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HS 361 Therapeutic Recreation
3 credits (CS)
This course will examine how therapeutic recreation helps to
improve or maintain physical, mental, emotional, and social
functioning of children or adults with disabilities, as well as
the elderly. Students will explore how to assess and evaluate
people who would benefit from therapeutic recreation. The
course will present different theories and techniques
supporting therapeutic recreation. (Offered annually)
Prerequisite: HS 240 Introduction to Counseling, or
permission of the program director
HS 382 Social Services for Children and Youth
Internship III
6 credits (CS)
Students participate in programs that serve children and
youth and their families. Examples of sites include group
homes for runaways, classrooms for students who are
learning disabled, residential facilities for troubled youth,
alternate school programs for pregnant teens, day care for
abused children, and recreational programs for high-risk
adolescents. Students’ previous experiences and their
academic preparation determine internship placement. The
internship allows students to use a variety of interventions,
such as case management, group work, family work, and
community planning to serve the needs of the clients and
human service systems. A weekly seminar that integrates
academic concepts with professional application and practice
accompanies the internship. (Offered annually) Prerequisites:
A minimum grade of "C" must be earned in each 100/200
level Human Services course. Either HS Internship I or II,
and HS 240 Introduction to Counseling, and one of the
following: HS 341 Counseling Theories, HS 343 Intervention
Strategies, HS 345 Counseling Families in Crisis, or HS 331
Group Dynamics. The permission of the program director is
also required for the internship experience.
HS 383 Counseling and Mental Health Internship III
6 credits (CS)
Students work as interns in mental health sites such as:
outpatient day treatment centers, community mental health
agencies, residences for homeless people, programs for
people with developmental disabilities, rehabilitation centers
for substance abuse, inpatient psychiatric units, and
community residences for people with mental illness.
Students’ previous experiences and their academic
preparation determine internship placement. The internship
allows students to use a variety of interventions, such as case
management, group work, family work, and community
planning to serve the needs of the clients and human service
systems. A weekly seminar that integrates academic concepts
with professional application and practice accompanies the
internship. (Offered annually)
Prerequisites: A minimum grade of "C" must be earned in
each 100/200 level Human Services course. Either HS
Internship I or II, and HS 240 Introduction to Counseling,
and one of the following: HS 341 Counseling Theories, HS
343 Intervention Strategies, HS 345 Counseling Families in
Crisis, or HS 331 Group Dynamics. The permission of the
program director is also required for the internship
experience.
HS 384 Alcohol and Substance Abuse Internship III
6 Credits (CS)
Students work as interns in alcohol and substance abuse
settings such as inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation
programs, community residences, state and county programs
and counseling centers. Students’ previous experience and
their academic preparation determine internship placement.
The internship allows students to use a variety of
interventions such as individual and group therapy, family
work, and community planning to meet the needs of the
clients. A weekly seminar that integrates academic concepts
with professional application and practice accompanies the
internship. (Offered annually)
Prerequisites: A minimum grade of "C" must be earned in
each 100/200 level Human Services course. Either HS
Internship I or II and HS 240 Introduction to Counseling
and HS 344 Intervention Strategies for Alcohol and
Substance Abuse. The permission of the program director is
also required for the internship experience.
HS 431 Rehabilitation Services
3 credits (CS)
This course examines specific techniques in the rehabilitation
process. Emphasis is placed on contemporary modalities of
rehabilitation as they relate to community mental health and
alcohol and substance abuse programs. Assessment,
treatment, and prevention techniques will be examined.
Students will be able to identify how people with mental
disabilities and alcohol and substance abuse issues are
restored to their fullest psychological, social, and vocational
capabilities. (Offered alternate years) Prerequisite: HS 240
Introduction to Counseling.
HS 475 Program Planning and Evaluation
3 credits (CS)
This course provides an examination of the theories and
applied techniques for planning, implementing, and
evaluating human service programs in organizations and
communities. Components of plans, needs assessment, and
funding are some of the topics that this course addresses, and
the political and social pressures affecting policy formation
will be identified. (Offered annually) Prerequisite: EN 201
Academic Writing II and HS 240 Introduction to Counseling.
Senior status only, or permission of the program director
HS 499 Senior Capstone
3 credits (CS)
This course will enable students to achieve maximum
integration of knowledge, skills and values that have been
explored through previous courses. Senior Human Services
majors will complete a research project about a particular
human service problem. They will complete a literature
review on their topic, collect and analyze data, and write a
research report. (Offered annually) Prerequisites: HS 343
Intervention Strategies, and eligible for graduation upon
completion of the course, or permission of the instructor
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