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Graduate Course Proposal Form Submission Detail - RCS6340
Tracking Number - 5280
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Current Status:
Removed from DB by orginator - 2016-05-18
Campus: Tampa
Submission Type: New
Course Change Information (for course changes only): n/a
Comments: Elective - Rehab and Ment Htlh Counc - To GC. Needs Rev. Withdrawn by College
Detail Information
- Date & Time Submitted: 2015-10-01
- Department: Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling
- College: BC
- Budget Account Number:
- Contact Person: Tammy Jorgensen Smith
- Phone: 8139747713
- Email: tjsmith@bcs.usf.edu
- Prefix: RCS
- Number: 6340
- Full Title: Customized Employment Strategies in Rehabilitation
- Credit Hours: 3
- Section Type: O -
Other
- Is the course title variable?: N
- Is a permit required for registration?: Y
- Are the credit hours variable?: N
- Is this course repeatable?: N
- If repeatable, how many times?: 0
- Abbreviated Title (30 characters maximum): CE Strategies in Rehab
- Course Online?: O -
Online (100% online)
- Percentage Online: 100
- Grading Option:
-
- Prerequisites: RCS 6301
- Corequisites:
- Course Description: Students will learn about the primary components of the customized employment process: Discovery, customized employment planning, and customized job development. Practical application of skills will be achieved through case examples and other exercises.
- Please briefly explain why it is necessary and/or desirable to add this course: Needed for new program/concentration/certificate
- What is the need or demand for this course? (Indicate if this course is part of a required sequence in the major.) What other programs would this course service? The program was recently awarded a federal long-term training grant (H129B150004) to promote the recruitment, training and development of highly qualified rehabilitation counselors to meet the high demand for public sector providers of vocational rehabilitation services. The grant focuses on integrating training on customized employment strategies in alignment with new legislation (Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act) that requires public vocational rehabilitation systems to add customized employment to their menu of services. Scholarships will be awarded to a minimum of 30 students over the next 5 years. These students will be required to take the three new courses. However, the courses will also be available to other students in the program and non-degree seeking student who need to gain the skills to be effective in their careers.
- Has this course been offered as Selected Topics/Experimental Topics course? If yes, how many times? No
- What qualifications for training and/or experience are necessary to teach this course? (List minimum qualifications for the instructor.) The terminal degree required to teach this course is a master's degree in rehabilitation counseling or a related field. A Ph.D. in rehabilitation counseling or a related field is preferred. Certification as a rehabilitation counselor is required. Additional training in customized employment strategies is preferred.
- Objectives: 1. This course will provide an understanding of the philosophy, utility and application of the customized employment process and the principles of Employment First as a national movement.
2. This course will provide an understanding of the provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act and the impact of this legislation on the public Vocational Rehabilitation system.
3. This course will promote the learning of specific customized employment strategies and their applicability for individuals with complex disabilities.
4. This course will promote the development of skills necessary to apply customized employment strategies with fidelity.
- Learning Outcomes: 1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the philosophy and principles of customized employment and Employment First and provisions of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act as measured through course module quizzes.
2. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the customized employment process and associated strategies through application of the process using presented case studies and through the development of a Vocational Profile.
3. Students will demonstrate application of customized employment process with fidelity to the model as assessed by a fidelity checklist that will be utilized in the development and grading of the class project.
- Major Topics: Customized Employment
Discovery Process
Customized Employment Planning
Customized Job Development
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Public Vocational Rehabilitation System
Vocational Profiles
Employment First
Employment for People with Complex Disabilities
- Textbooks: Griffin, C., Hammis, D. & Geary, T. (2007). The Job Developer’s Handbook: Practical Tactics for Customized Employment. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing.
- Course Readings, Online Resources, and Other Purchases: Discovery Charting the Course to Employment
Profile Capturing the Information of Discovery
The Customized Employment Plan: Creating a Blueprint for Job Development
All other course materials will be posted in Canvas at no additional charge to students.
- Student Expectations/Requirements and Grading Policy: Course Requirement Percent of Grade
Quizzes/Exams 40%
Case Studies 30%
Vocational Profile 20%
Discussion Posts 10%
The following is the grading scale to be used:
90% and up A
80% to 89% B
70% to 79% C
60% to 69% D
Below 60% F
- Assignments, Exams and Tests: Students will be required to complete 8 course modules over the course of the 10 week term. Four unit quizzes will assess content knowledge. Three case studies will assess application of course concepts. Students will develop a Vocational Profile (the product of the Discovery process) as the course project. Two discussion posts will be required to promote classroom collaboration and critical analysis of the presented material. Participation is an important element in this course. The quality of participation will be reflected in the careful reading of assignments; thoughtful, clear, and concise discussion posts, and timeliness of submitting class assignments.
- Attendance Policy: Course Attendance at First Class Meeting:
USF requires attendance at the first class so that the university can effectively utilize classroom space and ensure that all students have maximum opportunity to enroll in classes where demand exceeds availability of seats. Names of students who register prior to the first day of the term are printed on the first class roster for each course section. The first class roster is used by professors to drop students who do not attend the first day of class. Students having extenuating circumstances beyond their control and who are unable to attend the first class meeting must notify the instructor to the department prior to the first class meeting to request waver of the first class attendance requirement. Students who add course or late-register during the first week of classes will not be on the first class roll and, therefore, will not be dropped for nonattendance by the instructor. To avoid fee liability and academic penalty, the student is responsible for ensuring that he/she had dropped or been dropped from all undesired courses by the end of the 5th day of classes. Instructors will submit all first day attendance drops via Canvas.
(See USF Regulation – Registration - 4.0101,
http://usfweb2.usf.edu/usfgc/ogc%20web/currentreg.htm)
Religious Observance:
Students who anticipate the necessity of being absent from class due to the observation of a major religious observance must provide notice of the date(s) to the instructor, in writing, by the second class meeting. For further information, please refer to:
http://generalcounsel.usf.edu/policies-and-procedures/pdfs/policy-10-045.pdf
Emergencies:
In the event of an emergency, it may be necessary for USF to suspend normal operations. During this time, USF may opt to continue delivery of instruction through methods that include but are not limited to: Canvas, Elluminate, Skype, and email messaging and/or an alternate schedule. It’s the responsibility of the student to monitor Canvas site for each class for course specific communication, and the main USF, College, and department websites, emails, and MoBull messages for important general information.
NOTE: Class cancellation for weather, power outages, and other unforeseen circumstances is at the discretion of the University Provost.
- Policy on Make-up Work: All assignments must be completed and submitted prior to midnight on the due date. A 10% penalty will be applied for each day that an assignment is late.
An “I” grade indicates incomplete coursework and may be awarded to graduate and undergraduate students. Until removed the “I” is not computed in the GPA for the student. The time limit for removing the “I” is to be set by the instructor of the course. “I” grades not removed by the end of the time limit will be changed to “IF” or “IU,” whichever is appropriate. If an instructor is willing, he or she may accept work from a student after an “I” grade has changed to an “IF” or “IU” grade, and assign the student a final grade in the course, unless the student has graduated. Whether or not the student is in residence, any change to “IF” grades will be calculated in the cumulative GPA and, if applicable, the student will be placed on appropriate probation or academically dismissed. Students are not required to register for course in which they are only completing precious course requirements to chance an “I” grade. However, if a student wants to audit a course for review in order to complete course requirements, full fees must be paid.
Academic Integrity Regulation: http://regulationspolicies.usf.edu/regulations/pdfs/regulation-usf3.027.pdf
- Program This Course Supports: Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling
- Course Concurrence Information: This program will only be listed in the Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling program. However, students outside of the program and non-degree seeking students who need to gain the skills to be effective in their careers will have access to the course. A permit is required to take the course to allow priority seating for RSA scholars.
- if you have questions about any of these fields, please contact chinescobb@grad.usf.edu or joe@grad.usf.edu.