NC State Courses (HSV)

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Provide an introductory understanding of human needs, social values, ideologies, and institutional structure which have shaped the evolution of social work values and responses in America. It will introduce students to current professional roles and settings for practice.

Stress has been called the disease of modern civilization. Using basically a lecture-discussion style, we will explore how stress develops, how the body reacts, investigate stress related disorders and disease, and experience positive ways of coping with stress. This course has both personal and professional applications for students interested in health care.

Help the student understand the components of professionalism, the need for professionalism, the challenges facing professionalism in the helping field, and the effects these challenges can have on one's personal and professional relationships. Students will assess their personal standards and understanding of professionalism through self-evaluation techniques. This course will also provide a practicum orientation to prepare students for the Human Services Program practicums.

This course places an importance on understanding how groups work effectively and ineffectively and in understanding how groups can be used as a change or growth opportunity. Not only is the focus on group process, but the student's ability to increase their interpersonal effectiveness while working with human services clients.

A study of both the intimate portrait and the big picture of individuals in the larger context of society. Topics to be included are the role of human service workers, the system within which they work, the legal issues relevant to the field, and strategies of intervention.

Present an overview of generally recognized social problems by sociological measurement. Definitions of social problems and an understanding of their impact on the quality of life and the social work field will be implemented. TAG course.

Introduces the basic methods of controlling a case load, coordinating various components to community social services, and ensuring continuity of services to clients. Topics covered include: information gathering, recordkeeping, monitoring treatment plan implementation, referral to other service providers, and the appropriate utilization of a caseworker‘s time. Basic mathematical competencies are developed and assessed by a ―client financial module‖ project. The case management policies of various community agencies will be examined.

The purpose of this course will be to present an overview of the various techniques of interviewing, types of interviews, and issues relevant to interviewing, such as confidentiality, recording of interviews, and nonverbal communication. The course will include practical exercises in the various techniques and methods of interviewing specifically used in the human services field.

An examination of family dynamics and functions and the effect of social forces on the same. Consideration is given to families in which there is divorce, abuse, alcoholism, mental retardation/developmental disabilities/chronic illness, and mental disorders.

An examination of family dynamics and functions and the effect of social forces on the same. Consideration is given to families in which there is divorce, abuse, alcoholism, mental retardation/developmental disabilities/chronic illness, and mental disorders.

Designed to provide the student with ―hands-on‖ experience within the Human Service field. This course involves placement of the student in an actual work environment. The student will complete 70 hours of work experience at the placement site. This work experience provides the foundation for developing the student into a competent human services worker. This course must be taken concurrently with HSV 142-Seminar.

The practicum seminar provides opportunities for students to share with others their skills and points of view. These skills and points of view, attained through the practicum experience, are the foundations for developing the student into a competent human services worker. This course must be taken concurrently with HSV 140-Practicum.

This course is used for transfer credit purposes only.

Explores a variety of helping strategies or techniques that are considered to be effective in helping people reduce personal stress and conflict and resolve problems more effectively. The course emphasizes both a theoretical understanding, as well as practical application of various strategies or techniques.

This is a more in-depth coverage of some of the concepts and issues discussed in HSV201 Basic Counseling Skills I. In addition, a variety of models, such as Gestalt, reality therapy, and behavioral approaches will be explored. Depending on the desires of the students, the focus will be toward children, adolescents, substance abusers, domestic violence, suicide, elderly, grief, etc. It is expected that the student will have successfully completed Basic Counseling Skills I or have comparable educational experience.

This is a more in-depth exploration of the concepts and issues covered in HSV 103 Experience in Small Groups. In addition, efforts will be explored specific leadership issues that arise in groups with adolescents, substance abusers, domestic violence, and the elderly. It is expected that the student will have some experience as a member of a group.

The focus is on the importance of grant writing to the nonprofit organization. Included in this course would be topics related on how to determine the need for a grant, researching and determining the proper sources for a specific grant request, and the steps to actually writing a successful grant. Emphasis would be given to hands-on work of analyzing organizational needs, learning the various funding sources available, and writing grants.

Examines the biological, psychological and societal forces that encourage the use, misuse, abuse and addiction to both licit and illicit drugs. Specific drug classifications and the effects of these drugs on the individual‘s mind, body and emotions will be explored. Education and prevention strategies will be discussed. Theories and models of addiction and treatment will be explored as will DSM-IV-TR criteria. The need for generalist training in the field of Human Services will be emphasized.

Students will learn about hard-of-hearing persons, their culture, language and history. Additionally, students will gain an understanding about the implications of deafness as related to educational, social, mental health, and vocational situations as requirements for equal access for Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing persons as described under The Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The student will also be provided an opportunity to learn a basic level of communication in American Sign Language.

Students will gain knowledge and skills about how to recognize and assess a myriad of crises situations and apply intervention strategies to de-escalate potentially volatile clients. Also, specific crisis situations will be explored, including suicide, violence in institutional settings, grief and bereavement, battering and chemical dependency.

Designed to provide the student with hands-on experience within the Human Service Field. This course involves placement of the student in an actual work environment. The student will complete 70 hours of work experience at the placement site. This work experience provides the foundation for developing the student into a competent human services worker. This course must be taken concurrently with HSV 232 - Seminar.

The practicum seminar provides opportunities for students to share with others their skills and points of view. These skills and points of view, attained through the practicum experience, are the foundations for developing the student into a competent human services worker. This course must be taken concurrently with HSV 230-Practicum.

This course is designed to provide the student with hands-on experience within the Human Service Field. This course involves placement of the student in an actual work environment. The student will complete 140 hours of work experience at the placement site. This work experience provides the foundation for developing the student into a competent human services worker. This course must be taken concurrently with HSV 242-Seminar.

The practicum seminar provides opportunities for students to share with others their skills and points of view. These skills and points of view, attained through the practicum experience, are the foundations for developing the student into a competent human service worker. This course must be taken concurrently with HSV 240-Practicum.

This course provides the students with knowledge and skills in the area of human development at the individual and family level. The focus of the course is on the interrelatedness of the biological, psychological, social, cultural and environmental factors in human development and behavior and its relevance to application in social work practice.

Poverty in the United States is a course providing students with an understanding of the relationship between poverty, discrimination and economics. Students will gain a perspective of the institutional forces that impact on the vulnerable population of society.

Having completed 280 hours of practicum and seminars, the student will be prepared to enter Directed Practice. During Directed Practice, students will function as staff members of cooperating facilities and will be expected to comply with agency policies and to conduct themselves in a professional manner.

A course arranged to allow directed practice students the opportunity to share their experiences with other directed-practice students and their major professors. The experiences are attained through the students‘ 300-hour directed practice. It is also a time to ―fill in the gaps‖ in one‘s own learning process. Many different learning experiences have been designed to accomplish that. The seminar allows for the exploration of new information, as well as a continued exploration and application of the old.

This course presents a specific topic in Human Services that is not normally covered in the curriculum. Credit hours and topics will be pre-approved by the academic administration.