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3.00 Credits
Provides a broad base of knowledge about the process of the agingexperience and the diversities in the older population. The impactof the changes in life expectancy and the consequent increase inthe number of elderly will be addressed. Through a combination ofreading, videos, presentations, and discussions, older Americans willbe studied in a multi-disciplinary manner. Students will distinguishthe realities of usual and successful aging from the societal stereotypessurrounding this phenomenon and consider how such attitudes affectsocial policies and services.
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3.00 Credits
Examines child and adolescent developmental issues in the contextof the social environment. Examines social and health servicesystems and programs which address social and developmental needs,including child protective services, foster care and adoption. Alsoaddresses basic issues involved in the psycho-social treatment ofchildren and adolescents, individually and in the context of the family.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces the concept of orthobiotic living. Students will learn howproper nutrition contributes to the level of wellness at all stages of thelife cycle. The multiple factors affecting purchase and consumptionof food are included, as well as the functions of specific nutrients andtheir complex interrelationships. Students will distinguish reliablefrom unreliable sources of health and nutrition information currentlyavailable.
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3.00 Credits
Designed for personal growth related to issues of death and dyingfor professionals working in the field, as well as non-professionals. Adevelopmental, life cycle perspective is used, examining such conceptsas bereavement theories, cultural differences, clinical interventionwith various types of mourning, and coping with caregiver stress andgrief. Students will have an opportunity to examine their own beliefsand attitudes, expand their understanding of the grief process within families, examine traditional and non-traditional closure rituals, andlearn new caregiver skills to prevent burnout.
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3.00 Credits
Provides a theoretical framework for the understanding of crises andemergencies in mental health and health care practice; intendedfor students who will be practicing in health/mental health/lawenforcement, or will be acting as administrators in these humanservice agencies. A variety of crisis experiences is examined,including developmental and transitional crisis. Related strategiesfor intervention, legal guidelines, and treatment are examined. Abasic approach to clinical assessment is presented, and then appliedto various types of crises, including family violence and abuse, lifethreateningillness, and suicidality.
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3.00 Credits
Addresses women's mental health issues from a feminist perspective.Students will learn about the impact of socialization on women'sdevelopment as it relates to functioning within important relationshipsthroughout the life cycle. The meaning and value of "connection"is explored, with particular emphasis on how helping professionalscan develop a supportive therapeutic alliance with women in healthand mental health care settings. Women's particular treatment needsare examined within the context of a supportive, self-empowermentpractice model which utilizes concepts from leading theorists infeminist and relational ways of thinking.
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on techniques, processes, and models of developing healtheducation programs in schools, communities and work sites; theprinciples of grant writing/development are also studied. The schoolnurse-teacher will learn how to identify a health education need, plana program to address that need, and write a grant to fund the program.
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3.00 Credits
Intended for nurses in the field of School Nurse Teaching, emphasisis placed on policies within Rhode Island, including health educationregulations, health programs, and curriculum development. Studentsare introduced to the processes of budgeting, assessment skills, andprogram evaluation.
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3.00 Credits
Intended for nurses in the field of School Nurse Teaching,emphasis is placed on the state and federal legal requirements/responsibilities of school nurse teachers in the mainstreamingof students with special needs, a critical examination of existingservices and programs, and a review of case studies. Guest lecturesand the demonstration of adaptive equipment are included in thecourse.
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3.00 Credits
Presents the principles of biostatistics, including the research process,frequency measures, tests of significance, correlation, linear andmultiple regression analysis. Students will be able to understand basicstatistical procedures and will be able to critically analyze social andhealth services empirical literature.
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