14 courses with the subject HSER, 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.
HSER 1100Introduction to Social Work3
Provides an introduction to the field of Social Work and Social Welfare. Course describes history, worker roles, and current career trends in the field. Students are required to participate in hands-on experience through service learning. This course is appropriate for anyone who might be interested in the helping profession. Co-Requisites HSER 1106 Major Content Areas Current and historical Social Services trends. Roles and functions of the Social Services worker Models of service delivery Social Welfare values Social Welfare agencies, programs, and target populations Social Worker program curriculum Career profiles Introduction of the Code of Ethics Social Welfare agencies, programs, and target populations 15% Roles and functions of the Social Services worker 15% Learning Outcomes Discuss the historical evolution of the social work profession. Identify major fields of practice in the social work profession. Explain generalist social work as a profession. Describe the roles and responsibilities of the social work profession within the social welfare system. Differentiate among professional social worker’s responsibility and other service providers? responsibilities. Discuss social work’s perspective on human diversity, oppression, and privilege. Differentiate among professional social worker’s responsibility and other service providers’ responsibilities. Identify major fields of practice in the social work profession. Discuss the values of the profession and recognize the NASW Code of Ethics as the practice framework for generalist social work practice. Demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior, appearance; and oral, written, and electronic communication. Identify their comfort level to work with persons different from themselves. Identify selected social problems, social welfare agencies; responses to these issues, and the role that social workers play in these various settings. Identify socioeconomic related issues impacting populations at risk including issues of social justice.
HSER 1104Multicultural Awareness in the Helping Profession3
Examines attitudes and enhances knowledge and skills that are necessary to work effectively with culturally diverse populations in the human services field. Students will explore their own and others’ cultural identities, values, attitudes, and behaviors. Emphasis is placed on how to adjust services to the multicultural needs of individuals who are served. Major Content Areas Defining culture and cultural Privilege and discrimination Barriers and biases Communication skills and counseling practices Exploration of specific cultural beliefs, traditions, values; included but not limited to: African American, Hispanic/Latino, Asian, Somalian, GBLTQ, Anglo American, American IndianMulticultural aspects of chemical dependency Learning Outcomes Describe examples of how cultural/language barriers impact people seeking human services. Identify effective communication and helping responses with clients of various cultures. Identify the multicultural aspects of chemical dependency. Define and describe culture. Identify their own cultural affiliation and related privileges and barriers. Compare and contrast attitudes, values, beliefs, and traditions of cultures other than their own. Distinguish the difference between using cultural information in ways that stereotype or limit the helping process, and ways that improve the helping process.
Looks at dynamics of loss and grief across the lifespan. We will look at how grief impacts families and children, as well as exploring gender differences. We will incorporate journal assignments and experiential activities designed in the healing of each person’s grief journey. Students will learn to identify, assess, and intervene in grief situations. Major Content Areas Children and grief: 10% Process of dying: 5% Suicide: 10% The wounded healer (heal thyself): 25% Stages and tasks of mourning: 10% Men and grief: 10% Intervention and caring for the bereaved:10% Grief and family: 10% Divorce: 10% Learning Outcomes Describe the process of grief and bereavement for both females and males and note their differences Explain and assess how grief impacts the family unit Articulate the dynamics of grief through a lifespan, developmental perspective Articulate some of the various ways of intervening with individuals who have experienced the loss of a significant other Evaluate the differences between normal and abnormal grief reactions
Introduces basic counseling and interviewing skills. Students will learn and apply skills that range from basic attending and listening skills to chart documentation and treatment planning. Co-Requisites HSER 1100 Major Content Areas Intentionality Attending Use of questions Observation skills Encouraging, paraphrasing and summarizing Reflection of feelings Influencing Skills Confrontation Structuring an interview Documentation Learning Outcomes Recognize and describe the concept of intentional interviewing and counseling. Demonstrate basic listening skills including but not limited to: attending, encouraging, paraphrasing; summarizing, reflection of feeling, confrontation, and the use of questions. Apply helping skills by conducting counseling interviews. Evaluate others? ability to demonstrate basic listening skills. Demonstrate skills necessary for writing progress notes, treatment plans, and other forms of documentation.
Focuses on the development of communication skills and self-awareness important in the roles of group membership and leadership. Provides an understanding of the evolution and function of therapeutic groups. Emphasizes the development of knowledge and skills. Pre-Requisites HSER 1100 , HSER 1106 . Major Content Areas Basic group theory Ethical and legal issues Multicultural issues Stages of group Skill based group practice and observation. Group practice with specific client population. Learning Outcomes Describe concepts of group behavior. Identify positive and negative group behavior in an actual group situation. Recognize the stages of group development. Plan and facilitate a group development. Critique the participation and leadership skills of other group members.
Presents basic concepts of crisis assessment, intervention, and referral. The application of strategies and techniques with a discussion of intervention, assessment, and referral models is included. An overview of interventions for specific crisis will be reviewed. An assessment model for making appropriate referrals is presented. Pre-Requisites HSER 1106 Major Content Areas Crisis intervention models Theories of crisis Crisis intervention strategies Models for assessment Identifying resources for referral Specific Interventions for specific crisis categories: a. institutional violence; b. suicide; c. substance abuse; d. personal loss; e. violence in the workplace; f. sexual assault; g. domestic violence Learning Outcomes Apply concepts of crisis intervention theory. Identify current models of crisis assessment and intervention. Demonstrate basic assessment, intervention and referral techniques. Construct a referral tool to use in the assessment model.
Introduces an overview of the range of mental disorders throughout the lifespan. Disorders covered include mood disorders, anxiety disorders, psychotic disorders, substance disorders, personality disorders, and disorders in children and the elderly. Students will learn to identify signs and symptoms of each disorder. They also will learn basic skills and therapeutic treatments that effectively help individuals who have mental disorders. Major Content Areas Childhood disorders: 10% Mood disorders: 10% Other disorders: 10% Intervention/treatment: 20% Personality disorder: 10% Substance disorders: 10% Disorders in the elderly: 10% Anxiety disorders: 10% Psychotic disorders: 10% Learning Outcomes Identify signs and symptoms of the more common mental disorders they are likely to encounter in human service settings Demonstrate knowledge in areas of appropriate treatment and effective responses with individuals with mental illness in human service settings Recognize myths and biases regarding mental illness and how these affect their interactions with individuals with mental illness Identify the major types of disorders listed in the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM-IV)
Focuses on learning about adolescents, identifying their developmental stage, tasks and goals, and how to work with them concerning their mental and physical health needs. Common adolescent crisis problems and cases will be explored, including assessment and intervention strategies. This course is for Human Service Students, counselors, other helping professionals, law enforcement personnel, teachers and parents. Major Content Areas Specific interventions for youth; depression and suicide, delinquency, drug use- alcohol and recent party drugs, ADHD and anxiety, parent and child crisis and family breakdown, truancy and school issues, probation issues Adolescent mental health in families and American culture Assessment of adolescent mental and physical health Adolescent development in different family structures Prevention of youth crisis- therapeutic and parental responses to adolescence and youth to promote mental and physical health Theories of working with youth in human services and other helping professions Learning Outcomes Identify the critical developmental stages, tasks and goals of youth from 12 to 20 Describe the family structures needed to support the mental and physical health of youth Explore the history of adolescence in American culture Demonstrate the use of at least one assessment and intervention tool
Studies the family with attention to its organization, function and dynamics. Emphasis is placed on the impact and effects of family on individual development. The course offers an introduction to family systems theory, normal and problematic family systems, and family functioning concepts. It also examines family violence including, social and psychological roots of violence. Chemical dependency and how it affects the family will also be discussed. Major Content Areas Introduction to family theory History of family development theories Effects of family on individual development Ethnicity and family therapy. Ethnic paradigms Chemical dependency: Effects on the family Family violence: Effects on the family Family rules and boundaries Health and Dysfunction Family adaptation Coping strategies History of family development theories: 10% Learning Outcomes Investigate family systems theory. Recognize the conditions for maintaining emotional health in individual family members and in the family system. Discover the dynamics of family violence. Identify the impact of chemical dependency on the family system and its members. Discover an awareness of their own family system and how this influences their role as a human service worker.
Introduces students to an experientially based course that will be service learning oriented. Students will immerse themselves in the local community/culture partnering with local agencies in serving those individuals and families in need. Students will be traveling to out of state or out of region localities. Major Content Areas Understanding host agency and its vision/mission: 5% Community Building: 6% Daily Community Debriefing: 10% Cultural Awareness: 2% The work we do: 60% Safety Orientation: 2% Trip Orientation: 10% Pre Trip versus post trip expectations: 5% Learning Outcomes Participate with local communities in service related projects Observe and discuss on how grassroots organizations interface and serve populations in need Describe the mission and vision of the sponsoring agency students will be assisting within the area Analyze and discuss student’s understanding of the cultural milieu they find themselves in
Presents an overview of ethical issues specific to Human Services including models for ethical decision making, legal and professional issues, professional codes of ethics, core values and personal issues. Major Content Areas Theory, practice and research: 30% Dual relationships and Confidentiality: 20% Clients rights and responsibilities: 20% Professional competence and training: 20% Defining ethics: 10% Learning Outcomes Demonstrate the ability to make an ethical decision based on case studies of ethical dilemmas Identify the steps involved in ethical decision making Develop and evaluate ethical decision-making skills which reflect cultural responsiveness Identify personal values, personal issues and biases that influence ethical decision making
Provides an opportunity for human services students to create and implement projects for the development of personal knowledge and skill. Provides students the opportunity to receive support on internship progress. The course may be repeated once. Pre-Requisites Permission from instructor is required. Major Content Areas Group supervision and interaction. Writing personal and professional goals. Identifying strategies to achieve goals. Identifying outcome measures. Learning Outcomes Describe human service points of focus. Develop a learning plan. Initiate a Human Services resource network. Establish entry-level professional relationships to support skill development.
Variable Credits Y Offers work experience in a human service agency, providing an opportunity to further develop skills. Through work experience, students will gain additional knowledge of human services practices and concepts. May be taken as two 3-credit courses or one 6-credit course. Pre-Requisites Permission from instructor is required. Major Content Areas Independently contracted with site supervisor and faculty supervisor. Individualized learning plan. Learning Outcomes Demonstrate skills building with identified target groups. Demonstrate abilities with target population. Identify agency policies and procedures. Investigate team building in an agency environment.
Variable Credits Y Presents special topics in Human Services. Coursework explores current issues and challenges in human services. May be repeated under different topics. Major Content Areas Dependent on which issues or developments are selected for study.
