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• HIS 240: American Urban History

  3.00 Credits

  Reading Area Community College

  
  The landscape of the world is more and more evolving into a cityscape with urbanization offering a broad array of opportunities and problems. The course examines the changing urban landscape over time and explores the dynamics associated with urban growth in colonial American and subsequently the United States. Within the examination, the course considers the complex interaction of social, economic, political, technological, and cultural factors that contributed to the changing nature of the city and continue to do so. Prerequisite:    Take COM-121; Minimum grade D. (Required, Previous).
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• HIS 255: Interpreting Lives: Rites of Passage, Personal History, and the Life Cycle (Honors)

  3.00 Credits

  Reading Area Community College

  
  Same as ANT 255 & PSY 255. Honors courses involve more in-depth study than non-honors courses and often involve exploratory learning, essay writing, collaborative activities and individualized research. This interdisciplinary course considers the stages of life and their cross-cultural variation, including the rites of passage that mark transitions throughout the human life cycle. Further, the course examines how people construct and reaffirm their lives through the process of personal narrative. Students will be taught life history interview methods and guided to do independent research with an individual ?tradition bearer?. Such life history research facilitates the coming to voice of women and minority people who are often ignored in standard historical writing. Prerequisite:    Take COM-121; Minimum grade D. (Required, Previous).
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• HMS 105: Professional Helping

  3.00 Credits

  Reading Area Community College

  
  The purpose of this course is to orient students to the helping relationship. In addition to exploring effective attending skills, the course will address the ethical considerations required of professional helpers. Further analysis will discuss ways in which various aspects of diversity impact the helping relationship. Additionally, students will explore their own professional use of self. Research from the fields of addictions studies, social work, human services, psychology, sociology and anthropology will be utilized throughout the course. Prerequisite:    Take 1 group (Take COM-098; Minimum grade D /Take EAP-050 EAP-060; Minimum grade D /Take COM-121; Minimum grade D). (Required, Previous).
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• HMS 106: Group Facilitation

  3.00 Credits

  Reading Area Community College

  
  This course presents a broad, integrative overview of group dynamics in a highly interactive format. It is designed to meet the needs of Addictions Studies/Human Service majors and other students by introducing them to the effective facilitation of psychoeducational groups. Rooted in theory and research findings, this course is designed to prepare the helping professional for the planning, implementation and evaluation of groups. Prerequisite:    Take 1 group (Take COM-098; Minimum grade D /Take EAP-050 EAP-060; Minimum grade D /Take COM-121; Minimum grade D). (Required, Previous).
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• HMS 125: Human Services and the Law

  3.00 Credits

  Reading Area Community College

  
  Introduction to the laws and regulations governing the human service delivery systems. Topics covered include consumer rights, confidentiality, professional ethics, documentation, and fiscal management. Prerequisite:    Take SWK-110; Minimum grade D. (Required, Previous).
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• HMS 205: Case Management

  3.00 Credits

  Reading Area Community College

  
  This course serves as the capstone course for addiction studies and human services majors. The purpose of this course is for students to explore the role of the case manager in the helping relationship. Case managers serve as coordinators of the various sevices utilized by clients. Students will apply practice knowledge, values and skills to various case studies. Emphasis is placed on case management as a model for service delivery to indivisuals, families and groups. Topics covered include intake interviewing, assessment, service planning, care coordination, advocacy and knowledge of community systems. Various ethical and legal issues affecting case management are explored. Prerequisite:    Take HMS-105; Minimum grade D. (Required, Previous). | Take COM-121; Minimum grade D. (Required, Previous).
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• HMS 215: Human Service Practice I

  3.00 Credits

  Reading Area Community College

  
  This is the first of two courses examining the concepts, practice principles, skills, and methods used to provide human services. This course focuses on service delivery to individuals and families. Emphasis is placed on case management a model for service delivery. Topics covered include intake interviewing, assessment, service planning, and interventions. Various ethical and legal issues affecting human service delivery are explored. Case studies are used to illustrate the principles of case management. Laboratory work is used to develop effective intake interviewing skills with a strong focus on the attitude and characteristics of the interviewer. Prerequisite:    Take SWK-110; Minimum grade D. (Required, Previous). | Take PSY-120; Minimum grade D. (Required, Previous). | Take COM-121; Minimum grade D. (Required, Previous).
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• HMS 216: Human Service Practice II

  3.00 Credits

  Reading Area Community College

  
  This is the second of two courses examining the concepts, practice principles, skills, and methods used to provide human services. This course focuses on service delivery to groups and communities. Content includes group process, organizational structures, program planning, resource development, and knowledge of community systems. Additional emphasis is placed on technology in human services as method of facilitating documentation, treatment planning, communication, implementation strategies, and professional training. Prerequisite:    Take HMS-215; Minimum grade D. (Required, Previous). | Take HMS-250; Minimum grade D. (Required, Previous or concurrent).
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• HMS 250: Fieldwork in Human Services I

  3.00 Credits

  Reading Area Community College

  
  This course will provide students with on-site experience in a variety of human service settings. It includes seminar discussions of experiential learning. Prerequisite:    Take HMS-216; Minimum grade D. (Required, Previous or concurrent).
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• HON 100A: Psychology & Pop Culture (Honors) Fandoms:What Kind of Geek Are You?

  3.00 Credits

  Reading Area Community College

  
  This First Year Seminar examines the need for knowledge, where to find it, and how to understand and use it through in depth study of aspecific topic in psychology and pop culture. The course emphasizes active learning, fosters peer collaboration, and promotes rigor in scholarship. Students learn academic skills and frames of mind that can be applied in future courses and careers. This course can be substituted for CSS-103 to fulfill the College Success Strategies requirement. Prerequisite:    Take COM-098; Minimum grade C. (Required, Previous).
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