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Individual Distance Learning Courses
Study at Home, at Your Own Pace!
You have total control and can study at whatever time or place that is most convenient for you. There's no need to take time away from work, your family, or your other interests and activities. All the materials you will need to complete these courses are provided in our all inclusive tuition. There are no hidden fees.
ABA / Autism Spectrum Disorders
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Course is designed for professionals - clinicians, educators and counselors - working with children and adults in the areas of developmental disabilities and Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The curriculum offers an in depth examination of the academic and social behavior of children with autism.
Upon satisfactory completion of this course, the student will functionally analyze social behavior deficits and excesses of children and youth. The course covers basic principles of behavior analysis (reinforcement, schedules of reinforcement, punishment, motivating operations, stimulus control, imitation, shaping, chaining, extinction, differential reinforcement); behavioral assessment including functional analysis and behavior chain analysis; the application of those principles to children.
Child Abuse
An in-depth look at child neglect, and child sexual, physical and emotional abuse. Students investigate treatment issues surrounding each area. Victim and perpetrator treatment issues, prevention of abuse, and the long-term impact on the individual are discussed. Clinical issues that arise in children, adolescents and adults as a result of child abuse are covered. Key concepts dependence, discipline and child labor, and changing sexual attitudes toward the incest taboo, sexual exploitation and treatment interventions will be addressed.
Case Management
social, psychological and cognitive aspects of aging. Course covers practical applications of interviewing and counseling families, managing client behavior, and assessing individual needs for appropriate treatment. Introduction to advocacy skills in relation to counseling in Human Services. Overview of political and public advocacy issues. Essential skills and knowledge of legal processes for effective solutions are introduced.
Domestic Violence
Comprehensive exploration of domestic/family violence. The history, nature, extent, causes and consequences of family/domestic violence are examined. Skill building in direct service is stressed.
Health and Aging
An exploration of the physiological processes of aging that covers normal aging and chronic illness. Topics include biological processes and theories of aging, bodily changes normally associated with aging, long term and health care systems, and related medical terminology. A review of normal and pathological changes associated with the process of aging. Topics include sensory, perceptual and psychomotor processes; depression, neurological changes, Alzheimer's disease, and related dementias.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
This short course gives a brief look into Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. It provides general information on the definition, symptoms, and treatment options for those with the disorder as well as suggestions on where people can go for help. This course would be useful for students and professionals in the medical, social work, or mental health fields.
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