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

260 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 techniques, setting treatment goals and resources in the community. HCP 6260 Cultural Factors in Tx Associated w/ Substance Abuse Issues & the CJ System (3 Credits) This course will introduce students to cultural and racial identity development. The impact that class, race, ethnicity and sexual orientation have on disposition, sentencing and the correctional process, culturally specific treatment techniques, racial and sexual dynamics in institutional settings and in community programs, including knowledge of cross-cultural interviewing skills. 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. HCP 6310 Human Factors (3 Credits) This course presents communication theories relevant to conflict resolution as well as theories about understanding, analyzing, and managing conflict. The course focuses on the human and emotional aspects of conflict, and includes the influence of gender and culture.