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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
HSE 210 Human Services Issues (2-0-0-2)
This course covers current issues and trends in the eld of human services. Emphasis is placed on contemporary topics with relevance to special issues in a multi-faceted eld. Upon completion, students should be able to integrate the knowledge, skills, and experiences gained in classroom and clinical experiences with emerging trends in the eld.
HSE 220 Case Management (2-2-0-3)
Prerequisite: HSE 110
This course covers the variety of tasks associated with professional case management.
Topics include treatment planning, needs assessment, referral procedures, and follow-up and integration of services. Upon completion, students should be able to effectively manage the care of the whole person from initial contact through termination of services.
HSE 225 Crisis Intervention (3-0-0-3)
This course introduces the basic theories and principles of crisis intervention. Emphasis is placed on identifying and demonstrating appropriate and differential techniques for inter- vening in various crisis situations. Upon completion, students should be able to assess crisis situations and respond appropriately.
HSE 227 Children & Adolescents in Crisis (3-0-0-3)
This course covers the crises affecting children and adolescents in contemporary society. Emphasis is placed on abuse and neglect, suicide and murder, dysfunctional family living, poverty, and violence. Upon completion, students should be able to identify and discuss intervention strategies and available services for the major contemporary crises affecting children and adolescents.
HSE 240 Issues in Client Services (3-0-0-3)
This course introduces systems of professional standards, values, and issues in the help- ing professions. Topics include con dentiality, assessment of personal values, professional responsibilities, competencies, and ethics relative to multicultural counseling and research. Upon completion, students should be able to understand and discuss multiple ethical issues applicable to counseling and apply various decision-making models to current issues.
HSE 255 Health Problems and Prevention (2-2-0-3)
This course surveys a range of health problems and issues, including the development of prevention strategies. Topics include teen pregnancy, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, communicable diseases, professional burnout, substance abuse, and sexually transmitted diseases. Upon completion, students should be able to identify health issues and demonstrate prevention strategies. Overview of social welfare policies and programs; political, economic and social conditions affecting these disadvantaged populations; policy development and analysis, advocacy, historical perspectives.
HUMANITIES
HUM 110 Technology and Society (3-0-3) Prerequisite: College-ready English Placement
This course considers technological change from historical, artistic and philosophical perspectives and its effect on human needs and concerns. Emphasis is placed on the causes and consequences of technological change. Upon completion, students should be able to critically evaluate the implications of technology. This course has been approved for transfer under the CAA as a general education course in Humanities/Fine Arts.
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