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2015 Continuing Education and Part-time Studies Guide - Winter/Spring

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53 = PostsecondaRy cRedit OL = ontaRioleaRn = online couRse GeorgianCollege.ca/con-ed postsecondary credit courses OL Behavioural Skills Building This course presents a comprehensive review of procedures for choosing and organizing curriculum for students with autism of various ages. A review of basic behaviour principles and teaching strategies will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on curriculum development such as the utilization of the Assessment of Basic Language and Learning Skills (ABLLS). Curriculum development will be discussed with an emphasis on speech and language, social and play skills, personal care skills and inclusion into less restrictive environments. BESc 1010 | 56 hrs $506 date loc JAN. 13 – APR. 21 ONLINE MAY 12 – AUG. 18 ONLINE Body Systems and Disorders This course provides students with a working knowledge of the structure and function of the human body. Common disorders associated with each system will be examined. This will assist students in the assessment of physical needs and administration of health care for persons with developmental disabilities. DEVS 1012 | 42 hrs $325.50 loc date day time MAY 5 – AUG. 11 ONLINE OL Diversity and First Nations In this course students will critically identify and examine issues in diversity. Specifically, students will focus on topics pertaining to inequality in various social settings, including but not limited to: race, gender, ethnicity, class, and sexual orientation. Incorporating social/legal explanations of diversity, students will develop a clear understanding of the impacted groups and possible strategies of community empowerment. This course will increase knowledge and awareness of important issues in the Aboriginal cultures of Canada. The legal status of Aboriginal people will be explored along with the Aboriginal rights and self determination. Other critical issues relating to land claims, justice and social services will be studied. DVIR 1004 | 42 hrs $397.50 date loc JAN. 13 – APR. 21 ONLINE MAY 12 – AUG. 18 ONLINE OL Ethics and Professionalism This course will introduce the foundations of ethical thinking and will review the different perspectives and rationales for ethical decision-making within a behavioural framework. Students will be introduced to professional codes of ethics that are essential for ethical practice. They will learn how to think critically and apply general ethical principles to particular situations through the use of case studies, practice vignettes, structured exercises and group discussions. This course will provide participants with the basis for developing ethical guidelines for practice, examining areas related to legislative acts. ETHS 1000 | 28 hrs $289 date loc JAN. 13 – APR. 21 ONLINE MAY 12 – AUG. 18 ONLINE OL Family Relationships and Psychiatric Disorders This course will introduce the foundations of ethical thinking and will review the different perspectives and rationale for ethical decision-making within a behavioural framework. Students will be introduced to professional codes of ethics that are essential for ethical practice. They will learn how to think critically and apply general ethical principles to particular situations through the use of case studies, practice vignettes, structured exercises and group discussions. This course will provide participants with the basis for developing ethical guidelines for practice, examining areas related to legislative acts. cHMH 1003 | 42 hrs $397.50 date loc JAN. 13 – APR. 21 ONLINE MAY 12 – AUG. 18 ONLINE OL Foundations of Therapeutic Recreation This course is designed to introduce the student to therapeutic recreation delivery in a hospital, rehabilitative, residential or community setting. The course will provide the foundations and fundamentals of therapeutic recreation, including models of service, the history and development of the profession, and the nature of therapeutic recreation service. Students will develop the skills necessary to become effective helpers, and to select and plan appropriate recreational activities to facilitate change for individuals with a variety of disabilities. cYWK 1013 | 42 hrs $397.50 date loc JAN. 13 – APR. 21 ONLINE MAY 12 – AUG. 18 ONLINE OL Human Rights in Ontario In this course, participants are introduced to the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We review the coverage of each and their areas of protection and grounds of discrimination. Using case studies, we learn about the role of the Canadian and Ontario Human Rights Commissions, study everyday instances of discrimination and see how they are dealt with under each law. Throughout the course, we identify and explore the important role of the community advocate in human rights cases. DVIR 1005 | 14 hrs $180.50 date loc JAN. 13 – APR. 21 ONLINE MAY 12 – AUG. 18 ONLINE OL Human Sexuality This analysis of human sexuality draws on historical, theoretical, cross cultural, and life cycle perspectives of sexual attitudes, behaviours, development, and experiences. Selected topics may include: gender relations; body image; sexual diversity; arousal and response; mating, dating, and interpersonal attraction; interpersonal communication; sex education; sexual health or risk; and issues of power or intimacy. DVIR 1001 | 42 hrs $397.50 date loc JAN. 13 – APR. 21 ONLINE MAY 12 – AUG. 18 ONLINE COMMuNITY, huMAN AND SOCIAL SERVICES COuRSES (CONT.)

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