(3 credits) Prerequisites: ENG 03, ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.
Introduces human service agencies, roles and careers. Presents an historical perspective of the field as it relates to human services today. Additional topics include values clarification and needs of target populations.
HMS 121
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BASIC COUNSELING SKILLS
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 03, ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.
Develops skills needed to function in a helping relationship. Emphasizes skills in attending, listening, and responding. Clarifies personal skill strengths, deficits, and goals for skill improvement. Lecture 3 hours per week.
HMS 139
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COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND SERVICES
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.
Studies federal, state, and local agencies, their functions, limitations and interrelationships. Emphasizes purposes of agencies as related to delivery of human services and procedures for referral, team building, and regional cooperation. Lecture 3 hours per week.
HMS 141
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GROUP DYNAMICS I
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 03, ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.
Examines the stages of group development, group dynamics, the role of the leader in a group, and recognition of the various types of group processes. Discusses models of group dynamics that occur as a result of group membership dynamics. Lecture 3 hours per week.
HMS 170
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CREATIVITY AND YOUTH ENGAGEMENT
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 03, ENG 04 if required by individual student’s placement.
Provides a comprehensive overview of relevant theories of creativity that enhance youth workers’ abilities to foster the principles of youth development. Through creative tools, promotes an understanding of the effect that youth and adult partnerships have on positive change in communities. Lecture 3 hours per week.
HMS 171
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ADVANCING YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
(2 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 03, ENG 04 if required by individual student’s placement.
Provides an overview of principles of youth development research and the impact on the youth work field. Lecture 2 hours per week.
HMS 226
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HELPING ACROSS CULTURES
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 03, ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.
Provides a historical overview of selected cultural and racial groups. Promotes understanding of group differences and the impact on counseling services. Lecture 3 hours per week.
HMS 228
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PRODUCTIVE PROBLEM-SOLVING
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 03, ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.
Develops problem-solving and program-development skills needed to function in helping relationships. Emphasizes skills training within the classroom and application of the skills in other settings. Lecture 3 hours per week.
HMS 231
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GERONTOLOGY I
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.
Examines characteristics of the aging process and problems for the elderly. Considers both theoretical and applied perspectives on the following issues: biological, psychological, sociological, economic and political. Lecture 3 hours per week.
HMS 251
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SUBSTANCE ABUSE I
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 03, ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.
Provides knowledge, skills, and insight for working in drug and alcohol abuse programs. Emphasizes personal growth and client growth measures in helping relationships. Stresses various methods of individual and group techniques for helping the substance abuser. Lecture 3 hours per week.
HMS 290
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COORDINATED INTERNSHIP IN HUMAN SERVICES
(3 credits) Prerequisite(s): ENG 03, ENG 05 if required by individual student’s placement.
Supervised observation at selected social service agencies, human services centers, or rehabilitation programs/institutions. Program is coordinated by the college. Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit.
HMS 297
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COOPERATIVE EDUCATION IN HUMAN SERVICES
(3 credits) Must have completed all Human Services courses.
Supervised on-the-job experience for pay in selected social service agencies, human services centers, or rehabilitation programs/institutions. Work is coordinated by the college. Credit/work ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit.
Thomas Nelson Community College
99 Thomas Nelson Dr., P.O. Box 9407,
Hampton VA 23670
(757) 825-2700 - Hampton Campus
(757) 253-4300 - Historic Triangle Campus
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