Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form
for Courses Numbered 6000 and Higher
Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.
Submission guidelines are posted to the GCC Web site: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/gcc/index.cfm
1. Course prefix and number:
REHB 6340
2. Date:
3. Requested action:
X New Course
Revision of Active Course
Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of an Existing Course from
from
to
#
X
Required
September 6, 2011
#
Elective
4. Method(s) of delivery (check all boxes that apply for both current/proposed and expected
future delivery methods within the next three years):
Current or
Proposed Delivery
Method(s):
X
On-campus (face to face)
Expected
Future Delivery
Method(s):
X
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)
5. Justification (must cite accreditation and/or assessment by the graduate faculty) for new course or
course revision or course renumbering:
Based on an ongoing assessment by the Graduate Faculty in the Department of
Rehabilitation, as required by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related
Educational Program (CACREP) standards, a standalone course in Human Development
in Addictions and Rehabilitation Counseling was determined to be needed in the
curriculum of the Rehabilitation Counseling and Substance Abuse and Clinical
Counseling programs in the Department of Rehabilitation Studies in the College of Allied
Health Sciences.
CACREP Standards p.91
3.
a. theories of individual and family development and transitions across the life
span
b. theories of learning and personality development, including current
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understandings about neurobiological behavior
c. theories and models of individual, cultural, couple, family, and community
resilience
d. human behavior, including understanding of developmental crises, disability
psychopathology, and situational and environmental factors that affect both
normal and abnormal behavior
e. theories and etiology of addictions and addictive behaviors
f. theories for facilitating optimal development and wellness over the life span
6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
REHB 6340. Human Growth and Development in Addictions and Rehabilitation
Counseling (3)
P: Consent of instructor. Concepts of social, psychological, spiritual, and learning needs
at all developmental levels.
7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
N/A
8. Course credit:
Lecture Hours
Lab
Weekly OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
s.h.
Studio
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Practicum
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Internship
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
3
3
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain.
Total Credit Hours
s.h.
s.h.
3
9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:
35
10. Changes in degree hours of your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
MS in Substance Abuse and
Clinical Counseling
MS in Rehabilitation Counseling
None, this course is replacing an
elective
None, this course is replacing an
elective
11. Affected degrees or academic programs, other than your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
NA
12. Overlapping or duplication with affected units or programs:
x
Not applicable
Documentation of notification to the affected academic
degree programs is attached.
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13. Council for Teacher Education (CTE) approval (for courses affecting teacher education):
Not applicable
x
Applicable and CTE has given their approval.
14. University Service-Learning Committee (USLC) approval:
Not applicable
x
Applicable and USLC has given their approval.
15. Statements of support:
a. Staff
Current staff is adequate
x
Additional staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):
b. Facilities
Current facilities are adequate
x
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):
c. Library
x
Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation and an
estimate for the cost of acquisition of required initial resources):
d. Unit computer resources
x
Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (in the box below, give a
brief explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition):
e. ITCS resources
x
ITCS resources are not needed
The following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Software
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached
16. Course information (see: Graduate Curriculum and Program Development Manual for
instructions):
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a. Textbook(s) and/or readings: author(s), name, publication date, publisher, and
city/state/country. Include ISBN (when applicable).
Sigelman, C.K. & Rider, E.K. (2011) Life-span Human Development. 7th edition.
Florence, KY, Brooks and Cole. ISBN: 1111342733
b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. synthesize knowledge of social, psychological, spiritual, and learning needs
of individuals at all developmental levels;
2. analyze the concepts related to learning and personality development,
gender and sexual identity, addictive behavior and psychopathology, and the
application of these concepts in addictions and rehabilitation counseling
practice;
3. evaluate the main concepts and theories of human development as they
relate to culture postulated by prominent counselors;
4. formulate approaches that will facilitate enhancement of the consumer’s
personal development, decision-making abilities, acceptance of
responsibility, and quality of life
c. Course topic outline
1. Human development and theories.
a. Modern Lifespan Development i.e. Bioecological Model, growth, aging,
maturation
b. Freud: Psychoanalytic theory, Erikson: Neo-Freudian Psycho theory,
Learning theories, Piaget: Cognitive Development theory, System theory
2. Learning and personality development
a. Self-concept-infant, child, adolescent, and adult
b. Erikson’s Psychosocial Stages
3. Cultural identity on social cognition and moral development
a. Theory of Mind
b. Kohlberg’s theory of moral reasoning
4. Culturally and developmentally relevant approaches.
a. Parkes/Bowlby model of Bereavement
b. Kubler-Ross’s Stages of Death and Dying
c. Eagly’s social role of gender stereotypes
d. Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory of cognitive development
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d. List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and grading/evaluation system
for determining a grade
Grading Policy: at the conclusion of the semester, all points are totaled and a score is
calculated. Grade ranges for scores are as follows:
Earned points
90-100 points
80- 89 points
70-79 points
Below 70 points
Grade assignment
A
B
C
F
Assignments
Points
Exams (4)
40
Autobiography
30
Participation/Discussion Questions
20
Presentation
10
Total
100
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