Courses

Provides the DNP student with opportunity to synthesize advanced practice knowledge and role behaviors in an advanced practice role. Course may be repeated for a maximum of 6 credit hours.

Examination of advanced practice roles in nursing. Provides the opportunity to explore history and context, education, certification and licensure, and current issues affecting the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN). Emphasis is given to the roles of certified registered nurse anesthetists, certified nurse- midwives, clinical nurse specialists, and certified nurse practitioners.

Behavioral Disorders. This course covers advanced principles, concepts, and practices related to educating students with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders. Emphasis will be on school-based services, including advanced, evidence-based instructional and behavioral interventions for improving academic, social, and behavioral outcomes. (MULT)

This course reviews research-based instructional strategies for students with learning disabilities, focusing on proven practices and on improving instructional decision-making across content areas and grade levels. Topics include: understanding learning disabilities, response to intervention, individualized educational plans, differentiating instruction, assessment, collaborative partnerships, and facilitating content-area instruction and study skills. (MULT).

This course focuses on clinical social work practice with children and adolescents. Students will learn specific skills for effectively assessing and treating children and adolescents. The course examines the complexities of the interactions between children and their environment. SW 5240 Death, Loss and Disaster Response in Social Work Practice (3) Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSW program.

This course is a structured field experience for individuals who plan to pursue a career in the field of human development and family sciences. Students are provided the opportunity to work in a community setting such as a nonprofit organization, government agency, or healthcare setting.

Supervised experience with child and/or adult populations in a variety of settings; includes case conferences and advanced psychological assessment and interventions and supervision of lower level graduate students.

Supervised field experience in appropriate settings. Required weekly seminar. Requires special permission of the instructor.

The purpose of this course is to provide a field experience focusing on evaluation and program improvement n academic and behavioral assessment, program planning, and experiences in implementation of special education programming.

During the second semester students continue interviewing clients two hours per week and participate in various projects related to advising psychology students, such as polling faculty about research opportunities, collecting information about volunteer opportunities, and contacting graduate programs for information.