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6.00 Credits
Students work as interns in alcohol and substance abuse settings such as inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation programs, community residences, state and county programs and counseling centers. Students' previous experience and their academic preparation determine internship placement. The internship allows students to use a variety of interventions such as individual and groups therapy, family work, and community planning to meet the needs of the clients. A weekly seminar that integrates academic concepts with professional application and practice accompanies the internship. (Offered annually) Required prerequisites: A minimum grade of "C" must be earned in each100/200 level Human Services course. Either HS Internship I or II and HS 240 Introduction to Counseling and HS 344 Intervention Strategies for Alcohol and Substance Abuse. The permission of the Human Services Program Director is also required for the internship experience.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines specific techniques in the rehabilitation process. Emphasis is placed on contemporary modalities of rehabilitation as they relate to community mental health and alcohol and substance abuse programs. Assessment, treatment, and prevention techniques will be examined. Students will be able to identify how people with mental disabilities and alcohol and substance abuse issues are restored to their fullest psychological, social, and vocational capabilities. (Offered alternate years) Recommended prerequisites: HS 133 Community Mental Health Issues and Services or HS 343 Intervention Strategies or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an examination of the theories and applied techniques for planning, implementing, and evaluating human service programs in organizations and communities. Components of plans, needs assessment, and funding are some of the topics that this course addresses, and the political and social pressures affecting policy formation will be identified. (Offered annually) Prerequisite: EN 201 Academic Writing II and HS 240 Introduction to Counseling.
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3.00 Credits
This course will enable students to achieve maximum integration of knowledge, skills and values that have been explored through previous courses. Senior Human Services majors will complete a research project about a particular human service problem. They will complete a literature review on their topic, collect and analyze data, and write a research report. (Offered annually) Required prerequisites: HS 343 Intervention Strategies, and eligible for graduation upon completion of the course or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Students will develop technical and college level vocabulary while practicing textbook attack strategies and critical comprehension skills. This course prepares students for HU100 Fundamentals of College Reading. Placement is based upon entrance reading test. The grade for this course will not be calculated into the GPA; however, students who fail this course will be dismissed from the College. (Offered Pre-Freshmen Summer College Only)
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3.00 Credits
Students will develop critical thinking and logic skills while improving comprehension and cognition skills through the use of effective reading strategies in preparation for college level reading assignments in various disciplines. This course provides three college credits which are factored into the GPA. However, these credits are taken in addition to the total credit requirements of the student's major program. Placement is based upon an entrance reading test. Ordinarily, students are expected to complete this course by the end of their first year of college (September to September or January to January). Students who participate in Summer College (August) prior to their first year of school must complete this course by the end of that academic year (May). Students who fail this course twice will be dismissed from the College. (Offered annually)
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3.00 Credits
In this course the students consider basic philosophic ideas and their application to our lives. They examine issues of racism, sexual equality, the effects of language on our understanding of our world, abortion, and multi-culturalism as philosophic issues. The students work to integrate these ideas into their world views. (Offered fall term)
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3.00 Credits
In this course students develop their abilities to judge the assorted claims, both supported and unsupported, with which life confronts them. Students learn methods, techniques, and precautions to aid them in making wise decisions. The critical thinking and reading skills developed in this course are of particular importance in the business and corporate environment. (Offered spring term)
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3.00 Credits
The Liberal Studies internship is an elective course that gives Liberal Studies students the opportunity to test career options related to their Liberal Studies area of study. The internship includes a set of preliminary class meetings on professional conduct and their connections to liberal arts study. Seminars accompany the internships to allow for exchange of information about students' internship experiences. The College makes final arrangements for the internship placement and provides transportation when possible. This course does not satisfy General Education or distribution requirements in the HU area. (Arranged) Required prerequisites: A minimum grade of "C" in EN 101 and CM 121 plussophomore status and permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the current theoretical and practical issues contained in the field of environmental ethics. The course explores the diverse responses to the concerns raised by environmental problems, analyzing the ethical underpinnings of a wide variety of perspectives. During the course we will examine such issues as the value of wilderness, our duties to animals and the natural world, obligations to future generations, human relationships to nature, and environmental justice. Prerequisite: EN 201 Academic Writing II
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