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alcohol & drug counseling • allied health
ALDC 102 Addictions
Counseling II
3 cr.
This course emphasizes standards for
insuring thorough documentation; ethical
aspects of addictions counseling; the
counselor’s need for cultural competence,
personal growth, and professional growth;
counselor/client expectations based on
goals, objectives, rules, and obligations;
and the use of laboratory tests/results for
determining a course of treatment. Students
may enroll in ALDC courses to satisfy
electives for the AS in Public Service and
other OCC degree programs. Individuals
already employed in fields related to
Addictions Counseling and baccalaureate
degree holders may enroll in these courses
to become Certified Alcohol and Drug
Counselors (CADCs) working under the
supervision of agency directors or Licensed
Clinical Alcohol and Drug Counselors
(LCADCs).
ALDC 103 Addictions
Counseling III
6 cr.
This course examines the assessment aspect
of addictions counseling and focuses on
diagnostic summaries, initial interviewing
skills, bio-psychosocial assessments,
gambling addictions, dimensions of
recovery, supervision and consultation, and
the importance of community involvement.
Students may enroll in ALDC courses
to satisfy electives for the AS in Public
Service and other OCC degree programs.
Individuals already employed in fields
related to Addictions Counseling and
baccalaureate degree holders may enroll in
these courses to become Certified Alcohol
and Drug Counselors (CADCs) working
under the supervision of agency directors
or Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug
Counselors (LCADCs).
ALDC 104 Addictions
Counseling IV
6 cr.
This course promotes competence in
addictions counseling by focusing on
the following topics: individual, group,
and family counseling; client education;
treatment of the addicted person; familial
aspects of counseling; techniques of
crisis intervention, and ways to provide
community and professional education.
Students may enroll in ALDC courses
to satisfy electives for the AS in Public
Service and other OCC degree programs.
Individuals already employed in fields
related to Addictions Counseling and
baccalaureate degree holders may enroll in
these courses to become Certified Alcohol
and Drug Counselors (CADCs) working
under the supervision of agency directors
or Licensed Clinical Alcohol and Drug
Counselors (LCADCs).
Allied health
AHMT 110
Medical Terminology 3 cr.
This course will serve as a basis for students
in understanding the specialized language
used in fields related to medicine and
healthcare technologies. Content will range
from the origin and breakdown of words to
a correlation of word elements with basic
anatomy, physiology and disease processes
of the human. A systems approach will be
used to focus learning and provide the
student with an organizing framework for
analysis and application.
AHMT 210 Advanced Medical
Terminology
3 cr.
This course will serve as a continuation
for students who have been successful in
completing a basic medical terminology
course and have mastered concepts in
understanding the language of medicine.
It will build upon previously learned
techniques, analysis of terms, and expand
into specialty areas related to the health
technologies. Content will be organized
around a systems approach with correlation
of terms to the basic anatomy, physiology
and disease processes that occur in humans.
Prerequisite(s): AHMT 110.
American sign
language
ASLN 100 Basic American Sign
Language I
3 cr.
This course introduces students to the
language of the deaf community. Students
will examine foundational aspects of
American Sign Language. Information
regarding deaf culture will be introduced
in addition to fingerspelling and various
numbering systems in American Sign
Language. Receptive and expressive skill
development application is reinforced
through interactive activities within the
classroom setting. This course requires
students to complete 5 contact hours with
the deaf community. Code 2 course fee.
ASLN 102 Basic American Sign
Language II
4 cr.
This course introduces students to complex
everyday language functions of American
Sign Language. These functions will
help students establish and maintain
interpersonal relationships within the deaf
community and the classroom environment.
Various skills based activities will allow
students to further increase competency in
American Sign Language in order to express
and understand signed conversations. This
course requires students to complete 5
contact hours with the deaf community.
Prerequisite(s): ASLN 100. Code 3 course
fee.
american sign language
ASLN 105 Deaf Culture
& History
3 cr.
This course introduces the history and
culture of the deaf. Discussion will include
the values, norms, identities, traditions,
and subcultures within the larger culture
of the deaf community. Questions such as
the nature of sign language, the education
of deaf individuals, and historical treatment
of deafness will be explored. Code 3 course
fee.
ASLN 110 Intermediate American
Sign Language I
4 cr.
This course engages students in the
composite language functions of American
Sign Language. Focus will be placed on
higher level communication in order to help
students broaden and deepen interpersonal
relationships with the deaf community, and
increase skill level using more sophisticated
sign language skills. Skill development
application will be reinforced through
interactive activities in order to achieve a
broader scope of understanding complex
discourse. This course requires students
to complete 15 contact hours with the deaf
community. Code 3 course fee.
ASLN 115
Grammar & Syntax 3 cr.
This course examines the grammar and
syntax of American Sign Language. Students
will develop skill application through
modeling signed stories as well as translating
stories from English to grammatically
and syntactically correct American Sign
Language. Components of American Sign
Language such as transcription symbols,
sentence types, classifiers, non-manual
behaviors, pronominalization, locatives,
pluralization, subjects and objects, verbs,
and temporal and distributional aspects
will be explored. Prerequisite(s): ASLN 110.
Code 3 course fee.
ASLN 120
Interpreting Theory I 3 cr.
This course examines the history of
interpreting, interpreting in a variety of
specialized settings, interpreting process,
attitudes, and the role of the interpreter.
Ideological components, principles, and
practices of interpreting for the Deaf
community will be examined. Students
will learn about national certification,
educational licensure and state screening.
Students are required to accrue 10 mandatory
field observation hours observing sign
language interpreters with five or more years
of experience. Prerequisite(s): ASLN 110.
Code 3 course fee.
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Ocean County College 2013-2014