Course Descriptions
Human & Social Development
These courses are part of the partnership agreement with the Faculty of Human and Social Development at the University of Victoria and are applicable to Nursing, Human Services Diploma and Child and Youth Care students.
Course offerings vary from year to year. Check Generate a Timetable for available course offerings.
HSD 201 (3) First Nations Wellness I: Models and Strategies
An examination of strategies based on the belief that solutions to challenges faced by First Nations health and human service workers are found within the workers, their communities, and their culture. Topics include forces and impacts of change, and a holist model of wellbeing within the context of traditional and contemporary practice. (3:0:0)
Prerequisite: None.
HSD 202 (3) First Nations Wellness II: Models and Strategies
An analysis of First Nations governance, administrative structures and practices focusing on implications for social services and health workers. Topics include trends in inter-family relations between First Nations communities, community organization and development, individual empowerment strategies, holistic health, exploring world views, cultural continuity, and the determinants of wellbeing for First Nations communities. (3:0:0)
Prerequisite: HSD 201.
HSD 203 (3) First Nations Wellness III: Models and Strategies
An examination of traditional First Nations and contemporary methods of helping. Topics include federal and provincial services, the historical impact of health/social services delivery on First Nations people, and the identification of effective ways for social service and health practitioners to promote self-care and self-determination for First Nations communities. (3:0:0)
Prerequisite: HSD 201 and HSD 202.
HSD 369 (3) Perspectives on Substance Use
An opportunity to work with clients who have an addiction problem. Develops skills and knowledge related to the management and understanding of addiction-related problems and explores the biopsychosocial theory of addiction. Explores the transtheoretical model of change, history of substance abuse, pattern of use and the impact on society and selected populations. Credit will only be granted for one of HSER 260A or HSD 369. (3:0:0)
Prerequisite: Admission to Human Services program or permission of instructor.
HSD 375 (3) Fostering Leadership Development
Examination & critical analysis of effective strategies to build & sustain an environment that facilitates dynamic leadership. Focuses on creating a leadership culture applicable to a variety of community organizations and workplaces through developing shared vision, collaborative leadership and reflective practice. Offers a balance of practical skills and current leadership theory. (3:0:0)
Prerequisite: Completion of an introductory leadership course (e.g. Tourism Management TRMT 461, Women's Studies WS 320, or equivalent) or current enrolment in 3rd or 4th year Health & Human Services Programs, or with permission of instructor.
HSD 377 (3) Self and Others IV: Group Process
Focuses on the theories and concepts of group process from a multidisciplinary perspective. An opportunity to experience and critically reflect on group process. The examination of self in relation to group process is an essential component. (0:3:0)
Prerequisite: NURS 352.
HSD 401 (3) Women in the Human Services
An analysis of the social, economic and political forces which have shaped the status of women in the Human Services. Includes an examination of women as consumers and women in management positions. Includes a comparison of the status of women in different professions, particularly the traditional women's professions of nursing, social work and child and youth care. (3:0:0)
Prerequisite: Second-year standing and permission of instructor.
HSD 425 (3) Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis
An opportunity to gain grounding in techniques commonly used in the analysis of both quantitative and qualitative data. Students engage in the process of qualitative analysis through examining qualitative data, data coding, and thematic construction. A range of descriptive and inferential statistical approaches to quantitative analysis are examined using a computer-based system. (3:0:0)
Prerequisite: Second-year standing and admission to CYC, Nursing, or Human Services; or permission of BSW Chair.