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2016-2017 School of Professional and Continuing Studies Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Community Counseling and Psychology
  

  • MCCP 601 - Graduate Project I

    Graduate Project I is the first in a four-course sequence for students in the OML concentration, who will be conducting a qualitative research study.  In this first course, students will be introduced to the principles of research, including research terminology, methodology, development of a research question, assessing research articles, and learning the basics of APA format. 



    Credits: 3
  

  • MCCP 602 - Graduate Project II

    This course continues the work begun in Project I.  Students will refine and choose an appropriate research question/focus to guide their project.  Students will develop a methodology to conduct their research, including any data collection protocols such as surveys, questionnaires, observations, focus groups, or interviews.  The ethics of conducting good research will be examined, and students will complete and submit their  “Institutional Review Board (IRB)” packets for approval.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MCCP 601 - Graduate Project I  

    Credits: 3
  

  • MCCP 603 - Graduate Project III

    The third in a four-course sequence, Graduate Project III is considered the “action” term of the project.  In this course, students will engage in data collection in their community, as defined by their research methodology, and refine strategies as appropriate.  Students will begin to reflect on the impact of their research on their community of interest. 

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MCCP 602 - Graduate Project II  

    Credits: 3
  

  • MCCP 604 - Graduate Project IV

    In this, the last course in the graduate project sequence, students will complete all data collection and synthesize the results of their study.  This synthesis is presented in both a final research paper and oral presentation to faculty, students, interested community members, and other stakeholders.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MCCP 603 - Graduate Project III  

    Credits: 3
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • MCCP 620 - Psychopharmacology II

    This continuation of Psychopharmacology I investigates drug usage in treatment, drug abuse, and related topics.

    Credits: 2
  

  • MCCP 625 - Leadership: A Lifelong Journey

    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
  

  • MCCP 626 - Economics and Social 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • MCCP 633 - Child and Family Services I: Understanding Systems and Children and 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
  

  • MCCP 634 - Child and 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
  

  • MCCP 635 - Child and Family Services III: Assessment and 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
  

  • MCCP 636 - Child and Family Services IV: Children and Families-Outreach, Planning, and 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
  

  • MCCP 637 - Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services I: History and 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
  

  • 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
  

  • MCCP 639 - Alcohol & Drug Abuse Services III: Assessment and 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
  

  • 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
  

  • MCCP 641 - Adult Psychological Services I: History and Concept of Mental Health and 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
  

  • 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
  

  • MCCP 643 - Adult Psychological Services III: Assessment and 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
  

  • MCCP 644 - Adult Psychological Services IV: Community Strategies, Planning and 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • MCCP 660 - Issues and Techniques in Athletics 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • 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

Organizational Management and Leadership
  

  • MOML 601 - Graduate Project I

    Graduate Project I is the first in a four-course sequence for students in the OML concentration, who will be conducting a qualitative research study.  In this first course, students will be introduced to the principles of research, including research terminology, methodology, development of a research question, assessing research articles, and learning the basics of APA format.

    Credits: 3
  

  • MOML 602 - Graduate Project II

    This course continues the work begun in Project I.  Students will refine and choose an appropriate research question/focus to guide their project.  Students will develop a
    methodology to conduct their research, including any data collection protocols such as surveys, questionnaires, observations, focus groups, or interviews.  The ethics of 
    conducting good research will be examined, and students will complete and submit their ”Institutional Review Board (IRB)” packets for approval.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MOML 601 - Graduate Project I  

    Credits: 3
  

  • MOML 603 - Graduate Project III

    The third in a four-course sequence, Graduate Project III is considered the “action” term of the project.  In this course, students will engage in data collection in their  
    community, as defined by their research methodology, and refine strategies as appropriate.  Students will begin to reflect on the impact of their research on their community of interest.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MOML 602 - Graduate Project II  

    Credits: 3
  

  • MOML 604 - Graduate Project IV

    In this, the last course in the graduate project sequence, students will complete all data collection and synthesize the results of their study.  This synthesis is presented in both a final research paper and oral presentation to faculty, students, interested community members, and other stakeholders.                               

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MOML 603 - Graduate Project III  

    Credits: 3
  

  • MOML 625 - Leadership: A Lifelong Journey

    Participants explore historical and contemporary models of leadership and management and compare them to their own assumptions and experience within a context of unequal power relations and ongoing struggles for social justice.  Participants reflect upon their own social background, culture and identity to better understand their own, and others’, strengths and evolving approaches to leadership and change. Particpants assess their own purposes, values, capacities and challenges to guide their journey through the program and beyond.

    Credits: 2
  

  • MOML 626 - Economics and Social Change

    The course content examines historical and contemporary perspectives regarding the causes and consequences of economic inequities within the United States of America and around the world, to include analyses of various ideologies and justifications that support existing political economies.  Students have the opportunity to formulate their own ideas about what constitutes a just economic system, defend their theses regarding changes necessary to create such a system, and identify steps toward greater economic  justice already being taken at local, national and/or international levels.

    Credits: 2
  

  • 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
  

  • MOML 628 - Building Multicultural Communities and Organizations

    This course examines cultural diversity in today’s environment based on such factors as race, gender, class stratification, age, ability status, religion, and sexual orientation.  Students examine various approaches toward multiculturalism with the purpose of understanding the complexity and  developing competency in its application to  personal, organizational and community development.

    Credits: 2
  

  • MOML 630 - Career Development and Social Change

    This course examines a number of aspects of career development as it relates to leadership. A perspective of the field of career development and major career theories is reviewed, as well as the effect of career choices on leadership development. Also examined are the influences of gender, ethnicity/culture, and special populations on an individual’s career growth, as well as the use of career development and career counseling as it relates to leadership in promoting social justice in both non-profit and for-profit organizations.

    Credits: 2
  

  • 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
  

  • 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
  

  • MOML 657 - Strategic Planning

    This course focuses on the conceptual knowledge, technical skills, and critical leadership necessary to develop and implement an effective strategic plan.  Understanding  the connection between strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and challenges within organizations as well as external environments forms the basis for successful priority-setting.  The relationships between planning, implementation, and feedback systems are examined within the context of dynamic socio-economic, cultural and political forces.  Students apply key principles to case studies as well as problem-posing sessions with human service organizations.

    Credits: 2
  

  • MOML 658 - Planning and Implementation

    This course examines technical planning procedures, the actualities of planning and implementation and the problems of creating new programs and agencies.

    Credits: 2
  

  • MOML 659 - Fiscal Management

    This course focuses on the skills needed to operate an agency with multiple funding sources.  The course covers budget development, cash flow management, financial  projections, annual reports/audits, grant applications and the use of financial tools   to evaluate the fiscal health of an organization.  Students analyze the influences of local, state and federal government policies and regulations and learn the importance of sound fiscal policies and grant management.

    Credits: 2
  

  • MOML 660 - Management Information Systems in Human Services

    This course examines how to operate information systems that effectively monitor and control both fiscal and program information. It involves an introduction to computers, including electronic spreadsheets. The course’s central concern is the use of information systems to increase program effectiveness.

    Credits: 2
  

  • MOML 661 - Organizational Change and Development

    This course examines how leaders can promote the deliberate growth and development of their organizations.  Basic elements of organizational analysis, organizational      behavior, organizational communications, and organizational development, with an understanding of how organizational culture permeates all of these, will be examined in  relation to their use by leaders to promote more effective, efficient, and socially responsive organizations.

    Credits: 2
  

  • MOML 662 - Staffing, Supervision, and Human Resource Management

    This course focuses on skills and knowledge necessary in staffing, supervising, and managing human resources in organizations.  Emphasis is on supervisor’s  understanding the relationship of human  resources as a strategic partner while identifying, and responding to, training needs, selecting, evaluating, motivating, promoting, compensating and terminating of staff.

    Credits: 2
  

  • MOML 666 - Power and Accountability

    This class examines relationships with boards, founders, politicians, businesses, other agencies and communities. It looks at how to develop power as a resource, how to use power to develop other resources, the accumulation of power through coalition building and the accountability of power.

    Credits: 2
  

  • MOML 667 - Program Evaluation

    This course in program evaluation exposes students to current concepts, models and strategies used to evaluate human services programs.  The primary focus of this course  will be on the use of evaluation models used in qualitative evaluations.  Students will focus on contemporary theorists and evaluate the extent to which assessment models can be used to appraise program outcomes.

    Credits: 2
  

  • MOML 668 - Ethical Competence in Management and Leadership

    This course explores what makes for ethical competence in decision-making, policy-making and ensuring rights and benefits for clients and staff.  How hierarchical arrangements, current laws, and one’s understanding of professionalism promote and/or inhibit ethical choices are examined.  Ethical dilemmas faced by leaders and their impact on the organization and broader community are investigated through case studies and critical thinking dialogue.

    Credits: 2
  

  • MOML 669 - Board Development for Nonprofit Organizations

    This course will examine the various practical methods for building an effective Board of Directors and ways to utilize that Board to strengthen the operation of the non-profit organization.  Issues such as recruitment of Board members, duties and responsibilities of Board members, and the relationship between the Board and organizational members will be discussed.

    Credits: 2
  

  • MOML 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 related to law enforcement within organizational and community settings.

    Credits: 2
  

  • MOML 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
  

  • MOML 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
  

  • MOML 676 - Conflict in the Workplace

    This course prepares students to address conflict in the workplace by providing an opportunity to first analyze conflict and then develop individual and organizational strategies for addressing it.  Students draw on insights and other courses and real life  experiences.  Self-reflective exercises and interactive, experiential learning activities are used to develop analytical and practical skills for understanding and addressing conflict.

    Credits: 2
  

  • MOML 677 - Marketing and Public Relations for Nonprofit Organizations

    This course introduces basic knowledge and understanding of strategic marketing and public relations for nonprofit organizations.  Case studies are used to illustrate how      nonprofit organizations effectively communicate with the client and the general  public in order to build awareness, manage their public image and achieve their mission.

    Credits: 2
  

  • MOML 678 - Advocacy and Policy Analysis

    Policy formulation, policy analyses and advocacy are on the same continuum of skills necessary to lead human service organizations.  Organizational leaders in the human service field need to understand the process of public policy making, its links to local, statewide and federal legislative processes.  Advocates must understand how public policy is formulated, as well as having a clear grasp of the strategies to affect change.  Such tactics involve determining specific advocacy activities, targeting and public education.

    Credits: 2
  

  • MOML 679 - Current Topics in Human Services Administration

    This course is devoted to new approaches that have been implemented or proposed in human services administration, special issues of major importance, and the implications of findings from current research.

    Credits: 2

Mental Health Counseling
  

  • MMHC 612 - Psychopharmacology for Mental Health Counselors

    This course provides an introduction to basic neurobiology and psychopathology and frequently prescribed psychotropic medications used to treat mental health disorders. In addition, the course examines the role of the mental health counselor who, as a member of a psychopharmacological treatment team, assists with monitoring compliance with psychotropic treatment, identifies the efficacy and side effect manifestations of such treatment, and helps to integrate such treatment with nonpharmacological modalities.

    Credits: 3
  

  • MMHC 613 - Professional Orientation and Ethical Practice

    This course orients students to the profession of counseling, including its historical development, standards of practice, and credentialing process. Individuals will explore the nature and development of professional identity. This course provides a foundation for the ethical practice of counseling focusing on such issues as ethical decision-making through an understanding of legal and ethical standards of practice for counselors including self-examination. Issues such as client rights, confidentiality, dual relationships, duty to warn, consent for treatment, and ethical consideration of special populations are reviewed. Licensing, federal and regional laws associated with mental health counseling and addictions will drive specific codes used within this course

    Credits: 3
  

  • MMHC 617 - Diagnosis and 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 5 and the Mental Status Exam, it explores the most frequently appearing psychopathologies in our multicultural and diverse population.  General principles and practices for the promotion of optimal human development and mental health will be discussed to include issues of social and economic justice.

     

    Credits: 3
  

  • MMHC 623 - Crisis Counseling Interventions

    This course presents theories, strategies, and skills and overall introduction to clinical crisis counseling interventions. Models for assessing and responding to crisis are presented. Topics such as medical and psychological traumas, posttraumatic stress disorder and professional burnout will be included. Theoretical and ethical implications will be addressed. Emphasis is given to the understanding of disaster psychology, natural disasters, terrorism, school violence, and suicidality from a multicultural perspective.

    Credits: 3
  

  • MMHC 627 - Human Growth and Development

    This course examines currently held theories of human nature and needs of persons at all developmental levels across the life span.  These theories will be examined in a multi-cultural context.  These include individual and family development, learning and personality development, current understandings about neurological behavior, resilience, and framework for intervention strategies for exceptional abilities, disability, psychopathology, trauma, addiction and wellness. 

    Credits: 3
  

  • MMHC 629 - Counseling Skills and Modalities

    This course provides an introduction and opportunity to practice basic counseling skills.  It includes content in the following areas: the importance and role of self-awareness in the counseling process in a multicultural society; a review of the elements of an effective helping relationships and principles involved in establishing them; and knowledge and skills in the problem-solving process in counseling; and exposure to models of counseling that are consistent with current professional research and practice.

    Credits: 3
  

  • MMHC 630 - Group Counseling Skills

    This course addresses group therapy and practice in multiple settings with a variety of diverse populations and age groups.  Major themes include group dynamics, group process, and group theory and application.

    Credits: 3
  

  • MMHC 635 - Marriage, Family, and Couples Counseling

    This course is designed to allow students the opportunity to explore and gain skill in assessment and intervention practices with families. The course includes surveying current approaches to family, marriage and couple counseling with an emphasis on a systemic conceptual model of family functioning with culturally sensitive, therapeutic interventions.

    Credits: 3
  

  • MMHC 637 - Psychological Testing and Assessment

    This course establishes an understanding of the basic elements of psychological testing. We will cover essential statistics for testing and test score interpretation, review methods of test construction and the concepts of reliability, validity and standardization, as well as discuss the advantages and disadvantages of psychological testing and how testing and test scores can be used as a tool to assist in treatment planning. Additionally, participants will be introduced to various psychological testing instruments.

    Credits: 3
  

  • MMHC 639 - Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment

    This course investigates the etiology of alcoholism and drug dependency.  Attention is given to assessment and treatment in both individual and family therapy approaches.

    Credits: 3
  

  • MMHC 641 - Human Sexuality

    This course studies all forms of human sexual behavior, with emphasis on attitudes and practical concerns, such as interpersonal relationships, emotional involvement, and sexual difficulties, failures, and therapy.
     

    Credits: 3
  

  • MMHC 643 - Career Development Theory and Practice

    This course provides a framework for career development interventions across a variety of professional settings.  Theory and research perspectives related to career development over the life span are offered as a basis for individual and group work in career planning, guidance, and employment counseling.  Current issues such as college counseling, employment trends, assessment, multiculturalism, and the use of technology in career advisement are addressed.

    Credits: 3
  

  • 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
  

  • MMHC 647 - Counseling Theories

    This course presents an introduction to the major theories of counseling and psychotherapy.  Students learn the central constructs and methods of the theories as well as their limitations and practical implications.  Emphasis is placed on the applicability of the approaches to work with diverse client populations.

    Credits: 3
  

  • MMHC 648 - Multicultural and Diversity Counseling

    This course addresses cultural diversity and its implications for counseling.  It considers the psychological impact of factors such as gender, race, ethnicity and culture, religious preference, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, and physical challenges in a variety of counseling settings.

    Credits: 3
  

  • MMHC 660 - Treatment Modalities

    This course provides a review of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Feminist Therapy, Motivational Interviewing and Solution Focused Brief Therapy.  Modalities of treatment will focus on individual counseling, family counseling, group counseling, crisis intervention and medication management.  Emphasis will be placed upon the application of theories to practice, including case conceptualization and corresponding therapeutic interventions.  Emphasis will be placed upon the application of theories to practice, including case conceptualization and corresponding therapeutic interventions. 

    Credits: 3
  

  • MMHC 667 - Research and 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.  Students will be introduced to the principles of the Institution Review Board process.

    Credits: 3
  
  

  • MMHC 682 - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship II

    This supervised internship 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 group supervision class accompanies the practicum.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MMHC 681 - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Practicum/Internship I  

    Credits: 3
  

  • MMHC 683 - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship III

     This supervised internship 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 group supervision class accompanies the practicum.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MMHC 682 - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship II  

    Credits: 3
  

  • MMHC 684 - Mental Health Counseling Internship IV

    This supervised internship 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 group supervision class accompanies the practicum.

     

    Prerequisites & Notes
    MMHC 683 - Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship III  

    Credits: 3

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  • BUSM 625 - Marketing Management

    Marketing Management emphasizes the utilization and understanding of modern marketing strategies. Through real world exposure, the marketing process is examined including marketing research, consumer behavior, market segmentation, strategic planning, and the marketing mix-product, price, place, and promotion. Through working on real life marketing plans, students gather data, analyze marketing options, and prepare workable solutions.

    Credits: 3
 

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