Courses In The Future
HS U320: Techniques in Individual and Group Counseling in Human ServicesHS U360: Understanding the Impact of Social Issues on Early Childhood Literacy
HSU520: Child Intervention and Treatment
HS U540: Services and Treatments for Chemical Dependencies
HS U550: Advocacy and Activism
HS U560: Religion, Human Services, and Diversity in the United States
HS U570: Non-profit Program Design and Fundraising
HS U580: Rape Crisis Training: Techniques in Counseling
HS U620 & HSU621: Civic Engagement, Leadership, and Ethics in Practice I & II
HS U320: Techniques in Individual and Group Counseling in Human Services
This advanced clinical course will provide in-depth understanding of clinical practice with individuals, groups, and families. The course will focus on developing practice skills through presentations case studies, and self-reflection journals. Students will also examine the role of spirituality within one’s clinical practice. This course will explore theoretical techniques and their applications in a variety of settings. Particular attention will be paid to populations at risk.
HS U360: Understanding the Impact of Social Issues on Early Childhood Literacy
Contact us to register or for more information. In this course students will focus on early language and literacy in urban communities and incorporate the Jumpstart program model as the service learning component of the class. About Jumpstart: Jumpstart is a national early literacy organization that recruits and trains college students to work one-to-one with preschool children from low-income backgrounds. Through extraordinary attention in yearlong mentoring relationships, Jumpstart inspires children to learn, adults to teach, families to get involved, and communities to progress together.
HSU520: Child Intervention and Treatment
Explores current issues facing children and families across a variety of settings (school, foster care, residential treatment, and court systems). Focuses on child-centered intervention and treatment strategies and also examines the importance of multidisciplinary policy.
HS U540: Services and Treatments for Chemical Dependencies
Explores students’ personal and cultural perspectives about substance use, abuse, and addiction through the use of readings, films, and case studies. Students evaluate the causes of chemical dependence, and methods of recognition, intervention, and treatment. Offers students the opportunity to investigate the effects of chemical dependency on the family.
HS U550: Advocacy and Activism
Covers the fundamentals of advocacy and activism while developing a knowledge base in the areas of housing law and domestic violence. Lectures give an overview of the legal system while exploring its relationship to the social service system. Additionally, we discuss the history of advocacy and activism, basic legal strategies, lobbying, court procedures, housing code violations, tenant/landlord laws, and restraining orders.
HS U560: Religion, Human Services, and Diversity in the United States
Explores the links among and between society, identity, and religion from the perspective of community service and social justice. In conjunction with the Jewish Studies Program, themes from Judaism are used as examples throughout the course in order to understand the ways in which religious/ethnic identity helps to shape the lives of real people. In the first part of the course we historically situate religious social services in the United States. The second part looks to the politics of doing good and its effect on community service, professional ethics, personal identity, and moral beliefs as part of the larger American collective consciousness. In the last part we use contemporary American Jewish social services as the major lens through which we explore critical service-related issues.
HS U570: Non-profit Program Design and Fundraising
Builds practical skills in non-profit program management, focusing on the relationship between sound program design and successful fundraising. Emphasis is placed on developing programming that is both response to real needs and appealing to a wide range of donors. As they examine the life-cycle of a program from needs assessment through evaluation, students will develop a toolkit of related materials for a non-profit organization of their choice.
HS U580: Rape Crisis Training: Techniques in Counseling
Provides an in-depth examination of sexual assault, its effects, and the resources available to assist survivors. Presents an overview of the interwoven systems—criminal justice, medical, legal, and counseling—as well as other health and counseling issues that a survivor may face. Focuses on developing clinical skills and counseling competency through group exercises and experiential activities. Students who successfully complete this course meet the legal requirements in Massachusetts for rape crisis counselors.
HS U620 & HSU621: Civic Engagement, Leadership, and Ethics in Practice I & II
Satisfies requirement of the Northeastern University Civic Engagement and Academic Development (NU CEAD) program that students enroll in two consecutive service-learning courses in which the practical and theoretical aspects of leadership, ethics, and civic engagement are studied. Requires a community-based service-learning commitment of eight hours a week relevant to the individual student’s primary area of study, coupled with lecture and site visits. Uses a seminar format to cover theoretical frameworks and models in areas of leadership, ethics, and civic engagement. Uses guided discussion of readings, exploration of theory, and concurrent reflection of service experiences. Presents course instructor(s), faculty from various disciplines, and leaders from local community organizations to facilitate discussions/lectures in their area of expertise.