Human Services (HSER) Courses
HSER 300 Introduction to Human Services
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:Eligibility for ENGWR 300
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is a comprehensive overview of the field of Human Services in private and public agencies. This course includes learning of agency functions and worker activities through reading, class discussion, and class speakers. The emphasis of this course is understanding the roles and skills of associate professionals such as health workers, activity directors for the elderly, and adolescent and child welfare assistants.
HSER 302 Introduction to Psychology of Human Relations
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- General Education:AA/AS Area III(b); CSU Area E1
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is an introduction to attitudes, values, and methods that enhance communication skills in human relations. It is required for all students in the Human Services major and open to all students.
HSER 304 Introduction to Counseling Children
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
A study of the tools children use daily to cope with feelings, adjust to changes, overcome disappointment and trauma, make sense out of the world around them and grow in their various relationships. Children's play medium will be experienced, with special emphasis on the importance of imagination and the use of fantasy. Assignments will require association with children.
HSER 340 Introduction to Chemical Dependency
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
A survey course that examines the psychological and physiological effects of chemical dependency on the individual. Also included is an analysis of the effects of substance abuse on the family; the sociological and economic conditions contributing to substance abuse, and a description of communication efforts at prevention and treatment.
HSER 341 Physiology and Pharmacology: Alcohol & Other Drugs
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:HSER 340 with a grade of "C" or better
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is a study of the chemical composition of alcohol, and the mechanism of action of alcohol and other psychoactive drugs in the human body including opiates, stimulants, depressants, psychotherapeutics, and psychedelics. The physiological and psychological mechanisms associated with tolerance, habituation, and withdrawal that occur during the addiction phase of drug use will be studied.
HSER 342 Alcoholism: Intervention, Treatment & Recovery
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:HSER 341 with a grade of "C" or better
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is a study and evaluation of techniques used in the treatment of chemical dependency. Topics include intervention, individual and group counseling, detoxification, twelve-step programs, therapeutic communities, and aftercare programs.
HSER 350 Employment Skills in Human Services
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:HSER 300 and 302
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course introduces students to the legal and ethical issues of interviewing and counseling individuals, families, and groups. Course topics include family system dynamics, family and drug intervention, crisis intervention, court mandated reporting, legislative mandates required of counselors, and laws pertaining to counseling minors and other client populations within Human Services Agencies. This is a required course for the Human Services degree and certificate.
HSER 360 Techniques of Interviewing and Counseling
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:HSER 300, 302, and 350 with grades of "C" or better
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course introduces students to effective counseling and interviewing techniques as applied to associate para professional experiences as counselors, group counselor aides, mental health workers, social service technicians and other new careers in human services. This is a required course for the Social Work/Human Services degree and certificate. This course is not open to students who have completed HSER 360.
HSER 362 Practices in Human Services
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Corequisite:HSER 360 and 498
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course provides advanced study and lecture of the helping profession in settings that include: public and/or private agencies that provide mental health services; corrections and rehabilitation; alcohol and other drugs; and child/adolescent treatment services. This is a lecture-based course that integrates both the theory and concepts of
the helping profession, as well as discussion of the practical application of experiences in the field. Student evaluation is competency-based.
HSER 364 Techniques of Group Counseling
- Same As:SWHS 364
- Units:4
- Hours:54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:HSER 350 with a grade of "C" or better; SWHS 360 (Techniques of Interviewing and Counseling), or HSER 360 (Techniques of Interviewing and Counseling) with a grade of “C” or better
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course introduces the basic elements and techniques of group counseling. Students will learn the knowledge and skills needed for effective group facilitation through class activities such as role-plays, and class discussion. The course emphasizes different types of groups, stages of group process, and techniques for counseling specific populations including individuals with substance use disorders and those from diverse backgrounds. This course is the same as SWHS 364 and only one may be taken for credit.
HSER 494 Topics in Human Services
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Hours:9 - 72 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is an exploration of those topics and issues which are most relevant for future and present workers in human services. Emphasis will be on those issues which are not consistently covered by other required human services courses. These issues may include: chemical dependency, interventions in poverty, stress management, child neglect and abuse, patient rights, and organization for advocacy.
HSER 495 Independent Studies in Human Services
- Units:1 - 3
- Hours:54 - 162 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
An independent studies project involves an individual student or small group of students in study, research, or activities beyond the scope of regularly offered courses. See the current catalog section of "Special Studies" for full details of Independent Studies.
HSER 498 Work Experience in Human Services
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Hours:27 - 216 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:SWHS 350 and 360 with grades of "C" or better
- Corequisite:SWHS 366
- Enrollment Limitation:Students must be in a paid or unpaid internship, volunteer position or job related to career goals in Human Services. Students must attend a mandatory orientation for SWHS 366 as the co-requisite for this course.
- Advisory:Students must obtain an internship when enrolling in this course and must have an approved internship site at the start date of the course. Students must meet co-requisites and pre-requisites to enroll. Student also must attend a mandatory orientation session with the SWHS Department Chair that can be scheduled the semester prior to enrollment in the course.
- Transferable:CSU
- General Education:AA/AS Area III(b)
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course provides students with opportunities to develop marketable skills in preparation for employment in their major field of study or advancement within their career. It is designed for students interested in work experience and/or internships in transfer level degree occupational programs. Course content includes understanding the application of education to the workforce; completion of required forms which document the student's progress and hours spent at the work site; and developing workplace skills and competencies. Appropriate level learning objectives are established by the student and the employer. During the semester, the student is required to participate in a weekly orientation and complete 27 hours of related work experience for 0.5 unit. An additional 27 hours of related work experience is required for each additional 0.5 units. Students may take up to 16 units total across all Work Experience course offerings. This course may be taken up to four times when there are new or expanded learning objectives. Only one Work Experience course may be taken per semester.
HSER 499 Experimental Offering in Human Services
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Prerequisite:None.
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is the experimental courses description.
Social Work/Human Services (SWHS) Courses
SWHS 299 Experimental Offering in Social Work/Human Services
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Prerequisite:None.
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is the experimental courses description.
SWHS 300 Introduction to Social Work & Human Services
- Same As:HSER 300
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:Eligibility for ENGWR 300
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is a comprehensive overview of the field of Social Work and Human Services in private and public agencies. This course includes learning of agency functions and worker activities through reading, class discussion, and class speakers. The emphasis of this course is understanding the roles and skills of associate professionals such as health workers, activity directors for the elderly, and adolescent and child welfare assistants. This course is not open to students who have completed HSER 300.
SWHS 302 Introduction to Psychology of Human Relations
- Same As:HSER 302
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU (effective Fall 2024)
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is an introduction to attitudes, values, and methods that enhance communication skills in human relations. It is required for all students in the Human Services major and open to all students. This course is not open to students who have completed HSER 302.
SWHS 306 Introduction to Counseling Youth in Diverse Settings
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:SWHS 300 and 302 with grades of "C" or better
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
A study of the various ways to engage safely with youth ages 6 -17. Students will learn to support youth with expression of feelings/emotions, adjusting to issues commonly experienced in childhood and adolescence and manage developmentally appropriate feelings and thoughts in these stages of development.
SWHS 340 Introduction to Chemical Dependency
- Same As:HSER 340
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Transferable:CSU
- General Education:AA/AS Area III(b); CSU Area E1
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course introduces and examines the psychological and physiological effects of chemical dependency on the individual. Also included is an analysis of the effects of substance abuse on the family: the sociological and economic conditions contributing to substance abuse, and a description of communication efforts at prevention and treatment. Field trips may be required. This course is not open to students who have completed HSER 340.
SWHS 341 Physiology and Pharmacology: Alcohol & Other Drugs
- Same As:HSER 341
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:SWHS 300 and 340 with grades of "C" or better
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is a study of the chemical composition of alcohol and the mechanism of action of alcohol and other psychoactive drugs, including opiates, stimulants, depressants, psychotherapeutics, and psychedelics. It also includes the social and psychological implications of tolerance, habituation, and substance abuse of the user and abuser. This course is not open to students who have completed HSER 341.
SWHS 342 Alcoholism: Intervention, Treatment & Recovery
- Same As:HSER 342
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:SWHS 340 or 341 with a grade of "C" or better
- Transferable:CSU (effective Fall 2024)
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course is a study and evaluation of techniques used in the treatment of chemical dependency. Topics include intervention, individual and group counseling, detoxification, twelve-step programs, therapeutic communities, and aftercare programs.
SWHS 350 Ethical Issues in Social Work/Human Services
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:None.
- Advisory:SWHS 300 and 302
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course introduces students to the legal and ethical issues of interviewing and counseling individuals, families, and groups. Course topics include family system dynamics, family and drug intervention, crisis intervention, court mandated reporting, legislative mandates required of counselors, and laws pertaining to counseling minors and other client populations within Human Services Agencies. This is a required course for the Human Services/Gerontology degree and certificate. This course is not open to students who have completed HSER 350.
SWHS 360 Techniques for Interviewing and Case Management Services
- Units:3
- Hours:54 hours LEC
- Prerequisite:SWHS 300 (Introductions to Social Work & Human Services), SWHS 302 (Introduction to Psychology of Human Relations), and SWHS 350 (Ethical Issues in Social Work/Human Services) with grades of "C" or better, or the three courses of HSER 300 (Introduction to Human Services), HSER 302 (Introduction to Psychology of Human Relations), and HSER 350 (Employment Skills) with grades of "C" or better.
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course introduces students to effective counseling and interviewing techniques as applied to associate para professional experiences as counselors, group counselor aides, mental health workers, social service technicians and other new careers in human services. This is a required course for the Social Work/Human Services degree and certificate. This course is not open to students who have completed HSER 360.
SWHS 364 Advanced Techniques for Working with Groups
- Same As:HSER 364
- Units:4
- Hours:54 hours LEC; 54 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:SWHS 360 (Techniques of Interviewing and Counseling), or HSER 360 (Techniques of Interviewing and Counseling) with a grade of “C” or better
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course introduces the basic elements and techniques of group counseling. Through class discussions, in-class practice, and role plays students will learn the knowledge and skills needed for effective group facilitation. The course emphasizes different types of groups, stages of group process, and techniques for counseling specific populations including individuals with substance use disorders and those from diverse backgrounds. This course is not open to students who have completed HSER 364. This course is the same as HSER 364.
SWHS 366 Practices in Human Services
- Units:3
- Hours:18 hours LEC; 108 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:SWHS 300 with a grade of "C" or better
- Enrollment Limitation:Students enrolling in this course are required complete externship hours at approved Community Based Organizations. Students may incur travel costs, and have other requirements to complete such as background checks. Student should complete the SWHS/HSER Program application prior to enrolling in this course.
- Advisory:HSER 302 or SWHS 302 with a grade of "C" or better
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This advanced practicum course provides research and supervised field experience in public and/or private agencies providing mental health, corrections, chemical dependency, and child/adolescent treatment services. Students integrate concepts, values, and skills acquired from previous courses and apply their knowledge to the process of helping others via internships. Field trips are required and students provide their own transportation. This course is not open to students who have completed HSER 362 or SWHS 367.
SWHS 367 Advanced Practices in Human Services
- Units:3
- Hours:18 hours LEC; 108 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:SWHS 366 with a grade of "C" or better
- Transferable:CSU
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This advanced practicum course provides research and supervised field experience in public and/or private agencies providing mental health, corrections, chemical dependency, and child/adolescent treatment services. Students integrate concepts, values, and skills acquired from previous courses and apply their knowledge to the process of helping others via internships. Field trips are required and students provide their own transportation. This course is not open to students who have previously taken HSER 499: Experimental Offering in Human Services (Advanced Practices in Human Services). This course is not open to students who have completed HSER 367.
SWHS 495 Independent Studies in Human Services
- Units:1 - 3
- Hours:54 - 162 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:SWHS 300 with a grade of "C" or better
- Enrollment Limitation:None
- Advisory:SWHS 350
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
An independent studies project involves an individual student or small group of students in study, research, or activities beyond the scope of regularly offered courses. See the current catalog section of "Special Studies" for full details of Independent Studies.
SWHS 498 Work Experience in Human Services
- Same As:HSER 498
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Hours:27 - 216 hours LAB
- Prerequisite:SWHS 360 with a grade of "C" or better
- Corequisite:SWHS 367
- Enrollment Limitation:Students must be in a paid or unpaid internship, volunteer position or job related to career goals in Human Services. Students must attend a mandatory orientation for SWHS 366 as the co-requisite for this course.
- Advisory:Students must obtain an internship when enrolling in this course and must have an approved internship site at the start date of the course. Students must meet co-requisites and pre-requisites to enroll. Students also must attend a mandatory orientation session with the SWHS Department Chair that can be scheduled the semester prior to enrollment in the course.
- Transferable:CSU
- General Education:AA/AS Area III(b)
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This course provides students with opportunities to develop marketable skills in preparation for employment in their major field of study or advancement within their career. It is designed for students interested in work experience and/or internships in transfer level degree occupational programs. Course content includes understanding the application of education to the workforce; completion of required forms which document the student's progress and hours spent at the work site; and developing workplace skills and competencies. Appropriate level learning objectives are established by the student and the employer. During the semester, the student is required to participate in a weekly orientation and complete 27 hours of related work experience for 0.5 unit. An additional 27 hours of related work experience is required for each additional 0.5 units. Students may take up to 16 units total across all Work Experience course offerings. This course may be taken up to four times when there are new or expanded learning objectives. Only one Work Experience course may be taken per semester.
SWHS 499 Experimental Offering in Social Work/Human Services
- Units:0.5 - 4
- Prerequisite:None.
- Catalog Date:August 1, 2024
This is the experimental courses description.
