Contra Costa College
Course Outline
Department & Number
Course Title
Prerequisite
Challenge Policy
Co-requisite
Challenge Policy
Advisory
ADJUS 126
Counseling and Placement
None
*HOURS BY ARRANGEMENT:
Number of Weeks
Lecture Hours By Term
Lab Hours By Term
*Hours By Arrangement
Units
18
54
3
Hours per term.
ACTIVITIES: (Please provide a list of the activities students will perform in order to satisfy the HBA requirement):
COURSE/CATALOG DESCRIPTION
This course is an overview of the techniques in counseling and interviewing available to practitioners in Corrections.
The student will learn the use of appropriate techniques and theories in confidence building which correctional
employees may use in client interviews and counseling sessions. This is a basic course for students planning to enter
or who are already employed in the Correctional Science field.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
At the completion of the course the student will be able to:
Demonstrate skills in individual and group communication dynamics.
Demonstrate the ability to conduct an interview.
Discuss various kinds of intervention/counseling techniques.
Demonstrate and explain the development of roles and responsibilities of clients and staff.
Identify obstacles that complicate the task of conducting objective interviews and counseling.
STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Evaluate inmate needs and security concerns and assign placement.
Demonstrate skills in individual and group communication.
Review theories of communication and personality.
COURSE CONTENT (Lecture):
Interviewing
Recording the interview
Special interviewing considerations
Contemporary Theories and modalities
Identification of client problems
COURSE CONTENT (Lab):
METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:
Lecture
Guest speakers
Videos
Writing, editing, reviewing appropriate documents
Fieldtrips
Role-playing
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INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:
NOTE: To be UC/CSU transferable, the text must be dated within the last 7 years OR a statement of justification for a text beyond the
last 7 years must be included.
Textbook Title:
Author:
Publisher:
Edition/Date:
Textbook Reading Level:
Justification Statement:
Correctional Assessment, Casework, and Counseling, 5th Edition
Anthony Walsh
American Correctional Association
5th/2010
13
OUTSIDE OF CLASS WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS:
Title 5, section 55002.5 establishes that a range of 48 -54hours of lecture, study, or lab work is required for one unit of credit.
For each hour of lecture, students should be required to spend an additional two hours of study outside of class to earn one
unit of credit.
 State mandates that sample assignments must be included on the Course Outline of Record.
Outside of Class Weekly Assignments
Hours per week
Weekly Reading Assignments (Include detailed assignment below, if applicable)
2
Students are required to read one chapter each week and complete the chapter study questions
Weekly Writing Assignments (Include detailed assignment below, if applicable)
3
Student will prepare case studies from weekly role-playing scenarios. Students will prepare a research paper.
Weekly Math Problems (Include detailed assignment below, if applicable)
Lab or Software Application Assignments (Include detailed assignment below, if applicable)
Other Performance Assignments (Include detailed assignment below, if applicable)
1
Student will participate in weekly discussion online and keep a journal
STUDENT EVALUATION: (Show percentage breakdown for evaluation instruments)
30
15
10
5
40
%
%
%
%
%
Tests/quizzes (objective and essay)
Writing exercises
Class participation/discussions
Journals
Final Exam
GRADING POLICY: (Choose LG, P/NP, or SC)
Pass / No Pass
x Letter Grade
90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
Below 60% = F
Prepared by: R. Ramos
Date: S14
Revised form 10/13
70% and above = Pass
Below 70% = No Pass
Student Choice
90% - 100% = A
80% - 89% = B
70% - 79% = C
60% - 69% = D
Below 60% = F
or
70% and above = Pass
Below 70% = No Pass