BAS Human Services (BASHS)
Introduction to Human Services
BASHS 301 5 Credits/Units
5 hours of lecture
Overviews the role of the Human Services worker including the various settings, types of Human Services for specific populations and the history of the helping professions. Desirable skills and knowledge and personal characteristics for Human Services workers are also discussed. An emphasis on self-awareness required for Human Services workers are discussed with an emphasis placed on self-awareness. [GE]
Systems and Social Justice
BASHS 302 5 Credits/Units
5 hours of lecture
Designed to improve student knowledge of power, privilege, inequity, and social justice. Students will learn to identify their own social location in relation to others. They will also apply class concepts to case studies in Human Services in order to analyze the impact of systemic oppression on potential clients, learn appropriate methods of resistance and intervention, and develop strategies for implementing social justice. [GE]
Ethics In Human Services
BASHS 303 5 Credits/Units
5 hours of lecture
Explores the concepts of self-awareness in ethical decision-making, including theories of ethical decision making. Provides an overview of federal and state laws pertaining to specific populations and situations in the Human Services field. [GE]
Practical Family Therapy
BASHS 304 5 Credits/Units
5 hours of lecture
Explores practical perspectives on marital and family counseling including an examination of family advocacy, assessment techniques, treatment planning strategies, and use of techniques. Focuses on an integration of family theory and practice. [GE]
Advanced Co-Occuring Disorders Treatment
BASHS 305 5 Credits/Units
5 hours of lecture
Provides clinical experience in assessing accurately the various aspects of common co-occurring disorders encountered in the behavioral health field including: personality disorders, mood disorders, bipolar, trauma disorders and other associated DSM-V disorders. [GE]
Trauma, Grief & Loss
BASHS 306 5 Credits/Units
5 hours of lecture
Provides a theoretical and practical framework for working with traumatized and grieving populations and individuals in a broad Human Services context. [GE]
Mulitcultural Counseling In HS
BASHS 401 5 Credits/Units
5 hours of lecture
Presents current theories and practices for working with clients of various cultural, racial, economic, and ethnic backgrounds and subcultures. [GE]
Human Services Intervention
BASHS 402 5 Credits/Units
5 hours of lecture
Prerequisite: ACED 201 and ACED 204 (grades of "C" or higher).
Practical application of theory in counseling and advocacy for Human Services populations in various settings. Emphasis is on developing a personal awareness of strengths and personal challenges in counseling and advocacy and integrating responding skills and theoretical orientations. [GE]
Research & Evaluation Methodologies In HS
BASHS 403 5 Credits/Units
5 hours of lecture
Prerequisite: MATH& 146 (grade of "C" or higher)
Focuses on critical understanding of qualitative and quantitative research methods and program evaluation employed in the fields of Human Services that empower and promote social and economic justice and respect for cultural and social diversity. Students will gain an understanding of the various research methods, program evaluation techniques, qualitative quantitative data analysis techniques, data management skills, and ethical issues around research. [GE]
Advanced Case Management In HS
BASHS 404 5 Credits/Units
5 hours of lecture
Explores the clinical practice of working from an accurate psych-social assessment to the necessary steps in the development of an appropriate treatment plan. A previous knowledge of ASAM and the use of the DSM-V is recommended. [GE]
Human Services Field Placement I
BASHS 410 5 Credits/Units
15 hours of clinical
Experiential learning in a Human Services environment. Students will assist in providing direct therapeutic, educational, referral, support and outreach services to those clients and family members of that service provider. [GE]
Human Services Field Placement II
BASHS 411 5 Credits/Units
15 hours of clinical
Experiential learning in a Human Services environment. Students will assist in providing direct therapeutic, educational, referral, support and outreach services to those clients and family members of that service provider. [GE]