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BHS150 (3 Credits)

Survey of the behavioral health and social services professions, including scope of practice and training requirements. Exploration of employment opportunities in the field and self-assessment/academic planning for a career in mental health. Overview of mental health disorders and first responder skills in a mental health crisis situation. Prerequisites: None.

BHS155 (3 Credits)

Exploration of building human resilience and well-being to prevent burnout, traumatic stress, and compassion fatigue for social services and mental health professionals, healthcare providers, emergency first responders, and other relationship-intense occupations. Causes, symptoms, and effects of traumatic stress, burnout compassion fatigue and other work-related stress. Focus on enhancing quality of life and improving a healthy lifestyle by incorporating evidenced-based practices in psychological and emotional resilience training, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, positive psychology, prevention, peer support, and self-care, including nutrition, exercise, and sleep. Prerequisites: None.

CAP120 (3 Credits)

Provides an introduction to and broad overview of the field of counseling. Covers counseling topics related to ethics, prevention, intervention and treatment, as well as multicultural counseling. Prerequisites: None.

CFS112 (3 Credits)

Personal development as related to the individual, the family, and their relations. Emphasis on interpersonal family relationships. Skills and techniques to facilitate and strengthen the individual and family relationships. Prerequisites: None.

CFS157 (3 Credits)

Study of marriage and the family as a social system, including models of family analysis, intrapersonal and interpersonal relations, including intimacy, sexuality, and cross-cultural and historical patterns. Prerequisites: None.

CFS159 (3 Credits)

An examination of the modern American family. An emphasis on the changing functions and roles of individuals within today's society and an analysis of the basic challenges confronting the family, including alternative family styles. Prerequisites: None.

CFS176 (3 Credits)

Study of the science of human development from conception through adolescence. Includes observation skills, parent and adult roles in the lives of children, and contemporary issues. Prerequisites: None.

CFS235 (3 Credits)

Understanding and working with young children, birth through age eight. Analysis of young children's physical, social, emotional, cognitive and linguistic development within their home, school, and cultural contexts. Typical and atypical development. Implications for teachers and parents. Emphasis on observations and planning curriculum based on theories, research, and child-specific data. Prerequisites: None.

CFS259 (3 Credits)

Examination of the physical, psychological, social, and cultural contributions to human sexuality. Emphasis on family life and cultural variation. Examination of facts and myths, current literature, and changing mores regarding human sexuality. Sexuality of males and females in contemporary society; impact of sexual trends on society; home/school issues in sexuality education. In order to register for this course, Rio will need to verify that you have completed the prerequisite(s). How do I do this? See Syllabus for full course description.

Prerequisites: Permission of Department or Division. Student must be 18 years or older.

COM100 (3 Credits)

Introduces the theory and practice of human communication. Surveys communication topics related to interpersonal, small group, and public communication. Prerequisites: None.