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

288 Graduate Certificate in Family Systems Health Care FSHC 5000 – Family Systems Health Care I Students receive an orientation to the field of family systems in health care that focuses on the biopsychosocial model for understanding health care issues for patients, families, medical professionals, and health care providers. An in-depth study of relationship and clinical skills that translate well within health care settings will be presented. A case study method will be used to examine the impact of language, culture, beliefs, and specific chronic, debilitating, and terminal diseases upon the experience of illness. The biopsychosocial issues surrounding specific medical conditions throughout the life cycle will be presented. Offered fall term. FSHC 5010 – Family Systems Health Care II Personal beliefs and philosophies regarding dying, loss, and death will be explored. Bereavement across the life cycle, including developmental issues relating to adults and children and their understanding of loss, will be reviewed. The manner in which other cultures create meaningful rituals for life and death will be presented. Offered winter term. FSHC 5100 – External Practicum I - Family Systems Health Care A clinical practicum focusing on the transdisciplinary practice of family systems and therapy in health care settings will be offered with field placements in hospitals, medical schools, community clinics, and specialist’s offices. This practicum is for one term. Prerequisites: FSHC 5000, FSHC 5010. Offered each term. FSHC 5110 – External Practicum II - Family Systems Health Care A continuation of Practicum I with a focus on advancing and refining relationship, clinical, and collaborative skills will enhance the integration and collaboration of health care systems within medical settings. This practicum is for one term. Prerequisite: FSHC 5000, 5010, and 5100. Offered each term. FSHC 5300 – Integration and Collaboration Among Health Care Systems This course is an introduction to health care delivery systems through an investigation of medical models, terminology, and approaches used by physicians, medical specialists, and other health care professionals to diagnose and treat disease and to care for the human condition. Students will be oriented to health care systems and settings including hospitals, clinics, hospices, and private practices. Alternative approaches to health care will also be addressed. Offered summer term. FSHC 5500 - Politics and Economics of Health Care Systems An overview of the history of medicine will be presented to give students an understanding of how social and political changes affect medical care. Current issues in the health care field will be discussed, such as the growth in managed care companies, proposed nationalized health care, patient/physician/health care system relationships, and the rise in malpractice litigation. The potential roles of a Family Systems Health Care professional within these complex systems will be presented. Offered fall term. FSHC 6400 - Understanding Human Systems in Health Care Settings This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of relationship management within complex organizational settings, with special appreciation of the dynamics that apply within the world of health care. Students will learn to identify, assess, and intervene utilizing principles at both macro and micro levels of operation. Offered winter term.