Course Design Guide

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Syllabus
College of Social Sciences
BSHS 311 Version 4
Models of Effective Helping
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Course Description
+is course presents an e(ploration of te ,a-or teoretical areas in te elping professions. cognitive$
beavioral$ affective$ and u,anistic$ and syste,s) Students learn te teoretical bases for eac of te ,a-or
teories$ te approac to cange$ and te tecni/ues and interventions used by practitioners of tese teories)
+e course e,pasi0es te develop,ent of a personal teory and approac to u,an services and te
creation of a resource file containing practical applications of teory1based tecni/ues for use by te u,an
services 2or3er)
Policies
4aculty and students5learners 2ill be eld responsible for understanding and adering to all policies contained
2itin te follo2ing t2o docu,ents.
&niversity policies . 6ou ,ust be logged into te student 2ebsite to vie2 tis docu,ent)
7nstructor policies. +is docu,ent is posted in te Course Materials foru,)
&niversity policies are sub-ect to cange) Be sure to read te policies at te beginning of eac class) 'olicies
,ay be sligtly different depending on te ,odality in 2ic you attend class) 7f you ave recently canged
,odalities$ read te policies governing your current class ,odality)
Course Materials
'arrott$ 8)$ 777) 9"##3:) Counseling and psychotherapy 9"nd ed):) 'acific Grove$ C*. +o,son5Broo3s5Cole)
*ll electronic ,aterials are available on te student 2ebsite)
Week One: Overview of Models and Theories of Helping
Existential and Huanistic Theories and !pproaches to Change
Details Due Points
Objectives 1.1 7dentify te co,ponents of a ,odel or teory of elping)
1.2 E(a,ine te istory of ,odels and teories of elping)
1.3 E(a,ine ,a-or e(istential and u,anistic teories)
1.4 7dentify e(istential and u,anistic approaces$ s3ills$ and
tecni/ues for use by u,an services 2or3ers)
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Readings Read C) ;$ <$ =$ > % of Counseling and Psychotherapy.
Read tis 2ee3?s Electronic @eserve @eadings)
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Particiation Particiate in class discussion) #;51#51" 3
!ongraded
"ctivities and
Prearation
Begin to create resource files 2it descriptions of tools and s3ills
fro, ,any of te ,odels and teories discussed in tis course to
elp you accu,ulate resources for te situations you 2ill encounter
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@esource 4iles as a u,an services clinician) Material for tese resource files 2ill
be developed in te 8earning +ea, Conferences and sared 2it
te rest of te class ,e,bers) 6ou ,ay add anyting to your o2n
files tat you find on teir o2n and tat you tin3 ,igt be elpful)
+e files are for your use to develop and e(pand your 3no2ledge
and confidence in 2or3ing 2it participants)
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&nstructions
'reparation
*rticle Discussion.
o Conduct an 7nternet searc for a professional article
on an e(istential or u,anistic approac to 2or3ing 2it
so,eone 2o is ter,inally ill) Study te article and be
prepared to present te article infor,ally to your 8earning
+ea,)
8earning +ea, 'resentations on a Model or +eory of
Helping in Aee3s +ree$ 4our$ or 4ive

o Conduct an 7nternet searc for an article on your
presentation topic) Study te article and be prepared to
present it infor,ally to your 8earning +ea,) @ead te Aee3
+ree instructions for te assign,ent$ 8earning +ea,
'resentations on a Model or +eory of Helping)
Meeting
Revie' te ob-ectives fro, Aee3 Bne and discuss additional
insigts and /uestions tat ,ay ave arisen)
Create te 8earning +ea, Carter)
*rticle Discussion.
Present your article on 2or3ing 2it a person 2o is dying) Discuss
o2 you feel about te approaces presented in te articles)
Consider o2 you 2ould feel if you 2ere ter,inally ill and sougt
elp) 7n 2at 2ay 2ould you li3e your u,an services 2or3er to
2or3 2it youC
(iscuss unconditional positive regard) Ho2 does a clinician e(ibit
tis /ualityC 6ou ,ay 2is to add copies of so,e or all of te
articles presented to your personal @esource 4ile)
Reort infor,ally on your articles in Aee3 +2o)
'lanning Session for te 8earning +ea, 'resentations on a Model
or +eory of Helping in Aee3s +ree$ 4our$ or 4ive.
(iscuss te 8earning +ea, 'resentations on a Model or +eory of
Helping for Aee3s +ree$ 4our$ or 4ive and for,ulate a plan for tis
pro-ect)
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&denti)* tas3s for 2ic eac 8earning +ea, ,e,ber is responsible
and te progress e(pected by te ne(t planning session)
Reort infor,ally on your progress in Aee3 +2o)
8istening S3ills @ole1'lay.
Role+la* a situation using person1centered listening s3ills and
e,pasi0ing reflection of feeling) Eac tea, ,e,ber 2ill ta3e te
role of te u,an services 2or3er 2o is dealing 2it a person
facing deat) Bne student ,igt role1play te participant$ one te
u,an services 2or3er and te re,aining ,e,bers act as
resources for te clinician to call upon if tey need coacing)
Re%e%ber tat e(istential teory e,pasi0es respecting te client?s
beliefs and ability to gro2) Do not give advice) Do not persuade) Be
2it te client and listen)
Begin preparing a presentation on te role1play$ due in Aee3 +2o)
Week Two: "ehavioral Theories and !pproaches to Change
Details Due Points
Objectives 2.1 E(a,ine ,a-or beavioral teories)
2.2 7dentify beavioral approaces$ s3ills$ and tecni/ues for u,an
services 2or3ers)
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Readings Read C) 1" of Counseling and Psychotherapy.
Read tis 2ee3?s Electronic @eserve @eadings)
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Particiation Particiate in class discussion) #;51D51" 3
!ongraded
"ctivities and
Prearation
Preare for a /ui0 on te Aee3 Bne ,aterial. te istory of ,odels
of elping and e(istential and u,anistic teories)
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&nstructions
'reparation
@eport on Beavioral +ools.
o Conduct an 7nternet searc for a professional article
on a beavioral approac to 2or3ing 2it an issue or issues
tat you ,igt encounter as a u,an services 2or3er)
Study te article and be prepared to present it infor,ally to
your 8earning +ea,)
Meeting
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Revie' te ob-ectives fro, Aee3 +2o and discuss additional
insigts and /uestions tat ,ay ave arisen)
@eport on Beavioral +ools.
(iscuss te results of your 7nternet searc and identify appropriate
beavioral tools for u,an services 2or3ers) 7dentify te situations
in 2ic tey ,igt be used)
@ole1'lay &sing a Beavioral +ool.
Per)or% a role1play of a u,an services 2or3er using a tool fro, a
beavioral ,odel 2en 2or3ing 2it a participant) Bne or ,ore
students ,ay ta3e te role of te u,an services 2or3er or 2or3ers
teacing a participant a rela(ation process or anoter tool$ peraps
one found on te 7nternet) @efer to &niversity of 'oeni( ,aterial
@ela(ation Script or use anoter tool) Bter students ,ay act as
participants or observers)
(iscuss your e(periences and 2at you ,igt cange in order to be
,ore effective in te role of clinician)
Begin preparing your @eport on Beavioral +ools$ due in Aee3
+ree)
'lanning Session for te 8earning +ea, 'resentations on a Model
or +eory of Helping in Aee3s +ree$ 4our$ or 4ive.
Continue to develop your presentations) 7f your tea, is sceduled
to present in Aee3 +ree$ finis your presentation)
&ndividual
Self1Manage,ent
Beavioral Contract
Select a goal. so,eting tat you 2ould li3e to cange about
yourself) 'eraps you 2ould li3e to stop s,o3ing$ or to control
drin3ing$ i,prove study abits$ ,anage ti,e better or cange eating
or e(ercise abits) 7t is critical tat your goal be ,easurable$
attainable$ positive$ and significant to you)
(escribe te goal as target beaviors) Aat specific beaviors do
you 2ant to increase or decreaseC
C,oose a ,eans of ,onitoring your progress$ suc as a cart or a
beavioral diary)
-rite a contract tat states all of te above points and specifies bot
internal and e(ternal conse/uences for actions in a realistic ti,e
fra,e$ suc as sort1ter, re2ards for adering to te contract and a
long1ter, re2ard for ,eeting te goals)
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8istening S3ills
@ole1'lay
'resentation
Present a five1,inute presentation based on te role1plays fro,
Aee3 Bne$ including te situations identified in 2ic e(istential1
u,anistic approaces ,igt be useful$ te ones cosen to role1
play$ and your e(periences and reactions to te role1plays)
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Week Three: Cognitive Theories and !pproaches to Change
Details Due Points
Objectives 3.1 E(a,ine ,a-or cognitive teories)
3.2 7dentify cognitive approaces$ s3ills$ and tecni/ues for u,an
services 2or3ers)
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Readings Read C) 13 > 14 of Counseling and 'sycoterapy.
Read tis 2ee3?s Electronic @eserve @eadings)
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Particiation Particiate in class discussion) #;5"451" 3
!ongraded
"ctivities and
Prearation
Preare for a /ui0 covering beavioral teories) #;5"451"
#earning $ea%
&nstructions
'reparation
*rticles on Cognitive 7nterventions.
o Conduct an 7nternet searc for a professional article
on a cognitive1beavioral approac to 2or3ing 2it an issue
or issues tat you ,igt encounter 2en 2or3ing as a
u,an services 2or3er) Study te article and be prepared to
present te article to your learning tea, infor,ally)
Meeting
Revie' te ob-ectives fro, Aee3 +ree and discuss additional
insigts and /uestions tat ,ay ave arisen)
Discussion on Cognitive 7nterventions.
Revie' te articles tat tea, ,e,bers found on cognitive
interventions) Coose one ,etod and discuss o2 you ,igt apply
it 2en 2or3ing 2it an elderly participant 2o as ad a s,all
stro3e and is fearful of falling$ causing er to resist er pysical
terapy treat,ents) *dditionally$ consider using cognitive
interventions 2it an adolescent 2o is trying to ,anage is anger)
Begin 2or3ing on te 'aper on Cognitive 7nterventions$ due in
Aee3 4our)
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&ndividual
Site Visit @eport
Visit a site suc as a 2o,en?s selter$ a alf2ay ouse$ a ospital$
an agency$ or te u,an services depart,ent of a co,pany$ 2ere
beavioral or cognitive1beavioral tecni/ues or progra,s are used)
$al0 2it u,an services 2or3ers or te contact person about teir
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progra,s tat e,ploy beavioral or cognitive interventions or
,odels) So,e areas to e(plore.
Aat population participates in te progra,C
Ao presents te progra, or interventionsC
Ho2 is te effectiveness of teir interventions ,easuredC
Ho2 did tey deter,ine a need for te progra,C
Do tey ave plans for oter progra,s or interventions
2ic use beavioral or cognitive ,odels and tecni/uesC
Aat oter ,odels and teories are represented in teir
progra,sC
-rite a 1$#;#1 to 1$4##12ord report on your visit$ detailing te
infor,ation you gatered and briefly describing your reactions and
feelings about te progra,)
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'resentation on a
Model or +eory of
Helping
C,oose a ,odel or teory of elping 2ic is not addressed in te
class and get approval for te topic fro, te faculty ,e,ber) Ma3e
sure tat you ave cosen a topic on 2ic ade/uate researc and
2riting is available to support your presentation)
Eac 8earning +ea, ,e,ber ,ust be involved and contribute to te
develop,ent of te presentations$ and eac student?s part ,ust be
docu,ented)
&nclude te follo2ing infor,ation in your presentation.
+e istory of te develop,ent of te teoryE
te beliefs on 2ic it is basedE
te i,portant contributors or practitioners of te teoryE
te teory of elpingE
te relationsip bet2een te elper and te clientE
so,e tecni/ues or approaces developedE
te 3inds of proble,s addressedE
te populations on 2ic te tecni/ues are usedE
,ulticultural issues in using tese approacesE and
researc findings on te ,odel or teory)
+e presentation ,ust be 3# ,inutes in lengt and ,ay include
sort videotapes de,onstrating teory1based tools or role1play
de,onstrations)
+e presentation 2ill be evaluated by te faculty ,e,ber and te
class ,e,bers) Brgani0ation$ co,pleteness$ co,petency of te
presenters$ and use of visual or 2ritten aids 2ill be evaluated)
Present te 'resentation on a Model or +eory of Helping if
assigned to present tis 2ee3)
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@eport on
Create a report on any beavioral tools you believe 2ill be elpful
for yourselves and for your class,ates) 7nclude a description of eac
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Beavioral +ools tool$ o2 you believe it ,igt be useful$ and te reason you cose to
include it in te report) +e report 2ill be included in your @esource
4ilesE you ,ay 2ant to as3 oter 8earning +ea,s for teir reports$
as 2ell)
Week #our: $%stes Theories and !pproaches to Change
Details Due Points
Objectives 4.1 E(a,ine ,a-or syste,s teories)
4.2 7dentify syste,s approaces$ s3ills$ and tecni/ues for use by
u,an services 2or3ers)
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Readings Read C) 1; > 1< of Counseling and Psychotherapy.
Read tis 2ee3?s Electronic @eserve @eadings)
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Particiation Particiate in class discussion) #;53151" 3
!ongraded
"ctivities and
Prearation
Preare for a /ui0 covering cognitive teories)
Begin 2or3ing on 'aper on 'ersonal Model of Helping$ due in Aee3
4ive)
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&nstructions
'reparation
*nnotated Bibliograpy of 7nternet Searc for Syste,s
+eories +ools for Hu,an Services Aor3ers
o Searc te 7nternet and professional -ournals of
counseling$ social 2or3$ e,ployee assistance$ or oter
u,an services fields for t2o or tree articles on syste,s
teory and its application to u,an services 2or3ers) Be
prepared to discuss your articles 2it te 8earning +ea,)
Meeting
Revie' te ob-ectives fro, Aee3 4our and discuss additional
insigts and /uestions tat ,ay ave arisen)
*nnotated Bibliograpy of 7nternet Searc for Syste,s +eories
+ools for Hu,an Services Aor3ers.
Present and discuss all te articles found by te tea,)
Begin 2or3ing on te annotated bibliograpy$ due in Aee3 4ive)
Syste,s Cart.
Begin to prepare your Syste,s Cart$ due in Aee3 4ive) Be
prepared to e(plain your cart)
@eport on 4a,ily Syste,s +ools.
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Begin to prepare your @eport on 4a,ily Syste,s +ools$ due in
Aee3 4ive)
8earning Su,,ary.
Co%lete te 8earning +ea, +able section of te 8earning
Su,,ary$ to be sub,itted in Aee3 4ive) Be sure to discuss te
learning tea, carter goals and results$ and ten provide reflective
co,,entary)
Revie' te FDirections for Co,pleting te 8earning Su,,aryG and
F8earning Su,,aryG at ttp.55eca,pus)poeni()edu)
Co%lete te 7ndividual Huestions for @eflection)
Preare one copy for te faculty ,e,ber and one copy to 3eep for
your 8earning +ea, Carter in te ne(t course)
Present te 8earning +ea, 'resentation on a Model or +eory of
Helping if assigned to present tis 2ee3)
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'aper on Cognitive
7nterventions
Sub%it a 1$4##1 to "$1##12ord paper of your findings fro, te
Discussion on Cognitive 7nterventions fro, Aee3 +ree&
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Week #ive: Helping Tools and $kills
Details Due Points
Objectives 1.1 Create a resource file of tools for pro,oting cange in people
2it specific proble,s)
1.2 Develop an understanding of etnic and cultural considerations
2en 2or3ing to pro,ote cange in participants fro, a variety of
populations)
1.3 Develop a personal ,odel of elping and fostering cange)
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Readings Read C) " > 4 of Counseling and Psychotherapy.
Read tis 2ee3?s Electronic @eserve @eadings)
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Particiation Particiate in class discussion) #<5#D51" 3
!ongraded
"ctivities and
Prearation
Preare for a /ui0 covering syste,s teories)
Co%lete te 8earning +ea, Evaluation and sub,it it to te
instructor)
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&nstructions
Revie' te ob-ectives fro, Aee3 4ive and discuss additional
insigts and /uestions tat ,ay ave arisen)
Sub%it te co,pleted 8earning Su,,ary fro, Aee3 4our)
Present te 8earning +ea, 'resentation on a Model or +eory of
Helping if assigned to present tis 2ee3)
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'aper on 'ersonal
Model of Helping
-rite a "$1##1 to "$=##12ord paper on your personal ,odel of
elping) 7ncorporate learning fro, tis course and discuss o2 and
2y you ave$ at tis point in your develop,ent$ for,ed your
vie2points) 7nclude.
Ho2 and 2y you for,ed tis vie2point
6our vie2 of elping
+e relationsip bet2een te clinician and te participant
+ecni/ues or approaces to cange
* coerent ,odel tat is consistent$ so2s ade/uate
understanding of te ,aterial presented$ and reflects te ability
to integrate and syntesi0e te course ,aterial
+e 3inds of proble,s tat can be addressed 2it your
,odel
Multicultural issues
8i,itations and strengts of te ,odel
+e populations tis ,odel can elp
Briginal tin3ing
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Syste,s Cart
6our faculty ,e,ber 2ill assign you a particular syste,) *s a tea,$
cart te syste, you ave been assigned) &se dra2ing soft2are$
so2ing syste, dyna,ics suc as dyads and triads$ factors
contributing to o,eostasis or upsetting te balance$ closeness and
distance of ,e,bers$ and roles suc as te clo2n$ te scapegoat$
te rescuer$ or oters)
Sub%it your cart and be prepared to e(plain it)
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@eport on 4a,ily
Syste,s +ools
Create a report on te tools based on syste,s teory tat you
believe 2ill be elpful for yourselves and for your class,ates)
S,are your report 2it oter tea,s and add all tea, reports to your
@esource 4ile for tis course)
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