Career Field: Human Services
Career Information
Sample Employers
Job & Internship Listings
* Many professional associations (listed under "Nature of Work") offer job listings to their members. You have great opportunity to join with a reduced-rate student membership early-on in your job search!
Professional Associations
Psychology
Counseling & Therapy
Art/Dance/Music Therapy
Social Work
Graduate Program Information
- Council for Standards in Human Services Education - Committed to improving the quality, consistency, and relevance of human service education programs through national standards, and accreditation of human service degree programs, research, and publications.
- American Psychological Association - Research Office and Education in Psychology - Educational, career, and salary data for psychologists.
- Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs - Directory of accredited graduate programs in counseling and other related educational programs.
- Council on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification - Certification center for rehabilitation counseling.
- National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification - Lists colleges and universities that offer therapeutic recreation or recreation therapy programs.
- Approved Art Therapy Graduate Programs - Listing of graduate level programs that have applied for, and have received approval from AATA.
- AMTA Music Therapy Education Programs - The Colleges and Universities listed on this site offer degree programs approved by the American Music Therapy Association, Inc.
- ADTA Dance Therapy Education Programs - Approved graduate degree programs in dance/movement therapy.
- Council on Social Work Education - Accredited programs, fellowships and scholarships.
- Careers for Good Samaritans & Other Humanitarian Types: Discover career options in: social services; local, state, and federal government; health care; religious institutions; voluntary organizations and more.
- Careers in Community Development: This resource describes the many different kinds of community development jobs available, ranging from community organizing, to financing housing and new businesses, to redeveloping brownfields.
- Careers in Social Work: This practical reference provides basic information on becoming a social worker, including information on accredited social work programs at all levels, guidance on social work licensing regulations and procedures, fields and organizations that employ social workers, and applying for employment.
- Days in the Lives of Social Workers: Professional social workers in 41 different settings share their experiences. It includes a listing of over 70 social work-related organizations and over 100 additional resources.
- Helping Professions, The: This book includes separate chapters on nine major helping professions including "A day in the life" vignettes and a realistic picture of the challenges of each profession.