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Focuses on addiction to alcohol and other drugs has been portrayed in the American cinema over numerous decades. Explores how addiction has been portrayed and assists in learning about assessment, intervention and treatment through watching and critiquing these movies.

Examines ethical theories and application to practice and management of social service agencies. Explores relationship between federal/state regulations and the effect on client and provider.

Examination and application of various content and skill sets appropriate to field work in human services including: case management; interviewing skills; data collection and management; grant writing; maintaining confidentiality and the appropriate use of technology; effective communication skills; working within community, state, and federal systems; maintaining healthy professional and client relationships; and promoting change.  Course should be taken prior to internship semester. Prerequisite: HUS 20553 Social Welfare: Introduction to Human Services.

Examine systems framework, skills, analysis of issues and current intervention strategies for working with individual clients and groups in diverse social service settings. Develop and enhance interviewing and effective communication skills. Opportunity for observation and participation in direct practice within a social service setting. Awareness of technology and art of human services practice.

Emphasis on skill development working with individuals, groups, families and community resources. Interviewing and/or counseling clients; in-depth analysis of case management in social service professions. Students will have the opportunity to begin direct practice in a social service setting as part of class work.

Course focuses on continued skill development in working with groups and families.  Students practice skills by role playing and receiving feedback from instructor and classmates.  Topics include facilitating support and therapy groups as well as couples and family counseling sessions.

Practices and expectations include goal and objective setting, journal writing, site meeting with the on-site supervisor and academic supervisor, on-going monitoring, and final formal evaluation.

Practices and expectations include goal and objective setting, journal writing, site meeting with the on-site supervisor and academic supervisor, on going monitoring, and final formal evaluation.

Practices and expectations include goal and objective setting, journal writing, site meeting with the on-site supervisor and academic supervisor, on going monitoring, and final formal evaluation.

Capstone course that provides student opportunity to integrate and synthesize key concepts and theories through analysis and evaluation of current topics and issues impacting the human services profession and its clients. Examines policy and legislation, agency mandates, trends in treatment, and evaluates the same for sustainability in society from three areas: equity, economic and environmental. Prerequisite:  Most or all of the core required courses in the major must be completed or instructor permission.

Examination or project designed to assess the student's achievement of the goals of his/her major program.