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HSS 201
Introduction to Human Services
This course provides an overview of the human services profession, its history, values, goals and practices. Ethical and philosophical issues involved in providing human services to those in need will be explored.
5 Sessions/3 Credits |
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PSS 251
Child Psychology OL
Development and behavior from conception through middle childhood, including genetic influences, developmental processes, and psychological processes related to physical, linguistic, social, intellectual, emotional, and personal development. A hybrid online course.
2 Face to face sessions and online sessions/3 Credits |
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BBL 408
Faith Perspectives
This module examines the ways people in contemporary organizations understand their world. Students identify and discuss basic human questions about what they long for, about who God is, about what is wrong with major arenas of human life and what might make things better, and about what the future holds. Through readings from the Bible and through other contemporary media, students will be introduced to the basic story of Christian theism as well as to other faith perspectives such as deism, materialism, and pantheism. Activities include small and large group discussion, reading and telling stories. Analysis and reflection on course content will be assessed through personal reflection and summary papers.
5 Sessions/3 Credits |
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HSS 202
Human Diversity
This course surveys human diversity in terms of race, ethnicity, gender and social class in contemporary American culture. The effects of oppression and prejudice will be explored on individuals and groups, as well as evaluating the consequences of social policy aimed at alleviating discrimination. Implication for the practice of human services will be discussed.
5 Sessions/3 Credits |
| Term Two |
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HSS 301
Social Welfare Agencies/Policies OL
This course surveys the history and current development of systems designed to serve those in need. Agencies oriented to meet the needs of special populations (e.g., the aged, children and youth, rural and urban groups) will be explored and the policies influencing their development will be critically analyzed. A hybrid online course.
2 Face to face sessions and online sessions/3 Credits |
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HSS 305
Counseling & Helping Skills I
This course is designed to prepare the student for practice in human services agencies through the development of culturally sensitive helping relationships. Emphasis is placed on enhancing communication skills, developing interview techniques, and learning basic group skills and group interactive patterns.
5 Sessions/3 Credits |
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HSS 303
Agency Field Experience
This module will explore agency field experience from the vantage point of administrative program evaluation. Work in this course will allow students to advance the work on their Applied Research Project, which involves conducting a program evaluation in a human services setting.
5 Sessions/3 Credits |
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HSS 307
Generalist Practice, Model & Theory
This course is a continuation of HSS 305 and is designed to further advance the student’s practice skills. Emphasis is placed on identifying client strengths, problem solving, preparing case plans for individuals and families, and community and organizational interventions.
5 Sessions/3 Credits |
| Term Three |
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HSS 434
Applied Research and Statistics
Data collection, analysis and evaluation techniques are presented. Specific information covered in the course includes identifying and measuring objectives, collecting data, analyzing variance, and working with levels of significance. The Applied Research Project is the major focus.
3 Credits |
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HSS 401
Senior Seminar
This course is offered in conjunction with the Field Experience and is designed to support the student’s field experience with structured educational perspectives. The focus is to assist the student in integrating Christian viewpoints and human services theories with actual field practice.
3 Credits |
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HSS 450
Field Experience
This course affords the student an opportunity to apply knowledge and theories obtained in course work to actual field experience. The student will be supervised in the agency placement by both an on-site coordinator and the Geneva placement adviser. A total of 270 hours will be spent on site during the 17-week term.
6 Credits |
| Term Four |
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HMT 411
Humanities OL
This humanities course is an introduction to the arts, designed to combine understanding and experiencing the arts in such a way as to enhance adult learners' access to the arts, enhance their understanding of the arts, and heighten their understanding of the connections that exist among the arts and other kinds of experience. A hybrid online course.
2 Face to face sessions and online sessions/3 Credits |
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HSS 405
Community Mental Health Care
This course provides an overview of community mental health services and systems. Mental health service provision and the need for collaboration with other human service systems will be reviewed in light of various special population issues. Attention will be given to the increasing role of the church and faith-based agencies in addressing mental illness and behavioral health issues within their communities.
5 Sessions/3 Credits |
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HSS 230
The Family System in Context
This class will consider the dynamic family in social context. Different theories and topics such as marriage, parenting, communication, conflict, and economics will be discussed. The Biblical model of creation, fall and redemption will be the context for this class.
5 Sessions/3 Credits |
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PSS 253
Adulthood and Aging
Processes and principles of development and adulthood and in aging. Consideration of normal life stages, social and physical changes, and the special issues association with geriatric populations.
5 Sessions/3 Credits |
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