HUSR 224: Self-Esteem Strategies Course Overview

Graded Elements Highlights… Two Exams Three Papers 3 types of Extra Credit available

Graded Elements Two Exams 150 points each Midterm – March 16th 100 points for multiple-choice and true/false questions 50 points for short-answer essays Midterm – March 16th Final [not cumulative]– May 18th

Graded Elements Three Papers Self-Esteem Sentence Completion Exercise due by 3/23 Journal Article Report 5+ pages, due by 4/13 Self-Esteem Goals paper 5+ pages, due by 5/4

Extra Credit Total available – 50 points Book Report up to 50 points Human Services Club report up to 10 points Professor’s blog 1 to 4 points each http://humanservicesnews.blogspot.com

Course Topics

1st Half of Course Why is Self-Esteem (SE) important to Human Services work? Defining SE and Self-Evaluation Theory Barriers and Challenges to SE SE Inventories & Research SE Throughout the Lifespan How SE is Informed by Culture, Institutions & the Media Self-Regard skills

2nd Half of Course Self-Efficacy skills Gender and SE SE in Addictions & Recovery Clinical Models & Program Development The Esteemed Agency: Managing Human Services Teams

Using Technology to Support Learning

Tech-based resources Student Resource Website http://www.humanresourcefulness.net/ CypressCollege http://www.tinyurl.com/husr224 Human Services in the News blog http://humanservicesnews.blogspot.com Twitter http://www.twitter.com/husr224

Professor Harris’ Teaching Philosophy