Anson Technical College - Yearbook (Polkton, NC)

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HUMAN SERVICES The Human Service Associate Program is designed to prepare people to work with various human services. The Human Service Associate will be prepared to assist the professional in carrying out the many duties required in our highly complex system of human services. Studies include Psychology, Health, Nutrition, Communications, Clerical skills and various courses in the Social Sciences which will give the Associate an understanding of the problems and operations of human services agencies. Each student will be required to work under supervision, in a human service agency as a part of their curriculum. Employment opportunities include social services, hospitals, schools, nursing homes, correctional institutions and others. TEACHER ASSOCIATE As public education responds to the demands for accountability in teaching, the role of the teacher aide has come under closer scrutiny. The aide is now expected to be a paraprofessional. The Teacher Associate curriculum is designed to develop competency skills to enter this paraprofessional role as well as to up- grade the skills to those already employed in this occupation. Students in the Teacher Associate Program will broaden their general education base as well as develop an understanding of the biological, physiological, and sociological growth of children. Speciality courses in the curriculum will enable them to better assist the professional teacher in the classroom. 42

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NURSE ' S ASSISTANT The nurse ' s assistant program provides training for people wishing to work in the health field. This course upgrades the skills of those presently employed as nonprofessionals in health care. Training opportunities for men in health care are expanded by their participation in this program. The nurse assistant program is one quarter (11 weeks) in length and is offered as frequently as a sufficient number of students are available. Duties required of nurse assistants will vary from one hospital to another; however the subjects taught in this curriculum are common to all hospitals, child care nurseries, nursing homes, and home nursing. The student must satisfactorily complete 330 hours of instruction consisting of classroom, laboratory, and clinical experiences. At the end of eleven weeks, the student is ready for employment in hospital, rest homes, and in private patient care positions. The graduate receives a certificate and may use the title of Certified Nurse Assistant. 41

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GENERAL EDUCATION The General Education program is designed for people who wish to broaden their base of knowledge. A better understand- ing of the world will enable them to more effectively pursue personal goals whether they are in the world of business, education or as a member of society at large. Students may pursue the Associate Degree in General Education by completing a minimum of 48 quarter credit hours in courses selected from the General Education offerings and an additional 48 hours from either General Education offerings or any other Associate Degree program offered by Anson Technical College. Programs of study should be determined with the student ' s Faculty Advisor. Anson Tech works co-operatively with other institutions of higher education and up to 96 quarter hours of the General Education program may be accepted towards the Baccalaureate degree. Students desiring to pursue a four year degree should declare their intentions and determine their program of studies with their Faculty Advisor during the first quarter. 43