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HMNS 1010 - Introduction to Helping and Human Services - 3 Credits
This is the first in a sequence of required courses for internship placement in all Human Services Concentrations. This course provides a working familiarity with theories of human development and will explore values and helping skills that are generic to the fields of teaching and human services. Students examine personal and professional attitudes, values and beliefs that correlate with high effectiveness and will review current research for an understanding of social and behavioral issues critical to effective teaching and helping. Tools to assist students in self assessment, use of a sequential model for helping and the development of critical reading and reflective writing skills are provided. Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 1020 - Introduction to Children’s Residential Services - 3 Credits
This is the first in a sequence of courses required for those seeking a career in children’s residential treatment and is also required for those seeking certification. Students will learn about the basics of physical and emotional care; the etiology, symptoms and treatment of behavioral disorders; and children’s psychological disturbances. Emphasis is placed on appropriate attitude and value development, as well as mastery of behavior management skills. Lecture: 3 hours, Lab: 1 hour
HMNS 1040 - Drugs and Human Behavior - 4 Credits
This course provides general and specialized knowledge concerning the bio-psycho-social antecedents and consequences of drug taking behaviors. Additionally, it carefully examines the nature of compulsion as it relates to the activity addictions. The use of medical, behavioral and psychodynamic models promote an understanding of addiction as a process, not an event, and students are exposed to current research documenting the connections between addictive behaviors activities and brain chemistry. Students will gain knowledge and skills in the areas of assessment, intervention, treatment, relapse prevention and health promotion for working with individuals, groups and families affected by addictive and compulsive disorders. This course is required for placement in a substance abuse internship. Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 4 hours
HMNS 1060 - American Sign Language I - 3 Credits
This is a beginner’s course in the sign language of the deaf in the United States. The course equips students with skills that enable communication in American Sign Language, both expressively and receptively. Topics relevant to the use of sign language include: the role of signs in American education of the deaf, the oral vs. manual controversy, the philosophy of total communication and standards and ethics of sign language interpreting. Students are expected to attain competency with 600 common signs and to adhere to acceptable standards in utilizing this skill. *Elective for Liberal Arts. Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 1070 - American Sign Language II - 3 Credits
This is an intermediate level course in the sign language of the deaf in the United States. This course concentrates on improving skills acquired in HMNS 1060 and focusing on effective conversational skills, both expressive and receptive. Students are expected to attain competency with 600 signs and a working knowledge of American Sign Language. Elective for Liberal Arts program (Prerequisite: HMNS 1060). Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 1075 - Sign Language Interpretation - 3 credits
This course builds on the student’s ability to demonstrate proficiencies in American Sign Language, as established in either HMNS-1060 or 1070. This course begins the student’s preparation to translate the spoken work into ASL and vice versa. This course will explore the basic responsibilities in the sign language interpreter field. Students learn the process of interpreting, role of interpreter in a variety of settings, code of ethics, securing assignments, billing, available training and many other aspects of interpreting and the interpreting field. (Prerequisite: HMNS 1060 OR 1070) Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 1080 - Health, Nutrition and the Young Child - 3 Credits
This course provides students with basic concepts of health, nutrition and food science as they apply to the care and education of young children. Students acquire those skills necessary for incorporating critical concepts into programming and curriculum in a wide variety of early childhood settings. Note: This course is approved by the Department of Education for RI Early Childhood Teacher Certification. Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 1090 - Foundations of Gerontology and Elder care - 3 Credits
Using a competency-based approach, this course provides students with specialized skills needed to plan and implement the professional delivery of direct services to senior adults, nursing home residents, the frail and elderly and the chronic or disabled senior patient. Students become familiar with the construction and interpretation of diagnostic assessments as part of senior activity planning that addresses the physical, social and emotional needs of the nursing home client. Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 1110 - Activity Professional: Basic Education I - 3 Credits
This is a beginning level course designed to prepare students to function as activity professionals in an informed, ethical and effective manner within the prevailing health care continuum serving the aging and elderly adult. Students learn developmentally appropriate practice, delivery methods, standards for documentation and long-term care skills using the NAAP/NCCAP approved curriculum. Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 1120 - Activity Professional: Basic Education II - 3 Credits
This course is part two of the Activity Professional training curriculum covering the specifics of care planning and methods for effective service delivery. Students learn about professional issues including state and federal regulations, staff relations, balanced programming, qualitative research and the broader continuum of care for the aging and elderly adult using the NAAP/NCCAP approved curriculum. (Prerequisite: HMNS 1110). Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 1130 - Introduction to Interpersonal Violence - 3 Credits
This course is designed to introduce students to current research and theories of interpersonal violence. Students acquire knowledge about developmental approaches as well as psychological and sociological theories as they relate to the effects of interpersonal violence on individuals and society. A systems perspective is used to examine both victim and perpetrator profiles in the areas of child abuse and neglect, attachment abuse, elder abuse, partner abuse, hate crimes and youth violence. Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 1140 - Interventions in Interpersonal Violence- 3 Credits
This course is designed as an extension of HMNS 1130 and will explore the continuum of prevention, intervention and treatment in interpersonal violence. Students will learn about treatment and intervention models as well as current research describing advocacy, psychological, sociological and systems approaches. The specific strategies suggested by each are reviewed toward providing students with skills for appropriate interventions. Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 1150 - Direct Support Professional Training I - 3 Credits
This is the first course in a competency-based professional development sequence required for human service workers who provide direct care to people with significant, severe and profound developmental disabilities. Knowledge and skills training appropriate to regional educational, occupational and community care facilities are presented to foster student understanding, practical application and career development. Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 1160 - Direct Support Professional Training II - 3 Credits
This is the second course in a competency-based professional development sequence required for direct care providers in the field of developmental disabilities. General content areas identified in HMNS 1150 are expanded in ways that support the development of hands-on skills with populations served by regional education, occupational and community care facilities. Skill enhancement toward career advancement is addressed and preparation for the ROC competency exam is included. Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
Level I Field and Practicum Experiences - 3 Credits
All field and practicum courses are competency-based internships designed to train students in basic human service skills through a combination of field placement and seminar activities. Field placements range from 50-90 hours per semester and require a 1-2 hour campus-based seminar. (Prerequisite: Grades of “C” or better in Orientation to Human Services (HMS 1010) and the required Human Services courses for each concentration.) Note: Eligibility for field placement at all levels is subject to academic standing and instructor recommendations regarding readiness.
HMNS 1200 – Human Services Practicum I - 3 Credits
The purpose of this course is to develop and refine observation, communication, presentation, writing and service skills appropriate for entry level placement in a social service environment. It is designed to assist students in clarifying their concentration by providing a skill-specific seminar and a 50 hour Service Learning Practicum. Locations are sought for students to develop entry level helping skills while engaged in activities that support community service, civic commitment and the development of social consciousness. (Prerequisites: HMNS 1010, 2200. Grades of C or better required. Note: Placement is subject to instructor assessment of student readiness.
HMNS 1210 - Field Experience and Seminar I - Child Development - 3 Credits
This course provides a school or community-based internship and seminar to assist students in gaining entry-level skills for working with young children. Students will learn practical and professional skills for establishing rapport with young children and how to select age-appropriate materials that promote the cognitive, social-emotional and physical development of young children. Students begin the development of their professional portfolio in their Field I Seminar. (Prerequisites: HMNS 1010, 2100 with grades of “C” or better required.)
HMNS 1220 - Field Experience and Seminar I -Education/Special Needs - 3 Credits
This course places students in a school or community-based internship that provides hands-on training with typical and/or special needs students. Students gain entry level skills in instructional work, developing rapport, behavior management, student assessment and materials presentation and utilize their Seminar to address issues relating to their field placement. (Prerequisite: HMNS 1010 and either 2060 or 2070 with grades of “C” or better required.)
HMNS 1300 - RI Learning Standards: Using the Standards to Support Children’s Learning - 1 Credit
This course helps beginning early childhood professionals develop the skills, knowledge and competencies needed to engage in quality early childhood practice resulting in improved learning outcomes for children. Lecture: 1 hour
HMNS 1310 - Heads Up Reading - 3 credits
This course is offered by Ready to Learn/Providence. Focus is on research-based principles and practices for providing children birth through age five a strong foundation in early reading and writing within a developmentally appropriate approach. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 1320 - Mind in the Making - 3 credits
This course is offered by Ready to Learn/Providence. It complements existing early childhood teaching curricula, focusing on what research supports early learning and the application in everyday practice. (Corequisite: HMNS 2100) Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 2010 - American Sign Language III - 3 Credits
This is an intermediate level sign language course that emphasizes further development of expressive and receptive skills appropriate for a broad range of conversational situations. Grammatical functions are stressed along with a more in-depth study of deaf history, deaf culture, linguistics and the use of classifiers. Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. (Prerequisite: HMNS 1060, 1070) Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS-2020 - American Sign Language IV - 3 Credits
This course provides the second level of intermediate study in American Sign Language. Expressive and receptive skills are expanded and refined to advance students toward interpreter training in fields beyond human service settings. Proficiency in areas calling for in-depth dialogue with individuals and group members from the deaf community is stressed. Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. (Prerequisite: HMNS 1060, 1070, 2010) Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 2030 - Emergent Literacy: Reading Readiness in Early Childhood Education - 3 Credits
This course introduces students to the theoretical and practical foundations of emergent literacy. Students will develop teacher competencies in areas of developmental assessment, teaching methodology, curriculum planning and implementation. This course is required for RI Certification in Early Childhood Education. Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. (Prerequisite: HMNS 2100, 2120, 1210, 2310) Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 2060 - Foundations of Teaching and Learning - 3 Credits
This course provides a theoretical and practical foundation for understanding the evolution and current state of American schooling. Students will examine critical issues related to classroom environment, learning styles and appropriate instruction, curriculum development, standards and diversity. Students will gain a practical understanding of those ethics and indices of professional development that correlate with effective teaching. This is a required course for teacher associates, education and special education majors. Note: Grade of C or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 2070 - Characteristics and Needs of Special Populations - 3 Credits
This course examines origins, indicators and issues related to children and adults who have significant differences mentally, physically, socially, behaviorally or in the area of communicative skills. Students gain a working knowledge for recognizing and responding appropriately to the needs of children and adults in a variety of educational and caregiving environments. Educational modifications and placement alternatives are discussed. This is a required course for Special Education, Education and Child Development majors. Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 2080 - Case Study Development for Special Needs Educators - 3 Credits
This course is an applied learning experience that links and illuminates theoretical and academic information discussed in class with a student currently enrolled in an actual school-based program, in order to promote an understanding of differences in learning and development. Students will complete a minimum of 30 contact hours in an educational setting that includes children with disabilities. Students will select a child to study, review the student’s assessment and IEP for the purpose of presenting it as a formal case study. (Corequisite: HMNS 2070 or permission of instructor. Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students.) Lecture: 2 hours, Lab: 2 hours
HMNS 2100 - Child Growth and Development Skills - 3 Credits
This course is the first in a sequence for Child Development majors and provides the foundation for understanding the physical, social, intellectual and emotional needs of children. Students will explore various teaching styles for observing, assessing and guiding the growth and development of young children. As part of the course, students are required to spend additional time observing and/or working with children in selected child development settings. Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 2110 - Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare - 4 Credits
This course provides an overview of social work as a profession, including its history, values, practices, methods and settings. Students will gain a working knowledge of the structure and organization of public, private and voluntary social services, welfare programs and their interconnection in the human service delivery network. Students will understand the code of ethics, skills and competencies that guide effective practitioners in the social work profession. Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 4 hours
HMNS 2120 - Curriculum for Young Children - 3 Credits
This course is designed to develop those skills necessary to plan developmentally appropriate curriculum and environments for young children in a variety of early childhood settings. Students will gain an understanding of how children learn and how to develop materials and techniques for assisting them in this process. (Prerequisite: HMNS 2100 or equivalent experience approved by instructor.) Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 2130 - Therapeutic Interventions I: Working with Individuals - 3 Credits
This course provides a comprehensive overview of major therapeutic models including psychoanalytic, Adlerlan person-centered reality, Gestalt, transactional, rational-emotive and behavioral. Students will acquire related intervention skills and techniques for meeting the needs of individual clients of all ages served in social work, mental health and substance abuse settings. Emphasis is also placed on ethical standards and the development of skills needed for formulation of bio-psycho-social case/treatment plans. (Prerequisite: HMNS 2200). Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 2135 - Therapeutic Interventions II: Group Process and Practice - 3 Credits
This course provides a comprehensive overview of major therapeutic models and related intervention methods for use with families and small groups. Students will learn skill appropriate for constructing and facilitating groups in social service and mental health settings. (Prerequisites: HMNS 1010, 2200. HMNS 2130 also recommended with grades of “C” or better required.) Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 2140 - Guiding Children’s Behavior - 3 Credits
This course provides an overview of residential care and the critical issues faced by childcare workers in residential settings. Emphasis is placed on practical solutions to problems common to group living and issues related to staff and community relationships. Students will learn skills for enhancing the effectiveness of the professional child care worker and for improving the mental health and functioning of children in these settings. As part of the course, students are required to spend additional time observing and/or working with children in actual or simulated childcare settings. Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 2150 - Parent and Child Relations - 3 Credits
This course explores the parent-child relationship as it develops within the traditional and non-traditional family. Special attention is placed upon the various developmental stages that both children and parents pass through and, in turn, how children and parents influence and challenge each other’s development. Selected topics include: cultural diversity and alternative child-rearing methods, the effects of divorce, disease, child abuse, temperament, sexuality and medication on children. Students develop an understanding of assessment and intervention skills appropriate to the promotion of healthy family systems. Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 2160 - Prevention, Methods and Materials - 3 Credits
This course explores theories of primary, secondary, tertiary and community based prevention as they apply to individuals, groups and families. Through both lecture and hands-on activities, students become familiar with risk and protective factors, methods and materials toward health promotion and prevention programs. The focus of this course is to help students learn how to use science-based knowledge, skills and personhood to aid in communication, value clarification and decision-making, toward prevention of behaviors such as substance abuse. Concrete program designing and evaluation techniques are developed. Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 2170 - Learning Disabilities - 3 Credits
This course provides students with an understanding of learning disabilities as they manifest in children and as they impact learning and development. Students are able to recognize the characteristics; impact on self concept; various auditory, visual, perceptual and motor challenges; language delay and hyperactivity and become familiar with diagnostic tests and the appropriate remediation techniques most often prescribed. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, along with current changes in research and social policy, frame discussions around eligibility for special services, the referral process and parental rights. (Completion of HMNS 2070 strongly recommended.) Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 2180 - Significant Developmental Disabilities - 3 Credits
The course provides a specialized understanding of individuals with significant developmental disabilities that includes a focus on multi-sensory impairment, severe mental retardation and profound multiple disability. Students will learn strategies through hands-on activities for developing appropriate intervention and remedial skills. Use of technology, supportive equipment and environmental modifications are included. (Completion of HMNS 2070 recommended.) Lecture: Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. 3 hours
HMNS 2190 - Infant/Toddler Care: Methods and Materials - 3 Credits
This course is designed to assist in the planning of curriculum and care for infants and toddlers in home and center-based settings. Students develop skills for planning, selecting materials and designing the physical and social environments related to the promotion of infant and toddler development. (Completion of HMNS 2100 recommended.) Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 2200 - Assessment Interviewing for Treatment Planning - 3 Credits
This course provides an in-depth study of the interviewing process, including methods for creating client safety and rapport and most importantly how to obtain and assess client information. Data collection and client assessment are the initial steps in the social service process, therefore this is the first course in the social work, mental health, gerontology and substance abuse concentrations for teaching appropriate intervention skills. Students are taught how to use the interviewing process to initiate helping strategies for use in a variety of mental health and social service settings. This course is a prerequisite for HMNS-1200. Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 2210 - Family Intervention Skills - 3 Credits
This course provides insight into the family in contemporary society with focus on the impact and handling of pain, trauma and difficulty. It offers a theoretical background for understanding family development and examines trauma within the framework of family theory. Students learn how to identify the ways in which trauma impacts the family and how those traumas may be prevented and treated. The critical premise upon which this course is based is that families work as systems and that trauma does not occur as an isolated event. (Recommended prerequisites: PSYC 2010, HMNS 1010, 2130 or permission of instructor). Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 2220 - Social Work Program and Policy Analysis - 3 Credits
This course critically analyzes the values, theories, history, economics and politics associated with the development, implementation and evaluation of social policies and programs. Special attention is given to policies in the areas of poverty, education, health, race and sex. In addition to understanding the forces and processes that establish or change social policies, emphasis is placed on the systematic analysis of both existing and proposed social policy. Students will review current trends in national social policies and their effect on state/federal programs with particular attention to oppressed populations. This course places heavy emphasis on critical analysis. Students will learn to build on their skills in analyzing and critiquing various social policies. (Prerequisite: SOCS 1010, HMNS 1010, 1200, 2110, 2200). Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 2230 - Individuals, Families and Small Groups - 3 Credits
This course examines how biological, psychological, social and cultural influences affect the behavior of individuals and families. Emphasis is placed on how human behavior is affected by social context and the forces of oppression as well as the impact of oppression on women, lesbians and gay men, persons with physical disabilities and the aged. Skills required to work with these populations, using an ecological/generalist person in environment approach, are discussed. (Recommended prerequisites: HMNS 1010, HMNS 1200, HMNS 2110, PSYC 2020, PSYC 2030, BIOL 1010 recommended). Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 2240 - Social Research Methods - 3 Credits
This course provides students with instruction in the concepts and methods used in conducting social work research. By creating a foundation for empirically grounded practice, the course builds skills that will enable students to fill the role of social work practitioner/researchers. This course covers practice-based problems of: formulation, research design, sampling, measurement, data collection, ethical issues and their application to social work settings. Particular attention is given to the application of course material for developing skills to evaluate one’s own social work practice, social agency programs and the research of others. (Prerequisite: SOCS 1010, HMNS 1010, 1200, 2110). Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 2250 - Social Systems, Institutions and Organizations - 3 Credits
This course is designed to offer students a sound theoretical base for social work intervention at both the micro and macro levels of social organization. The relationship between “private troubles” and “public issues” is stressed using social science theory in conjunction with social work values and concerns. Students will also be provided an opportunity to learn the system framework as a means of analyzing human behavior. Focus is on how the experience of class, political structure, race, ethnicity, community and organizations influence human behavior and are influenced by the needs and demands of people in the society. As a foundation course for the study of social work practice with large groups and communities within a generalist framework, this course focuses on institutional inequality and oppression. The implications of structural inequality for human behavior are addressed especially as it impacts various racial, ethnic and minority groups who are likely to be consumers of social services. The role of organizations both in the lives of recipients as well as social service workers are analyzed to gain a better understanding of human behavior as it is influenced by and reflects the larger social structures in which it takes place. In sum, we will look at the dynamic relationship between the individual society and society in the individual and underscore the personal as political. (Prerequisite: SOCS 1010, HMNS 1010, 1200, 2130). Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 2260 - Activity Professionals Practicum I - 3 Credits
This course is a 90-hour supervised practicum experience during which students gain hands-on experience in: in-patient and long-term care facilities, outpatient and assisted living programs and community-based agencies serving aging and elderly adults. NAAP/NCCAP approved curriculum is used. (Prerequisites: HMNS 1110, HMNS 1120). Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students.
HMNS 2270 - Urban Education Practicum I - 1 Credit
This is a one-credit urban education practicum that includes an on-campus weekly seminar. Students are placed in an urban educational setting for approximately three (3) hours per week for ten (10) weeks. (Prerequisite/Corequisite: This course can only be taken after or at the same time as HMNS 2060) Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students.
HMNS 2280 - Advanced Management Part I for Activity Professionals - 3 Credits
This course introduces students to skills necessary for enhancing staff and personal productivity in the planning and delivery of services to the elderly. It provides the foundation for individual, administrative and supervisory functions and skills essential for administrative effectiveness in a variety of settings. NAAP/NCCAP approved. (Prerequisite: HMNS 1110, 1120). Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 2285 - Advanced Management Part II for Activity Professionals - 3 Credits
This course assumes familiarity with the content of Part I and extends that knowledge to include Clinical Practice Skills, knowledge of standards of practice, physiology and human development. The NAAP/NCCAP regulations require a two-semester course in Advanced Management for certification of Activity Professional; Part I introducing the student to principles and best practice skills, Part II advancing to policy and procedural issues within a wide variety of settings. (Prerequisite: HMNS 1110, 1120, 2280). Note: Grade of “C” or better required for Human Services program students. Lecture: 3 hours
Level II Field Experiences - 3 Credits
Level II Internships are designed to develop intermediate skills in various disciplines. Students are assigned to cooperating agencies and schools for 75-90 hours per semester and are also required to attend a one to two-hour seminar each week. (Prerequisites: Grade of “C” or better in Field I and required Human Services courses.) Seminar: 1-2 hrs., Field Work: 6-8 hrs.
HMNS 2310 - Field Experience and Seminar II - Child Development - 3 Credits
This course involves students in an early childhood setting and seminar to assist them in refining instructional skills and in beginning to develop competencies related to assessing the needs of young children. Students advance their skills for developing appropriate curriculum and activities for young children and continue the development of their professional portfolio. (Prerequisites: HMNS 1010, 2100, 1210. Corequisite: HMNS 2120. Grades of “C” or better required.)
HMNS 2320 - Field Experience and Seminar II - Education/Special Needs - 3 Credits
This course refines skills of behavior management, assessment, instructional methodology and lesson development in settings for typical and special needs children and adults. Students learn how to work with individuals and small groups while initiating larger group control. (Prerequisites: HMNS 1010, 2060 or 2070, 1220. Grades of “C” or better required.)
HMNS 2340 - Field Experience and Seminar II - Social Work and Gerontology - 3 Credits
This course involves students in a setting and seminar to refine their intake and communication skills (both written and verbal) and to develop basic tools for client advocacy, assessment and intervention. Students learn intermediate level strategies for meeting physical, social-emotional and cognitive needs of clients in agency and community settings. Students demonstrate an increasing awareness of ethical issues including confidentiality, dual relationships and countertransference. (Prerequisites: HMNS 1010, 2200, 1200. Grades of “C” or better required.)
HMNS 2360 - Field Experience and Seminar II - Mental Health and Substance Abuse - 3 Credits
This course places student in a mental health or substance abuse setting. Through a combination of field experience and seminar, students refine their intake assessment, prevention and intervention skills in ways that allow them to begin taking a more active role in meeting the needs of clients in mental health and substance abuse settings. (Prerequisites: HMNS 1010, 2200, 1200. Grades of “C” or better required.)
Level III Field Experiences - 3 Credits
Level III internships combine field experience and seminar to further develop advanced intervention and implementation skills in all Human Services concentrations. Students are assigned to a cooperating agency or school for 75-90 hours per semester and are required to attend a one to two-hour seminar each week. (Prerequisites: Grades of “C” or better in Fields I and II and required Human Services courses.) Seminar: 1-2 hours, Field Work: 6-8 hours
HMNS 2410 - Field Experience and Seminar III - Child Development - 3 Credits
This course involves a field setting and seminar designed for advanced refinement of instructional skills and for the delivery of developmentally appropriate curriculum that meets both the individual and group needs of young children. This competency-based progression culminates in students’ taking full charge of the childhood program during the last part of the semester. Students complete their professional portfolio. (Prerequisites: HMNS 1010, 1210, 2100, 2120, 2310. Grades of “C” or better required.)
HMNS 2420 - Field Experience and Seminar III - Education/Special Needs - 3 Credits
This course provides a field setting and seminar to assist students in further developing and refining instructional techniques, behavioral strategies and lesson development and implementation for individual, small and large groups of typical and special needs students of all ages. The construction and presentation of lesson plans that include instructional objectives and learning outcomes are achieved in accordance with the RI Beginning Teacher Standards. Students should be able to demonstrate a teaching style that promotes the physical, intellectual, language, social and emotional development of students. (Prerequisites: HMNS 1010, 2060 or 2070, 1220, 2320. Grades of “C” or better required.)
HMNS 2440 - Field Experience and Seminar III - Social Work and Gerontology - 3 Credits
This course provides a field location and seminar where students are expected to utilize advanced skills and clinical supervision acquired thus far to demonstrate increased ability to assess, plan and perform independently in response to clients serviced in social work and gerontology settings. (Prerequisites: HMNS 1010, 1200, 2200, 2340. Grades of “C” or better required.)
HMNS 2460 - Field Experience and Seminar III - Mental Health and Substance Abuse - 3 Credits
This course provides a field location where students are expected to demonstrate refined skills and an increased ability to operationalize knowledge gained thus far in their program to meet the physical, emotional, cognitive and clinical needs of clients served by mental health and substance abuse service providers. Students demonstrate an increased ability to assess, plan and perform independently in mental health and substance abuse settings.(Prerequisites: HMNS 1010, 1200, 2200, 2360. Grades of “C” or better required.)
HMNS 2710 - Diversity and Cultural Competency Skills - 3 Credits
This course provides students with an awareness of the historical, cultural, socio-economic, biological and psychosocial influences that define diversity. Students learn skills critical to becoming culturally and diversity competent. Students develop core competencies to communicate more effectively with diverse populations, to foster inclusive attitudes in the classroom and to work more effectively toward the elimination of racism and other forms of discrimination in public education and social service delivery systems. A 12 hour practicum is required to meet the artifact requirement for education majors planning to transfer. (Corequisite: HMNS 2060 or 2070 or permission of instructor). Lecture: 3 hours
HMNS 2290 - Driver and Traffic Safety Education-3 Credits
This course prepares BA/BS Certified Teachers to deliver the RI Driver and Traffic Safety Education Curriculum in compliance with those requirements set forth by the RI Department of Motor Vehicles and the Office of Higher Education. Completion carries Lifetime Certification. Lecture: 3 hours
