An introduction to the history of the urban mission movement. The course begins with the early efforts of evangelicals in the nineteenth century and concludes with an up-to-date look at urban missions today.
Estimated Cost of Course Materials (Costs listed are in addition to the tuition and digital media fee for this course.)
Salvation in the Slums: Evangelical Social Work, Norris Magnuson $30.00
Women Who Changed the Heart of the City (Study Guide) $5.00
Women Who Changed the Heart of the City, Delores Burger $11.00
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Two essential issues are covered - the mechanics of non-profit accounting and the necessity of financial accountability. The outcome of this course is the development of an accounting policy manual for a nonprofit organization. Course Materials (Costs listed are in addition to the tuition and digital media fee for this course.)
Streetsmart Financial Basics for Nonprofit Managers $32.00
An exploration of the four tasks of successful management: planning, organizing, leading and controlling. It includes an introduction to utilizing a comprehensive planning process as a workable system for the developing and monitoring the success of a nonprofit organization's program.
Course Materials (Costs listed are in addition to the tuition and digital media fee for this course.)
Managing the Nonprofit Organization, Peter Drucker Harper
The Making of a Leader - by Dr. J. Clinton, NavPress, Colorado Springs, CO, 1991
Three Dimensions of Leadership, Olan Hendrix To purchase course materials, visit our online bookstore. To Register for this course click on the "Add to Cart" button.
A study of effective strategies for working with addicts in a live-in setting which includes topics such as ethics and policies, multicultural sensitivity, and a general knowledge of addiction and the twelve core functions of counseling of addiction counseling. Course Materials (Costs listed are in addition to the tuition and digital media fee for this course.)
God is for the Alcoholic - Jerry Dunn, Moody Press Guide to Effective Rescue Mission Recovery Programs - Michael Liimatta, AGRM, 1990 (This book is being provided as an online documents in this course. So no purchase necessary of the book.) To purchase course materials, visit our online bookstore.
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This course serves as an overview of the professional practices that counselors utilize in their treatment of clients with substance use and abuse issues.While many students want to jump right to the “counseling” stage, several steps must be performed, including screening, assessment, and treatment planning, before “counseling” can even begin.Students will learn to implement various ways to begin and maintain the therapeutic alliance between them and their clients. They will also learn to select and implement various screening and comprehensive assessment instruments that will be sensitive to the client’s needs and will best determine client pathology and severity of addictions. Students will also be able to summarize findings from the implementation of the screening and assessment instruments into a narrative format. Lastly, students will understand how to plan the proper course of treatment for individual clients which includes identifying and defining the client’s problems and devising goals, objectives, and interventions to help return the client to normal functioning.
Estimated Cost of Course Materials (Costs listed are in addition to the tuition and digital media fee for this course.)Textbooks:
Perkinson, R. R. (2008). Chemical dependency counseling: A practical guide (3rd.). Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications. Estimated Book Cost: new $80.95 and old $44.99
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