11 courses with the subject HMS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
HMS 100Patient Advocacy3
Due to the complexities of our healthcare systems, the role of the patient advocate has evolved into a key member within an interdisciplinary health team. Today, patient advocates and navigators are needed more than ever. This course is designed to introduce the student to the healthcare systems within the United States, learn the influences on healthcare, the challenges to adequate access and barriers. Research indicates that patient advocates are effective and can improve one’s health outcomes. The roles and strategies of a patient advocate are incorporated into the course to assess the patient healthcare needs to ensure that appropriate resources are provided.
An interdisciplinary course designed to expose students to an overview of the worldwide multiple disciplines in human services. Historical developments, populations served, career opportunities, and controversial issues of different countries and cultures will be discussed in order to help students understand the scope of helping professions in an interconnected world and how they interact in the global health community. 167
Examines and evaluates guidance techniques and teaching strategies used in environments for children preschool age through 12 years. This course will focus on the goals of child guidance and how those behavioral goals are achieved. The coursework will emphasize preventive measures and program organization.
This course is designed to help students become effective interviewers. The course uses facilitated discussions, class activities, audiotaped and videotaped conversations, and in-class demonstrations to teach students various interviewing techniques. Students will be required to self-evaluate their own communication skills including clinical, non-clinical, and crisis management skills. Course content also includes how to effectively gather information, to observe behaviors, and to interpret and document findings appropriately.
This course will prepare students interested in human services for the field placement experience and its accompanying field seminars. The course will address field expectations from the perspective of the field instructor and the student. Human service provider behaviors, professional dispositions, competencies, and ethical dilemmas will be discussed.
HMS 310Observation, Documentation, and Assessment3
Emphasizes the goals, benefits, and uses of assessment. Students will use systematic observations, documentation, and reflection to develop a plan to influence positively a child’s development and learning (field placement required). Prerequisite (one of the following): PSY 207, PSY 215, SWK 348, or SWK 349.
Examines how the relationship among schools, families, and communities affects the adjustment of children. Focuses on the roles of educators, parents, and community agents, and explores models and methods for facilitating positive relationships. Resources for the education of children within families and communities are investigated. Topics include communication, parental involvement, parental styles, diverse family structures, family influence on developmental periods, and cooperative techniques for families of children with special needs. Prerequisite (one of the following): PSY 207, PSY 215, SWK 348 or SWK 349
This course explores the variety of ways in which culture and diversity interact with the human services professions. Students gain awareness and skills in cultural competence, including but not limited to: examining self-bias(es), gaining knowledge about cultural norms and values, and identifying ways to incorporate these constructs into the human services discipline.
An advanced capstone seminar designed to help psychology and human services majors identify and address areas in the field in which they desire further study. The course emphasizes theory, research, and critical thinking skills and explores various theoretical frameworks from the 168
An opportunity for senior students to gain practical experience in the field of human services within local agencies and community services. For majors only; minimum GPA 2.80. Prerequisite HMS 214
An opportunity for senior students to gain practical experience in the field of human services within local agencies and community services. For majors only; minimum GPA 2.80. Prerequisite HMS 214 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology The psychology program has as its primary goal the preparation of students for graduate programs and work in the human services field. The curriculum includes introductions to the basic concepts utilized in psychology, the evolution of the field, theories of normal and abnormal psychological development, experimental psychology, and an internship in a community setting. At the beginning of the senior year, students who have maintained a 2.70 cumulative GPA may apply for acceptance into the fifth-year program in psychology, and they may take up to three graduate courses as part of their senior year course load. Students who elect psychology as their career choice will find Anna Maria’s program to be both exciting and personally enriching. In light of the demands of an ever increasingly complex world, the psychologist of tomorrow needs first to be a well-rounded individual with a broad knowledge base and, secondly, to be knowledgeable within the discipline of psychology. The overall program has the dual goal of preparing the student for graduate programs and work in the human services field. It also seeks to help the students develop an understanding of themselves, a caring about others, an ability to think analytically, and communicate clearly. Course(s) within this major may require a minimal product fees.
