HS 100 Orientation to Human Services (3)
This course serves as an overview of the historical development of human services and gives an introduction to the philosophical framework, the major theoretical models, and the interdisciplinary nature of human services. Students have the opportunity in this course to explore human service occupations and professional organizations, as well as learn about local and regional community resources. A major component of the course is the opportunity for the students to participate in community service-learning projects by filling the requirement of 30 hours of volunteer work.

HS 131 Human Development (3)
This course provides an introduction to various aspects of human development across the life span. Emphasizes developmental processes beginning with conception and continuing through childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and later life. Focuses on theoretical issues, developmental tasks, and human diversity.

HS 201 Victimology (3)
This theoretical course delineates the basic debates in the field: victim blaming vs. victim defending, social change vs. legal change, sociological correlates vs. psychological correlates, etc. This course presents a general social psychological perspective of victimization. The following specific areas will also be discussed: family violence, rape, child abuse, and bias crime.

HS 202 Victim/Survivor Services (3)
This course is an overview of community services dealing with victims, including social welfare services, crisis services, medical services, criminal justice, mental health, and others. It will focus on the role of a victim service agency as a new sub-system.

HS 210 Introduction to Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (3)
This course is designed as an overview of alcohol and drug abuse. Definitions, the disease model, theories of causation and epidemiology are presented in this course. The effects of alcohol and other drug abuse for special groups and the family will be covered. Criminal, economic, legal, health, and social aspects of abuse and addiction, as well as treatment and intervention methods, will be presented in this introductory course. This course is designed to assist the student in preparing for Certification as an Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselor with the SRS/ADAS.

HS 211 Bio/Psycho/Social Aspects of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (3)
This course presents an in-depth coverage of effects of chemical dependency on health, families and communities. Emphasis will be to examine information about addiction with reference to the biological, psychological and social aspects of the human person. This class will also cover the relevance of spirituality to the understanding of treatment of addiction. Students should be able to construct a bio-psycho-social definition of addiction, support their viewpoint, and demonstrate its usefulness in a holistic treatment approach by the end of this course. This course is designed to assist the student in preparing for Certification as an Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselor with the SRS/ADAS.
Prerequisite: HS 210 recommended.

HS 212 Intervention and Treatment of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse (3)
This course teaches the 12-Core Functions of Chemical Depend- ency Treatment as defined by the Kansas Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors Association and the National Reciprocity Consortium, which sets credentialing criteria for over 30 states. Students will learn screening, intake assess- ments, treatment planning, basic counseling and group skills, client education and referral procedures. This course is designed to assist the student in preparing for Certification as an Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselor with SRS/ADAS. Prerequisite: HS 210 recommended.

HS 220 Introduction to Youth Services (3)
This course is designed to intro-uce students who are interested in working with youth to the developmental and socialization influences that effect children. In addition, when one is concerned about children's development, one must also be concerned with children s families and communities. This course will provide students the opportunity to become sensitized to the many issues that confront today s youth and critically look at what is being done. Many current topics will be covered in a survey format and students will investigate one topic in-depth.

HS 221 Community Methods with Children and Youth (3)
This course will address environ- mental intervention with children and their families. Social networking and ecologically oriented programs will be the focus. Prerequisites: HS 220 or consent.

HS 231 Methods of Long-Term Mental Health Care (3)
This course is designed to cover the skills required by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment to qualify as an Adult Care Home Aide. This course will build on the theoretical issues of basic health care, with emphasis on acquiring the skills that one must have to care for the health and safety concerns of people in treatment programs.

HS 232 Introduction to Com- munity Mental Health Services (3)
This course is designed to familiarize students with the history and development of community mental health; federal, state and local policies impacting the delivery of community mental health services; and methods utilized in community mental health service delivery such as short-term counseling, crisis intervention, case management, prevention, education, and assessment of need for services.

HS 240 Introduction to
Developmental Disabilities (3)
A survey course designed to introduce the student to a philosophy of services for people with developmental disabilities, their rights, legal issues, assessment and planning, overcoming communication deficits and preventative and supportive health measures. Requires practical demonstration of skills at scheduled times outside of class.

HS 241 Applied Behavioral Interventions (3)
A practical application of the principles of operant conditioning to teach new behaviors, minimize/eliminate aberrant behaviors, and increase previously learned behaviors Requires practical demonstration of skills at scheduled times outside of class.

HS 243 Fundamental American Sign Language (3)
This course is deigned to provide students with a basic framework of knowledge regarding the nature of hearing loss and its extremely varied influence on the lives of people who are deaf, hard of hearing, late-deafened, and deaf with a dual diagnosis. Important issues within the field of deafness will be addressed, namely: Deaf culture, education of deaf people, technological advances, and political influences. Emphasis will be placed on learning the funda- mentals of American Sign Language (ASL) while providing the student with a working vocabulary of approximately 500 signs. The student can expect sign demonstration and practice as well as lecture on various salient topics in deafness.

HS 251 Theories of Intervention in Human Services (3)
This course focuses on the theories of human service intervention directed toward personal growth, individual, family, group, and community practice. The scope of this course will begin with students developing their own perspective on why they are in the helping profession and what the helping profession entails. The course will give the student an understanding of the various intervention techniques used in human service practice. These include interviewing, assessment, crisis intervention, consumer advocacy, and various theories related to therapeutic interven- tions. Prerequisites: HS 100, HS 131 or consent.

HS 252 Assessment & Interven- tion Skills in Human Services (3)
This course will focus on the practice of the various techniques derived from the theories present- ed in HS 251. These include interviewing, interpretation, sum- marizing, paraphrasing, probing, use of questioning, contracting, behavioral interventions, and community mobilization. This course will be a practice class and will involve video feedback, as well as micro counseling sessions. Prerequisites: HS 251 or consent.

HS 260 Directed Study in Human Services (1-3)
In consultation with instructor, the student selects for intensive study a specific area related to human services. Prerequisite: Consent of Faculty and Chair. Majors only.

HS 270 Introduction to Gerontology (3)
An overview of the study of aging designed to provide students with an interdisciplinary introduction to the aging process and to explore our society s response to aging persons. An emphasis is placed on a bio-psycho-social model which considers biological, psychological and social aspects of aging.

HS 271 Aging and Mental Health (3)
An introduction to the mental aspects of aging, this course provides an overview of biological, psychological, and social factors related to mental health in later life. Emphasizes an interdisciplinary team approach to assessment, evaluation and treatment, recognizing the importance of cooperation with older adults and their families when providing for mental health care. Includes a review of relevant theory, research and social policies related to mental health services for the aging in our society. Prerequisites: PY 100, HS 270 or consent.

HS 273 Gerontology Skills and Methods (3)
This course will allow students to build skills for delivering human services to the elderly individuals and groups. Coursework will emphasize interpersonal effectiveness, assessment, interviewing, and documentation. Specific topics will include communications, strengths-based case man- agement, life review, reminis- cence, loss, culture and ethical practices. Prerequisites: HS 270 or consent.

HS 280 Internship I (6)
This course is the beginning internship required of all majors in both the Associate and the Baccalaureate degree programs. The internship consists of a minimum of 225 clock hours of experience in an agency in the community under the supervision of staff and university faculty. In addition, a weekly one-hour seminar is required to integrate learning in the field with classroom instruction. Emphasis will be given to basic compe- tencies of direct care. Prerequisites: HS 100, HS 131, and introductory course in area of concentration and consent.

HS 281 Internship II (6)
This course is the second internship course required of all majors in both the Associate and the Baccalaureate degree programs. The internship consists of a minimum of 225 clock hours of experience in an agency in the community under the supervision of staff and university faculty. In addition, a weekly one-hour seminar is required to integrate learning in the field with class- room instruction. Emphasis will be given to basic helping relation- ship skills, communication skills, observation, reporting, recording and assessment. Prerequisites: HS 280, HS 251, HS 252, and at least two courses in area of concentra- tion and consent.

HS 290 Special Topics in Human Services (1-3)
Selected topics related to human services, including Advance American Sign Language, are announced in advance. See Schedules of classes for availability.

Courses numbered 300-499 are open to students during the semester in which they achieve junior standing only (or, a minimum 54 credit hours), provided they have enrolled in enough lower level courses during that same semester to meet the requirements of junior rank.

HS 300 Prevention in Human Services (3)
This course will examine the role of prevention in human services. An emphasis will be given to alternatives to the current health delivery system with particular attention to how people deal with their own health. Discussion will also address community development activities and prevention. This course will provide students the opportunity to enhance oral and written communication skills; practice critical and creative thinking skills; and develop skills in systematic problem analysis and selection of appropriate prevention and intervention strategies. Prerequisites: HS 252 and junior standing or consent.

HS 302 Social Change and Advocacy in Human Services (3)
This course is designed to famil- iarize students with community organizing, mobilizing and devel- opment. The content of the course will focus on an understanding of social action, change and advocacy in human service practice. Community organizing refers to a particular form of community participation in which "grassroots" people learn tech- niques to share in power. This implies that the model will focus on recruiting grassroots member- ship and target systems for change. The methods may include collaborative problem solving, strategic planning and confrontation. Targets for change may be individuals, systems and families. Prerequisites: HS 252 and junior standing or consent.

HS 305 Case Management (3)
This course was designed to enhance students ability to pro- vide case management services. This course will focus on serving children with severe emotional disturbance and adults with mental illness. In addition, students will investigate issues and responsibilities of case managers, community resources, the family support perspective, client advocacy, the strengths approach when working with people, and the fundamental philosophy and applications of wraparound community services. This course will be helpful for those students with the desire to work as case managers, social workers who would like to expand their knowledge of case management in community settings, bachelor level psychology students wanting to work in community mental health, and administrators/supervisors who have the desire to implement case management services within their agencies. Prerequisites: HS 100, HS 131, HS 251 and HS 252 or consent.

HS 306 Legal Policy in Victim Services (3)
This course provides an analysis of legislation and policies regarding victim services. Victim rights, the process of changing attitudes, and current laws and court cases will be a major focus.

HS 307 Family Violence (3)
This course explores the various definitions, intervention approach- es, and dynamics of family vio- lence. Specific types of family violence are also discussed. This course is cross-listed with SW390.

HS 310 Human Sexuality (3)
This course will provide students the opportunity to develop a good basic background knowledge of human sexual anatomy, response, behavior, developmental aspects, problems, laws; as well as increase vocabulary in the area of human development, and to describe and identify normal and problematic areas of human sexuality.

HS 313 Drug Abuse and Criminality (3)
This course is designed as an overview of the issues related to drugs and crime. Information will be presented on the many ways in which drug use and criminal behavior are linked. Special emphasis will be placed on treatment and intervention methods currently used to deal with alcohol and other drug problems among offenders.

HS 314 Relapse Prevention Planning (3)
This course is designed as an overview of the process of recovery from addictive disease, understanding the relapse process, and relapse prevention. Concepts are based on the Center for Applied Sciences (CENAPS) Model of Treatment.

HS 318 HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse (3)
HIV/AIDS has become a major epidemic in only twelve years and the link between drug abuse and infection is becoming more apparent everyday. This course is designed to give counselors the skills and understanding necessary to provide effective treatment to those clients who are both chemically dependent and HIV infected. This course focuses on the special issues related to the complications or persons who have HIV/AIDS and are addicted to either alcohol or other drugs. Students have the opportunity to learn skills in two areas related to HIV disease and treatment: (1) Risk reduction techniques to assist alcohol and drug clients in reducing their risk for becoming infected with HIV; and (2) the special treatment needs of persons already infected who are seeking treatment.

HS 320 Youth Service Specialist (6)
This course teaches a variety of techniques for intervention with juvenile offenders. This course is taught at the Youth Center At Topeka (YCAT) where the students have the opportunity to observe YCAT staff interacting with court adjudicated adolescents. Prerequisites: Interview and Consent.

HS 321 Youth and Violence (3)
This course is designed to provide an overview of violence and youth, specifically the problems associated with it, including but not limited to such issues as definition, reporting, investiga- tions, causes, treatment, the importance of family preservation and re-integration, institutional abuse, institutional neglect, parent training, parent support, preven- tion, the role of foster care, SRS, the court system, the schools, etc. The role of the human service worker in preventing and dealing with child abuse and youth violence will be an area of special focus. Child abuse will be viewed as a part of a continuum of personal/family violence.

HS 322 Child Advocacy (3)
An overview of the methods of child advocacy and an individual- ized program to meet the interests of the student. This course is is taught at CASA of Shawnee County and is designed to provide the student with the opportunity to become an effective child advocate in the arena of the student s choice. Prerequisites: Interview and Consent.

HS 325 Group Work in Human Services (3)
This course is designed to be an experiential encounter. It will include academic discussion in the form of socratic dialogue, experience in group process, and creative interpretation of techniques useful in group counseling. Students will gain experience in group participation and facilitation. Students will also demon- strate academic proficiency in the developmental stages of a group, ethical considerations in group counseling, and basic techniques useful in group facilitation.

HS 327 Growing Old in a New Age (3)
This course is cross-listed with AN 327 and SO 327.

HS 331 Working with Dually Diagnosed (3)
This course is designed to provide an understanding of the problems in identifying, diagnosing and treating individuals with dual diagnosis of chemical dependency and mental illnesses such as organic brain syndromes, schizo- phrenia, affective disorders and personality disorders. Mental illnesses most often associated with chemical dependency will be reviewed. Different philosophies of treatment, community resources and social issues will be covered. The course is designed to assist practitioners in the mental health and alcoholism treatment field who work with dually diagnosed clients in using more effective assessment and treatment approaches. Prerequisites: HS 210, HS 232, or Consent.

HS 351 Introduction to Adult Care Home Administration (3)
This course is designed to prepare students for licensure as Adult Care Home Administrators. The course covers general administra- tion principles, legal and business terminology specific to adult care home administration, personnel management, budgeting and finance, government regulations, patient care concepts and market- ing for the long-term care facility. This course is designed to assist in preparing the student for Licen- sure as n Adult Care Home Administrator with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment.

HS 360 Directed Study in Human Services (1-3)
In consultation with instructor, the student selects for intensive study a specific area related to human services. Prerequisites: Consent of Faculty and Chair. Majors of junior standing only.

HS 372 Death and Dying (3)
The major goal of this course is to examine death and bereavement across the life span. Issues such as grief and loss; death in the lives of children; and methods for working with the dying and their families will be explored. Cultural differences with respect to rites, customs and immortality will also be examined.

HS 380 Internship III (6)
This is the third required intern- ship course for baccalaureate degree level majors within the Human Services Department. The internship consists of a minimum of 225 clock hours of experience in an agency in the community specific to the student s area of concentration under the super- vision of staff and university faculty; as well as a weekly one-hour seminar to integrate learning in the field with class- room instruction. Students will be evaluated related to their mastery of specific competencies in their concentration. Prerequisites: HS 281, HS 151/305, and junior standing and consent.

HS 390 Special Topics in Human Services (1-3)
Selected topics related to human services are announced in advance, including Alternative Treatment Methods, Alzheimer s Disease, Growing Old in a New Age, HIV/AIDS and Drug Abuse, Leadership in Human Services, Women and Addictions, or other topics of interest. See Schedules of classes for availability.

HS 411 Family Issues in Human Services (3)
This course will explore the role that family interaction plays in the various areas of Human Service. Initially the course will review the differing theories of family development and how those theories relate to a variety of issues addressed by professionals in the Human Service field. These theories will include structural functionalism, symbolic interaction, exchange theory, systems theory, and Bowen systems theory. Additionally, the course will look at a variety of issues and how they effect the family. These will include aging family members, dislocation and unemployment, teenage child- bearing, chronic illness, families with special needs children, drug and alcohol abuse, domestic violence, crime and delinquency, and family response to death.

HS 415 Advanced Methods in Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counseling (3)
This course will focus on alcohol and drug abuse treatment methods such as special skills needed for working with special populations, group techniques, relapse prevention, and non-traditional treatment methods. The course is designed to assist in preparing the student for the student in preparing for Certification as an Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Counselor with SRS/ADAS. Prerequisites: HS 210 recommended.

HS 429 Adolescence and Substance Abuse (3)
This course is designed to cover the dynamics of substance abuse for children and youth and the state-of-the-art of prevention and intervention. Special topics of the course will include growth and development, family process, assessment, intervention, treat- ment, co-dependency, education, cultural factors, at-risk popula- tions, prevention and resources.

HS 445 Legal and Ethical Issues in Human Services (3)
This course examines the social context of policy development and implementation at national, state, and local levels. Laws and ethical issues which impact the delivery of services will be addressed.

HS 481 Internship IV (6)
This is the fourth required internship course for baccalaureate degree level majors within the Human Services Department. The internship consists of a minimum of 225 clock hours of experience in an agency in the community specific to the student s area of concentration under the super- vision of staff and university faculty; as well as a weekly one-hour seminar to integrate learning in the field with class- room instruction. Practice will focus on advanced-level skills specific to the individual area of concentration. Prerequisites: HS 300, HS 302, HS 380, and upper division level courses in area of concentration and consent.

HS 495 Administration & Evaluation of Human Service Programs (3)
This course introduces the techniques of applied research in human services. Proposal writing is presented in its basic form, with applications to seeking fund- ing for human services programs and for applied research. The purposes and techniques of program evaluation are explored, including qualitative and quantita- tive approaches. Students gain experience with the critical reading of research articles relating to human services. Group projects give students direct experience with applied research, evaluation and proposal writing.
Prerequisites: HS 300, 302, and senior standing. Majors only.