College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 2015-2016 Catalog

258 language developmental sequences will be emphasized. Major theories of development will be reviewed. HCP 0540 - Foundations in Placement Risk & Protective Factors (4 Credits) This course will provide an overview of perspectives on placement and permanency, child protection trends, children in need, and the processes used to support children and their families while moving them through the system. HCP 0550 - Foundations in Assessment and Case Planning (4 Credits) This course introduces students to various forms of family assessments and case planning. It introduces students to multiple and holistic family assessments and provides students with skills to increase their effectiveness and efficacy while providing l services to their clients. HCP 0560 – Program Evaluation (4 credits) This course will provide a fundamental analysis of research and methodology as related to evaluation of criminal justice administration. Included in this course will be an introduction to statistical analysis and the use of current technology. Concentrations (9 Credits Required: Choose one concentration and complete 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. HCP 6110 Intervention Strategies (3 Credits) This course is designed to give students a foundation in the issues involved in interpersonal communication, basic intervention strategies, and interviewing techniques in a multicultural world. Effective interviewing relies on knowledge of child development, mental health diagnoses, culture, family systems, and conflict resolution. Emphasis will be placed on learning strategies to effectively 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