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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
COUN 96 | Title:
DISABILITY AND SOCIETY |
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| Full Title:
Disability and Society |
| Last Reviewed:2/24/2014 |
| Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
| Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
| Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 17.5 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| | Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| | Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| | Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| | Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade Only
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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An introduction to the history, theory, defining problems, and causes of disability. Includes disability culture, a review of the major physical, cognitive, and psychiatric disabilities as well as co-occurring conditions such as substance abuse and psychiatric disorders. Explores characteristics of a disability service worker. Examines national, regional, and local agencies for various disabilities.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Students will develop a knowledge of the various roles and duties of a disability services worker in society today.
(Grade Only)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
| Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 2000 | Inactive: | Fall 2021 |
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| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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Upon completion of this course the student will be able to:
1. Describe and discuss the historical development of disability
issues in the United States.
2. Evaluate current social issues and laws that impact individuals
with disabilities.
3. Outline the components of disability culture.
4. Demonstrate an awareness of diverse populations of persons
with disabilities in Sonoma County and the United States.
5. Describe the terminology and treatment modalities of dual
disorders.
6. Demonstrate an awareness of key issues and concerns in dual
diagnoses for the disability services worker.
7. Describe relationships between substance abuse and psychiatric
symptoms and disorders.
8. Analyze, discuss and demonstrate the variety of roles and skills needed by a
disability services worker.
9. Analyze the functions and goals of local, state and national
service agencies for specific disabilities.
10. Identify professional values and goals of employees in local
disability service agencies.
11. Enumerate the legal, political and economic impacts of disability
issues in the United States.
Topics and Scope
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I. Introduction to the field of disability studies
II. Historical perspectives of disability
A. The effects of stereotypes and prejudices
B. Major laws related to disabled individuals
III. Disability culture and vocabulary
IV. Descriptions of major disability groupings
A. Effective intake and interviewing skills
B. Co-occurring diagnoses, assessment, follow-up
V. Legal, political and economic issues, past and present
VI. Disability services: locating the problems and solutions
VII. Community resources
A. Formal and informal
B. National, regional, state and local
VIII. Disability services worker - ally for progress: values, goals, careers within the disability
services field
IX. Examination of local disability services agencies
X. Evaluation of disability services at local, state and national levels
Assignments:
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Required reading assignments:
Textbook: Thirty pages per week
Three outside reading assignments from reading list, for five page paper
Required writing assignments:
Five page paper on a disability topic with oral report to class
Three short papers on class visits/interviews with disabled individuals
Three page paper evaluating a service provider in Sonoma County
Required class field trip to Assistive Technology Expo or instructor provided material
Role play intake and interview
Extra credit films
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
15 - 70% |
| Written homework, Reading reports, Term papers | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
5 - 25% |
| Homework problems, Field work | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
5 - 35% |
| Role play intake and interview | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
15 - 40% |
| Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, essay | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
5 - 25% |
| attendance, participation, extra credit films, field trip | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Disability: A Diversity Model Approach in Human Service Practice. Brooks/Cole Publishing Co.: 1999 (classic)
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, (2005), Substance Abuse
Treatment for Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders. Treatment
Improvement Protocol (TIP) series 42. DHHS Publication No. (SMA)
05-3992, Rockville, MD: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration.
American Psychiatric Assoc., Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders, 4th edition, Text Revision, Washington, DC 2000.
Multicultural Perspectives and Diversity Issues(7th). 2007
by Corey, Gerald, Corey, M.S. and Callanan, P.
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