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HMS 100
Introduction to Human Services |
3 credits |
Introduces human service agencies, roles and careers. Presents an historical perspective of the field as it relates to human services today. Additional topics include values clarification and needs of target populations.
Lecture 3 hours per week. |
| HMS 121 Basic Counseling Skills I |
3 credits |
Develops skills needed to function in a helping relationship. Emphasizes skills in attending, listening and responding. Clarifies personal skill strengths, deficits and goals for skill improvement.
Lecture 3 hours per week. |
| HMS 141 Group Dynamics I |
3 credits |
Examines the stages of group development, group dynamics, the role of the leader in a group, and recognition of the various types of group processes. Discusses models of group dynamics that occur as a result of group membership dynamics.
Lecture 3 hours per week.
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| HMS 225 Functional Family Intervention |
3 credits |
Provides an understanding of functions and dysfunctions within the family. Emphasizes the development of effective skills through an interpersonal/interactional approach to family intervention. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
| HMS 226 Helping Across Cultures |
3 credits |
Provides an historical overview of selected cultural and racial groups. Promotes understanding of group differences and the impact on counseling services. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
| HMS 227 The Helper as a Change Agent |
3 credits |
Teaches the following skills for implementing alternative models of change and influence: action research, problem-solving, consultation, workshop development, and outreach and advocacy for diverse client populations.
Lecture 3 hours per week. |
| HMS
231-232 Gerontology I -II |
3 credits each |
Examines characteristics of the aging process and problems for the elderly. Considers both theoretical and applied perspectives on the following issues: biological, psychological, sociological, economic and political. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
| HMS 233 Psycho and Socio Aspects of Older Adult Care |
3 credits |
Provides psychological and sociological perspectives on aging. Examines changes in social roles and relationships, social aspects of individual aging, economics, and the politics of aging. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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| HMS 236 Gerontology |
3 credits |
| Examines the process of aging; its implications in relation to health, recreation, education, transportation, meaningful work or activity, and to community resources. Emphasizes experiencing the aging process, facilitating retirement, and application of the helping relationship to work with older adults. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
| HMS 238 Selected Topics in Aging |
3 credits |
Provides students with an opportunity to explore a variety of major current issues in aging. Topics may include care giving and the elderly, elderly drug use and misuse, protective services, crisis interventions, homecare, elder-abuse, and other current topics. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
| HMS 250 Principles of Case Management |
3 credits |
| Provides an overview of current case management theory and practice in the field of mental health. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
| HMS 258 Case Management and Substance Abuse |
3 credits |
| Focuses on the process for interviewing substance abuse clients. Includes intake, assessment, handling denial, and ending the interview. Teaches skills for writing short-term goals and treatment plans with emphasis on accountability. Examines various reporting devices. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
