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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Success in the workplace requires the application of a variety of skills, many of which involve managing our interactions and relationships with others. This course will help students identify strengths and weakness in areas such as communication, teamwork, problem solving, cross-cultural relations, conflict resolution, stress management, and organizational politics, as well as providing specific skill building opportunities to develop greater proficiency in these areas.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a study of the causes, characteristics, and management of abnormal behavior. The course is divided into three general areas: major theoretical perspectives of abnormal behavior; major disorders following the categories of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association (DSM-IV-TR); and causes, treatment, and impact of abnormal behavior.
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3.00 Credits
The scope of the course encompasses communication in a variety of settings and roles - family and work, personal, and professional. The issues of gender and culture and their impact on both sending clear messages and receiving and understanding them is a critical part of the course.
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3.00 Credits
In this course, students will evaluate and understand communities as systems, as well as analyze the impact of those systems on individual development. Students will also learn and apply approaches to the creation and revision of the community and its organizations through grassroots efforts.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the social and psychological implications and processes of groups, group participation, and organization. Included are class exercises which foster students' understanding of group development, styles of facilitation, and interdependency.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides the student with an understanding of the causes and symptoms of stress and burnout. The emphasis is on prevention strategies and the development of individual coping skills, including proper exercise, nutrition, breathing techniques, biofeedback, time management, and progressive relaxation.
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3.00 Credits
Families are unique social systems with their own structure and patterns. These patterns are determined by many things, including the parents' beliefs and values, the personalities of all family members, the influence of the extended family (such as grandparents, aunts, and uncles), and cultural and contextual factors. This course examines family system dynamics and processes, with an emphasis on cultural and contextual factors that influence family functioning and well-being over the lifespan. This course also explores evidence-based practices and interventions that promote family health, resilience, and well-being.
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3.00 Credits
This course will cover the challenges of creating and sustaining wellness in the workplace. The course will examine health promotion models and preventative management techniques for planning, implementing, and evaluating worksite wellness programs and interventions. The underlying premise of the course is that improving the quality of health of the individual and the organization involves changing organizational systems as well as people's attitudes and behaviors.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines how the law impacts the delivery of human services in both direct ways through the civil and criminal court system and indirectly through the laws and regulations that define the rules, responsibilities, and entitlements of clients receiving support services. Topics will include child welfare, guardianships, involuntary commitments, competence, and civil rights. Special attention will also be given to the varying ethical duties and professional values within the human services and legal professions.
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3.00 Credits
The ability to apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills learned as part of one's undergraduate degree program to a wide variety of career choices and contexts is a key skillset for a successful professional. This 3-credit course explores topics to help students prepare for success in their future careers, including applying psychological concepts and skills to career goals, enhancing skills in self-efficacy, self-regulation and resilience, practicing skills for project management, applying skills for teamwork capacity, and developing meaningful professional direction for life after graduation. Meeting the Learning Outcomes of this course will help students be successful in their chosen profession.
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