The basic functions of management in an organization as well the relationship between administrative practice and staff competence and efficacy will be discussed. The course will be interactive in nature. Through a series of interactive exercises, students will have the opportunity to identify their individual behavior style and how this style may impact the individuals they supervise. Students will have an opportunity to practice the skills they are learning through a series of case scenarios. Sue Middleton Human Services Professionals are regularly confronted with difficult ethical issues.
Wrong decisions can result in harm to clients as well as punitive action against the professional.
It is important then, that professionals in the human services know how to make ethical decisions. This course is designed to help students develop the skills they need to make informed, careful, ethical decisions through sensitizing them to ethical issues that arise in the field and helping them learn how to reason more effectively about these issues. This course will explore the full spectrum of substance abuse dependence. Discussions will include defining addiction, assessing addiction, treatment options, the impact of managed care how to define and measure successful treatment, and resources for the service provider who needs further consultation. This course examines the relationship between the community, law enforcement, prosecutors, the courts and service providers in prevention of crime and the apprehension, detainment, incarceration and treatment of criminal offenders.