The Human Services Professional Development program offers centralized training classes open to all human services agencies as well as specialized in-agency training classes.  The program includes:

• Professional development classes for staff to improve and update knowledge related to their jobs.
• Personal growth and skill development classes for staff wanting to enhance individual growth in order to increase professional performance.
• Classes required by either the Allegheny County Department of Human Services or the Department of Public Welfare.

The following titles are a few examples that are offered through this program:

• CPR/AED
• First Aid
• Fire Safety
• Infectious Control
• Crisis Intervention
• Sign Language
• Changing Addictive Thinking
• Overview of Medication Errors
• Ethics in the Helping Professions

2013 Human Services Professional Development Program - SPRING Classes