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3.00 Credits
Ethics and values of human services professionals, and an opportunity to examine self in relationship to human services professionals’ standards and legal issues. This course is designed to give the student an understanding of how ethical theory is applied to everyday situations which confront the service professional. In this class we will examine how the virtue-ethics of Aristotle, the natural law theory as expressed by Thomas Aquinas, the rational egoism of Hobbes, the deontology of Kant and the utilitarianism of Mills are applied to the decision making process of those involved in health, policy, administration and other areas of bureaucratic responsibility.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a survey course in applied data management. The purpose of this course is to give students the necessary knowledge and skills to appropriately obtain, organize, analyze, evaluate and disseminate information to facilitate the delivery of effective human services. This is an active learning course. The instructor is going to require that you take responsibility for your own learning. You will be required to participate in classroom activities that can only be accomplished successfully if you have prepared prior to coming to class.
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3.00 Credits
Human services organizations must assess client needs, develop and implement programs to serve them, secure and manage funds to continue services, and perform ongoing evaluation of these programs to determine their effectiveness, appropriateness, and fiscal viability. The curriculum provides knowledge and develops students’ skills in the areas of systematic analysis of service needs; selection of appropriate strategies; program planning, development, implementation, and evaluation; and effective fundraising techniques, proposal writing, and fiscal management.
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3.00 Credits
Provides students with the opportunity to participate in Service Learning during each of their 4 semesters of upper division Human Services Delivery and Administration degree work; and to increasingly integrate the experience of personal research and personal and societal values surrounding important issues and problems in Human Services Delivery and Administration. It moves from an introduction to the concept of Service Learning (SL) and the philosophy and principals that serve as its foundation to an opportunity to utilize advanced Human Services Delivery and Administration skills. Student will be expected to choose their SVLN service sites to coincide with their academic coursework and career goals. Students are expected to complete at least 40 hours of Service Learning during each semester at a single designated agency for that semester.
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3.00 Credits
Provides students with the opportunity to participate in Service Learning during each of their 4 semesters of upper division Human Services Delivery and Administration degree work; and to increasingly integrate the experience of personal research and personal and societal values surrounding important issues and problems in Human Services Delivery and Administration. It moves from an introduction to the concept of Service Learning (SL) and the philosophy and principals that serve as its foundation to an opportunity to utilize advanced Human Services Delivery and Administration skills. Student will be expected to choose their SVLN service sites to coincide with their academic coursework and career goals. Students are expected to complete at least 40 hours of Service Learning during each semester at a single designated agency for that semester.
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3.00 Credits
Provides students with the opportunity to engage in active learning through service while enrolled in course work toward the BA Human Services: Interpreting degree. Students will have the opportunity to integrate the service learning experience with personal reflection, personal research and with personal and societal values surrounding important issues and problems in the areas of Deafness, Interpreting and Human Services Delivery and Administration. Students will be introduced to the concept of Service Learning (SL) and the philosophy and principals that serve as its foundation; and will ultimately have the opportunity to develop and demonstrate cultural and linguistic competence, as well as advanced skills in Human Services Delivery. Service sites will include Deaf and interpreter related agencies, organizations, schools and individuals. Students are expected to complete at least 50 hours of Service Learning during each 3 credit hour course.
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3.00 Credits
Provides students with the opportunity to engage in active learning through service while enrolled in course work toward the BA Human Services: Interpreting degree. Students will have the opportunity to integrate the service learning experience with personal reflection, personal research and with personal and societal values surrounding important issues and problems in the areas of Deafness, Interpreting and Human Services Delivery and Administration. Students will be introduced to the concept of Service Learning (SL) and the philosophy and principals that serve as its foundation; and will ultimately have the opportunity to develop and demonstrate cultural and linguistic competence, as well as advanced skills in Human Services Delivery. Service sites will include Deaf and interpreter related agencies, organizations, schools and individuals. Students are expected to complete at least 50 hours of Service Learning during each 3 credit hour course.
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3.00 Credits
This is an upper division course designed for students pursuing a four year college degree in Human Services or related fields. The focus of this course is on social gerontology. The curriculum will meet the Associate for Gerontology in Higher Education Bachelor’s Program of Excellence Standards of the biopsychosocial aspects of aging. We will focus on the conditions that promote or limit human functioning. A full examination of the lives of older people requires a basic understanding of the historical, cultural, psychological physiological, biological and social contexts of aging across the life course. A minimum of ten hours of service learning is required. Students will provide service to community program that serves the needs of the elderly. This component of the course will allow students to gain firsthand experience with community agencies, human service delivery systems and administration and link the concepts and issues of the course with concrete experiences.
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3.00 Credits
This course focus is on “Keys to Successful Aging” and other research findings including religion, creativity, work and leisure research findings and opportunities. Part of the mission of Gainesville State College is to further the intellectual development of its students through the offering of a sound liberal arts core of study and preparation for transfer to a senior college. This social science course is an integral part of the liberal arts core and preparation for further study. In particular, it is primarily designed to help students gain knowledge and understanding of and/or develop skills in the areas of communication, systematic inquiry and investigative procedures, multicultural understanding, and an overview of theories and research related to successful aging.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces students to services available for older adults and to careers in the field of aging services. Content includes theoretical and practical issues, advocacy, barrier to services, as well as exposure to opportunities for service and employment. This course also offers a survey of current resources for an aging population, including the family, private, local, state, and federal programs, with a focus on multicultural impacts and advocacy.
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