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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
This course will cover the basics in providing a clean and safe environment in a care facility. Topics include basic housekeeping practices, laundering procedures, and simple maintenance tasks required within the guidelines of organization policies and procedures and comply with Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), state, and federal regulations. Prerequisite: Nursing Assistant Registered (NA/R) Acceptance within three months of starting classes into the HSS program with approved contract with chosen organization for apprenticeship.
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3.00 Credits
This course is intended for any student interested in careers that involve direct contact with patients/clients who may have mental health issues. It provides an overview of common behavioral health issues, communication techniques, and interventions that promote safety for clients, patients, caregivers, and professionals. The student will practice hands-on activities related to interventions. This course will be valuable to any student entering a career where there will be direct client contact, such as in health sciences, human services, chemical dependency, law enforcement, or other related disciplines. Recommendation: Course placement into ENGL 0950 and RDNG 0950 or above OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher OR course placement into ESOL 0051 and ESOL 0052 and ESOL 1033 OR completion of ESOL 0041 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0042 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0043 with a grade of C or higher.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces epidemiology and epidemiological concepts. The student will study the history and evolution of the epidemiology discipline, common epidemiological terminology, review related health policy and cover ethical considerations. Topics also include specific infectious and non-infectious diseases as well as epidemiological prevention, mitigation, surveillance, and research techniques. Lab-like simulations based on case studies, which students will critically evaluate complex problems from a scientific perspective, are included as a component of the course. This course is intended for anyone interested in regional and global science perspectives in relation to the prevention of disease in human populations. Recommendation: Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities of an eligibility or financial worker. People in this role process information for individuals or families applying to counties in MN for services. Models of service delivery and ethical considerations are included in this course. Communication in a multicultural environment in human services will be discussed.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the Human Services field and the Social Work profession. Course topics include the history and foundational concepts of the field, worker roles, potential career and job opportunities, including the kinds of agencies, programs and community resources that employ Human Service workers and Social Workers. Course activities explore counseling skills, common mental health concerns, and the basics of case management. Recommendation(s): Students should take HSER 1020 and HSER 1030 concurrently
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a basic introduction to helping and interviewing concepts with a focus on individual skill development. Emphasis will be placed on the application of skills and knowledge to human service settings and situations. Self-awareness and its impact on helping others will also be discussed.
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3.00 Credits
The students will explore the impact of disability on clients, their families, and the community. Helper interventions with a focus on client empowerment and advocacy will be applied through a skills approach.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
This course provides the opportunity for students to enhance their learning experience or explore a specialty area through independent study. Projects are developed cooperatively between the student and the instructor in order to help the student pursue specific areas of interest related to human services. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and dean.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to teach students the dynamics of working in groups. Lecture, discussion, participation in and facilitation/co-facilitation of classroom training groups will be used. Students will practice basic group facilitation/co-facilitation skills used with special populations, as well as demonstrate practical application of theory to the group process.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide an overview of mental illnesses likely to be encountered in human service settings. Students will study the impact of mental illness on the individual, the family, and the community and the necessary skills to work effectively in a variety of human service settings. The goal of this class is not to teach diagnosis and treatment; rather, it is to prepare students to be sensitive to the needs of the mentally ill.
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