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4.50 Credits
Today's workplace is a dynamic, rewarding opportunity for the responsible leader. This course prepares students to assume increasingly responsible leadership roles in their personal and professional lives. Curriculum is based upon input from Omaha area employers and includes focus upon: career development, oral and written communication for the workplace, service learning, leadership skills in teamwork, and building upon strengths as a catalyst for organizational achievement. As an advanced course in Human Relations, it is designed for anyone seeking to lead others in business or nonprofit organizations. Recommended prior to or concurrent completion of HMRL 1010, Human Relations Skills.
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3.00 Credits
This course permits instruction in special areas of interest within the human relations discipline.
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4.00 Credits
This introductory course explores the human services field. The student is exposed to historical perspectives, ethics and the role of the community support Human Service practitioner in various agencies and specific areas of human services employment. (Formerly HMS 101) Course is offered On-line
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3.50 Credits
This is an introductory course in basic interpersonal communication skills. The student discusses, evaluates and demonstrates skills of appropriate self-disclosure, active listening and appropriate challenging. These skills are acquired through small group discussion with other students. Course is offered On-line
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3.50 Credits
This course begins to prepare the student to use good helping skills on a one-to-one basis. Counseling skills/techniques include at least four of the following: active listening, reflective feedback, summarizing, self-disclosing, displaying empathy, confronting, establishing rapport, and communicating at the client's comprehension level. Skills are acquired and demonstrated through video-taped role-plays, in-class role-plays, counseling critiques, case studies, and other experiential exercises. Prerequisites HMSV 1110
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3.50 Credits
This course focuses on an examination of historical and current theories of counseling. Counseling theories include at least the following: rational-emotive therapy, Gestalt therapy, reality therapy, and client-centered therapy. This course includes practice in utilizing counseling techniques and theories. Prerequisites HMSV 1120 and English Level II
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3.50 Credits
This course includes the process of collecting pertinent data about client or client systems and their environment and appraising the data as a basis for making decisions regarding diagnosis, treatment and/or referral of chemical dependency clients. Instruction on coordinating and prioritizing client treatment goals and working with other services, agencies and resources to achieve those treatment goals are included. This course also includes practice in assessing and managing a case including the development of sample case records and utilizing the written client records to guide and monitor services with emphasis on the development of the social history and intake, initial assessment, individual treatment plans with measurable goals and objectives, documentation of progress and on-going assessment. Confidentiality of client information and records as defined in 42 CFR, Part 2 is addressed. The strengths and weaknesses of various levels of care and the selection of an appropriate level for clients are studied. Basic information on two or more objective assessment instruments for alcohol/drug disorders such as the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test (MAST), Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory (SASSI), Addiction Severity Index (ASI), Mortimer-Filkins and others are studied. Prerequisites English Level II and PSYC 1010
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3.50 Credits
This course provides the student with an opportunity to explore career options in the human services field through direct observation in a field setting and through guest speakers. This course also helps the student begin to develop knowledge of community resources. Prerequisites HMSV 1010 or CRIM 1010
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4.50 Credits
This course includes the study of the physiological, psychological and sociological aspects of alcohol/drug use, abuse and dependence. The classifications and basic pharmacology of drugs, basic physiology and the effects of drug use on the systems of the human body and alcohol and drug tolerance are discussed. This course also includes the etiological, behavioral, cultural and demographical aspects and belief systems about alcohol/drug use along with the processes of dependence and addiction including signs, symptoms and behavior patterns. Prerequisites English Level II and PSYC 1010 (or concurrent enrollment in PSYC 1010). Course is offered On-line
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2.00 Credits
This course will address a wide range of ethical issues as they apply to human services and chemical dependency counseling. These issues include: confidentiality, dual relationships, competency and referral, counselor values and conflicts, legality and ethics, client welfare, establishing appropriate limits and boundaries in the client relationship, informed consent, dealing with impaired professionals, professionalism (including responsibility for competence, professional development, burnout and self-care and the need for cultural diversity. Ethical codes of professional organizations will be examined as well. These organizations include, but are not limited to NOHSE, NAADAC, ACA, APA, ARCA and NASW. Prerequisites HMSV 1130, HMSV 2150 and ENGL 1010
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