Human Services Sample List of Existing Credentials

(Includes licenses, education and industry certificates, and postsecondary degree options)

Updated: February 24, 2010

NCTEF/NASDCTEc does not endorse any of the listed licenses, certificates or degrees.

Education and Industry Licenses

Title/Type/Descriptor of Licensing Program /

Licensing Organization

/ Source for Contact Information
Barbers / States, Commonwealths, and Territories, Government Agencies / http://www.careerinfonet.org/
Click Career Tools and search under Licensed Occupations by specific Human Services occupations, by state, or by agency
Child Care Facility Directors/Assistant Directors/Teachers
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists
Community Food Service Workers
Cosmetologists/Hairdressers/Hair Stylists/Shampooers
Counselors
Electrologists/Electrolysis Technicians
Funeral Directors/Morticians/Embalmers/Funeral Attendants
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Massage Therapists
Nail Technicians/ Manicurists/Pedicurists
Personal and Home Care Aides
Skin Care Specialists/Estheticians
Social Services Workers
Sociologists

Education and Industry Certificates

Title/Type/Descriptor of Certification Program /

Issuing Organization

/ Source for Contact Information
Accredited Financial Counselor / Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education / http://www.careerinfonet.org/
Click Career Tools and search under Certification Finder by Human Services occupations
Adult Day Care Coordinators/Workers / Colleges, Universities, and Career-Technical Schools
Barbers / Colleges and Universities
Career Counselors
Career Counselors (Career Development Facilitator - CDF) / Center for Credentialing and Education, Career Development Facilitator / www.cce-global.org
Certified Childcare Professionals (CCP) / National Childcare Association
Certified Financial Planners / Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. / www.cfp.net
Certified Financial Planners / Colleges and Universities
Child Care Assistants / Colleges, Universities, and Career-Technical Schools
Child Care Assistants (Certified Childcare Professional – CCP, Child Development Associate - CDA) / National Childcare Association, Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition / www.nccanet.org
Child Care Facility Directors/Assistant Directors / Colleges, Universities, and Career-Technical Schools
Child Care Facility Directors/Assistant Directors (CCP & CDA) / National Childcare Association, Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition / www.nccanet.org
Child Care Workers / Colleges, Universities, and Career-Technical Schools
Child Care Workers (CCP & CDA) / National Childcare Association, Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition / www.nccanet.org
Child Development Associates (CDA) / Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition / www.cdacouncil.org
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists / Colleges and Universities
Community Food Service Workers / Colleges, Universities and Career-Technical Schools
Community Housing Service Workers / Colleges and Universities
Consumer Advocates / American Institute of Certified Public Accountants / www.cdacouncil.org
Consumer Advocates / Colleges and Universities
Consumer Affairs Officers / Peace Officer Training Certificate / State by state
Consumer Affairs Officers / Colleges and Universities
Consumer Credit Counselors / Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education / www.afcpe.org/certification
Consumer Credit Counselors / Colleges and Universities
Coordinators of Volunteers
Cosmetologists/Hairdressers/Hairstylists/Sham-pooers / Colleges, Universities, and Career-Technical Schools
Dieticians
Educators for Parents
Electrologists/Electrolysis Technicians
Employment Counselors / Colleges and Universities
First Aid, CPR, AED / American Heart Association
American Red Cross / www.americanheart.org
www.redcross.org
Funeral Directors/Funeral Attendants / Colleges and Universities
Human Resource Management / Society for Human Resource Management / http://www.shrm.org/
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists / Colleges and Universities
Leisure Activities Coordinators
Marriage and Family Therapists
Marriage, Child and Family Counselors
Massage Therapists
Mental Health Counselors/Technicians / Colleges, Universities, and Career-Technical Schools
Mental Health Counselors (CCMHC) / Certified Mental Health Counselor / www.counseling.org
Mental Health Counselors (NCC) / National Board for Certified Counselors / www.nbcc.org/certifications/ccmhc/Default.aspx
Nail Technicians Manicurists/Pedicurists / Colleges, Universities, and Career-Technical Schools
Personal and Home Care Aides
Personal Trainer / Colleges, Universities, and Career-Technical Schools
Agencies recognized by the US Department of Education or Council for Higher Education Accreditation such as: Aerobics and Fitness Association of America [AFAA], International Sports Sciences Association [ISSA], American Fitness Professionals & Associates [AFPA], and the United States Career Institute [USCI]. / www.afaa.com, www.issaonline.edu, www.afpafitness.com, www.uscareerinstitute.com,
Industry recommendations also accept personal trainers who certify with an organization accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies such as: American College of Sports Medicine [ACSM], National Strength and Conditioning Association [NSCA], and The Cooper Institute.
www.acsm.org, www.nsca.org, www.cooperinstitute.org
Pre-Professional Certification in Early Childhood Education / American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences / www.aafcs.org/prepac
Pre-Professional Certification in Family and Community Services
Pre-Professional Certification in Personal and Family Finance
Pre-Professional Certification in Broad Field Family and Consumer Sciences
Pre-Professional Certification in Nutrition
Pre-Professional Certification in Education Careers
Preschool Teachers/Teachers’ Assistants / Colleges, Universities, and Career-Technical Schools
Preschool Teachers/Teachers’ Assistants (CCP &CDA) / National Childcare Association, Council for Early Childhood Professional Recognition / www.nccanet.org , www.cdacouncil.org
Residential Advisors / Colleges and Universities
School Counselors
School Counselors (NCSC) / National Certified School Counselor
ServSafe / Hospitality and Restaurant Association / www.nraef.org/
Skin Care Specialists Estheticians / Colleges, Universities, and Career-Technical Schools
Social and Human Services Assistants / Colleges and Universities
Social Service Workers (ACSW) / National Association of Social Workers / www.socialworkers.org
Sociologists / Colleges and Universities
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors
Substance Abuse Counselors (MAC) / Master Addictions Counselor / www.naadac.org
T.E.A.C.H. Credential – South Carolina / First Steps / www.scfirststeps.org
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors/Service Workers / Colleges, Universities, and Career-Technical Schools

Postsecondary Degree Options

Title/Type/Descriptor of Degree Program /

Degree Conferring Organization

/ Source for Contact Information
Account Executives (Accounting, Business Administration & Management, Consumer Economics and Science) / Colleges and Universities / http://www.careerinfonet.org/
Click Career Tools and search under the topic Education & Training Finder
Adult Day Care Coordinators/Workers (Family and Community Studies)
Bankers (Banking and Financial Support Services)
Barbers
Buyers (Purchasing, Procurement and Contracts Management)
Career Counselors
(Counselor Education, Student Counseling & Guidance Services)
Certified Financial Planners (Consumer Economics and Science, Finance)
Child Care Facility Assistant Directors (Early Childhood Education)
Child Care Facility Directors (Early Childhood Education)
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists (Clinical Psychology, Educational Psychology)
Community Food Service Workers (Family and Community Studies, Family and Consumer Sciences)
Community Housing Service Workers (Family and Community Studies, Family and Consumer Sciences, Housing Studies)
Community Service Directors (Family and Community Studies, Family and Consumer Sciences)
Consumer Advocates (Consumer Economics and Science)
Consumer Affairs Officers (Consumer Economics and Science)
Consumer Credit Counselors (Consumer Economics and Science)
Consumer Goods or Services Retailing Representatives (Consumer Economics and Science)
Consumer Research Department Representatives (Consumer Economics and Science)
Coordinators of Volunteers (Family and Community Studies)
Cosmetologists/Hairdressers/Hairstylists/Shampooers
Customer Service Representatives (Consumer Economics and Science)
Dieticians
Directors, Religious Activities/Education (Religious Education)
Educators for Parents (Early Childhood Education)
Electrologists/Electrolysis Technicians
Emergency Relief Workers (Social Work)
Employee Benefits Representatives (Consumer Economics and Science, Human Resources)
Employment Counselors (Counselor Education, Student Counseling & Guidance Services)
Event Specialists (Hospitality Operations)
Field Merchandising Representatives (Marketing Operations, Consumer Economics and Science)
Financial Advisors (Consumer Economics and Science, Finance)
Funeral Directors, Funeral Attendants (Funeral Services and Mortuary Science)
Geriatric Service Workers (Family and Community Studies)
Hospital Patient Accounts Representatives (Finance, Consumer Economics and Science, Accounting)
Human Services Workers (Social Work, Family and Community Studies)
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
Inside Sales Representatives (Consumer Economics and Science, Sales and Marketing)
Insurance Representatives (Consumer Economics and Science)
Investment Brokers (Consumer Economics and Science, Finance)
Leisure Activities Coordinators
(Family and Community Studies, Recreation Operations)
Market Researchers
Marriage and Family Therapists/ Marriage, Child and Family Counselors (Mental Health Services)
Massage Therapists
Mental Health Counselors/Technicians (Mental Health Services)
Morticians/Embalmers (Funeral Services and Mortuary Science)
Nail Technicians/ Manicurists/Pedicurists
Nanny (Early Childhood Education)
Personal Home Care Aides
Personal Trainers (Typical degrees that personal trainers hold from an accredited university or college include, however are not limited to the following fields: exercise physiology, kinesiology, health science, physical education, nutrition, sports medicine, biomechanics, et al.)
Preschool Teachers (Early Childhood Education)
Real Estate Service Representatives
Religious Leaders (Religion/Religious Studies, Bible/Biblical Studies, Theology/Theological Studies)
Residential Advisors (Family and Community Services)
Sales Consultants (Consumer Economics and Science, Sales and Marketing)
School Counselors (Counselor Education)
Skin Care Specialists, Estheticians
Small Business Owners (Entrepreneurship)
Social and Human Services Assistants (Social Work)
Social Services Workers (Social Work)
Sociologists
Substance Abuse and Behavioral Disorder Counselors (Mental Health Services)
Teachers’ Assistants (Early Childhood Education)
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors/Service Workers (Mental Health Services, Family and Community Services)

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