Curriculum

HUSV 411 has been designed to assist you in identifying critical challenges and stressors for military families, that have the potential for negative effects on family well-being. Through understanding the structure of the military service branches, we will also examine factors in military life that may contribute to these challenges and stressors. The knowledge gained in this course will provide you with insight into the complex experiences of today's U.S. Military Families, to assist professionals and future professionals to be effective in settings working with military personnel and their families, and as a foundation for those interested in pursuing professional civilian careers working with military families in a variety of settings (e.g., nonprofit organizations, the U.S. Military, and others).

AED 420 will provide advanced knowledge of the behavior, social influence, ethical challenges and decision-making processes related to strategic leadership. The interrelationships of leadership, mentoring and advocacy will be explored, and their roles discussed in relation to addressing challenges, effective problem solving, critical thinking, and in developing strategic foresight and systems thinking. The literature on leaders and what attributes great leaders possess is continually debated. In this course we will look at our own attributes and strengths, and how these transfer to effective leadership. Self-knowledge and self-awareness will be the basis of understanding some of the more common theories of leadership and leadership development, and the skills, values, abilities, and ethical considerations that the leader of the future will need to possess.

Trauma Informed Care is an organizational philosophy and treatment framework that involves understanding, recognizing, and responding to the effects of all types of trauma. Trauma Informed Care emphasizes physical, psychological and emotional safety, and helps survivors rebuild a sense of control and empowerment, while actively resisting re-traumatization. Addressing trauma is now the expectation, not the exception, in behavioral health systems. This course focuses on the workings of the autonomic nervous system (psychoeducation) and on learning how to self-regulate this system via capacity building skills and enhancing resilience. Applications of trauma-informed care will involve case-study analysis, based on an understanding of trauma, trauma-informed care, and the science of trauma. Trauma-specific interventions will be discussed within a community context via a culturally-sensitive lens.

A culminating experience for students involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of accumulated learning, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies.

Specialized field experience on an individual basis, consisting of training and practice in service with a non-profit, business, or governmental establishment. The field experience must focus on leadership, or advocacy, or mentoring