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MCBD 627 - Human Nature, Development and Assessment
This course is a critical exploration of various views of human nature and how these contribute to an understanding of human development and assessment. Biological, psychological and social arguments will be discussed, along with various philosophical ideas, and views of the world. The course should give ample room for discussion and speculation on these topics.
Credits: 2
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MCBD 655 - Historical Sociology & Economics of Community & Development
This course examines the dynamics of the autonomous community versus political and economic centralization and investigates the dialectic of competition and cooperation in the nature of economies.
Credits: 2
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MCBD 656 - Case Studies of Cooperative Models for Sustainable Community-Based Development
This course examines major case studies in community-based development such as Antigonish in Nova Scotia, Hoedads Cooperative and the Federation of Southern Cooperatives.
Credits: 2
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MCBD 657 - The Ethics of Development & Development Without Ethics
Development is not value-neutral. Development decisions and governmental development policies have fundamental short- and long-term implications for communities and their environments, natural and human. Thus, developmental decisions are ethical decisions. These ethical decisions are examined in historical and contemporary contexts. Private vs. community ethical positions are contrasted.
Credits: 2
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MCBD 658 - Assessment, Marketing & Financing for Community-Based Development
This is a skill-building course in the assessment of the ownership and use of land, labor and capital in communities. Students also gain skills in the marketing and financing of community-based developmental ventures.
Credits: 2
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MCBD 659 - Fiscal Management
This course focuses on the skills needed to operate an agency with multiple funding sources. Included are budget reviews, cash flow, financial projections, annual reports and audits. Students analyze the influences of state and federal government policies and regulations and learn the importance of sound fiscal policies and grants management.
Credits: 2
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MCBD 660 - Decision-Making
Effective democratic participatory management structures, processes and styles are examined in the context of the actualities of politics within community-based groups and in the larger community. This investigation requires unlearning concepts of management and decision-making rooted in private ownership ideologies.
Credits: 2
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MCBD 661 - Education for Liberation
Self-education of communities is a necessary precondition for sustainable community-based development efforts. In addition, continuous self-education is necessary to maintain and carry these efforts forward. This course examines models of community self-education and case studies of such efforts.
Credits: 2
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MCBD 662 - Design of Community-Based Ventures
This is the final course in designing effective community-based ventures that reflect community needs while taking into account the harsh realities of economic and political environments. Each student produces one complete venture proposal consisting of assessment of community need, an educational program for helping the community develop itself to work on that need, a business plan, a governance model, and a process model for community development and implementation of the venture.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 601 - Project Phase I
The goal of Project Phase I is the development of a written review of academic literature about a topic in human services of interest to the students and appropriate for the anticipated proposal.
Credits: 3
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MCCP 602 - Project Phase II
This is the second course of the four-term graduate course sequence. The goal of this course is the assessment of status, assets and deficits of a particular community in regard to a specific issue in human services.
Prerequisites & Notes
MCCP 601
Credits: 3
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MCCP 603 - Project Phase III
The goal of this third course of the four-term sequence is to develop a plan of action for a community action research project.
Prerequisites & Notes
MCCP 602
Credits: 3
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MCCP 604 - Project Phase IV
In this final course of the sequence, the goal is to develop professional presentation skills and to demonstrate these skills through a presentation of the project in a public forum.
Prerequisites & Notes
MCCP 603
Credits: 3
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MCCP 610 - Foundations of Research
This course introduces the graduate student to the fundamentals of research. It is
intended to teach the graduate student the formal, systematic application of the
scientific and disciplined inquiry approach to the study of problems, resulting in the
student learning how to distinguish between qualitative and quantitative research,
including the various methodologies appropriate for each type of research work.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 613 - Advanced General Psychology I
This course offers an integrative and systematic consideration of the major concepts of general psychology, including behavioral development, sensory and perceptual processes, motivation, emotion, learning, neurological and physiological mechanisms, and their relationships to behavior.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 614 - Advanced General Psychology II
This course is a continuation of Advanced General Psychology I. It focuses on forgetting, transfer and the higher mental processes of thinking and problem solving and reviews the historical sources and methodological techniques for the experimental analysis of these topics.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 615 - Theories of Personality I
This course provides a detailed overview of the nature of personality theory as well as comprehensive summaries of the theories of personality. Theories considered have been selected because of their influence upon clinical practice, psychological research and formulation of psychological issues. The works of Freud, Adler, Jung, Horney, Sullivan and Fromm are considered.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 616 - Theories of Personality II
This continuation of Theories of Personality I focuses on the theories of Murray, Allport, Rogers, Ellis and Maslow. In addition, some existentialists and some social behavioral or learning approaches are considered.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 617 - Advanced Abnormal Psychology I
Students consider the etiology, treatment and prevention of psychopathology. Utilizing the DSM-IV and Neuropsychiatric Mental Status Examination, an exploration of the most frequently occurring patterns of abnormal behavior in our culture is emphasized. Among the maladaptive behaviors examined are neuroses, psychosomatic disorders, alcoholism, drug addiction, character disorders and epilepsy.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 618 - Advanced Abnormal Psychology II
This continuation of Advanced Abnormal Psychology I focuses primarily on manic-depressive psychosis and schizophrenia. Recent research in these areas and its practical applications are emphasized.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 619 - Psychopharmacology I
This course offers a systematic investigation of the effects of drugs on behavior. Drug classification, historical aspects and methodological considerations are also included.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 620 - Psychopharmacology II
This continuation of Psychopharmacology I investigates drug usage in treatment, drug abuse, and related topics.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 625 - Leadership: A Lifelong Journey
In this course, participants explore models of management and leadership and
relate them to personal development and ongoing struggles for social justice.
Participants are expected to reflect upon their own social background, culture
and identity to better understand both their own and others’ strengths and approaches
to leadership and change.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 626 - Economics of Change
This course examines the history of and current thinking about the causes and
consequences of economic inequities in the United States and around the globe,
including an analysis of the ideologies and moral justifications for support of
the existing economic system. Participants also have the opportunity to formulate
their own ideas about what a just economic system might look like, to offer informed
opinions about the changes that would be needed to create it and whether development
of such a system is actually possible.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 627 - Human Nature, Development, and Assessment
This course is a critical exploration of various views of human nature and how these contribute to an understanding of human development and assessment. Biological, psychological and social arguments will be discussed, along with various philosophical ideas and views of the world. The course should give ample room for discussion and speculation on these topics.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 628 - Building Multicultural Organizations and Communities
This course explores the many issues faced by organizations and communities as
a result of the global nature of work activities and the increasing cultural diversity
of people in today’s environments. Students examine the many examples, models
and visions of multiculturalism in the context of personal, organizational and
community development.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 629 - Generic Counseling Skills I
This course deals with fundamental skills and knowledge of counseling, including core functions of orientation, assessment, treatment planning, counseling, crisis intervention, reports, and record keeping as they relate to work with individuals, families and groups.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 630 - Generic Counseling Skills II
This course examines basic issues and key concepts of group process and human behavior in groups. Both theoretical and applied sources are considered, and some techniques and behaviors used with groups in a variety of settings are examined. The focus is on ethical and professional issues that most affect the practice of counseling and related helping professions.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 631 - Community Organization/Advocacy
This course focuses on the role of community organizations in social change efforts and the process of community organization. It also applies organizing methods to human service agency problems such as funding, coalition building, and maintaining or increasing government funding, and examines issues and methods of case and class advocacy.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 632 - Case Management
This course presents case management as a process of intervention that has roots in the disciplines of psychology, sociology, social work, economics and politics. These elements are discussed in the context of helping skills such as communication skills, problem solving approaches, and especially the use of self when acting on behalf of others.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 633 - Child & Family Services I: Understanding Systems & Children & Families in Crisis
This course focuses on historical, psychological, political and practical approaches to the study of children and families. It covers intervention strategies and examines the dynamics of family interaction and exchange from a crisis perspective. Also considered are strategies and techniques for dealing with victims and for meeting their needs for protection, nurturance and empowerment.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 634 - Child & Family Services II: The Larger Context
This class focuses on social needs and public policies that impact on planning and advocacy for children and families. Processes that facilitate client healing and encourage development of community crisis-response programs are examined, as well as issues of professionalism.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 635 - Child & Family Services III: Assessment & Intervention
This course studies children and families in crisis by concentrating on issues of power distribution, communication systems and external institutional influences. Students learn and practice techniques of problem identification and assessment. Using intervention strategies that focus on families as systems, they learn to help families deal with maturational and developmental crisis.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 636 - Child & Family Services IV: Children & Families-Outreach, Planning, & Administration
This course focuses on knowledge and skills for work with organizations, institutions and communities. Students examine prevention, program planning, implementation, evaluation, and policy development and analysis relating to families and children. Legislative advocacy and the social worker’s role as a professional are also examined.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 637 - Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services I: History & Concepts of the Field
This course introduces students to a conceptual framework for understanding substance abuse and addiction. It examines the history of alcohol and drug problems in the United States, various etiological theories and models of addiction, the role of culture in substance use and abuse, high-risk groups, the physiology and pharmacology of different types of substances and the effects of substance abuse on families.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 638 - Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services II: Social Aspects of Dependency
This course examines national, regional and local policies relating to the field; studies how economic, political and legal forces affect planning and service provision; and reviews the funding process. It focuses on the existing continuum of care and how that is accessed, and identifies local and state resources for providing services. The service delivery system is studied critically.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 639 - Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services III: Assessment & Intervention Strategies
This course studies concepts and skills of substance abuse practice, including assessment, intervention, treatment planning and implementation strategies with individuals affected by substance abuse. It provides an overview of family aspects of chemical dependency, with special emphasis on recognized treatment issues and modalities with families. Particular attention is paid to self-help groups in the recovery process. Critical differences in strategies with different types of substances, such as heroin, cocaine, alcohol and valium, are also considered.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 640 - Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services IV: Outreach, Planning, and Administration
This course explores further symptoms and treatment issues with children of alcoholics and considers ways to work effectively with organizations, institutions and communities in planning and implementing prevention and intervention programs. Education, consultation, referral and program development are discussed from the perspective of the field. Ethics and values of the profession in the context of the alcohol and drug field are also studied.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 641 - Adult Psychological Services I: History & Concept of Mental Health & Developmental Disabilities
This course analyzes the concepts, ideologies and values involved in the mental health and developmental disabilities areas, with emphasis on their historical development. Particular attention is paid to the tensions of prevention vs. amelioration, of fusion or separation of childhood and adult issues, and to the separation or integration of mental health and developmental disabilities. The confusion of these issues with issues of gender, social class, race, and ethnicity is also examined.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 642 - Adult Psychological Services II: The Social Context of Policy Development
Current treatment alternatives, counseling techniques, case management and crisis intervention are considered in the context of various clinical issues that highlight the importance of understanding clients and their community. Students examine their own values and attitudes in relation to issues of professional effectiveness and responsive human services.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 643 - Adult Psychological Services III: Assessment & Intervention Strategies
This course is an in-depth examination of the assessment process, status examination, diagnostic categories and criteria, and moving from assessment to intervention planning. Attention is paid to cultural issues, particularly through analysis of the theoretical framework developed by the dominant culture and then applied to people from different subcultures. For example, the DSM-IV and the ICD 9 are discussed with regard to their application to special populations. Behavior modification and family therapy techniques and their application are discussed.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 644 - Adult Psychological Services IV: Community Strategies, Planning & Administration
The focus of this course is on the community level of policy and program planning, participation, prevention and evaluation. Topics include planning and implementing crisis services, dealing with issues of housing and employment, developing community participation, encouraging self-help and support groups, and advocacy work.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 647 - Theories of Counseling & Psychotherapy
This course provides the student with a basic understanding of selected current theoretical approaches. Included is an introduction of a range of theories of counseling and psychotherapy. Students begin to develop a personal theoretical orientation.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 648 - The Use of Empowerment as a Counseling Tool in the Intervention Process
This course examines empowerment along with other approaches in making interventions with individuals, groups, families, organizations and communities. It considers extra-individual sources of problems and pressures and how to negotiate and deal with them. Emphasis is on work with groups oppressed on the basis of race, age, gender, ethnicity and physical ability.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 649 - Current Topics in Community Psychology
This course explores emerging and significant issues in the field, including their political and economic contexts and their implications for individuals, organizations and communities.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 650 - Special Project
This course is designed for students who are involved in a research project that focuses on an area of particular interest or concern to them. It will provide an opportunity to develop their critical thinking skills as they explore a specific area of community psychology through a creative and flexible program. Supervision of this course will be through the student’s advisor. The student may also have an expert related to the selected area of study act in the capacity of project advisor. This, however, will be overseen by the student’s advisor. Students must write up a contract outlining maximum and minimum goals and outcomes to be realized at the end of this course and have it approved by their advisor.
Credits: 3
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MCCP 652 - Human Service Delivery Systems: Overview and Critique
Using the framework of Community Psychology, this introductory course provides students with an overview and critique of human service delivery systems. Throughout the term, students will examine the history of Community Psychology, the cultural foundations of our service delivery systems, and the structural constraints on our service work. In addition, one class session is devoted to a topical issue of immediate concern to practitioners.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 656 - Liberation Theology in Mexico Context
This course examines the history, ideology, and practice of “Liberation Theology” through a 10-day intensive retreat experience with the Sisters of Guadalupe in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Through lectures, field trips, and living in community with the Sisters, students learn about the political, social, and economic realities of the Mexican poor and liberation theology as a practice of empowerment and change.
Credits: 3
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MCCP 660 - Issues and Techniques in Athleticx Counseling
Participants will learn counseling and relationship building skills that are used with student-athletes at youth sport, high school, and college levels. Coursework will
include an examination of the role of sport in personal and career development. Class demonstrations, case study examinations, and role plays are employed to promote experiential learning.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 662 - Youth Development Through Sports and Extracurricular Activities
This class reviews programs and strategies that use sport and other after school
activities to promote psychosocial development in youth. A comprehensive
framework for planning youth development programs is presented with particular
emphasis on creating the appropriate context, developing external assets, teaching internal assets, and using evaluation and research to enhance service delivery.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 664 - Professional Studies in Athletic Counseling
Students will learn about, discuss, and be prepared to effectively manage a myriad of
ethical, practical, and technical issues related to counseling and performance
enhancement work with teams and athletes in sports settings. As part of the course,
students will provide athletic counseling services to groups and individuals. Students
will develop skills required for conducting needs assessments and will present
professional workshops on appropriate topics.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 670 - Issues in Law Enforcement Practice and Policy
This course examines police practice in a democratic society from an operational, legal and sociological perspective. Students research a range of issues to compare and contrast relevant theories and possible solutions to problems within organizational and community settings.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 671 - Correctional Administration and Programming
This course provides the student with an overview of different correctional administration programming issues. It focuses on legal issues and specific laws relevant to correctional systems, as well as general operational aspects, including probation, parole and community-based corrections. The relationship between corrections administration and other components of the judicial system is also examined.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 672 - Clinical Issues in Criminal Justice
This course investigates major clinical issues confronting current criminal justice administrators. Problems examined include mental illness and criminal behavior, post-traumatic stress disorder and crime, managing the legally insane, commitment processes, rights of the incarcerated, and humane treatment of juvenile and adult offenders.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 673 - Administration of Criminal Justice
This course examines various administrative problems and factors that confront the criminal justice system. Police, court and correctional systems are examined in detail. Particular emphasis is placed on the management of advanced technological innovation and on the constitutional rights and responsibilities of employees and the citizens the administrator serves.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 674 - Police And The Multicultural Society
This course examines the critical issues facing police officers and administrators in relation to policing a diverse society. Leadership education for officers, including minorities and women officers, is stressed, along with building positive police community relations are stressed.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 675 - Grantwriting
This course helps participants understand the processes of grantwriting and fundraising, including how to conduct research on funding sources and program development.
Credits: 2
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MCCP 681 - Practicum in Community Psychology I
Each practicum consists of 128 hours of applied experience in either adult psychological
services, child and family services, or alcohol and drug abuse services. The first
planned, supervised practicum will be spent in a hospital or community mental
health clinic, where students will be exposed to the workings of a clinically
oriented treatment facility and will begin practice in screening, intakes, diagnostic
evaluations, treatment planning and clinical counseling. A seminar under faculty
direction and supervision will accompany each practicum experience. In subsequent
practica, students will continue to acquire experience in their chosen tracks,
but will also be required to maintain an assigned course load and participate
in case conferences under the direct supervision of qualified clinical staff within
their assigned agencies.
Credits: 3
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MCCP 682 - Practicum in Community Psychology II
Each practicum consists of 128 hours of applied experience in either adult psychological
services, child and family services, or alcohol and drug abuse services. The first
planned, supervised practicum will be spent in a hospital or community mental
health clinic, where students will be exposed to the workings of a clinically
oriented treatment facility and will begin practice in screening, intakes, diagnostic
evaluations, treatment planning and clinical counseling. A seminar under faculty
direction and supervision will accompany each practicum experience. In subsequent
practica, students will continue to acquire experience in their chosen tracks,
but will also be required to maintain an assigned course load and participate
in case conferences under the direct supervision of qualified clinical staff within
their assigned agencies.
Credits: 3
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MCCP 683 - Practicum in Community Psychology III
Each practicum consists of 128 hours of applied experience in either adult psychological
services, child and family services, or alcohol and drug abuse services. The first
planned, supervised practicum will be spent in a hospital or community mental
health clinic, where students will be exposed to the workings of a clinically
oriented treatment facility and will begin practice in screening, intakes, diagnostic
evaluations, treatment planning and clinical counseling. A seminar under faculty
direction and supervision will accompany each practicum experience. In subsequent
practica, students will continue to acquire experience in their chosen tracks,
but will also be required to maintain an assigned course load and participate
in case conferences under the direct supervision of qualified clinical staff within
their assigned agencies.
Credits: 3
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MCCP 684 - Practicum in Community Psychology IV
Each practicum consists of 128 hours of applied experience in either adult psychological
services, child and family services, or alcohol and drug abuse services. The first
planned, supervised practicum will be spent in a hospital or community mental
health clinic, where students will be exposed to the workings of a clinically
oriented treatment facility and will begin practice in screening, intakes, diagnostic
evaluations, treatment planning and clinical counseling. A seminar under faculty
direction and supervision will accompany each practicum experience. In subsequent
practica, students will continue to acquire experience in their chosen tracks,
but will also be required to maintain an assigned course load and participate
in case conferences under the direct supervision of qualified clinical staff within
their assigned agencies.
Credits: 3
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MCCP 685 - Internship
The internship offers practical study through placement in a work experience in a community service agency. Acceptable internship settings provide the student with an opportunity to develop new skills or work with a new problem or population. Under close supervision, students acquire experience in providing direct service to consumers and learn how agencies function.
Credits: 3
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MGER 680 - Understanding the Process of Aging
This course focuses on the overall process of aging. It considers the normal physical and psychological changes that accompany growing older. Students examine the relationship between normal physical changes and the impact of environmental, social and economic forces on the aging person. Special attention is paid to the efforts of older people to redefine their role in contemporary life.
Credits: 2
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MGER 681 - Economics of Aging
This course provides an historical perspective on aging. Topics considered include: aging and the industrial society; lifetime allocation of income; retirement decisions; the role of pensions and medical insurance; pension systems in operation; pension reform; training for third and fourth careers; Social Security; and Medicare.
Credits: 2
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MGER 682 - Government & Agency Policies for the Aging
This course examines federal, state and local policies for elders in the U.S. and in the students’ own geographical areas. Mechanics and priorities of these policies are considered.
Credits: 2
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MGER 684 - Agency Management
This class provides practical applications of the basic skills necessary to the operation and management of a human services organization. Course content includes program development, proposal writing, marketing, personnel techniques, development of a nonprofit corporation, development of bylaws, board of directors development for the organization, corporate funding and public relations.
Credits: 2
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MGER 685 - Case Management
This class shows workers involved with direct services how to use a comprehensive needs assessment plan, how to be an objective case worker, how to handle confidentiality and how to deal with death and dying. It also includes specific counseling skills that are particularly helpful in working with the elderly and their families.
Credits: 2
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MGER 686 - Senior Power
This course explores the political orientation, political interest and participation, and political leadership of the elderly in our society. It includes looking at the Grey Panthers, AARP, Silver Haired Legislature and self-help organizing.
Credits: 2
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MGER 687 - Program Evaluation
This class examines how human service agencies can continuously evaluate whether the right services are being provided and how well they are being provided. It emphasizes the concepts, skills, and importance of the practical application of program evaluation. It also explores the relationship between good evaluation and good program management.
Credits: 2
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MGER 688 - Women’s Issues in Aging
In addition to understanding issues of aging for women in the US, this course emphasizes the worldwide impact of the expanding population of older women. The economic, health and marital status of older women is examined and compared in the US, Europe, and Third World countries. Attitudes toward the treatment of older women by different societies throughout the world are compared and analyzed.
Credits: 2
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MGER 689 - Law & the Elderly
The importance of the legal system and its influence and impact on the elderly is reviewed. Specific issues of law are analyzed and discussed, such as victimization of the elderly, consumer fraud, protective services, ombuds-programs and guardianship. Issues for Afro-Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans are emphasized.
Credits: 2
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MGER 690 - Making an Impact on the System for Social Change
This course reviews levels and agencies of government - federal, state, and local (including county, municipal and special purpose) - with an eye to determining preferred entry points and methods of approach for initiating, fostering and otherwise promoting social change. It emphasizes functions and agencies of practical interest to students enrolled in the course.
Credits: 2
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MGER 691 - Biomedical Aspects of Aging
This is an overview of the current status of biogerontology, including the basic principles of the field. It examines the delineation of normal and pathological change in aging and current theories and research advances in the field. Included for consideration are theories of aging, cell aging, genetics of aging, normative body changes, diseases of aging, mental health, Alzheimer’s disease and the relevance of nutrition in aging.
Credits: 2
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MGER 692 - Current Topics in Gerontology
This class explores emerging and significant issues in the field in terms of the political and economic contexts and implications for individuals, organizations and communities. effectively monitor and control both fiscal and program information. It involves an introduction to computers including electronic spreadsheets. Concern is on increasing program effectiveness.
Credits: 2
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MMHC 617 - Diagnosis & Psychopathology
This course addresses etiology, diagnosis, and treatment, including psychopharmacology and prevention of mental and emotional disorders, and dysfunctional behavior, including addictive behaviors. Utilizing DSM IV-TR and the NMSE, it explores the most frequently appearing psychopathologies in our culture. General principles and practices for the promotion of optimal human development and mental health will be discussed.
Credits: 3
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MMHC 627 - Human Growth & Development
This is a methods and practice course designed to provide students and practitioners with information, knowledge, skills, values, techniques and theories of practice in effectively intervening with individuals and groups. This course explores the basic process skills, theory building, the therpeutic relationships and the development of a professional identity as a foundation for the counseling profession.
Credits: 3
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MMHC 630 - Group Counseling Skills
This course examines basic issues and key concepts of group processes and human behavior in groups. Both theoretical and applied sources are considered, and some techniques and behaviors used with groups in a variety of settings are examined. Focus is also on ethical and professional issues that most affect the practice of counseling and related helping professions.
Credits: 3
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MMHC 635 - Family Counseling
This course is designed to allow students the opportunity to explore and gain
skill in assessment and intervention practices with families. Utilizing a theoretical
and practical framework, students learn and practice techniques of problem identification
and assessment. The class becomes familiar with some of the major concepts of
various family therapies, and community-based assessments and interventions.
With a focus on families as systems, the students learn to help families deal
with maturational and developmental crises.
Credits: 3
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MMHC 639 - Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Treatment
This course provides an opportunity to study counseling practice concepts and
skills such as assessment, intervention, treatment planning and implementation
strategies with individuals affected by substance abuse. It examines critical differences in these strategies with both alcohol &
different categories of psychoactive drugs. Attention is given to recovery-oriented treatment in a multicultural society,
and an overview of family aspects of chemical dependency, with special emphasis
on recognized treatment issues and modalities with families is discussed.
Credits: 3
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MMHC 644 - Counseling in Community Settings
The focus of this course is on the community level of policy and program planning,
participation, prevention, and evaluation. This includes planning and executing crisis services, dealing with issues of
housing and employment, developing community participation, encouraging self-help
and support groups, and advocacy work.
Credits: 3
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MMHC 648 - Multicultural and Diversity Aspects of Empowerment Counseling
This course examines empowerment thru intervention with oppressed/marginalized
individuals, groups, families, organizations, and communities. Emphasis is on multicultural and pluralistic trends, including characteristics
and concerns such as age, race, religious preference, physical disability, sexual
orientation, ethnicity and culture, family patterns, gender, SES, and intellectual
ability. Cultural contexts of relationships, issues and trends are examined, as
are their impact on the effective use of empowerment.
Credits: 3
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MMHC 667 - Research & Evaluation
This course provides experience with a sequential framework of the research process,
including groundwork, measurement, design, analysis, and interpretation. Included
are types of research, basic statistics, research report development and implementation.
Program evaluation and needs assessment are also discussed. Legal and ethical
issues are considered.
Credits: 3
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MMHC 681 - Practicum in Mental Health Counseling I
This supervised practicum consists of 250 hours of applied experience in a mental health counseling setting and provides opportunity for practical application of skills, concepts, and theories of counseling learned in previous coursework. The student is exposed to the workings of a community agency that provides counseling services and develops skills in interviewing, assessment, and counseling. A seminar accompanies the practicum.
Credits: 3
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MMHC 682 - Practicum in Mental Health Counseling II
This supervised practicum consists of 250 hours of applied experience in a mental health counseling setting and provides opportunity for practical application of skills, concepts, and theories of counseling learned in previous coursework. The student is exposed to the workings of a community agency that provides counseling services and develops skills in interviewing, assessment, and counseling. A seminar accompanies the practicum.
Credits: 3
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MMHC 683 - Practicum in Mental Health Counseling III
Credits: 3
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MMHC 684 - Practicum in Mental Health Counseling IV
This supervised practicum consists of 250 hours of applied experience in a mental health counseling setting and provides opportunity for practical application of skills, concepts, and theories of counseling learned in previous coursework. The student is exposed to the workings of a community agency that provides counseling services and develops skills in interviewing, assessment, and counseling. A seminar accompanies the practicum.
Prerequisites & Notes
MMHC 683
Credits: 3
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MOML 601 - Project Phase I
The goal of Project Phase I is the development of a written review of academic literature about a topic in human services of interest to the student and appropriate for the anticipated proposal.
Credits: 3
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MOML 602 - Project Phase II
This is the second course of the four-term graduate course sequence. The goal of this course is the assessment of status, assets and deficits of a particular community in regard to a specific issue in human services.
Prerequisites & Notes
MOML 601
Credits: 3
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MOML 603 - Project Phase III
The goal of this third course of the sequence is to develop a plan of action for a community action research project.
Prerequisites & Notes
MOML 602
Credits: 3
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MOML 604 - Project Phase IV
In this final course of the sequence, the goal is to develop professional presentation skills and to demonstrate these skills through a presentation of the project in a public forum.
Prerequisites & Notes
MOML 603
Credits: 3
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MOML 610 - Foundations of Research
This course introduces the graduate student to the fundamentals of research. It is
intended to teach the graduate student the formal, systematic application of the
scientific and disciplined inquiry approach to the study of problems, resulting in the
student learning how to distinguish between qualitative and quantitative research,
including the various methodologies appropriate for each type of research work.
Credits: 2
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MOML 625 - Leadership: A Lifelong Journey
In this course, participants explore models of management and leadership and relate them to personal development and ongoing struggles for social justice. Participants are expected to reflect upon their own social background, culture and identity to better understand both their own and others’ strengths and approaches to leadership and change.
Credits: 2
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MOML 626 - Economics of Change
This course examines the history of and current thinking about the causes and consequences of economic inequities in the United States and around the globe, including an analysis of the ideologies and moral justifications for support of the existing economic system. Participants also have the opportunity to formulate their own ideas about what a just economic system might look like and to offer informed opinions about the changes that would be needed to create it and whether development of such a system is actually possible.
Credits: 2
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MOML 627 - Human Nature, Development and Assessment
This course is a critical exploration of various views of human nature and how these contribute to an understanding of human development and assessment. Biological, psychological and social arguments will be discussed, along with various philosophical ideas and views of the world. The course should give ample room for discussion and speculation on these topics.
Credits: 2
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MOML 628 - Building Multicultural Organizations and Communities
This course explores the many issues faced by organizations and communities as a result of the global nature of work activities and the increasing cultural diversity of people in today’s environments. Students examine the many examples, models and visions of multiculturalism in the context of personal, organizational, and community development.
Credits: 2
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MOML 650 - Special Project
This course is designed for students who are involved in a research project that focuses on an area of particular interest or concern to them. It will provide an opportunity for students to develop their critical thinking skills as they explore a specific area of human services administration through a creative and flexible program. Supervision of this course will be through the student’s advisor. The student may also have an expert related to the selected area of study act in the capacity of project advisor. This, however, will be overseen by the student’s advisor. Students must write up a contract outlining maximum and minimum goals and outcomes to be realized at the end of this course and have it approved by their advisor.
Credits: 3
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MOML 655 - Contradictions of Human Services Administration
This is a review of the development of administrative specialization in the context of the history of human services agencies and the changing nature of the human services environment. Also, it examines different perspectives of management, leadership and authority; the contradictions between agency goals and personal careers; and the development of an ethic of humane, effective human services administration.
Credits: 2
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MOML 656 - Liberation Theology in Mexico Context
This course examines the history, ideology, and practice of “Liberation Theology” through a 10-day intensive retreat experience with the Sisters of Guadalupe in Cuernavaca, Mexico. Through lectures, field trips, and living in community with the Sisters, students learn about the political, social, and economic realities of the Mexican poor and liberation theology as a practice of empowerment and change.
Credits: 3
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