The certificate of human services will help students learn the skills that pertain to helping people, such as conflict management, goal-setting, and active listening. Students will also learn how to help individuals and families cope effectively with stress.


Essential Knowledge and Skills
Outcomes
- Effectively communicate principles pertaining to helping individuals and families in distress.
- Apply effective interpersonal skills pertaining to human service work.

- Human services assistant
- Juvenile services
- Childcare worker/teacher
- Social and human service assistant
- Psychiatric technician
- Personal care aide
- Case aide
Or, search for jobs requiring the skills obtained in this certificate, such as communication, problem solving, leadership, conflict resolution, or customer service.
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BYU-Pathway degree programs (offered in partnership with and granted from BYU-Idaho) are made up of a series of certificates, general and religious education courses, and electives.
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Students who complete an associate degree in family history research may continue on and earn a bachelor's degree in Professional Studies.