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COURSE SYLLABUS: Rehabilitation Models and Special Populations

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 RS500 - Rehabilitation Models and Special Populations - Capstone Course
Masters in Rehabilitation Services
Jean Hope, MBA, RN, LRC, CDMS, CCM, LNCC - Vitae


Required Textbooks:   Online Book Store

There is a minimum of three required texts for this course. Students will choose at least one text from each Unit as listed below. Students may choose all texts if desired, but only one selection from each Unit is required.

All of the textbooks listed here are very popular, therefore abundantly available as "used"

Unit One - Models and Recovery (select one text)
Alcoholics Anonymous. (2002). Alcoholics Anonymous: The Story of How Many Thousands of Men and Women Have Recovered from Alcoholism. (4th ed.). Alcoholics Anonymous World Services.
ISBN: 1893007162

Herman, J. (1997). Trauma and Recovery. Basic Books.
ISBN: 0465087302
Unit Two - Social Factors, Barriers and Supports (select one text)
Karp, L. & Lamb, L. (1999). Life on Wheels: For the Active Wheelchair User. Patient-Centered Guides.
ISBN: 1565922530

Jah, Y, et al. (1997). Uprising: Crips and Bloods Tell the Story of America's Youth in the Crossfire. Touchstone Books
ISBN: 0684825376

Lane, H., et al. (1996). A Journey into the Deaf-World. Dawn Sign Press.
ISBN: 0915035634
Unit Three - Advocacy, Cultural Competence and Partnerships (select one text)
Russell, M. (1998). Beyond Ramps: Disability at the End of the Social Contract. Common Courage Press.
ISBN: 1567511066

Chariton, J. (2000). Nothing About Us Without Us: Disability Oppression and Empowerment. University of California Press.
ISBN: 0520224817

Course Description

This introductory course explores current rehabilitative approaches and acquaints the student with populations served including agencies, funding sources and public policy that are commonly encountered in rehabilitative services.

Models for specialized rehabilitation services may include addictions, age related issues such as ageism or transitional age youth, and disabilities that are physical, psychological or sensory. Program philosophy and staff in recovery are also introduced in this course.

Emergence of civil rights protections and anti-stigma activism will also be explored.


Course Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:
  1. Describe positive and negative social forces such as stigma that may be encountered in the journey of recovery.
  2. Describe recovery and models of independence for various populations who may use rehabilitation agency services.
  3. Describe presence and role of various agencies and legislation in achieving maximum independence for clients in need of supportive services.
  4. Evaluate the elements of personal and social forces that are barriers to or enhancers of success, and ways that programs can address these issues.
  5. Derive a personal philosophy as a leader in the helping professions regarding client and staff empowerment.
  6. Discuss ways that agencies can establish or provide resources, including human resources, to assist agencies and clients in the rehabilitative journey.

Course Overview

This course is intended to establish a sensitivity to issues and views, resources and support structures that fall within the scope of agency administration, agency mission, and program goals. The sensitivity to commonalities of key success factors, as well as barriers to success, will be of value to administrators whose charge it is to promote success with all stakeholders. This course is by nature multidisciplinary, as well as somewhat controversial, given that the contributions within the field of rehabilitation are designed to be holistic and client-centered, but challenges to holism, diminishing resources, and social barriers continue to exist as pervasive obstacles to success and maximum independence.

Course assignments are designed such that they are individually tailored within an area of population focus as selected by the student, thus supporting future applications with specific populations, groups, or selected rehabilitation or habilitation settings. There are several textbooks that are selected representing a range of social and physical needs to provide exposure for the student to a variety of populations, where similarities and differences of approach and needs will emerge.

This course has weekly homework assignments or activities, which will draw upon numerous and varied resources. These activities and assignments include information from readings, research, and personal experiences. There are several occasions throughout the course that information drawn from the student's own observation will be integrated into the learning opportunities.

The course is divided into three Units of Study.
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Fulfillment of assignments in Weeks One through Four will constitute the Midterm requirement in this course. Fulfillments of Units One, Two and Three will constitute the requirement for the Final exam and completion of this course.

Specific details for reading assignments and weekly homework are given in the Readings and Assignments sections of this virtual classroom, and may not be available for public view without an enrollment password issued by Canyon College.


Course Policies

On-Line Participation: Since this course is offered over the Internet, which allows students to participate at "any time, any where," it is important to plan your time carefully. Students are expected to pace themselves to access assignments, prepare their work and necessary research, and submit assignments to the instructor by the established due dates. Students are expected to make use of local resources as well as required readings.

Course Week and Due Dates: Generally, Monday is the first of the course week, and Sunday is the last day of the course week. Assignments scheduled for completion during a class week should be sent to the instructor via email or fax by end of the day Sunday, determined by your own time zone. If a student is sending assignments through the postal service, please make prior arrangements with instructor, as there is no postal delivery on Sunday. Given that this is a graduate level course, and that some community contact and independent research is necessary to fulfill assignments, some flexibility regarding due dates may be granted by mutual agreement between student and instructor.

Submitting Assignments - Instructions: Students may submit work in MSWord (any version) or Excel (any version) or HTML and send as an email note or file attachment. If you use another word processing program (such as Works), please save as an .rtf file.

Formats for files received other than those specified here that your instructor cannot open using MSWord or a Word converter program for PC or Macintosh will be returned to you for reprocessing, and will be considered late. Any questions on formatting of your file attachment documents, please Email your instructor with any questions now and we can find a format that will work for your particular needs. Thanks in advance on this matter.

Please include name, reply address, title of assignment, title of course, and date submitted on the document itself, in addition to the email text. Please indicate "RS500" in the subject line of your email.

Late Assignment Penalties: Weekly assignments must be received by the instructor not later than Sunday midnight (your time zone) of the week assigned. Students who anticipate that their schedule may cause assignments to be out of compliance are advised to contact instructor at least one week in advance, as an extension may be permitted with prior mutual agreement. Instructor discretion regarding point penalties for any late work will be considered final.

Absentee Policy: While this course is designed to be completed through independent study, "attendance" is recorded through assignment submissions in a timely manner to the instructor's email address (or via post or fax). However, please note that any student who has not participated (completed assignments) for 14 consecutive days without prior discussion with the instructor regarding such absence shall be recommended for administrative withdrawal. The school shall make recommendations to the instructor as to what action will be taken.

Academic Honesty: Canyon College policies are in effect. All work must be your own. Presenting as one's own the words, ideas, or expression of another in any form is cheating through plagiarism, and will not be tolerated.


Grading Procedure

Assignments will be graded based on completeness, correctness and timeliness of submissions. There is a total of 100 points possible.

Homework.
Weekly assignments may have more than one component, and the point value for each component is worth 5, 10, or 15 points as shown on the assignment detail.

Midterm and Final Weeks.
The Midterm grade is determined by aggregate point performance of work submitted for assignments designated in weeks 1-4.

The Final point allocation is determined through aggregate points submitted for all weeks of the course.

Final Letter Grade.
Letter grades will be assigned at the conclusion of the eight weeks based on cumulative points achieved over the entirety of the eight week course. The grading scale based on 100 possible points is as follows:

A 95 points to 100 points
A- 90 points to 94.5 points
B+ 86 points to 89.5 points
B 83 points to 85.5 points
B- 80 points to 82.5 points
C+ 76 points to 79.5 points
C 73 points to 75.5 points
C- 70 points to 72.5 points
D 60 points to 69.5 points
F Below 60 points