In this chapter, we reconcile vocationalist and humanist education by embracing pre-professional programs' humanizing potential. Inspired by Freire and hooks' critical praxes, we define "humanization" as facilitating mutual relationships and respect between people. We draw from our experiences as educators and clinical supervisors in pre-professional programs to build on Wendell Berry's notion of "work" as a humanizing endeavor. We offer concrete examples from our respective teaching practices in student affairs leadership and recreational therapy to reveal how our pedagogies invigorate professional competencies by emphasizing humanizing principles. We conclude by summarizing lessons learned as humanizing educators and offer suggestions for practice.