Formerly listed as "Independent Living Skills"
Non-degree course
Provides foster youth ages 16-18 with the knowledge, information, survival skills and activities for daily living and foundation to transition from foster care to living independently in the community. Field trips may be required. (P/NP Only)
Development of human services in American society by private and governmental agencies at national, state, and local levels. Emphasis on contemporary programs and practices, needs served, and projected changes. Preparation for "new careers" in paraprofessional programs in the health, education and social services, such as eligibility workers, counselor aides, vocational rehabilitation aides, social service technicians, and pre-professional positions. Field trips may be required. Lecture
Transfer:CSU General Education: (MJC-GE:B)
Introduction to careers in the human services profession, personal qualities, clinical skills, and academic requirements necessary for entry-level human service positions. (A-F or P/NP) Lecture.
Transfer:CSU
Also offered as GERON 101
Analysis of the aging process from a multidisciplinary approach, including sociology, psychology, and physiology. Students will have an opportunity to explore their beliefs, feelings, and values regarding the ages population. Field trips may be required. P/NP Only option. Lecture.
Transfer:CSU
Recommended for Success: Satisfactory completion of ENGL 101.
Introduction to the principles and practices of interviewing, counseling, and theoretical frameworks. Designed to assist in the preparation of paraprofessionals in the Human Services and other interrelated fields. Recognition and understanding of social problems, and the impact on human behavior. (A-F or P/NP). Applicable to the Associate Degree.
Transfer:CSU
Recommended for Success: Satisfactory completion of ENGL 101
Concepts of counseling, therapy, personality development, and theoretical frameworks relevant to chemical dependency. Designed to assist the paraprofessional in the chemical dependency profession and other related fields. Clinical skills, assessment tools, techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and resolution will be covered. (A-F or P/NP). Applicable to the Associate Degree.
Transfer:CSU
Introduction to the treatment needs of individuals who are diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder in combination with a chemical dependency disorder. Students will learn to identify, assess, and offer treatment to those with a dual diagnosis/co-occurring disorder. Once completion allowed. Field trips may be required. (A-F only) Lecture.
Transfer:CSU
advisories:before enrolling in this course, students are strongly advised to satisfactorily complete ENGL 101
Exploration of feelings, belief systems, values and theoretical comprehension about death, dying, and the bereavement process from a historical, multidisciplinary, and cultural perspective. Topics include: coping mechanisms, counseling the dying, suicide, grief and bereavement, terminal illness, and multi-cultural concepts about death. (A-F or P/NP) Lecture.
Transfer:CSU (CC SOCIO 28)
Recommended for Success:Satisfactory completion of ENGL 101
An introductory course that focuses on drug and alcohol use, abuse, and dependency in society. Covers causes for addiction, current trends, historical dimensions, prevention, treatment multicultural considerations, and corresponding myths regarding chemical dependency and psychoactive drugs. (A-F or P-NP)
Transfer:CSU
Recommended for Success: Satisfactory completion of ENGL 101.
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of HUMSR 111 and 116
Continued development in the application of therapeutic techniques, clinical skills, and strategies relative to the treatment of chemical dependency. Emphasizes the intervention process, assessment tools, crisis counseling, theoretical foundations, recovery dynamics, and family systems. (A-F or P/NP)
Transfer:CSU
Also listed at PSYCH 118
Recommended for success: HUMSR 116 or PSYCH 101
An introduction to psychopharmacology and the process of drug addiction. Topics include classification of abused and psychotherapeutic drugs, basic principles of pharmacology, behavioral and psychological effects of drugs, major neurotransmitter systems and how they are influenced by drugs. Lecture.
Transfer:CSU
An introduction to the dynamics of group interaction with an emphasis upon the individuals' subjective experience as the group studies itself (under supervision). The factors involved in problems of communication, effective emotional responses, and personal growth will be highlighted. Emphasis on group process as a means of changing individual behavior. Field trips may be required. (A-F only) One completion allowed. Lecture.
Transfer:CSU
Formerly listed as: "Professional Development in Chemical Dependency"
Recommended for Success:Satisfactory completion of ENGL 101.
Focuses on the application of clinical skills, theoretical foundations, strategies, techniques, ethical standards, and professional development in the Human Services and Chemical Dependency profession. (A-F or P/NP) Applicable to the Associate Degree.
Transfer:CSU
Formerly listed at HUMSR145
Recommended for Success: Before enrolling in this course, students are strongly advised to satisfactorily complete ENGL 101
Analysis of field experiences of students concurrently enrolled in HUMSR 145A, or HUMSR 145B or HUMSR 145D. Class time is devoted to sharing, evaluation, and discussion of student's supervised field experiences and placement. Continued development of clinical skills, theoretical integration, knowledge base, professional values, and competence in the helping profession. May be completed three times (A-F of P/NP). Lecture.
Transfer:CSU
Formerly listed as "Community Agency Fieldwork"
Prerequisite:Satisfactory completion of HUMSR 110 or 111
Concurrent Enrollment:HUMSR 145
Supervised field experience in a variety of community social agencies. Three maximum completions in any combination of HUMSR 145A,B, and D. (A-F or P/NP) Applicable to the Associate Degree.
Transfer:CSU
