MCCCD Program Description

Major: 5397 Catalog Year: 2023-2024 Effective Term: 2017 Summer Last Admit Term: 2017 Fall Award: CCL Total Credits: 19 CIP Code: 19.0799	Primary College: Rio Salado College Initiating College: Rio Salado College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: Shared Program Availability: RS Field of Interest: Not Found Instructional Council: Family and Consumer Sciences (34) GPA: 2.00
SOC Code: 21-1021.00

Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Adolescent Development is designed to prepare individuals to enter the family life education, human development, or child and family organizations field at the paraprofessional level. Students at a paraprofessional level may seek employment opportunities in adoption and foster care, crisis intervention programs, group homes and halfway houses, social service agencies (both private and State/local government), shelters and other child and family, community-based organizations.

Consumer Program Costs and Career Information: RS

Suggested Course Plan Sequenced by Semester: RS

Required Courses

BPC110 Computer Usage and Applications (3) OR
CIS105 Survey of Computer Information Systems (3) 3

CFS205 Human Development (3) OR
PSY101 Introduction to Psychology (3) 3

CFS183 Contemporary Issues in Adolescence 3
CFS249 Transition to Adulthood 3
CFS277 Adult-Adolescent Interaction 3
+ FCS250 Portfolio Development and Professional Writing 3
+ FCS260 Family and Consumer Science Internship 1

Credits: 19

Restricted Electives
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General Electives
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Program Competencies
1. Describe societal changes that have impacted contemporary adolescent behavior and development. (CFS183) 2. Describe current strategies for preventing and intervening in specific adolescent problems including abuse, delinquency and gangs, depression and suicide, dropouts, eating disorders, mental health/stress, premarital pregnancy and parenting, runaways, sexual abuse, sexual harassment, STD, HIV, substance abuse, and violence. (CFS183) 3. Describe past and current patterns of leaving and returning home of young adults. (CFS249) 4. Describe the underlying conflict between parents and adolescents in terms of developmental goals, values, and roles. (CFS277) 5. Describe the basic theories of human development and personality. (CFS205, PSY101) 6. Describe the foundations of portfolio development. (FCS250) 7. Demonstrate the ability to use computer software programs and write professional documents demonstrating a purpose, logical organization and inclusion of pertinent information for appropriate audiences. (BPC110, CIS105) 8. Apply family and consumer science classroom instruction to work experiences during 80 hours per credit per semester. (FCS260)
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites. ++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected. MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: November 24, 2015

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.