Current issues and concepts are considered, with emphasis on providers, clients, and diverse socio-cultural influences. Legal processes and their effect on human services client populations and delivery systems. Legislative, judicial, administrative, and policy and procedural processes. An examination of the values and economic factors that have given rise to managed care and other major changes in the health care system, plus an overview of skills necessary to meet these changes. Judicial, administrative, and legislative processes considered.
Different seminars deal with different problems and related treatment theories.
Repeatable to a maximum of 6 credits. Analysis of juvenile justice system including effects on victims, perpetrators, families, law enforcement, and human service agencies. Models, theories, and ethics of case management and interventions, including intake, assessment, action plans, resources, referrals, and informational strategies. Examines the etiology of chemical dependency and other compulsive behaviors and the impact of these behaviors on societal systems such as family, legal, education, work, social and health services. A philosophical exploration of various concepts of the helping relationship and the ethical issues inherent in that process.