Deborah Courtney’s Profile
Trauma Informed Practice from the Micro Level to Macro Level; Spirituality and Wellness; Building Community
Dr. Deborah Courtney holds a PhD in Social Service from Fordham University, LCSW and MA in Forensic Psychology. She is also the creator of an EMDR, neurobiological based trauma treatment, board game called The EMDR Journey. Her research interests include trauma informed practice from the micro to the macro levels, and the role of spirituality and community building in wellness.
My Courses
HUS1101, Introduction to Human Services, Fall 2015
This course introduces the human services profession, its knowledge, values, and skills base. Major topics addressed are the history, personal attributes, lifestyles, ideologies, values, and ethical dilemmas. Included are social intervention strategies, interviewing, case management, counseling, program planning, organizing, changing systems, legal issues, and current trends.
HEA3510 HEALTH AND SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY AND PROGRAM: ANALYSIS FOR HUMAN SERVICES, Fall2015
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.
HUS3501, Counseling Methods, Fall 2015
This course builds on the knowledge of counseling theories established in HUS 1201, Elements of Counseling. The focus is on the development of practice skills used in human services agencies.
My Projects
Changes in the human services continue to present the need for inter-professional collaboration. As such, strong written and technological skills are crucial for effective practice and to meet the complex needs of clients. As this is the introductory course to the major and one that develops the foundation skills students will utilized throughout the major’s curriculum, it is important for student success to front load their writing skills through a variety of pedagogical approaches that also include technological supports. As such, Human Services students require (a) Innovative curriculum and instruction that affords them these skills more effectively and to strengthen these skills early on in their course of study. (b) Faculty also need resources and support for implementing a variety of teaching practices and assessment measures to meet departmental goals. This includes developing high impact practices that engage students in writing intensive instruction. This site will , thus, serve as a resource exchange for instruction on writing skills for the human services, and lesson module or assignment that involves the use of the colleges open access platform. Objectives: -Strengthen student writing skills: Acquire and use tools needed for communication, inquiry, analysis, and productive work. -Improve student retention and completion rates. -Faculty training on delivering high impact practices to meet General Education outcomes and assessments, and self-study program outcomes. General Education SLOs: Skills: Acquire and use tools needed for communication, inquiry, analysis, and productive work Communication Inquiry and Analysis Values, Ethics and Relationships: Understand and apply values, ethics, and diverse perspectives in personal, professional, civic, and cultural/global domains. Professional/Personal Development Ethics/Values How will this be done? Additional Lecture on how to read peer-reviewed journals How to cite in APA style and Avoid Plagiarism WAC Fellow Support Redesign Term Paper to meet the following objectives: Understanding of the historical development of human services including its impact. Students will be able to analyze and interpret historical data for applications in advocacy and social change. Explore their personal values as they relate to the HUS Code of Ethics and Standards for Practice High Impact Educational Practices: Which of George Kuh’s High Impact Educational Practices will be incorporated into the course? (X)Common intellectual experiences (core curriculum) (X) Learning communities (X)Writing-intensive courses (X) Service- or community-based learning
My Clubs
The Human Service Club, is a great way to network, help others, be an activist, and gain experience in the human service field.
