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SSE 160 Introduction to Youth Services
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Introduction to the field of youth services as offered through voluntary youth organizations, social service and child
welfare agencies, juvenile detention and correctional agencies and community health care agencies. Includes normal
developmental needs of children and adolescents, special needs of dependent, delinquent, challenged and special-needs
youth, and prevention in youth services with an emphasis on the role of diversity.
Offered: Fall.
SOCIAL SERVICES
SSE 170 Community Health Advisor
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Preparation of Community Health Advisors for outreach health prevention, advocacy, education, and referral services
within prescribed neighborhoods. Includes national and local history of community health work programs, overview of the
health services system, communication and relationship building skills, coping with stress, personal health, building self
esteem, and dealing with feelings, presentation skills, and using support materials. Also includes interacting with other
agencies within the community, managing home visits, dealing with challenging situations, professional issues, and
empowering and mobilizing for action.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
SSE 204 Counseling in a Multicultural Setting
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Concepts, techniques, and skills in values, perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors emphasizing intercultural communication
patterns within a counseling setting. Includes culture and counseling, profiles of Americans, profiles of special populations,
differences, cultural elements, dynamic factors, common terminology, counseling, education, careers, and counseling
theories.
Recommendation: Completion of SSE 110 before enrolling in this course.
Offered: Spring.
SSE 210 Community Organization and Development
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
An examination, principles, and techniques of community organizing to effect change in America. Includes current
conditions, theoretical frameworks, community change, overcoming resistance, professional practice and ethics, promoting
neighborhood change, using information technology, planning for action, personal power, and people as a valuable
resource. Also includes developing resources and funding, use of the media, community development, principles for
effective leadership, strategies for institutional change, and government structure and legislative lobbying.
Prerequisite(s): SSE 110.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
SSE 211 Group Technique Applications
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Application of advanced concepts in group dynamics. Includes skill development and preparation for group facilitation in
the community through in-class experiential learning. Also includes community-group case studies, ethical standards, and
multicultural issues.
Prerequisite(s): SSE 111.
Offered: Fall, Spring.
SSE 220 Treatment of the Substance Abuser
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Principles and techniques of treating the substance abuser. Includes treatment modalities, helping, treatment plans, case
studies, withdrawal, and value clarification. Also includes role playing in treatment situations, causes of substance abuse,
and integration of substance abuse treatment and case management skills.
Prerequisite(s): SSE 121.
Recommendation: Completion of SSE 123 before enrolling in this course.
Offered: Spring.
SSE 222 Political, Legal and Ethical Aspects of Drug Use
3 cr. hrs. 3 periods (3 lec.)
Overview of drug abuse and the law. Includes historical and legal overview, major drug legislation and court decisions;
drugs, drug effects, drug classification, and the concept of addiction; nature, uses, legal status, and social and economic
aspects of the major psychoactive drugs. Also includes attitudes toward drug use and the connection between drugs,
crime, and gangs; implications of decriminalization or legalization of illicit drugs, international drug trafficking and its effect
on U.S. policy and programs, law enforcement, and ethics and ethical practice.
Prerequisite(s): SSE 121.
Recommendation: Completion of SSE 123 before enrolling in this course.
Offered: Fall.
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