Course Listing For YIEP Human Services Courses

This course explores the application of several branches of psychology principles to practical problems. The course reviews the anatomy and physiology of the central nervous system and how it impacts our thoughts, learning, language, dreams, sensations and perceptions of our environment. The stresses of society, common psychological disorders, and concepts of social roles as they impact our behaviors will be examined.

Each of the many professions involved in human services approaches client and community needs from its own specialized perspectives and uses tools of assessment and treatment that vary from uses of media to prescription medications. Professional skills development in the interaction with social workers, counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, and other professionals will be explored.

Counseling theories are useful guides for human services professionals as they identify key factors in assessment and treatment. This course introduces the “traditional” theories of psychodynamic, humanistic, and cognitive behavioral. Specialized counseling theories and techniques focused on ethnic identity issues, family problems, and recovery from substance abuse will be explored.

An introduction to life coaching theories and practice. Emphasis will be placed upon the characteristics of a coaching relationship, ethical guidelines, and the knowledge that one must possess to become an effective life coach. The competencies to be addressed include following ethical guidelines, initiating the coaching agreement, establishing trust, and maintaining the coaching relationship.

This course provides opportunities to practice a basic set of interviewing and helping skills commonly used in individual and group counseling. The course will explore the ethics and integrative applications of major counseling approaches and how to assimilate these into a sequential process that maximizes the possibility of facilitating change in clients. The course examines the concepts of “self” wellness as well to ensure safe and appropriate patient interactions.

This course presents an introduction to social psychology, the study of human social behavior. The focus will be on the ways people think about, affect, and relate to one another in groups. Topics such as social self-concept, social judgement, attitudes, persuasion, conformity, aggression, helping behavior, prejudices, and interpersonal relationships will be examined and discussed.

Emphasis will be placed on the characteristics of a professional coaching relationship, ethical guidelines, and knowledge related to business and personal coaching methods, and facilitation skills one must possess as a life coach.

Within the framework of professional ethics, a range of validated methods are analyzed in areas including clinical assessment and interventional procedures. The course will evaluate the gathering, interpretation, and application of treatment strategies with the review of provider-patient interaction and an emphasis on appropriate professional behavior and protection of patient rights and responsibilities for all populations.

This course emphasizes how a student will assess and develop personal management and leadership skills in the human services domain. This will include a focus on personal and corporate ethics and administrative challenges specific to the realm of human services organizations. In addition, the course will address employee assistance and evaluation, diversity, fundraising needs, organizational culture, and group/team dynamics within an agency.