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  • 3.00 Credits

    This course introduces students to the concepts, history and development of social welfare policies in the United States. Philosophical and programmatic trends will be traced from early colonial times through to the modern social welfare system. The effect of social welfare policy choices will be examined with regard to specific at-risk groups. Additionally, emphasis will be placed on understanding the place of social welfare in the larger debate regarding individual freedom versus government intervention.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course offers an intensive overview of the various welfare services offered on behalf of children and youth. Included among the basic child welfare services are family-based services for children in their homes, residential care, foster care, adoption, and day care. Various social issues relevant to poverty, single parenting, and neglect and abuse as well as laws of guardianship, advocacy, and the juvenile justice system may be addressed.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course is intended to provide students with a stronger understanding of the scope and seriousness of all forms of family violence and abuse, and the difficulties faced by criminal justice and human service agencies. Historical, social, political, psychological, and legal aspects of family violence will be considered, and much time will be devoted to examining underlying causes. This course will also evaluate some of the nonviolent harm done by families to their members, including the contributions made by family structure and functioning to problems such as delinquency or adult criminality, depression, and suicide.
  • 3.00 Credits

    From the perspective of human services, this course offers an introduction to the dynamics of family violence with an emphasis on treatment and intervention strategies. Students will examine types of family violence across the life span, identification and reporting procedures, controversial issues of relevance to the field of family violence, the impact of substance abuse/misuse on family functioning and violent patterns of behavior, and current and innovative approaches to treatment and prevention.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course provides an overview of the range of topics relevant to the experience of loss and grief that is part of death. Subject matter will encompass a blend of psychological, socio-cultural and historical perspectives on death, with a special emphasis placed throughout on an exploration of approaches to recognizing and dealing with grief and life threatening illness. Additional issues to be addressed will include the experience of death across the life span as well as medical, legal, and other practical concerns associated with death and the accessing of services throughout the course of the dying process.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course offers an in depth analysis of the dynamics of violence perpetrated by young children & adolescents with an emphasis on treatment and intervention strategies. Students will examine various forms of violence within the context of the family, school, and community including intra-familial violence, sexual violence by children, aggressive behavior, violence in school settings, and violence perpetrated within the community. This course will offer students the opportunity to explore individual, family and community dynamics that contribute to the manifestation of violent behaviors with an emphasis on current and innovative approaches to treatment and prevention. Students will further explore the relationship between diagnosis and the selection of appropriate treatment interventions.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course takes a close look at marriage, family, and alternative lifestyles. A major theme of the course is the tension between individuals and the societal environment in which they make their decisions. Increasing flexibility forces individuals to make many difficult choices with regard to family values and personal autonomy: often these decisions are being made in the context of conflicting cultural values. Another focus of the course is the shift from viewing marriage as an institution to viewing it as a relationship in which the partners expect to find companionship and intimacy.
  • 3.00 Credits

    A supervised short-term internship experience in a human service/rehabilitation agency allows students to apply classroom learning to practical situations. This one semester internship consists of a 120 hour placement in an agency or school setting. In addition, a weekly seminar provides students with the opportunity to discuss and share questions and problems related to the field work. Students will begin to create a professional portfolio, research graduate school programs and professions within the field of human services. The practicum is reserved for students in their third year of the Human Services or Rehabilitation Services programs. All prospective students are required to have a meeting with the HS/RH Internship Coordinator to arrange an appropriate placement.
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