Catalog 05-06 - NHTI - Concord's Community College

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While CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation provides information as a service to the public, copyright is retained on all digital catalogs.Curriculum for students entering program in 2005-06.Human Service ProgramsHealth, Technical and CharacterStandardsAddiction Counseling and Human Service(see Program pages 49 & 50)The college must ensure that patients/clients are not placed in jeopardyby students during learning experiences. Therefore, students inpractica, service learning and clinical experiences must demonstrate sufficientemotional stability to withstand the stresses, uncertainties, andchanging circumstances that characterize patient/client care responsibilities.Furthermore, the student is expected to have the emotional stabilityrequired to exercise sound judgment, accept direction and guidance froma supervisor or faculty member and establish rapport and maintain sensitiveinterpersonal relationships with employees, customers and/or patients/clientsand their families.Character Expectations• Human Service and Addiction Counseling students work closelywith individuals of all ages in the field. Many of the practicum sitesand potential employers will perform a background check throughthe New Hampshire Department of Safety as well as police andpotential FBI checks. A student’s driving record will also be examinedand considered prior to acceptance of some practicum andemployment opportunities. The student may be called upon to payfor the previously mentioned background checks, etc.• Applicants who have been in difficulty with the law, dependingupon the nature of the problem, may not be employable or eveneligible for practica. Applicants need to discuss these issues in aninterview or meeting, so that future goals will not be compromised.Health Consideration• All Human Service Majors will receive NHTI Health forms followingacceptance. These forms must be completed, along with requestedhealth physical exam and TB testing, prior to the start ofclasses. Each student is required to obtain NHTI Liability Insurance,starting in each academic year. The students will be billed directly.Students are also eligible to purchase Health Insurance through NHTIfor their own health needs.Technical StandardsTechnical Standards have been established as guidance tools to informprogram applicants of skills and standards necessary for successful completionof the Human Service programs. Any applicant who has concerns orquestions regarding the Technical Standards is encouraged to contact theDepartment Head to discuss their individual issues. Students in the HumanService programs must be able to demonstrate:• Ability to communicate verbally as a student in classes, and later asa professional in individual and group counseling situations;• Sufficient verbal skills and language to: collaborate with a widevariety of helping professionals in clinical, societal and professionalareas; deliver accurate and required information; and to search forinformation, e.g., questioning;• Sufficient writing ability to formulate written assessment, chartingnotes, and reports, etc.;• Ability to sustain cognitive integrity in areas of short- and long-termmemory, areas of written documentation and follow-through ofresponsibilities;• Ability to concentrate on the execution of treatment plans, assignedskills and tasks as well as the integration and communication of thiswork for both short and long term periods of time;• Ability to work in settings that may lend themselves to frequentinterruptions, immediate crisis response and role responsibility exchange;• Ability to cope with a variety of stressors, including people-placeoccurrences, and demonstrate safe and required care for individualsand the workplace as a whole;• Ability to secure transportation to practicum sites and classes;• Ability to consistently attend and participate in classes;• Ability to demonstrate and maintain organizational skills, timemanagement and professional respect and conduct as a human servicestudent, either at a practicum site, or in the community;• Ability to adhere to and practice the Human Service Department’sethical guidelines.HSUEMRAVNICE51