BHS 180: Child, Family, and Adult Advocacy
Overview
Survey of the behavioral health and social services professions, including scope of practice and training requirements. Exploration of employment opportunities in the field and self-assessment/academic planning for a career in mental health. Overview of mental health disorders and first responder skills in a mental health crisis situation.
BHS 180: Child, Family, and Adult Advocacy
Course Description
The role of advocacy in relation to multiple systems affecting children, families, and adults. Emphasis on identifying appropriate supports, community resources, and "wrap-around" services to help foster healthy family and child development, social welfare, and recovery.
General Education Competency
Written Communication
Course Content
- Overview of behavioral health and social services professions, career opportunities, and employment trends
- Self-assessment, alignment with workplace demands
- Personal issues affecting the helping professional
- Self-care and revitalization
- Overview of mental health disorders and whole health interventions
- Mental health first aid
- Initial development of professional portfolio
- Educational and career planning
Course Learning Outcomes
- Define advocacy and explain professional/ethical standards for
- advocacy. (1)
- Practice using common advocacy strategies and tactics and discuss when
- each may be applicable/valuable. (2)
- Describe the role of parental rights related to advocacy. (3)
- Describe the procedures involved in due process, grievance and appeals
- in behavioral health systems. (3)
- Describe familial considerations involved in advocacy. (4)
- Describe the importance of whole health integration in advocacy to
- ensure appropriate educational access and opportunity. (5)
- Describe the role and importance of whole health integration in
- Describe the role and importance of whole health integration in
- advocacy when working with justice-involved persons. (7)
- Identify several funding sources and whole health integrated related
- services that can help address the needs of individuals with behavioral
- health issues. (8)
- Demonstrate how to navigate multiple systems to develop an advocacy
- plan relevant to a child and his/her family. (8)
- Describe the importance of the wraparound process and how it relates
- to child and family advocacy. (8)
- Identify integrated healthcare community supports and resources for
- children and families that can be made available through advocacy. (8)
Required Assessment
- Due dates and specific assignments for each week are posted on the
Canvas Navigation Menu under SYLLABUS or
MODULES. All due dates are also in the Course Calendar
• Students must complete each assignment by the posted due dates and
times
• Students may complete assignments, if available, prior to the due dates.
• Course grades are based on the 1 Quiz, 5 Discussion Boards, 2
assignments and 1 Advocacy Plan.
• 1 Quiz total 10%
• 5 Discussion Boards total 25%
• 2 Assignments total 25%
• 1 Advocacy Plan total 40%
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