HUS 4700 - Advanced Treatment & Management

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Fall 2024 (640)

Requisites

Admission to Human Services (Bachelor of Science) (HUMSVC-BS) or
Admission to Applied Mental Health (Advanced Technical Certificate with Financial Aid Eligibility) (AMH-ATC)

Course Description

This course examines the treatment plan as the primary document guiding the counselor and client through the treatment process. Students will distinguish the essential parts of a treatment plan and how to author individualized treatment plans that incorporate empirically based treatments and are culturally and ethnically appropriate. Students will learn techniques for engaging the client’s involvement in the treatment planning process. Students will also learn how to assess the effectiveness of treatment plans through the process of reevaluation, making referrals, and engaging in case consultation. Students will also learn how to write a discharge plan.

Course Topics

Trauma Informed Care for First Responders
 

Content is contextualized for the Law Enforcement/First Responder cohort program. These topic sections will only be made available to the students in the cohort.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. Students will create authentic treatment plans based on a broad range of psychological disorders from the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) by:
    1. authoring multiple authentic treatment plans that include at least one diagnosis from the following DSM chapters: schizophrenia, depressive disorders, anxiety disorders, trauma, eating disorders, sexual dysfunctions, substance related disorders, and neurocognitive disorders.
    2. writing authentic treatment plans by incorporating clinical information from multiple sources.
    3. constructing authentic treatment plans that are both individualized and demonstrate cultural sensitivity.
    4. evaluating data about the client’s personal, religious/spiritual, social, and cultural context of life to formulate authentic treatment plans.
  2. Students will distinguish the major elements of a treatment plan by:
    1. authoring an authentic treatment plan which identifies the following elements: problem selection, problem definition, goal development, measurable objectives, short-term and long-term goals, empirically based interventions, and determination of the DSM diagnosis.
    2. critiquing empirical sources that identify evidence-based interventions.
  3. Students will examine the collaborative roles both counselor and client share in the development of an authentic treatment plan by:
    1. distinguishing techniques for effectively involving the client in the development of their personal treatment plan.
    2. applying effective responses to client’s resistance to empirically based treatment interventions.
    3. appraising how client resources such as income and health insurance may also influence the development of the treatment plan.
    4. comparing the alignment of client-expectations such as goals and treatment outcomes with the counselor’s professional judgments.
  4. Students will examine methods for evaluating and managing the client’s progress throughout the treatment process by:
    1. determining appropriate time for applying reevaluation.
    2. writing a progress note.
    3. analyzing techniques for revising treatment goals and interventions based on reevaluation data.
    4. scrutinizing when a professional referral or case consultation is required.
    5. evaluating ethical considerations when making a referral or engaging in case consultation.
  5. Students will distinguish the major elements of a discharge plan by:
    1. authoring an authentic discharge plan.
    2. writing a final case summation.

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

C&I Approval: , BOT Approval: , Effective Term: Fall 2024 (640)

Related Programs

  1. Human Services (HUMSVC-BS) (640) (Active)