Spring 2026

HUMS

• A107 History of Systems of Change 3 Credits

  History of Systems of Change

  Introduces historical foundations of the human service profession through the lens of formative legislation and the evolution of the profession.

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  CRN	Section	Instructor	Dates	Open Seats
  View detailed information for CRN:35970	PX1	Evans, David	January 12 - May 2	19

• A125 High Risk Behav in Adolescents 3 Credits

  High Risk Behav in Adolescents

  Provides an overview of brain development and its impact on behavior. Presents types of issues in adolescence and prevention approaches to high-risk behavior.

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  CRN	Section	Instructor	Dates	Open Seats
  View detailed information for CRN:34393	RW1	Person, Julia	January 12 - May 2	26

• A155 Human Service Practice 3 Credits

  Human Service Practice

  Presents skills appropriate for human service professionals in practicum placements and in future careers. Includes skills related to task groups, leadership, problem-solving, workplace norms, technological literacy, digital communications, and working with diverse client populations. Presents the use of e-portfolios in the documentation of learning.

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  CRN	Section	Day(s)	Times	Bldg/Room	Instructor	Dates	Open Seats
  View detailed information for CRN:33411	201		-	DIST ONLINE	Kabranian, Seta	January 12 - May 2	8
  View detailed information for CRN:33411	201	W	11:30AM - 2:15PM	DIST ONLINE	Kabranian, Seta	January 12 - May 2	8
  View detailed information for CRN:33411	201	W	11:30AM - 2:15PM	PSB 233	Kabranian, Seta	January 12 - May 2	8

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  No Distance Learning courses available.

• A200 Intro Children's Behav Hlth 3 Credits

  Intro Children's Behav Hlth

  Covers ethics and ethical practices, self-care, confidentiality, mandatory reporting, overview of child and adolescent development, building and maintaining therapeutic relationships, boundaries, culturally responsive interventions, resiliency, communication, and additional behavioral health topics impacting treatment outcomes for children and adolescents.

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  View detailed information for CRN:32731	201	Piffarerio, Jennifer	January 12 - May 2	14

• A205 Tch Behv Sup & Soc Skls to Yth 3 Credits

  Tch Behv Sup & Soc Skls to Yth

  Equips students and professionals with practical strategies to enhance children's self-esteem, social competence, and resilience while incorporating positive behavior support principles. Introduces various intervention models and emphasizes effective interactions and conversations to support children from diverse backgrounds, providing a comprehensive framework for enhancing social development and behavior management skills.

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  CRN	Section	Instructor	Dates	Open Seats
  View detailed information for CRN:33399	201	Piffarerio, Jennifer	January 12 - May 2	20

• A206 Understndng Chldrn's Mntl Hlth 3 Credits

  Understndng Chldrn's Mntl Hlth

  Offers students a comprehensive understanding of mental health diagnoses commonly observed in children, within the context of supporting the child's well-being. Engages students in exploring interventions associated with various diagnoses. Equips students with the knowledge and skills to effectively support children with behavioral and mental health challenges in various settings.

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  CRN	Section	Instructor	Dates	Open Seats
  View detailed information for CRN:33400	201	Piffarerio, Jennifer	January 12 - May 2	15

• A207 Trauma Informed Wk w/ Children 3 Credits

  Trauma Informed Wk w/ Children

  Covers differentiation between types of trauma that children can experience and how trauma may affect their treatment outcomes. Examines safe and supportive trauma-informed interventions, as well as strategies to reduce the effects of caregiver fatigue. Special Note: Not available for credit to students who have completed HUMS A307. May be stacked with: HUMS A307

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  CRN	Section	Instructor	Dates	Open Seats
  View detailed information for CRN:33401	201	Piffarerio, Jennifer	January 12 - May 2	5

• A212 Cases in SUD Treatment & Pract 3 Credits

  Cases in SUD Treatment & Pract

  Serves as an integrative experience using the case method. Allows students to work individually and/or in small teams to address practice issues. Includes topics that include assessment of substance use disorder and co-occurring disorders, development of treatment plans, application of best practices such as motivational interviewing, case management process, crisis intervention methods, and team-based collaboration.

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  CRN	Section	Instructor	Dates	Open Seats
  View detailed information for CRN:35971	PX1	LaJeunesse, Leslie	January 12 - May 2	18

• A225 Counseling in Human Services 3 Credits

  Counseling in Human Services

  Presents counseling approaches and skills within ethical and theoretical frameworks. Provides students with knowledge and practical application skills for helping relationships, including skills for understanding, positive action, crisis intervention, and trauma-informed care.

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  CRN	Section	Instructor	Dates	Open Seats
  View detailed information for CRN:34394	IW1	Kipp Lavea, Bettina	January 12 - May 2	17

• A241 Guardianshp and Conservatorshp 3 Credits

  Guardianshp and Conservatorshp

  Examines guardianship and conservatorship regarding statutes, authority, limitations, and fiduciary obligations. Explores alternatives to guardianship, the power of attorney, and supported decision-making for vulnerable adults. Introduces person-centered practice as well as medical decision-making obligations and limitations.

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  CRN	Section	Instructor	Dates	Open Seats
  View detailed information for CRN:35455	201	Moxley, David	January 12 - May 2	18
  View detailed information for CRN:35455	201	Moxley, David	January 12 - May 2	18

• A255 Group Work 3 Credits

  Group Work

  Presents practical knowledge of planning, facilitating, and sustaining task-centered, support, and psychoeducational groups within human service practice in the formation of supportive communities. Includes a typology of groups and their facilitation, ethical considerations, group leadership, management and evaluation skills, and discussion of basic issues in group membership and facilitation.

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  View detailed information for CRN:34509	IW1	Kipp Lavea, Bettina	January 12 - May 2	8

• A295B Human Services Practicum II 3 Credits

  Human Services Practicum II

  Provides students with advancing levels of responsibility in direct client services in the community and/or specialized activities/projects while increasing their professional development. Refines e-portfolio for further documentation of learning in practicum. Special Note: Requires students to complete 125 hours of field placement in an agency setting and weekly classroom seminar. Registration Restrictions: Admission to the Associate of Applied Science in Human Services or Bachelor of Human Services.

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  CRN	Section	Day(s)	Times	Bldg/Room	Instructor	Dates	Open Seats
  View detailed information for CRN:32732	201		-	ARR ARR	Kabranian, Seta	January 12 - May 2	10
  View detailed information for CRN:32732	201		-	DIST ONLINE	Kabranian, Seta	January 12 - May 2	10
  View detailed information for CRN:32732	201	T	11:30AM - 12:45AM	DIST ONLINE	Kabranian, Seta	January 12 - May 2	10
  View detailed information for CRN:32732	201	T	11:30AM - 12:45AM	PSB 231	Kabranian, Seta	January 12 - May 2	10

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• A321 *Diversity Issues HUMS Prctice 3 Credits

  *Diversity Issues HUMS Prctice

  Examines diversity from historical and current perspectives with an emphasis upon self-awareness. Incorporates the needs of diverse groups into human services best practices through readings, role-play and group activity.

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  CRN	Section	Instructor	Dates	Open Seats
  View detailed information for CRN:33403	201	Ross, Jessica	January 12 - May 2	15

• A325 Case Mgmt in Complex Systems 3 Credits

  Case Mgmt in Complex Systems

  Introduces policy and process issues involved in providing case management services in highly structured systems. Identifies strengths in collaborating across and among systems and barriers to implementing culturally appropriate case management services to families.

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  CRN	Section	Instructor	Dates	Open Seats
  View detailed information for CRN:35446	202	Kabranian, Seta	January 12 - May 2	16

• A334 Family Mediation 3 Credits

  Family Mediation

  Examines the role of mediation in resolving conflict in domestic relations, family business situations and crisis situations within the community. Incorporates systems theory, mediation theories, principles and skills of mediation, different approaches to family mediation and current research. Registration Restrictions: Department approval

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  View detailed information for CRN:32733	201	Moxley, David	January 12 - May 2	12

• A356 Dynamics of HUMS Organizations 3 Credits

  Dynamics of HUMS Organizations

  Introduces the dynamics of human service organizations and the evolution of the human services field. Examines organizational behavior and its impact on clients, staff, and the community.

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  View detailed information for CRN:35447	201	Moxley, David	January 12 - May 2	11

• A412 Ethical Issues in HUMS Pract 3 Credits

  Ethical Issues in HUMS Pract

  Examines ethical issues in human services practice defined in the National Organization of Human Services (NOHS) Ethical Code. Focuses on client rights, confidentiality and worker responsibility. Registration Restrictions: Admission to the Associate of Applied Science in Human Services or the Bachelor of Human Services

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  View detailed information for CRN:33406	201	Chase, Yvonne	January 12 - May 2	14

• A455 Crisis Intervention & Trauma 3 Credits

  Crisis Intervention & Trauma

  Presents culturally responsive and effective interventions for crisis management. Presents practice issues related to children and adults who have experienced trauma. Examines the causes, interventions, strategies, and follow-up. Registration Restrictions: Admission to the Associate of Applied Science in Human Services or the Bachelor of Human Services

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  CRN	Section	Instructor	Dates	Open Seats
  View detailed information for CRN:34508	IW1	Kipp Lavea, Bettina	January 12 - May 2	12

• A464 Leadership & Diversity 3 Credits

  Leadership & Diversity

  Explores leadership development, styles and challenges in a global society through the frameworks of transformative and other structural change models. Examines profit and non-profit management as well as agents of change that improve or hinder human services delivery.

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  CRN	Section	Instructor	Dates	Open Seats
  View detailed information for CRN:35448	201	Chase, Yvonne	January 12 - May 2	18

• A491 Qualitative Research and Eval 3 Credits

  Qualitative Research and Eval

  Provides knowledge and skill development in qualitative research and evaluation. Prepares students for their Capstone research project. Registration Restrictions: Junior or senior standing or department approval

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  CRN	Section	Instructor	Dates	Open Seats
  View detailed information for CRN:33742	201	Chase, Yvonne	January 12 - May 2	15

• A496 *Hum Svcs Integrative Capstone 3 Credits

  *Hum Svcs Integrative Capstone

  Prepares students to conduct research and complete an Integrative Capstone project. Includes 50 hours in their last field placement agency for data collection. Requires students to complete a literature review, collect and analyze the data, and present the results using e-portfolio. Provides an opportunity for students to develop grant-writing skills. Registration Restrictions: Senior standing and admission to the Associate of Applied Science in Human Services or the Bachelor of Human Services

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  CRN	Section	Day(s)	Times	Bldg/Room	Instructor	Dates	Open Seats
  View detailed information for CRN:32735	201		-	ARR ARR	Kabranian, Seta	January 12 - May 2	10
  View detailed information for CRN:32735	201		-	DIST ONLINE	Kabranian, Seta	January 12 - May 2	10
  View detailed information for CRN:32735	201	M	11:30AM - 12:45AM	DIST ONLINE	Kabranian, Seta	January 12 - May 2	10
  View detailed information for CRN:32735	201	M	11:30AM - 12:45AM	PSB 231	Kabranian, Seta	January 12 - May 2	10

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  No Distance Learning courses available.