Course Information


Prescribed Courses (12 credits)

CMAS 258N (HDFS 258N) Introduction to Child Maltreatment and Advocacy Studies (3) Introduction to the multidisciplinary field of child maltreatment.

CMAS 465 Child Maltreatment: Prevention and Treatment (3) Advanced examination in approaches for preventing child maltreatment and treating its consequences.Prerequisite: CMAS 258N (HDFS 258N)

CMAS 466 Systems and Community Responses (3) An exploration of the multidisciplinary response to child maltreatment.Prerequisite: CMAS 258N (HDFS 258N)

CMAS 493 Child Maltreatment and Advocacy Studies: Capstone Experience (3) This course serves as the capstone experience for students enrolled in the Child Maltreatment and Advocacy minor. Prerequisite: CMAS 258N (HDFS 258N) Prerequisite or Concurrent (must have one done the other can be concurrent): CMAS 465, CMAS 466. See the "Securing a CMAS 493 Internship Location" for details on setting up your internship

Supporting Courses (6 credits)

  • BBH 146 Intro to Health and Human Sexuality
  • BBH 446 Human Sexuality as a Health Concern
  • CNED 422 Foundations of Addiction Counseling
  • CRIM 12 Criminology
  • CRIM 422 Victimization
  • CRIM 423 Sexual and Domestic Violence
  • CRIM 441 The Juvenile Justice System
  • EDPSY 10 Individual Differences and Education
  • HDFS 101N Intro to Social Issues and How to Help *new addition
  • HDFS 129 Intro to Human Development & Family Studies
  • HDFS 229 Infant and Child Development
  • HDFS 239 Adolescent Development
  • HDFS 411 The Helping Relationship *new addition
  • HDFS 412 Adult-Child Relationships *new addition
  • HDFS 428 Advanced Infant Development *new addition
  • HDFS 429 Advanced Child Development *new addition
  • HDFS 431 Family Disorganization: Stress Points in the Contemporary American Family *new addition
  • HDFS 432 Developmental Problems in Childhood and Adolescence
  • HDFS 440 Family Policy *new addition
  • HDFS 451 Adoption: Policy, Practice, & Experience *new addition
  • HDFS 453 Family Participation and Involvement in Child Services
  • HDFS 455 Development & Administration of Human Services Programs
  • NURS 230 Introduction to the Fundamentals of Nursing
  • NURS 245 Violence and the Impact on Society
  • NURS 409 Introduction to Forensic Nursing
  • PSYCH 231 Intro to Psych of Gender
  • PSYCH 243 Intro to Well-being and positive psych
  • PSYCH 270 Intro to Abnormal Psych
  • PSYCH 412 Adolescence *new addition
  • PSYCH 421 Self and Social Judgement
  • PSYCH 436 Humanistic, Existential, and Religious Approaches to Psych
  • PSYCH 476 Child Psychopathology
  • PSYCH 477 Friendship Group – Child Study Center *new addition
  • PSYCH 480 Friendship Group, Part 2 *new addition
  • RHS 300 Foundations of Rehabilitation Human Services
  • RHS 301 Intro to Counseling as a Profession
  • RHS 302 Client Assessment in Rehab and Human Services Settings *new addition
  • RHS 303 Groupwork in Rehab Practice and Human Services *new addition
  • RHS 400W Case Management and Communication Skills
  • RHS 401 Community Mental Health Practice and Services
  • RHS 402 Children & Families in Rehabilitation Settings and Human Services
  • RHS 433 Trauma-Informed Care for School and Rehab Human Service Professionals *new addition
  • SOC 005 Society’s Problems: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions
  • SOC 430 Family in Cross-Cultural Perspective

*Additional courses may be acceptable, but need to be approved by making a request for consideration to the the Education Coordinator.

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