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SOCIAL SERVICES TECHNICIAN

Pikes Peak State College

Short-Term CertificateCIP: 51.1502

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Colorado Springs, Colorado

    5675 S Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80906-5498

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Social PerceptivenessService OrientationSpeakingActive ListeningMonitoringCritical ThinkingCoordinationActive LearningReading Comprehension

Knowledge

PsychologyCustomer and Personal ServiceTherapy and CounselingEnglish LanguageMedicine and Dentistry

Abilities

Oral ExpressionOral ComprehensionProblem SensitivityWritten ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningSpeech ClaritySpeech RecognitionWritten ExpressionInformation OrderingNear Vision

Tasks

  • Listen and provide emotional support and encouragement to psychiatric patients.
  • Provide patients with cognitive, intellectual, or developmental disabilities with routine physical,
  • Complete physical checks and monitor patients to detect unusual or harmful behavior and report obser
  • Provide nursing, psychiatric, or personal care to patients with cognitive, intellectual, or developm
  • Encourage patients to develop work skills and to participate in social, recreational, or other thera
  • Restrain violent, potentially violent, or suicidal patients by verbal or physical means as required.

Technology

Electronic mail softwareSpreadsheet softwareOffice suite softwarePresentation softwareOperating system softwareMedical softwareInventory management software

Tools

Automatic blood pressure cuffsBedpansBlood collection syringesDesktop computersDigital patient thermometersEnema equipmentEvacuated blood collection tubesHydraulic patient liftsIntubation suctioning kitsMulti-line telephone systemsOxygen delivery masksPatient restraintsPersonal computersSafety razorsSpecimen collection containersBag valve mask BVM resuscitatorsBlood drawing syringesBlood pressure cuffsCold therapy equipmentCrutchesElectronic patient thermometersEmergency cartsGlucometersGurneysHazardous material spill kitsHeat therapy equipmentHospital beds

Work Values

RelationshipsSupportIndependenceAchievementWorking ConditionsRecognition
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Psychiatric Aides31-1133.00
  • Psychiatric Technicians29-2053.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: emerging (Level 1)(based on Short-Term Certificate)

  • Emotional support and active listening — provide to assigned psychiatric patients under direct staff supervision on an inpatient unit.
  • Patient physical checks — conduct at scheduled intervals following written protocols in a supervised psychiatric ward.
  • Unusual or harmful patient behaviors — recognize and report immediately to a charge nurse or supervising clinician during a shift.
  • Patient area restrictions — enforce by guiding patients back to assigned zones under the direction of senior staff.
  • Vital signs and basic intake data — record accurately into patient charts using facility-approved forms under direct oversight.
  • Restraint techniques — apply basic approved holds to prevent patient self-harm or injury to others when directed by a licensed nurse.
  • Therapeutic activity sessions — assist in setting up and facilitating social or recreational programs led by professional staff.
  • Interdisciplinary team meetings — participate as an observer or note-taker, reporting aide-level observations to clinical team members.
  • Electronic mail and word processing software — use to send shift reports and complete basic documentation tasks under supervisory guidance.
  • Eating habits and daily behavior — observe and document for patients with cognitive or developmental disabilities following a structured care plan.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

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