CHAD501: Introduction to Applied Child Advocacy

This course will examine the maltreatment of children from both a historical and contemporary perspective. It will discuss the three major reform movements of the Progressive Era that shaped the field of child advocacy. Students will also explore recent trends in legislation that affect abused and neglected children. Emphasis will be on the historical and current role of the child advocate. Empirical and applied research will be reviewed. 3 sh.

CHAD502: Child Abuse and Neglect

This course will take a comprehensive look at the social and psychological development of children caught in the child welfare system. It will compare normal and pathological models of child rearing. Special consideration will be given to the impact of family and social systems on the development and behavior of abused and neglected children. 3 sh.

CHAD503: Current Social Issues in Child Advocacy

This course will focus on current social issues in the field of child advocacy. Poverty, drug abuse, illnesses and violence will be explored. Strategies for social change will be highlighted and discussed. 3 sh.

CHAD504: Children and Justice

This course will provide students will a multisystems view of children's rights and the justice system. Advocacy protocols and practice will be examined. Confidentiality, expert-testimony, and child abuse reporting laws will be studied. 3 sh.

CHAD505: Forensic Interviewing of Children

This course will provide students with an understanding of various theoretical and applied models for interviewing children who may have been abused. Recent research on the communication process and the significance of integrating age-appropriate interviewing strategies and child development will be explored. Appropriate models for interviewing children of diverse backgrounds will be presented. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: CHAD 501.

CHAD510: Culturally Competent Practice in Child Advocacy

This course will explore the three major components of cultural competency necessary for effective child advocacy: value base, knowledge, and skills. The course will focus on enabling students to examine the values that are necessary for a culturally competent understanding and response to children and families, specifically accepting the existence of biases and developing a commitment to stregths-based models that rely on respect for diversity and working toward empowerment as a goal for intervention. Culture is defined broadly, and the course will expose students to a range of belief systems common in different groups concerning child rearing, child maltreatment, and health and mental health. Students will work on issues in interviewing and engaging children and families from different cultural groups. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: CHAD 501.

CHAD520: Adolescents and the System

This course will take a comprehensive approach to understanding the multitude of issues and circumstances that bring adolescents to the attention of the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Placement options for adolescents and independent living programs will be reviewed. Variables of substance abuse, mental health disorders, and educational deficits will be discussed in relation to outcomes for adolescents. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: CHAD 501, CHAD 502, CHAD 503.

CHAD521: Substance Abuse and Family Crisis

This course will explore the impact of substance abuse on families involved with the child welfare system. Current research regarding the connection between substance abuse, domestic violence and child abuse will be reviewed. Residential and outpatient models of treatment will be evaluated. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: CHAD 501, CHAD 502, CHAD 503.

CHAD522: Family Empowerment Models for Child Advocates

This course will focus on techniques that will empower families in crisis. Model programs grounded in a strengths-based approach will be analyzed. Strategies to help families utilize their unique human and social capital to build community and kinship support systems will be discussed. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: CHAD 501, CHAD 502, CHAD 503.

CHAD530: Child Protective Service Investigation

This course will examine the investigatory process set down by Title 9 and Title 30. Methods and techniques for interviewing parents and children who come to the attention of the child proective service system will be reviewed. Proceedings such as the Order to Show Cause, Fact Finding, Permanency Hearings, and Termination of Parental Rights (TPR) will be discussed. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: CHAD 501, CHAD 502, CHAD 503.

CHAD531: Permanency Planning

This course will define and review the various meanings of permanency. Age appropriate and comprehensive plans for children in out-of-home placement will be explored. Consideration will be given to attachment and separation issues that result from broken familial bonds. Concurrent planning and adoption practices will be reviewed and critiqued. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: CHAD 501, CHAD 502, CHAD 503.

CHAD540: Child Welfare Policy

The course will compare and contrast historical and contemporary trends in child welfare policy. Factors that contribute to legislative decision-making as well as the role of the media in shaping public opinion will be considered. Community perceptions of the child welfare system will be examined. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: CHAD 501, CHAD 502, CHAD 503.

CHAD545: Advocacy in Child Behavioral Health

This course will explore major issues in accessing behavioral health care of children, with particular emphasis on advocacy within the public behavioral health care system in New Jersey. Students will be introduced to the common language of behavioral health providers, and major issues in assessment and treatment. The course will provide an overview of evidence based interventions, including the use of psychotropic medication, as well as the principles and values of the current system of care. Students will explore the appropriateness of various levels of care for different kinds of difficulties. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: CHAD 501.

CHAD610: Seminar: Selected Topics in Child Advocacy

This course will focus on current and relevant issues in child advocacy. It will rely on specialists in the field to present their research or area of expertise to interested students. It will also provide students with an opportunity to research the literature within their fields of interest. May be repeated once for a maximum of 6.0 credits. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: CHAD 501, CHAD 502, CHAD 503 and three other graduate courses in Child Advocacy.

CHAD620: Practicum in Public Child Welfare

The course will provide students with a supervised field placement at a child advocacy agency. The seminar will provide classroom instruction on issues related to the students' experiences. Site supervisors will provide on-the-job guidance and supervision. May be repeated once for a maximum of 6.0 credits. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: CHAD 501, CHAD 502, CHAD 503 and matriculation in MA in Child Advocacy.

CHAD680: Seminar in Child Advocacy

Students will complete an applied project that addresses an area of child advocacy and makes a contribution to a local agency, program, community group, or some other relevant body. The seminar will provide classroom instruction and guidance. Students will also work with one other faculty member on the project. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: CHAD 501 and 502 and 503 and 504 and 505.

CHAD698: Master's Thesis

Independent research project done under faculty advisement. Students must follow the MSU Thesis Guidelines, which may be obtained from the Graduate School. Students should take CHAD 699 if they don't complete CHAD 698 within the semester. 4 sh.

Prerequisites: Department approval.

COUN590: Counseling the Alcoholic and the Substance Abuser

Describes methods of assessment, treatment planning and charting. Explains the defense structure of the substance abuser. Discusses ethical issues and counseling with special populations as well as children and adult children of alcoholics. Demonstrates individual and group counseling skills. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Graduate students with majors in the CNEL department only.

COUN595: Multicultural Counseling and Development

Exploration and development of the necessary personal awareness, knowledge and skills for culturally competent counseling practice. Emphasis on historical and current issues and trends associated with race/ethnicity, gender, age, socioeconomic status, religion, sexual orientation, and ability and how they affect counseling practice. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Graduate Counseling Program.

COUN640: Counseling Co-Occurring Disorders

Provides concentrated study of the current best practice treatment models for clients with co-occuring substance abuse and psychiatric disorders. Emphasizes major theoretical issues drawn from recent research and clinical developments; includes consideration of assessment, treatment and after care perspectives, utilizing current approaches and specific techniques. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculation in Addictions Counseling Program or department approval and COUN 540.

COUN652: Introduction to Marriage, Couples and Family Counseling

This course includes an introduction to the major current theoretical approaches of family and couples counseling with emphasis on the counseling process from a family system's perspective in agency, school, or higher education settings within a diverse, multicultural society. Developmental family stages and practice counseling strategies are included. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: COUN 552, COUN 577, COUN 588, COUN 595 and COUN 584, departmental approval.

COUN660: Selected Problems in Counseling Handicapped Persons

This course presents an overview of prevailing laws, attitudes, issues and practices related to the special needs of handicapped persons. Attention is given to: 1) identification and understanding of the handicapped; 2) federal and N.J. state legislation and supportive programs; 3) life/career counseling as particularly relevant to handicapped persons of all ages; 4) issues and trends in meeting the special needs of the handicapped. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: COUN 588.

ELAD521: Education Law

Legal-theory, practical politics, relationship of school district organization to other units of government, appellate function of the state Commissioner of Education and the state Board of Education, New Jersey school laws (Title 18A of the revised statutes) and rules and regulation of the state Board of Education and their decisions. New Jersey school legal structure compared with that of other states. 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Graduate students in ELAD, PRIN, SBNA or department approval.

FCST514: Child in the Family

An intensive study of the theories and research related to child rearing techniques. Analysis of factors influencing parental practices and their effects on the child. 3 sh.

FCST544: Intercultural Study of Family

Analytical study of cross cultural regularities and differentials in family structures. Functions and impact of social change on family values and patterns. Varied conceptual approaches to the study of family as well as a broad acquaintance with empirical studies and research. 3 sh.

JUST517: Evidence

This course provides an in-depth exposure to the rules of evidence and their application in civil and criminal litigation situations. 3 sh.

JUST524: Juvenile Law

The goal of this course is to provide students with the theoretical foundations and practical applications of juvenile law. The course will utilize a model and method approach, which will present theory and procedure in a case problem context. The course will explore the history and philosophy of juvenile law, landmark court cases, police handling of juveniles and the pretrial and hearing process. It will acquaint students with various traditional legal theories and compare and contrast them with juvenile law as it has evolved to meet changes in society. 3 sh.

LAWS500: United States Legal System

This course provides the theoretical basis and appropriate applications of law within the United States legal system in the context of its foundations, processes and norms. Integrating readings from legal theorists, scholars and jurists, the course presents the full range of legal perspectives and processes in order to understand methodologies for resolving legal problems within the evolving United States system of law. 3 sh.