Introduction to Helping Professions.

Catalog description

This course familiarizes undergraduate students with the fields that provide health and education services to individuals and their families. Students are introduced to various career options through panel presentations, discussions, and case studies which focus on prevention, assessment and treatment issues. Faculty from several departments that include Adapted Physical Education, Education, Music Therapy, Speech-Language Pathology, Special Education, Counseling Psychology, Physical Therapy, Pharmacy and Psychology present information on their respective professions during the course of the semester. Other related fields such as Occupational Therapy and Social Work are integrated into the course design.