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bshepard
Display Name
bshepard
Title
Professor
Department
Human Services
Office Location
n422
Academic interests

social work and social movements

Bio

Benjamin Shepard, PhD, LCSW, is an author / editor of five books including Play, Creativity and Social Movements.

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My Courses

HEA 1100 – Human Sexuality

HEA 1100 – Human Sexuality

This class examines knowledge and attitudes towards human sexual behavior.

HEA 3510 HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY AND PROGRAM: ANALYSIS FOR HUMAN SERVICES

HEA 3510 HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY AND PROGRAM: ANALYSIS FOR HUMAN SERVICES

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will review and assess health and social welfare policies and programs in order to provide the foundation for applied social welfare policy analysis and intervention. The course will define and utilize multiple analytical frameworks to examine the interactive nature of organizational, political, judicial, and economic principles on health and social welfare policy. The diversity of client populations and their respective needs will be considered as part of an overview of historic and current health and social welfare policies, programs and intervention strategies.

HEA 3507 Trauma Informed Practice

HEA 3507 Trauma Informed Practice

Effects of trauma on individuals, families, communities and societies are examined in relation to the human service profession. Effective, trauma-informed, evidence-based practices for human service professionals that promote recovery and healing are presented, along with coping skills, resilience and the importance of human service professional self-care. Research continues to point to the significance of traumatic experiences underlying a variety of mental health and behavioral issues, as well as fear based societal reactions to local and global events. It is imperative for human service professionals to understand trauma, its impact, and trauma-informed practices, in order to successfully formulate and effectively serve individuals and communities. Human service professionals working from micro to macro levels of practice will benefit from the information in this course.

Complete Dentures RESD 2311

Complete Dentures RESD 2311

A study of the principles and procedures of constructing a maxillary immediate denture and a surgical template. Also fabricating a Hader Bar and clips for an overdenture mandibular denture completed.

HUS 2405

HUS 2405

HUS Field Practicum Two

My Projects

The Open Road

The Open Road

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Office of the Provost

Office of the Provost

City Tech’s Source for Academic Affairs Information

A Living Laboratory

A Living Laboratory

Welcome! “A Living Laboratory: Revitalizing General Education for a 21st Century College of Technology” is a major grant-funded project centered on the idea of using City Tech and its location as a “living lab.” Visit our site to learn more – and if you are a member of the OpenLab community, you can also get involved by joining the project.

Living Lab 3rd Year Fellows

Living Lab 3rd Year Fellows

This is a collaborative space for use by the Third Year Faculty Fellow participants in the General Education Seminar, part of City Tech’s Title V grant-funded initiative A Living Laboratory. This seminar will concentrate particularly on the first and third years of the student experience at our college, with an emphasis on real-world problems. The group’s Avatar contains elements of a photo by tk-link (http://www.flickr.com/photos/tk-link/2575598759/in/photostream/).

Living Lab Fellows

Living Lab Fellows

This project archive compiles the experiences of the Living Lab General Education Seminar Fellows over the 5 year period of the grant. It includes the reflections of participants and compilations of course portfolios with links to OpenLab course sites.

My Clubs

Human Services Club

Human Services Club

The Human Service Club, is a great way to network, help others, be an activist, and gain experience in the human service field.