11/24/2024 1:13:41 AM	COUN 96 Course Outline as of Fall 2008	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  COUN 96	Title:  DISABILITY AND SOCIETY
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
		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:

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:

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:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 2000	Inactive:	Fall 2021
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

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:

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

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:

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:

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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