"Putting people to work, working with people"is a phrase that best sums up the Human Services field—one of the fastest growing
career fields in the United States today. In an age of turbulent social change, there
is a definite need for the skilled human services professional.
The Human Services program now includes instructional faculty from campuses across
the University of Alaska Anchorage system. These faculty teach core courses that Human
Services AAS, BHS, and certificate programs require, which may include combined distance-delivery
and on-campus instructional opportunities. This means students will fulfill degree
requirements, electives, and certificate courses from faculty who may be in Anchorage,
Mat-Su, Kenai Peninsula campus (Soldotna), or Kachemak Bay campus (Homer). View all
Human Services courses by selecting "UAA - All Campuses" on UA Online to view the full academic schedule for the UAA Dept. of Human Services. You also
can view our list of class schedules.
Academic Programs
Develop skills in counseling, mediation, and human services administration. You also
can build direct work experience through practicum placements at local agencies.
Yvonne Chase, Ph.D., associate professor with the Dept. of Human Services under the UAA College of Health, is the new president-elect of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW).
Human Services Professor Dr. Yvonne Chase and Social Work Assistant Professor Dr. Jessica Ullrich were featured in an Alaska Public Media article about a study they co-authored in the International Journal on Child Maltreatment, titled "A Connectedness Framework: Breaking the Cycle of Child Removal for Black and Indigenous Children." The study explores alternative child welfare strategies to limit family separation.
UAA Human Services student intern Zachary Boyle serves lunch during the Project Homeless Connect event at the Soldotna Regional Sports Complex in Soldotna on Jan. 26.
Kenai Peninsula Campus HUMS student Primrose Srisakphet was featured in the Kenai Senior Center newsletter as a member of the team while she completes her practicum.
The conference series is part of the College of Health's commitment to advancing health
equity and justice in our state and beyond, which focuses on trauma and addiction, social justice and diversity, and ethics in
clinical practice.