College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Catalog 2016

108 Concentration (9 credits) Select one of the following concentrations and complete the 3 courses within that concentration to fulfill the minimum concentration requirements. Concentration 1: Psychological Foundations in Child Advocacy (9 Credits) Concentration Description: This concentration is designed specifically to enable professionals in child welfare and/or protection fields to develop specialized training in responding and promoting the psychological and social well-being of children and their families and to maximize the potential for positive outcomes in child welfare cases. Complete three of the following courses: HCP 6110 Intervention Strategies (3 Credits) HCP 6120 Overview: Childhood and Adolescent Development (3 Credits) HCP 6130 Overview: Childhood & Adolescent Psychological Disorders (3 Credits) HCP 6140 Overview: Children and Trauma (3 Credits) HCP 6150 Special Topics: Seminar & Case Studies (3 Credits) Concentration 2: Child Protection and Juvenile Justice (9 Credits) Concentration Description: This concentration is designed to meet the specific needs of child protective workers, law enforcement officers, child advocates, school resource officers, community mental health workers, school police, Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Children and Family Services, and others in related fields of child protection. Topics such as family dynamics, victimology, substance abuse, and cultural factors will be evaluated in order the help train those seeking to protect children and juveniles to learn to recognize catalysts, both positive and negative, which influence the health and well-being of the youth population. Complete three of the following courses: HCP 6210 Theory of Child Protection, Investigation & Advocacy (3 Credits) HCP 6220 Family Dynamics: Motivation, Support & Communities (3 Credits) \ HCP 6230 Victimology: Child Abuse & Exploited Children (3 Credits) HCP 6240 Juvenile Justice: Systems, Structure & Process (3 Credits) HCP 6250 Substance Abuse Treatment in the Community (3 Credits) HCP 6260 Cultural Factors in Tx Associated w/ Substance Abuse Issues & the CJ System (3 Credits) Concentration 3: Conflict & Crisis Management for the Child Protective Cast Worker (9 Credits) Concentration Description: This concentration will provide specialization training in conflict and crisis management, emphasizing nonviolent, negotiation-oriented approaches to both individual and organizational responses and other crisis situations. Students will gain knowledge, in regard to conflict and crisis management issues related to the child protection and/or associated fields. Complete three of the following courses: HCP 6310 Human Factors (3 Credits)