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• SPC 156: INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

  3.00 Credits

  Westmoreland County Community College

  
  Focuses on the theoretical aspects of communication and on the development of skills necessary for effective interpersonal interactions.
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• SPC 255: PERSUASION AND PROPAGANDA

  3.00 Credits

  Westmoreland County Community College

  
  Provides students with the opportunity to understand what persuasion is and how it works, both in theory and in practice. Areas of focus include the acquisition of belief pattern and the use of persuasive appeals and logical fallacies in the rhetoric of advertising and politics. Various definitions of propaganda and its ethical bases will also be considered.
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• STM 296: STEM SEMINAR

  1.00 Credits

  Westmoreland County Community College

  
  This course will provide students in STEM programs the opportunity to use the knowledge and skills they have acquired to explore, critically assess, synthesize, discuss and present current research. This course will also allow students to explore with STEM faculty educational next steps, including BS and graduate programs, and career planning in an interdisciplinary community of STEM learners.
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• SWK 155: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK

  3.00 Credits

  Westmoreland County Community College

  
  Introduction to Social Work is intended as an introductory course for the student who plans to work with people in need. The course will provide the student with an overview of the information and skills needed to effectively work with a variety of populations in their community. This course will include information about the necessary personal qualities, service delivery systems and basic skills. It will also provide an overview of the history of the helping profession and how social policy influences the profession. Students will become familiar with the service providers in the local area. Additionally, students will examine their personal feelings and motivations related to becoming a helper.
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• SWK 157: INTERVIEWING AND RECORDKEEPING SKILLS

  3.00 Credits

  Westmoreland County Community College

  
  As the follow-up course to HMS 155 with an emphasis on individual interviewing skills in the helping services, this is a key course in the human services program as it teaches essential information gathering and recording skills for the human services worker. It is a very interactive course with much time devoted to practicing interviewing skills with classmates. Recordkeeping skills include learning to distinguish between objective and subjective information, how client files are organized and the methods used to compile a client history and assessment. Prerequisite(s): HMS 155 Prerequisite:    HMS 155
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• SWK 160: GROUP PROCESS

  3.00 Credits

  Westmoreland County Community College

  
  This course provides the basic knowledge needed to be an effective group leader and member. Emphasis is on practical application of group process skills.
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• SWK 161: SOLUTION FOCUSED COUNSELING

  3.00 Credits

  Westmoreland County Community College

  
  This course is an introduction to counseling techniques used in the field of social work. It focuses on solution based therapy to problem solve. Students will take the basic interviewing skills they obtained in SWK 157 and build additional skills to help students go from gathering information to helping clients set goals and interventions. This class will include lecture and role-playing to practice techniques. Prerequisite(s): SWK 155, SWK 157 Prerequisite:    SWK 155 AND SWK 157
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• SWK 162: PROBLEM SOLVING AND COUNSELING SKILLS

  3.00 Credits

  Westmoreland County Community College

  
  This course is a follow-up to Interviewing and Recordkeeping Skills course. Its purpose is for the student to learn basic counseling skills that help clients discover and use their strengths and past experiences to help them identify solutions to their problems. Prerequisite(s): HMS 155, HMS 157 Prerequisite:    HMS 155 AND HMS 157
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• SWK 163: INTRO TO SOCIAL WELFARE

  3.00 Credits

  Westmoreland County Community College

  
  An examination of the historical and contemporary social problems, values and policies of the institution of social welfare. Considers the social, political, and economic origins and consequences of societal policies for economic advancement of clients and social services. Investigating current issues and how it impacts the social work field.
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• SWK 170: RACE AND DIVERSITY IN THE U.S.

  3.00 Credits

  Westmoreland County Community College

  
  This is an introductory course for the study of racial and ethnic minorities in the USA. This course will provide an overview of the history, immigration patterns and characteristics of the major ethnic minority groups in the USA. The course will also explore the origins and history of prejudice and discrimination experienced by members of these groups. Through readings and discussion, the course will focus on both current and past issues that are important to the understanding of the multi-cultural society in which we all must live and work. Prerequisite(s): SOC 155 Prerequisite:    SOC 155
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