CBL Course Listings

FALL 2008

CBL 101A: Leadership & Developmental Skills (8/28-10/17)
Instructors: Matha Thorton and Joshua Drake
W: 7:00-10:00pm
This course will examine the role of leaders and leadership from historical and theoretical perspectives. In both class discussions and select assignments, students will be asked to develop an understanding of leadership from a historical theoretical perspective, and to apply theories of leadership to communities both on campus and beyond. Building on history and theory, the course will examine the process of leadership development, with a focus on relational models of leadership. Students in this course are required to participate in on-campus leadership and will actively practice the leadership skills and material discussed in class in their leadership roles. Reflections, both oral and written, on those experiences will be primary learning tools, as will the readings and class discussions. Written reflections will be on a weekly basis and will link co-curricular experiences with learning objectives.

CBL 147C: Independent Study
Instructor: Ron Flores
Independent projects in Community Based Learning are geared to students who are already involved in some form of community service and/or civic engagement with a local agency, program or organization. The emphasis of an independent research projects is on the investigation of a concern specific to that community placement and the development of a University-Community partnership that aims to address that concern.

CBL 247A: Independent Study
Instructor: Ron Flores
Independent projects in Community Based Learning are geared to students who are already involved in some form of community service and/or civic engagement with a local agency, program or organization. The emphasis of an independent research projects is on the investigation of a concern specific to that community placement and the development of a University-Community partnership that aims to address that concern.

ENG 243D: Intro to Creative Non-Fiction
Instructor: Paul Graham
T/Th: 2:20-3:50pm
An introductory study of basic technical problems and formal concepts of the literary essay. Students read and write essays on various topics, including travel, personal experience, landscape, natural science and politics. Weekly written exercises and student essays are read aloud and discussed in class.

PSYC 443A: Intro to Clinical Psychology
Instructor: Pamela Thacher
T/Th: 8:30-10:00am
This course provides an examination of the field of contemporary clinical psychology. The course focuses on the problems and procedures related to psychological diagnosis, the problem of “labeling” in particular; various therapeutic methods and systems; and assessments of the different systems that are or have been used in other cultures and during other eras. This course will also be available with the possibility of an internship, which would involve regular visits to a regional site that utilizes clinical psychologists or some aspect of clinical psychology to help people address mental health and how it may be contributing to their life situations. Permission of instructor is required to enroll in internship. Prerequisites: Psychology 100 or 101 and Psychology 317.

PSYC 480B: Working w/ Vulnerable Populations
Instructor: Jennifer MacGregor
W: 7:00-10:00pm
This seminar-internship course has two objectives: to develop an understanding of the bioecological perspective in psychology, and to further that understanding through an internship placement in a community setting (eight hours per week). Our focus will be on children and adolescents who are at risk for developing academic or psychological difficulties. Possible internship placements include Headstart, residential homes for juveniles, crisis intervention centers, Planned Parenthood, local elementary and middle school counseling centers, and a neuro-rehabilitation center for children with brain injuries; a small number of students may participate in a community research project as their internship placement. Current issues in the field (e.g., child abuse and neglect, school bullying, alcohol and substance abuse) will be analyzed using a systems approach, recognizing that individuals operate within families and communities, and these systems exert their own pressures on the individual’s behavior. Prerequisites: Psychology 100 or 101, Psychology 205 and permission of instructor. Psychology 207 highly recommended.

SOC 238A: Social Services Agencies and Advocacy
Instructor: Karen Dillon O’Neil
T/Th: 10:10-11:40am

SPTP ODST: 147A Cultivating Place: Bioregionalism & Community Egagement
Instructors: Marianne Dawson and Steve Alexander
Th: 9:00-10:30am

SSES 320A: Coaching Theory
Instructor: Jeffrey Pier
This course is designed to provide an overview of the philosophies and practices of coaching. Professional responsibilities, management styles and coach/athlete interaction styles are examined as they pertain to all aspects of the coaching challenge. Prerequisites: SSES 115 or SSES 216 and SSES 319.

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