BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE and HUMAN SERVICES
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Welcome
to the Mental Health and Human Services Program
Director: Helaine Harris,
Ph.D.
Office Phone: 718. 368.
5253
Program Office: Room D313
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Mental Health and Human Services Program is designed for students who wish
to pursue careers in human service fields such as: rehabilitation, social
work, psychology, special education, counseling and mental health.
The emphasis is on learning
ways of helping people lead satisfying productive lives; and/or preventing
the onset of serious emotional of psychological problems.
Our faculty is drawn from
the fields of psychology, counseling and social work. Upon completion of
the program our students have been accepted to human service, social work
and psychology programs at a wide range of four-year colleges, including
New York City Technical, Adelphi, Lehman College, York College, John Jay,
New York University Brooklyn College and many others.
Many of our students continue
their education to MSW and Ph.D. levels. We offer courses in counseling,
social policy, group leadership, gerontology as well as prepare students
with hands-on experience in a two semester internship in a human service
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MENTAL HEALTH and
HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAM COURSES
*Please refer to the current schedule of classes for the list of courses
offered this semester.
+MH 11 -- INTRODUCTION
to HUMAN SERVICES (3 crs. 3 hrs.)
Introduction to the nature
and scope of human services in America today. A variety of human services,
settings and programs, career options, including occupational therapy,
social work, psychology, art and dance therapy, counseling, mental health
and gerontology will be described. Prevention efforts, the effect of social
policies on provision of needed services, the development of the human
services movement will be examined in the light of changing societal values.
*MH 30 -- HUMAN SERVICES
ORGANIZATION (3 crs. 3 hrs.)
Development, functions, and
purposes of human services organizations. Types of human services organizations
are described with emphasis on the duties and roles of workers and supervisors
and the effects of policies, practices, and pressures of the agency upon
the worker.
Prerequisite: MH 11
*MH 31 -- PRINCIPLES of
INTERVIEWING and GROUP LEADERSHIP (3 crs. 3 hrs.)
Basic principles of gathering
information through the use of interviewing techniques. The nature of group
formation, function and leadership, and how they relate to one another.
Emphasis is on providing preventative and therapeutic service to the mentally
ill with role playing and classroom practice sessions.
Prerequisite: MH 11
*MH 34 -- HUMAN SERVICES
PRACTICE WITH VULNERABLE POPULATIONS (3 crs. 3 hrs.)
Course will examine difficulties
faced by a variety of special populations including adults with HIV, chronic
mental illness and adolescents and children at-risk. Students will gain
an overview of each population's unique service needs and learn consumer-centered
intervention strategies.
Prerequisite: MH 11
+MH 35 -- INTRODUCTION
to GERONTOLOGY (3 crs. 4 hrs.)
Issues and problems pertaining
to aging and the aged, the aging process and the roles of older adults
in society. Emphasis is on learning methods for the prevention and treatment
of mental illness in older people.
Open to all students.
MH 81 -- INDEPENDENT STUDY
(1-3 crs. 1-3 hrs.)
Independent study of Mental
Health is developed individually between student and faculty member and
must be approved by the Department.
*MH 96 -- SUPERVISED INSTRUCTIONAL
EXPERIENCE in MENTAL HEALTH I (3 crs. 6 hrs.)
Under faculty supervision,
students are assigned to work in a Mental Health Agency where the focus
is on preventive and therapeutic measures.
Prerequisite: MH 11, MH 31
and Department permission
*MH 97-- SUPERVISED INSTRUCTIONAL
EXPERIENCE in MENTAL HEALTH II (3 crs. 6 hrs.)
Under faculty supervision
students are assigned to work with patients afflicted with a variety of
emotional disorders.
Prerequisites: MH 11, MH
31, MH 96 and Department permission
# Required for Education Associate Majors
* Required for Mental Health Majors
+ Basic Course