College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Catalog 2016

199 deal with difficult individuals and minimizing potential for conflict situations. Prerequisite: HCP 6120 and HCP 6130 HCP 6120 Overview: Childhood and Adolescent Development (3 Credits) This course covers how developmental maturation and social learning shapes personality in early childhood through the adolescent years. Theory and research in social and psychological development and learning are covered in topics such as attachment, aggression, sexuality, morality, cognitive development, self- regulation and self-concept. This course will also focus on the developmental process as it relates to special populations. HCP 6130 Overview: Childhood & Adolescent Psychological Disorders (3 Credits) Through the course readings, assignments and discussion boards, the students are expected to gain a working knowledge of the psychological disorders affecting children and adolescents and how these children with special needs are classified in the educational system. The objective of this course is to prepare students for assessing children and adolescents with the intent to understand how their needs will affect their ability to function in an academic setting. HCP 6140 Overview: Children and Trauma (3 Credits) This course will provide an overview of how to assist children who have been traumatized, and emphasis will be placed on understanding the developmental level of children and how that affects their behavior. This course will include information on building resilience in children. HCP 6150 Special Topics: Seminar & Case Studies (3 Credits) This course focuses on building concepts and skills in critical thinking and application. It will offer students the opportunity to consider cases and explore varying intervention and management strategies with consideration for ethical and legal issues. Topics of interest include: addressing the current and emerging models of the Mental Health Delivery System and the core principles of system care approach, testifying in court, waiver of juveniles to adult court, differences in family and juvenile court protection of children, competency for Miranda and other issues for children, placement decisions, report writing, case management, reducing work stress/burn- out and enhancing professional functioning, legal rights of children in termination of their parent’s rights, what are the ‘best interests of a child’ in domestic violence or sexual abuse cases, and other contemporary issues. P rerequisites: HCP 6110, HCP 6120, and HCP 6130 HCP 6210 Theory of Child Protection, Investigation & Advocacy (3 Credits) This course will focus on the interpretation of social and systemic policies and procedures of child welfare agencies and nongovernmental agencies with emphasis on child advocacy, due process, and institutional standards. Emphasis will also be included regarding the remediation, intervention, rehabilitation, education, and other services designed to reduce recidivism amongst children and their families. HCP 6220 Family Dynamics: Motivation, Support & Communities (3 Credits) This course will examine the protective and risk factors associated with the developmental pathways internalized by youth through interaction with their family system. Emphasis will be given to child and youth development as it is affected by the family system, peer groups, schools and teachers, community and other social influences. In addition, the dynamics of traditional, non- traditional and culturally diverse family construction in contemporary society will be explored. Basic cause of crimes and the various social issues confronting children and their families will be explored. Students will look at the various layers of services available for families and how they connect in reducing risk factors associated with the children. HCP 6230 Victimology: Child Abuse & Exploited Children (3 Credits) This course introduces students to the field of victimology and explores its conceptual boundaries, basic concepts and literature. The course will be delimited by the exploration of the topics: family violence, child abuse including neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse and emotional and verbal abuse; and prevention, intervention and treatment issues associated with exploited children. HCP 6240 Juvenile Justice: Systems, Structure & Process (3 Credits) Emphasis will be placed on an examination of the juvenile court as an institution and the policies and practices involved in processing children and youth through the juvenile justice system. The course introduces students to the juvenile justice system as it explores the history, development, and evolution/progress of the way juveniles have been treated by our country’s criminal justice systems. This course will focus on the response of law enforcement in the protection of children in trouble or in need of services. The formal and informal processing of youth involved in the juvenile justice system or community–based agencies will then be examined. Adapting an assessment instrument to ensure that all children are given due process protection, treatment, and delinquency prevention is reinforced. HCP 6250 Substance Abuse Treatment in the Community (3 Credits) This course will examine various models of community-based programs for the individual who has a substance abuse disorder and is in the criminal justice system. It will focus on research regarding factors of recidivism, treatment matching, case management, relapse prevention