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3.00 Credits
3 credits The political, social, economic, and intellectual history of New England from Colonial times to the present is studied. Special emphasis is placed on New England's development as a distinct cultural region and its impact on American life. Prerequisite: ENG100, RDG100 or placement. Fall and spring.
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3 credits The problems of the founding of a new republic, westward expansion, sectional conflicts, and the background of the Civil War will be highlighted in this survey of American history. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100 or placement. Fall.
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3 credits The social, economic, and political problems and opportunities of the latter half of the nineteenth century, and the emergence of the United States as a world power during the twentieth century are the major topics of this course. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100 or placement. Spring.
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3 credits In this course, students survey significant ideas in Western culture from ancient times to modern America. Representative figures to be discussed include Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Aquinas, Machiavelli, Calvin, Hobbes, Locke, Voltaire, Wollstonecraft, Burke, and Marx. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100 or placement; permission of instructor or division dean.
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3 credits Students are introduced to the organization and function of human service agencies as well as the ways in which the human services worker can deal effectively with the resources of the community. This course also acquaints the student with occupational information in the area of human services. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100, or placement. Fall and spring.
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3 credits This course acquaints the student with current views of counseling principles and methods. Interviewing techniques are introduced and developed through a workshop approach. Prerequisite: PSY105; may be taken concurrently. Fall and spring.
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3 credits This course continues and expands the skills and methods first developed in HST140 Counseling Methods and Interviewing Techniques. Course content includes therapeutic structures and issues that face the beginning counselor, models of therapy, and practical aspects of the work. The classroom will use a workshop approach to develop and fine-tune skills needed for counseling and interviewing. Prerequisite: HST140.
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3 credits Students are introduced to the field of gerontology-the multidisciplinary study of the biological, psychological and social aspects of aging. This course explores the human aging process from these perspectives. A primary focus of this course is to replace myths with facts about aging and gain an understanding about what happens to older adults' bodies, minds, status in society, and social lives as they age. Attention is also given to programs and services for the elderly. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100 or placement.
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3 credits This course prepares students in the practical aspects of his/her work in the field. Topics and issues addressed include the philosophy and history of the field of mental health/mental retardation, deinstitutionalization, utilization of community systems and resources, legal and ethical aspects for the mental health/mental retardation worker, and assessment and evaluation. Prerequisites: ENG100, RDG100 or placement.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course is designed to develop the core competencies needed by direct support staff in a variety of settings. The course instructor integrates the course materials and provides materials and exercises that will help students to assess concepts from lectures and to relate these concepts to their other coursework and to their own experiences. Topics focus on how to balance the health and safety of individuals receiving services and support, while at the same time recognizing their needs and rights for choice and self-determination and psychological development. Prerequisite: HST101. Fall.
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