MCCCD Program Description

Violence and Abuse Services

Course: BHS266

First Term: 2020 Fall

Lecture 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S - Standard Load

Description: Techniques, strategies, and treatment modalities necessary for the helping professional working with the victims and perpetrators of violence and abuse.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Demonstrate knowledge of the counseling process and applicable skills to the needs of abused and violent clients. (I) 2. Demonstrate techniques of counseling in the affective, cognitive, behavioral, and systemic areas. (I) 3. Describe and demonstrate the ability to model specific counseling techniques. (I, II, III) 4. Identify and describe major theoretical approaches, diagnostic models, and initial assessment methods. (I, II, IV) 5. Develop a service plan based on client profiles. (III) 6. Assess the strengths and limitations of various treatment modalities when applied to client profiles. (IV, V, VII) 7. Describe various methods for assessment of the progress made by clients. (V) 8. Relate the core issues of violent and abusive behavior to the recovery process and various levels of care. (VI)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Review the counseling process models A. Basic communication models 1. Carkhuff 2. Wolf 3. Truax B. Specific technical approaches 1. Behavioral 2. Cognitive 3. Affective 4. Social 5. Experiential 6. Systemic C. Interfacing counseling models with violence & abuse II. Diagnostic/assessment methods A. Descriptive vs. diagnostic classification methods B. Assessment interview C. Use of assessment instruments and inventories D. Identification and assessment of client problem areas III. Formulation of service plan A. Developing a treatment plan from the assessment B. Identification of specific goals and objectives C. Selection of specific service methods to be used IV. Application of treatment methods to identified needs A. Selection of treatment methods to be utilized B. Strengths and limitations of specific methods of treatment for selected client profiles. V. Assessment of progress A. Review of initial plans B. Identification of client change C. Continuing services to the client VI. Clinical issues A. Core issues of the violent and abusive personality B. Relationships C. Perception and societal issues D. Integration of issues with the recovery & reframing processes E. Resistance VII. Strengths and weaknesses of counseling approaches & techniques A. Affective theories B. Cognitive theories C. Behavioral D. Systemic

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: February 25, 2020

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