Human ServicesCommunity Services Concentration

This course focuses on behavior disorders. The learner will be introduced to the subject of psychological disorders, how various psychological disorders are classified and the Community Services worker’s role in working with clients who present themselves with psychological disorders.

The related Seminars course of the Community Services program is comprised of a series of lectures/seminars designed to assist the learner in gaining a better understanding of issues and resources pertinent to the helping profession. These seminars involve various agencies/professionals who are active in the helping profession. Learners will be required, in pairs, to contact agencies/professionals in the community to arrange for the seminars. A list of required agencies will be provided. Learner pairs will be responsible for all aspects of the presentation. The learners are also required to submit a written account of the seminar to the instructor (following a specified format). The synopsis is peer evaluated (following a specific format). The purpose of the written synopsis is to provide the Community Services learner with the opportunity to become proficient at summarizing material, extracting the key points of a presentation, and writing objectively. This submission should represent a professionally finished document of a quality that would be acceptable in an agency in the field.

This course is designed to teach individuals to work with and help young people who, for a variety of reasons, are in conflict with their environment, their family, their school, their peer group, or their community. This would include, but not be limited to children and youth who grow up in environments that were not nurturing; where physical, sexual or emotional safety was a concern; where children were forced to leave home for a variety of reasons to reside with extended family, within foster homes, group homes, or other residential setting; or where they live a hand-to-mouth existence on the streets. Troubled youth are described as youth who are emotionally upset, dependent, and neglected/abused youth between the ages of 7-18 who may or may not be in conflict with the law, but are usually in conflict with their families. A section of the subject matter deals with child and adolescent development. It is the philosophy of the course that before an individual can effectively intervene with troubled youth, one must have a good foundation of knowledge of child development as it relates to normative developmental milestones. This knowledge allows for intervention in the most appropriate and effective manner. A second section of the material consists of learning to effectively implement a variety of intervention/helping techniques with this target population. Working in residential settings is emphasized since many troubled youth will be assigned to these settings.

Developmental Disabilities – Supporting Inter-dependence is designed to provide information about the provision of services and supports to people with developmental disabilities.. Learners will explore current issues related to the provision of support and services to individuals with developmental disabilities.

The Group Facilitation Skills course is an introduction to group process as well as an exploration of the application of individual helping skills in-group settings.

This course is designed to help learners continue to develop knowledge and skills in the area of professional development. Topics in the course will include ethical decision making as it applies to diverse populations as well as current and future trends in the Human Service sector.

The NSCC recognizes the importance of providing opportunities for the student to make a successful transition from the classroom to the workplace. To ensure that the student is capable of transferring the skills, knowledge and attitudes acquired in the classroom setting, the NSCC requires an experiential learning component to be successfully completed before students are eligible for graduation.

The NSCC recognizes the importance of providing opportunities for the student to make a successful transition from the classroom to the workplace. To ensure that the student is capable of transferring the skills, knowledge and attitudes acquired in the classroom setting, the NSCC requires an experiential learning component to be successfully completed before students are eligible for graduation.

This course is designed to help learners continue to develop knowledge and skills in the area of professional development. Topics in the course will include professional documentation, community resources available to specific populations and job readiness.

The NSCC recognizes the importance of providing opportunities for the student to make a successful transition from the classroom to the workplace. To ensure that the student is capable of transferring the skills, knowledge and attitudes acquired in the classroom setting, the NSCC requires an experiential learning component to be successfully completed before students are eligible for graduation.

The first section of this course allows the student to define crisis and explores its characteristics. It also explores the dynamics of crisis, both in the short term and the long term, for the individual in crisis. The course is specifically designed to provide the helper with a crisis intervention model, which takes into account the differences between crisis and non-crisis intervention for both the client and the helper. The learner will be trained in effective strategies for dealing with crisis, with emphasis on relationship, assessment, and developing an action plan. The second section of the course then explores practical crisis intervention in a variety of specific settings/crises, utilizing the six-step application model presented in the first section of the course.

This course will explore the structure and processes required to develop a successful grant proposal for projects associated with recreation and human services. Several options and requirements for resource generation will be discussed. Planning, budgeting, time management, partnerships, donations, foundations and potential (government, private and non-profit) funding sources will be investigated.

This one semester course is designed to provide an overview and introduction to the addictions field. Learners will be introduced to the issues and trends from both a historical and present day perspective. It will investigate drug (including alcohol) use from a physical, social emotional and biological perspective along with an exposure to the how the process of addiction can be extended to other behaviors. Also an exploration of the range of services offered across the spectrum of services offered in the addictions field. This course will offer a Canadian perspective.

This course examines the helping relationships learners will develop with client groups with whom they may be working. Emphasis will be on communication skills, verbal and non-verbal, empathy and rapport. Advocacy skills are an essential component when working with clients and learners will develop these as well as learn the importance of referrals and community resources. Self-care as a helper will also be examined.