Human Services

Human services professionals connect people to the help they need, whether that’s housing, mental health care, addiction recovery, veterans’ services or support for aging adults. This degree prepares you for frontline roles in nonprofits, government agencies and health care organizations.

What you’ll learn

• Case management and service coordination
• Interviewing, counseling basics and crisis intervention
• Substance use and mental health services
• Social welfare policy and community resources
• Ethics, cultural humility and self-care for helpers

Why Palmetto Ridge

The degree is fully online through RidgeLearn, with a 240-hour supervised field placement at an agency near you. Placements include family service centers, recovery programs, veterans’ organizations and the social work department at Lowcountry Regional Medical Center. Professor Bernadette, a licensed social worker, and Professor Khalid, a peer recovery specialist, teach from years of practice. Coursework supports pathways toward peer support and addiction counseling credentials in South Carolina. Graduates who want to become licensed social workers can continue toward a bachelor’s in social work at an SC public university.