23 11 12 1 2 1 2 1 52004-2005 X2004 DEG 3 3 2 12004-2005 X2004 CERT 7 7 2 2 1 42004-2005 F2004 DEG 2 2 1 12004-2005 F2004 CERT 17 2 15 5 5 2 1 92004-2005 S2005 DEG 16 1 15 1 7 3 1 1 1 102004-2005 S2005 CERT 18 2 16 1 9 10 1 1 1 1 42005-2006 X2005 DEG 2 2 2 22005-2006 X2005 CERT 2 2 2 22005-2006 F2005 DEG 5 1 4 1 1 42005-2006 F2005 CERT 9 3 6 4 3 1 1 42005-2006 S2006 DEG 16 2 14 7 8 1 1 62005-2006 S2006 CERT 16 1 15 13 9 1 3 32006-2007 X2006 DEG 2 2 1 1 1 2006-2007 F2006 DEG 3 3 2 2 12006-2007 F2006 CERT 2 2 1 1

TOTAL 188 18 170 4 80 76 4 5 2 1 11 3 5 6 2 0 1 2 70

Lessons Learned

• The current program is offered in tandem between two divisions which has helped the resources to extend further but has also made class scheduling and management challenging.

• Budget problems have made it challenging to avoid class cancellations and ensure timely graduation for students.

• Release time for faculty to provide program coordination and advisory board support is needed to strengthen and sustain community partnerships.

• Strong advisory board participation in class presentations, course development and re-development and internship placements have kept the SCC Human Services program relevant to meet agency workforce needs.

• SCC Human Services program as acted a gateway program to develop future leaders in Human Services in a wide variety of Human Services in Solano County.

• Close linkage and partnering with campus/off campus student support services is essential to ensure that students with disabilities are successful in all phases of their educational process.

• It is imperative to maintain close contact with students via email/phone.• Staying connected with campus career center, fieldwork partners and potential agency partners is critical• Ongoing review of core program requirements is key to making sure the program stays relevant to both

student and employer demands. Adding course requirements related to computer skills, language courses such as Spanish are examples.

Contact Information

Saki Cabrera, Human Services Faculty707-864-7000 ext. 4698 Saki.Cabrera@solano.edu

Marianne Flatland, Counseling, Field Work Coordinator707-864-7000 ext. 4496 Marianne.Flatland@solano.edu

Rick DeGette, Counseling, Adjunct Faculty707-864-7000 ext. 4741 Rick.DeGette@solano.edu