Advisory Board
- Morgan Ban-Draoi: Program Director, Dana Day Quabbin Retreat
- Julie Capozzi: Professor, Human Services/Behavioral Sciences Department, Mount Wachusett Community College
- Bobbie Carter: Clinical Director, Habit OPCO/CTC
- Susan Christensen: Program Director (MOAPC Grant), LUK, Inc.
- Michelle Dunn: President, the AED Foundation, Inc.
- Michael Ellis: Coordinator, Men’s Suicide Prevention Project, Heywood Hospital
- Tim Hammond: Assistant Executive Director, Franklin Perkins School
- Tracy Hutchinson: Chief Executive Officer, GAAMHA/Inc.
- Fran Longton: Volunteer Coordinator, United Way of North Central Mass
- Donata Martin: Executive Director, Boys and Girls Club of Fitchburg and Leominster
- Sheila Murphy: Professor, Human Services/Behavioral SciencesDepartment, Mount Wachusett Community College
- Susan Sabelli: Clinical Coordinator, Assumption College
- Candace Shivers: Professor, Human Services/Behavioral SciencesDepartment, Mount Wachusett Community College
- Nora Salovardos: CNO/Director of Psychiatric Services, Heywood Hospital
- James Vander Hooven: President, MWCC
Knowledge And Hands-on Experience To Serve Diverse Populations
In the human services professional field, you will work with clients of all ages and diverse cultural backgrounds who are facing a wide range of challenges. To ensure you can meet the needs of this diverse population, MWCC’s Human Services curriculum dives deep into assessment, advocacy, outreach, referral, and counseling techniques. These concepts build your interpersonal and communication skills to improve your ability to help others.
Course topics such as sociology, cultural awareness, counseling methods, psychology, and human development broaden your perspective, and an internship provides hands-on experience putting the knowledge you gain in the classroom into action to serve others.
Internship sites include mental health clinics, developmental disabilities services, and community service projects, where for 10 hours per week under the supervision of a seasoned professional, you will gain real world experience that will have a lasting impact on your career.
Ready To Take The Next Step?
Your journey starts with a single step. We have all the information you need to move forward with confidence. Reach out today to learn more about life at The Mount and how to get started.
