Human Services- Associate Degree- Northeast Wisconsin Technical College
10544205 Study of Alzheimer ' s disease and other forms of dementia. Students will differentiate between stages of dementia and Alzheimer ' s disease. By analyzing normal brain processes and how these diseases affect brain function, students gain insight on best practices in responding to the needs of this population and their caregivers and loved ones. Course Typically Offered: Summer Spring
Issues in Child Maltreatment 10520141 Examine issues often found in families that are affected by child abuse and neglect. Explore the social, environmental and biological components of child maltreatment. Determine the laws, agencies and procedures that are specific to child maltreatment. Define the role played by the helping professional in response to child maltreatment, including mandated reporting of abuse. Assess boundaries and ethical issues commonly found while working with child maltreatment. Apply reflective practitioner techniques. Course Typically Offered: Fall
Oral / Interpersonal Comm 10801196 This course focuses on developing effective listening techniques and verbal and nonverbal communication skills through oral presentation, group activity, and other projects. The study of self, conflict, and cultural contexts will be explored, as well as their impact on communication.( Prerequisite: Next Gen Rdg score greater / equal to 250 AND Writing score greater / equal to 237; OR ACT Rdg score greater / equal to 16 AND English score greater / equal to 16; OR preparatory course-contact an academic advisor at 920-498-5444) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Internship 1 10520151 Complete a minimum of 144 hours of occupational experience in an agency of learner ' s choice. Collaborate with agency-appointed supervisor to define the individual learning objectives to be obtained during the internship. Provides the learner with opportunities to strengthen skills and to experience the full range of responsibilities assumed by a professional in the human services field. Utilize supervision by agency and field experience instructor. Facilitate the learner ' s transition into the work world. Assess boundaries and ethical issues commonly found while working in the helping field. Apply reflective practitioner techniques.( Prerequisite: 10-520-101; Intro. to Human Services, 10-550-210 Boundaries & Ethics in the Helping Prof, 10-550-206 Intro to Interview & Counsel, 10-550-202 Foundations of Case Mgmt., 10-550-204 Group Facilitation, 10-550-203 Overview of Mental Health Dis, 10-520-103; Emotional Intelligence.) Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
Advocacy of Special Population 10520104 Examine the concept of advocacy as it relates to the human services field. Identify various populations that students will work with within the human services field. Develop and practice strategies for communication and advocating for people. Explore belief systems, social pressure, moral problems and decision making as it relates to various child and adult populations. Apply reflective practitioner techniques. Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
Intro to Diversity Studies 10809172 Basic American values of justice and equality by teaching vocabulary, history of immigration / conquest, transcultural communication, legal liability, multicultural majority / minority relations, ageism, sexism, gender, sexual orientation, the disabled / ADA.( Prerequisite: Next Gen Rdg score greater / equal to 250 AND Writing score greater / equal to 237; OR ACT Rdg score greater / equal to 16 AND English greater / equal to 15; OR 10-831-107, College Reading and Writing with a B or better.) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Motivational Interviewing 10520191 Ascertain fundamental building block skills in Motivational Interviewing. Apply the Spirit and basic Motivational Interviewing interventions in therapeutic sessions. Evaluate performance through real play counseling sessions and personal experience reflections. Recognize ambivalence and motivation to change. Determine differences between sustain and change talk. Apply collaborative goal setting. Determine client direction using focus techniques. Apply reflective practitioner techniques.( Prerequisite: 10-550-206 Intro to Interview & Counsel.) Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
Principles of Sustainability 10806112 Prepares the student to develop sustainable literacy, analyze the interconnections among the physical and biological sciences and environmental systems, summarize the effects of sustainability on health and well-being, analyze connections among social, economic, and environmental systems, employ energy conservation strategies to reduce the use of fossil fuels, investigate alternative energy options, evaluate options to current waste disposal and recycling in the U. S., and analyze approaches used by your community to promote and implement sustainability.( Prerequisite: Next Gen Reading score greater / equal to 250; OR ACT Reading score greater / equal to 15; OR preparatory courses-contact an academic advisor at 920-498-5444) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Mathematical Reasoning 10804134 All college students, regardless of their college major, need to be able to make reasonable decisions about fiscal, environmental, and health issues that require quantitative reasoning skills. An activity based approach is used to explore numerical relationships, graphs, proportional relationships, algebraic reasoning, and problem solving using linear, exponential and other mathematical models. Students will develop conceptual and procedural tools that support the use of key mathematical concepts in a variety of contexts. This course may be used as the first of a two part sequence that ends with Quantitative Reasoning as the capstone general education math requirement.( Prerequisite: Next Gen Arith score greater / equal to 250 AND Rdg score greater / equal to 250; OR TABE A 9 / 10 Math greater / equal to 12.7 AND Rdg greater / equal to 8.8; OR TABE 11 / 12 Math greater / equal to 780 AND Rdg greater / equal to 567; OR ACT Math score greater / equal to 15 AND ACT Reading score greater / equal to 16; OR prep courses-contact an academic advisor 920-498-5444) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Internship 2 10520152 Complete a minimum of 144 hours of occupational experience in an agency of learner ' s choice. Utilize supervision by agency and field experience instructor. Collaborate with agency-appointed supervisor to define the individual learning objectives to be obtained during the internship. Provides the learner with opportunities to strengthen skills and to experience the full range of responsibilities assumed by a human services professional. Focuses on demonstrating competency of professional skills. Apply reflective practitioner techniques.( Prerequisite: 10-520-151 Internship 1) Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
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