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  • BHHS 105: Intro to Group Work

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    3-0-3 Course presents different theories on the functioning of small face-to-face groups. Concepts such as norms, goals, leadership, cohesion, membership and decision-making will be explained. Students will practice observation skills so that they can diagnose a group. Each student also will have an opportunity to lead a group, exercising these observation skills. Open to all students.
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  • BHHS 110: Positive Youth Development

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    3-0-3 This course focuses on the foundations of the positve youth development approach. Students desiring to work with youth learn the essential principles and practices for fostering family, community, and youth engagement. Students will learn how to utilize and build upon the resources, skills, talents, and resilience existing within communities, families, and neighborhoods as the means for fostering positive development for youth. Additionally, students will design their own youth development project proposals and presentations.
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  • BHHS 131: Faith & Spirit in Hum Serv

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    3-0-3 This course integrates secular helping skills with faith-based healing practices in human services. Students will gain an understanding of community empowerment models of recovery and their interaction with faith and spiritual beliefs. The course explores issues of cultural competence, ethical practice, and helping/healing relationships. Human services practices are discussed in the context of systems that promote recovery and resilience. The course concludes with a description of alternative healing resources that support optimal living.
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  • BHHS 151: Family and Partner Abuse

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    3-0-3 This course will explore the causes and effects of family violence and appropriate professional response.
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  • BHHS 161: Intro to Disability Studies

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    3-0-3 This course is designed for students who are preparing to or currently work in the field of disability services, which includes services to those with developmental, intellectual and physical disabilities. It provides an understanding and knowledge of disability services that takes into consideration the individual with a disability, societal influences, the environmental setting and disability law. Students will learn to employ recovery-centered planning and life skills training to support self-advocacy, productivity and inclusion of persons with disabilities in family, community and vocational settings. The role of the disability support provider, types of services and the manner in which services are delivered are also examined in this course.
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  • BHHS 171: Intro to Aging Studies

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    3-0-3 (Eff. FL20) Students examine myths about aging and stereotypes of older adults and contrast them against facts that they gather about the older adult population in the U.S. and elsewhere. Through reading, research, and discussion, students identify and discuss current and predicted trends in aging, taking into consideration the biological, psychological, social and spiritual aspects of the aging process and of aging individuals across cultures. Students examine how broad social phenomena such as poverty impact older adults and learn about special populations within the aging community and the challenges and opportunities these and other issues present to caregivers and human service workers as they contribute to productive aging.
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  • BHHS 191: Intro to Trauma

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    3-0-3 (Eff. FL21) This course provides students with an introduction to the field of trauma and trauma-informed care. Students will examine the history of traumatic studies as well as the current trauma-informed approaches to understanding and treating human psychological trauma, with a focus on how complex trauma experiences impact the cognitive, neuropsychological, and emotional development of survivors and relate to their behavioral and psychological symptoms. Students will be introduced to trauma-informed approaches designed to provide healing and self-care to survivors along with addressing vicarious trauma and the need for practitioner self-care.
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  • BHHS 194: Case Mgmt Skills & Practice

    3.00 Credits
    Community College of Philadelphia

    3-0-3 Students are introduced to the concept of case management withing the context of human service delivery. They develop observation, problem-solving, recording and relationship building skills through the exploration of the case management process which includes client information. Students learn how to plan and develop a case file, refer clients for services, monitor the service coordination process and terminate a case. They also explore professional responsibility and cultural diversity in the context of case management practice.
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