Department of Justice and Human Services Occupational Endorsement Certificates (OECs)
Department of Justice and Human Services Occupational Endorsement Certificates (OECs)
The 乐播传媒 Department of Justice and Human Services offers Occupational Endorsement Certificates
(OECs) in Diversity and Social Justice. These certificates provide the specialized
knowledge and skills needed in specific employment sectors.
HUMAN SERVICES OCCUPATIONAL ENDORSEMENT CERTIFICATES
The 乐播传媒鈥檚 Occupational Endorsement Certificates (OECs)
in the Department of Human Services provide focused, career-ready education for individuals
passionate about making a difference in their communities. Whether you鈥檙e preparing
for a new role or expanding your current professional skills, these programs offer
practical, culturally informed training.
Each certificate combines academic knowledge with hands-on experience to help you
effectively serve Alaska鈥檚 populations. With coursework that can also apply toward
human services degrees, 乐播传媒鈥檚 OECs are designed to equip you to support individuals
and families, advocate for equity, and lead with compassion throughout various human
service settings.
PROGRAM SITE LOCATIONS
Anchorage
Kenai
Matanuska-Susitna Borough
DEGREES OFFERED
WHY CHOOSE OCCUPATIONAL ENDORSEMENT CERTIFICATE AT 乐播传媒?
Human Services OECs are an affordable way to enhance your job skills, which can be
used in many careers in business, education, social services, and other fields.
Learn from clinically licensed professionals and published researchers and authors. All program faculty have experience working in their respective areas of expertise.
Embrace a hands-on approach. Practice your skills through high-quality instruction
delivered via classroom lectures, demonstrations, case studies, and role plays.
Complete your courses in person at 乐播传媒's Anchorage campus or entirely online! You
also can take individual courses in person or online at community campuses.
Jessica Ross, an alumni of 乐播传媒's dental hygiene program and current assistant professor in the Department of Human Services, was recently honored with the K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award. The award recognizes emerging leaders in higher education who demonstrate a commitment to innovation, equity, and community engagement.
Human Services alumna Billie Slaikeu knows a thing or two about what it means to start over. A retired certified nursing assistant, Billie returned to school in her sixties after being inspired by her daughter鈥檚 experience with mental illness. She graduated with her bachelor鈥檚 degree in 2025.
When human services and social work alumna Cass Pook says she has always been a helper, she鈥檚 not just referring to her nature as an empathetic and compassionate listener. 鈥淐ulturally, it's in my DNA to be a helper,鈥 said Pook. 鈥淟ooking back on it throughout history, 100 or 200 years ago I would have been doing the same thing. I was born to be a social worker.鈥
After serving a year as the President-elect of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Yvonne Chase is now the president. Dr. Chase shares some of her vibrant background in human services that led her to 乐播传媒.