农村公共服务证书

农村人文服务计划旨在发展强大而健康的阿拉斯加土著人，家庭和社区。RHS计划为以乡村为基础的公共，私人和志愿者服务机构的自然助手/治疗师的职业准备的学生提供入门级培训。该课程广泛借鉴了有关健康和福祉的土著知识和智慧，反映了一种强大的多元文化取向，可以验证，融合和建立在土著价值观和原则上。证书课程是针对农村行为健康服务的集中学习课程。阿拉斯加行为健康部门和阿拉斯加土著部落健康联盟都已将通过RHS计划获得的许多学分指定为满足认证培训要求。证书计划为在相关领域工作的服务提供商提供了额外的证书，并希望进行额外的培训
The rural human services program is designed to develop strong and healthy rural Alaska Native individuals, families and communities. The RHS program provides entry-level training for students preparing for careers as natural helpers/healers in village-based public, private and volunteer human service organizations. The curriculum draws extensively from Indigenous knowledge and wisdom about health and well-being and reflects a strong multicultural orientation that validates, incorporates and builds on indigenous values and principles.The certificate program is a concentrated course of study focused on rural behavioral health services. Both the Alaska Division of Behavioral Health and the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium have designated many of the credits earned through the RHS program as satisfying credentialing training requirements.The certificate program provides additional credentials for service providers who work in related fields and would like additional training in rural behavioral health services. Providers who may want such training could include health aides, family service workers, correctional workers and teachers. The RHS program is offered as a closed cohort with monthly, week-long intensives for two academic years.