Human Services (includes Early Childhood Education)

Career pathways that relate to families and human needs such as counseling and mental health services, family and community services, personal care, and consumer services. Includes Consumer Services, Counseling & Mental Health Services, Early Childhood Development & Services, Family & Community Services, and Personal Care Services.

Credits Available

Credits are available for these Human Services programs and credentials that have undergone a Connecticut Credit Assessment Program (CCAP) review.

• All Our Kin

• Child Development and Family Support Program

• American Montessori Society (AMS)

  • Associate Early Childhood Credential

  • Early Childhood Credential

  • Infant and Toddler Credential

• Association Montessori Internationale

  • Early Childhood Certification

  • Primary Credential

• Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) 

  • Registered Behavior Technician

• Capital Region Education Council (CREC)

  • Second Helping Program

  • Urban Parents as Paraprofessionals

• Connecticut Commission on Children

  • Parent Leadership Training Institute

• Connecticut Department of Children and Families

  • Foster Care License

• Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services

  • Mental Health Worker Training Program

• Connecticut Department of Public Health

  • Alcohol Abuse Counselor

  • Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor

  • Drug Abuse Counselor

• Connecticut Office of Early Childhood (formerly Charts-A-Course)

  • Program Leadership Initiative Programs

• Connecticut Parents as Teachers

  • Early Childhood Parent Educator Training

• Connecticut Training Center

  • Child Care Specialist

• Council for Professional Recognition

• Child Development Associate

• Hartford Area Child Care Collaborative

• Hartford Seminary

• Black Ministries Certification Program

• Programa de Ministerios Hispanos (Hispanic Ministries) Certificate Program

• Women's Leadership Institute

• Middlesex Community College

  • Human Services Assistant Program

• Montessori Centre International

• Early Childhood Education Certification, ages birth to 3

• Primary Certification, ages 3 to 6

• National Family Development Credential Programs

  • Empowerment Skills for Families

  • Empowerment Skills for Family Workers

  • Empowerment Skills for Leaders

• State of Connecticut

  • Former Alternate Route to Certification

• West Haven Child Development Center

  • Early Childhood Online Education Program