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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A work-study type project either on or off campus, designed to expose the student to an actual workplace experience. Undertaken with the consent, regular guidance and direction of an instructor qualified in the area, and with written permission of the instructor and department chair. A student should spend 45 hours at the workplace site for each semester-hour credit. Internships used for elective credit may be taken credit no credit, but those taken for major or minor requirements must be letter-graded. Normally, internships are limited to juniors and seniors with at least a 2.5 GPA in courses taken in the department in which the internship is taken.
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3.00 Credits
Individualized advanced study, research, or project development in a clearly defined and limited area not covered by a regular course. The work should be primarily initiated by the student but undertaken with the consent, regular guidance, and direction of an instructor qualified in the area. Prerequisites: junior standing, a GPA of 2.5 or above in departmental offerings, and approval by the instructor and department chair.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an overview of the human services profession, its history, values, goals and practices. Ethical and philosophical issues involved in providing human services to those in need will be explored. Fall semester.
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys human diversity in terms of race, ethnicity, gender, and social class in contemporary American culture. The effects of oppression and prejudice will be explored on individuals and groups, as well as evaluating the consequences of social policy aimed at alleviating discrimination. Implications for the practice of human services will be discussed. Fall semester.
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2.00 Credits
This course assists students in developing foundational competencies essential for success in the human service major. Content includes the exploration of calling and the integration of worldview and human services. Skills related to the theoretical and the applied constructs of the field will be introduced. Spring semester.
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3.00 Credits
The Family System in Context course is designed to provide information that will assist students in the assessment of the structure, function, processes, and context of the family. The primary task for the student is to understand how theory can be used to understand the dynamics of family life. Students will have the opportunity to learn the theories, apply them to a case study, reflect on how the theories can be applied personally and at the work site. The students will also investigate some of the Biblical instructions for and examples of family life. There will also be a section on historical roots of the present day family and the cultural context of today. Finally, specific topics related to the family will be addressed.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the values, relational skills, strategies and techniques in the helping process. Focus is on developing skills that aid clients in identifying restrictive thoughts, feelings and actions that hinder personal growth, then giving them substantive support to overcome the stumbling blocks to healthy change.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the history and dynamics of intimate partner, child, elder abuse and family violence. Students will examine the psychosocial foundations of abuse, as well as the community and legal responses to this behavior.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the biopsychosocial characteristics of addictive behavior. The course will review the history of substance abuse, and the various treatment approaches developed over time. Students will also study the pharmacological consequences of addiction, physical effects of use, and the sociological conditions caused by and resulting from substance abuse.
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3.00 Credits
The course will cover instruction in the processes and procedures that assure appropriate planning and follow-up on work with clients. Emphases will be on intake procedures, treatment planning and case review with individuals, family kinship groups and key practitioners in agencies organization who may be working with the case. Students will be exposed to the principles and concepts of appropriate plan development and monitoring that create dynamic movement in the case. Records management and HIPPA regulations will also be covered.
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