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

267 and skills regarding the supervision and evaluation of programs for children and youths. Budget, compliance, and regulatory topics, among others, will be discussed as well fiscal management challenges and public policy issues will be discussed as it relates to such organizations and groups in the field of child protection. HCP 6810 Supervision Methods & Approaches for Child & Youth Care Administrators (3 Credits) This course provides a survey of specific approaches and aspects for the supervision of staff in programs for children and youths. HCP 6820 Public Policy & the Child & Youth Care Field for Program Administrators (3 Credits) This course examines the process and dynamics involved in the development of public policy as it relates to programs for children and youths. HCP 6830 The Development & Acquisition of Resources for Child & Youth Care Program (3 Credits) This course reviews a number of strategies for seeking and obtaining financial and non- financial resources for child and youth care programs. HCP 6840 Supervision of Family Support Programs (3 Credits) This course provides an orientation to a range of supervision issues, including staff motivation, in-service training, and evaluation of personnel HCP 6850 Legal Aspects of the Management of Programs for Children & Youths (3 Credits) This course examines many of the legal elements involved in the daily management of programs for children and youths. Personnel law, licensing, child abuse, and liability are among the topics addressed. HCP 6860 Financial Aspects of the Management of Programs for Children & Youths (3 Credits) This course covers the basic components of financial management in programs for children and youths. The budget process, fiscal management, and policy determination will be covered. **Concentration 9 Public Health and Child Protection (9 Credits) Concentration Description: This concentration will expose students to public health issues such as wellness, preventative interventions, community health care, and general health impacts of abused and neglected children. Organizational and community interventions and resources will be investigated as it pertains to health education strategies and related topics such as health maintenance among various populations. HCP 6910 Public Health Issues in Child Protection (3 Credits) In this course students will learn to apply public health planning principles to the creation and refinement of programs to protect children from negative health impacts of abuse and neglect. This includes both follow-up restorative programs for children already identified as abused/neglected and community programs to prevent abuse/neglect before they occur. Since research knowledge in this field is expected to continue to growing, students will