Columbus State
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4 credits
This entry-level course provides the student with a comprehensive overview of
the mental health field as it relates to historical and contemporary issues
impacting the mental health field, as well as service delivery components and
barriers. The student acquires knowledge of clinically-based mental health
skills needed to understand and contribute to the assessment process. This
course must be completed with a “C” or higher.
Lecture: 4 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisite: Placement into ENGL 101 or 111, placement out of DEV 044 and 031
Lab fee: $12.00
3 credits
This entry-level course provides the student with an overview of the
developmental disability field as it relates to contemporary and historical
issues impacting persons with disabilities and the service delivery system.
Students will gain knowledge of definitions, causes, and characteristics of a
variety of developmental disabilities as well as the services available to
individuals with developmental disabilities. Principles of self-determination,
behavior supports, and advocacy will be discussed. This course must be completed
with a “C” or higher.
Lecture: 3 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisite: Placement into ENGL 101 or 111, placement out of DEV 044 and 031
Lab fee: $12.00
4 credits
This is an entry-level course providing the student with an overview of the
field of addiction studies. Personal, historical and cultural influences and
models utilized to understand substance use disorders and the DSM IV diagnostic
criteria are explored. Common drugs of abuse and their impact on the individual,
family and society are presented. Students also explore community resources
available to persons with substance use disorders and their family members.
Legal, ethical, personal and professional challenges are explored.
Students completing this course meet the 40 hours of chemical dependency
education required by the Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board for the
Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant (CDCA). This course must be completed
with a “C” or higher.
Lecture: 4 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisite: Placement into ENGL 101 or 111, placement out of DEV 044 and 031
Lab fee: $12.00
4 credits
This introductory course focuses on the development of basic interviewing,
rapport building, and active listening skills for the beginning student.
Confidentiality and its meaning in the field of human services is also explored.
The student gains a beginning understanding of the process and principles in
establishing effective helping relationships using attending behaviors,
effective questioning, empathy, and self-awareness. Students are also exposed to
the skills needed to effectively evaluate themselves following a simulated
active listening session. This course must be completed with a “C” or
higher.
Lecture: 4 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisite: Placement into ENGL 101 or 111, placement out of DEV 044 and 031
Lab fee: $12.00
2 credits
The emphasis in this introductory course is on the use of behavioral writing to
document services delivered to clients. Students learn beginning skills needed
to maintain records, including writing progress notes. This course must be
completed with a “C” or higher.
Lecture: 2 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisite: Placement into ENGL 101 or 111, placement out of DEV 044 and 031
Lab fee: $15.00
4 credits
This core course focuses on understanding individual behavior. Students
will learn skills and strategies for de-escalating, resolving, and preventing
conflict, aggression, and violence between people within agencies and their
programs. Topics include building healthy relationships, proactive interaction,
the crisis cycle, effects of trauma, purpose and appropriate use of physical
interaction, positive behavior support, the stages of change, behavior support
plans, and teaching healthy choices. This course must be completed with a “C” or
higher.
Lecture: 4 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the program Lab fee:
$16.00
2 credits
This is a required course in all three tracks in the MH/AS/DD program. This
course examines the composition, uses and effects of various psychoactive and
psychotropic drugs. Commonly used psychotropic medications, the psychiatric
conditions for which they are prescribed, and frequently experienced side
effects are discussed. An overview of the central nervous system and
drug/neurotransmitter interactions is also covered. This course may be taken to
meet licensure/continuing education requirements. This course must be
completed with a “C” or higher.
Lecture: 2 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the program Lab fee: $12.00
4 credits
Emphasis in this core course is on understanding and applying the helping
process. Students learn to make clinical observations, to apply data collection
techniques and assess the data, treatment planning, action/implementation, and
evaluation skills.. This course must be completed with a “C” or higher..
Lecture: 4 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisites: Admission to the program Lab fee: $12.00
4 credits
Emphasis in this core course is on observing and participating in the delivery
of services to clients served by an agency. The student practices initial
helping skills, including data collection, assessment, and action planning under
the supervision of an agency professional. The student processes practicum
experiences in a weekly seminar. This course must be completed with a “C” or
higher.
Lecture: 2 hours – Lab: 14 hours
Prerequisites: Admission to the program Lab fee: $38.00
4 credits
This course familiarizes the student with the historical perspectives,
theoretical approaches, current program models, and research in ATOD. This
course must be completed with a “C” or higher.
Lecture: 4 hours – Lab: 0 hours Lab fee: $8.00
Prerequisite: MHAD 114
Corequisite: MHAD 191 B
3 credits
This course focuses on the role of the community and leaders in the community in
the development and implementation of prevention services. Methods for
evaluating program effectiveness, impact and outcomes of prevention services are
explored. This course must be completed with a “C” or higher.
Lecture: 3 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisite: MHAD 236 Lab fees: $8.00
3 credits
This practicum course allows students to become involved in the community to
access, develop, implement, and evaluate prevention services. This course must
be completed with a “C” or higher.
Lecture: 2 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Practicum: 10 hours
Prerequisite: MHAD 237 Lab fee: $35.00
4 credits
This core course focuses on theoretical and practical aspects of effective
helping through the counseling relationship with clients who are mentally ill,
have addiction issues or who have a developmental disability. Following a
microtraining model, skills which form the foundation of effective communication
are emphasized. Motivational Interviewing is introduced. Critical thought
and creativity is also stressed. Course emphasizes practicing skills in small
groups and interplay/simulations. This course must be completed with a “C” or
higher.
Lecture: 4 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisites: MHAD 191A and B Lab fee: $18.00
4 credits
This course is offered in the Addiction Studies Track. Various strategies and
approaches to the assessment and treatment of addictions, recognition of signs
and symptoms, treatment interventions and levels of care are explored. The 12
core functions of a substance abuse counselor are woven throughout the course.
Students integrate classroom learning with associated field practicum to
complete a bio-psychosocial assessment, identification of client stage of
change, diagnostic summary and didactic presentation with clients with substance
use disorders. Students deepen their experience and understanding of
utilizing community support groups. The OCDP code of ethics is utilized to
review common ethical situations. Licensed individuals with active
involvement with clients with substance use disorders may be eligible to take
this course for licensure renewal pending approval from lead instructor.
This course must be completed with a “C” or higher.
Lecture: 4 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisites: MHAD 191A and B
Corequisites: MHAD 241 and MHCR 293 Lab fee: $18.00
4 credits
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the principles and techniques
for teaching and supporting people with diverse needs. Topics covered include
habilitation/rehabilitation programming, self-determination, person-centered
planning, teaching and learning styles, community connecting, task and process
analysis, development of teaching plans and supported employment. This course
must be completed with a “C” or higher.
Lecture: 4 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisites: MHAD 191A and B
Corequisites: MHAD 241 and 291 Lab fee: $18.00
4 credits
This course examines social welfare policies/programs at national, state, and
local levels in fields of MH/AS/DD. The student will use an ecological model for
social change to collect, synthesize, and evaluate data on a variety of social
problems. Throughout the course, the student documents analysis of visits to
agencies and organizations. This course must be completed with a “C” or higher.
Lecture: 4 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisite: MHAD 245/293 or MHAD 247/291 Lab fee:
$18.00
4 credits
This course, offered as a part of all three tracks in the program, is focused on
knowledge and experiential learning using the group as the unit of attention.
Course content includes process, stages of development, leadership skills,
therapeutic factors, and problematic issues for groups of clients who are
mentally ill, developmentally disabled, struggling with addiction or who have
co-occurring disorders. The student participates as a member in a peer group to
complement classroom theoretical constructs. This course must be completed with
a “C” or higher.
Lecture: 4 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisites: MHAD 241 and MHAD 247/291 or MHAD 245/293
Corequisite: MHAD 295 Lab fee: $20.00
4 credits
This course provides the human service student with a comprehensive overview and
analysis of a service coordination/case management system. Student receives an
in-depth exposure to newly defined skills, treatment approaches, and
contemporary issues impacting the service coordination/case management delivery
field. This course must be completed with a “C” or higher.
Lecture: 4 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisites: MHAD 253 and 295
Corequisite: MHAD 298 Lab fee: $18.00
4 credits
This is an advanced course offered in the Addiction Studies Track. The focus of
this course is working with clients with co-occurring disorders and
relapse prevention strategies. The 12 core functions of a substance abuse
counselor continue to be discussed. Stage wise treatment and the use of
Motivational Interviewing strategies and skills are explored and practiced.
Students develop a treatment/relapse prevention plan, discharge plans and
consider the impact of co-occurring disorders. Community resources, case
management needs and appropriate referrals are discussed. Students
complete necessary documents needed for chemical dependency licensure.
Professional, legal and ethical dilemmas are considered. This course must be
completed with a “C” or higher.
Lecture: 4 hours – Lab: 0 hours
Prerequisites: MHAD 253 and 295
Corequisite: MHAD 296 Lab fee: $18.00
1–12 credits
This course is designed to meet specific needs of students who wish to pursue
in-depth training in the MH/AS/DD field. Typical subject areas include theory
and skills in helping individuals who are addicted, severely mentally disabled,
dually-multi diagnosed, or persons with developmental disabilities.
Instructional methods may include clinical experience, seminar format, field
placement, lecture, research, video recording, online discussion boards and
role play. Students enroll in this course with permission of faculty or clinical
coordinator. This course must be completed with a “C” or higher.
Lecture: Varies – Lab: Varies Lab fee: $20.00
1–4 credits
This course is designed to meet specific needs of students who wish to pursue
in-depth training in the MH/AS/DD field. Typical subject areas include theory
and skills in helping individuals who are addicted, severely mentally disabled,
dually-multi diagnosed, or persons with developmental disabilities.
Instructional methods may include clinical experience, seminar format, field
placement, lecture, research, videotape and role play. Students enroll in this
course with permission of faculty or clinical coordinator. This course must be
completed with a “C” or higher.
Lecture: 4 hours – Lab: 0 hours Lab fee: $20.00
Lecture: 2 hours – Lab: 0 hours Lab fee: $4.00
4 credits
This is a clinical experience for the student specializing in the Mental Health
and Developmental Disabilities tracks which takes place in a community agency.
The student practices the skills needed to teach and support people in
vocational or community settings with an emphasis on habilitation/rehabilitation
programming, self-determination, person centered planning, community connecting,
teaching plans and job coaching. The student is expected to assume the role of
service provider and is responsible for professional conduct and appropriate
work habits. The student processes practicum experiences in a weekly seminar.
This course must be completed with a “C” or higher.
Lecture: 2 hours – Lab: 14 hours
Prerequisites: MHAD 191A and B
Corequisite: MHAD 247 Lab fee: $45.00
4 credits
This is a required clinical placement experience for students in the Addiction
Studies track. The student is placed in an agency that provides services for
persons with substance use disorders. Students begin to take the role of a
service provider and participate in the 12 core functions of a substance abuse
counselor focusing on screening, intake, assessment, orientation, treatment
planning, counseling, client engagement strategies, client education,
consultation with other professionals and documentation. Students participate in
a variety of community support services. Students demonstrate professional
conduct and appropriate work habits, and participate in a weekly seminar to
process clinical experiences. This course must be completed with a “C” or
higher.
Lecture: 2 hours – Clinical: 14 hours
Prerequisites: MHAD 191A and B
Corequisite: MHAD 245 Lab fee: $45.00
4 credits
This is a clinical experience for the student in all three tracks in the
MH/AS/DD Program. In a community agency, the student leads or co-leads a group
using skills learned in the classroom and in previously completed classes.In
addition, weekly one-on-one contact with an identified agency client is also
required, focusing on individualized needs identified by the agency or specified
in an existing treatment plan. The student assumes the role of service provider,
demonstrating professional conduct and appropriate work habits. This course must
be completed with a “C” or higher.
Lecture: 2 hours – Lab: 14 hours
Prerequisites: MHAD 241 and MHAD 247/291 or MHAD 245/293
Corequisite: MHAD 253 Lab fee: $50.00
4 credits
This is a required placement experience for student in the Addiction
Studies track. The student is placed in an agency that provides services
for persons with substance use disorders. Participation in the 12 core
functions of a substance abuse counselor continues with a focus on counseling,
crisis intervention, group facilitation, case management and referral. Students
participate in a variety of community support resources. Students
demonstrate professional conduct and appropriate work habits and participate in
a weekly seminar to process clinical experiences. This must be completed
with a “C” or higher.
Lecture: 2 hours – Clinical: 14 hours
Prerequisite: MHAD 253 and 295
Corequisite: MHAD 265 Lab fee: $50.00
4 credits
This is a clinical experience for the Mental Health and Development Disabilities
track student. The student practices service coordination and case management
skills with emphasis on interdisciplinary treatment planning, assessment
writing, and the implementation of appropriate referrals. The student assumes
the role of service provider and is responsible for professional conduct and
acceptable work habits. This course must be completed with a “C” or higher.
Prerequisites: MHAD 253 and 295
Corequisite: MHAD 258 Lab fee: $35.00
1 credit
This course will provide the student with the opportunity to assemble, edit, and
ready for presentation in portfolio format the collected assignments from each
course in the major. Feedback regarding each course is solicited from the
student. In addition, the content areas of ethical concerns in human services,
effective team participation and avoiding “burnout” are addressed. This course
must be completed with a “C” or higher.
Lecture: 1 hour – Lab: 0 hours
Corequisite: Fourth and last technical course paired with practicumLab
fee: $40.00