Disabilities Services Management

Counselor*

Recreational Therapist

Group-Home Manager

Speech Pathologist*

Occupational Therapist*

Social Worker*

Psychologist*

Special Education Teacher*

Grossmont College
8800 Grossmont Drive
El Cajon, CA 92020
(619) 644-7000

Description of the Program

Employment Opportunities

Upward Career Mobility

Program Costs

Associate Degree Major Requirements

Core Curriculum

Eligibility

Application Procedure

Admission Procedure

Certificate of Achievement

Description of Courses

For More Information

Description of the Program

The Disability Services Management program at Grossmont College is designed to prepare the student to provide support to individuals with disabilities in a variety of home, work, school and recreation envrionments. Emphasis is placed on students applying their skills in increasingly complex systems of support which facilitate the inclusion of people with disabilities in the fabric of society.

The program is structured to encourage transfer to four-year institutions where students can pursue professional degrees which would qualify them for instructor, administrative or consultant positions. Health Sciences 110 and 150 plus certification in CPR and First Aid meet the minimum requirements for the California State Department of Developmental Services Residential Services Specialist (RSS) Certificate. You must obtain your certificate from the SD Regional Center at 858-576-2966 ask for the director Wanda Bardell. For group home licensing applicants must contact the Community Care Licensing Department at 619-767-2300.

A Disability Services Management Certificate is an option for the student not wishing to complete the General Education requirements for an Associate Degree. Eligibility for the certificate is based upon satisfactory completion of the core and elective courses. An official request must be filed with the Admissions and Records Office prior to the deadline stated in the Academic Calendar.

Employment Opportunities

A variety of employment opportunities exist for graduates of the Disability Services Management Certificate or Associate Degree Programs. Disability Services Managers may be employed as direct support providers or as entry and midlevel managers in a variety of community living alternatives. Options include staff supervision, program design and implementation and management of the day to day operation of a home for persons with developmental disabilities. Other employment settings include supported employment programs, transportation services, local monitoring agencies and positions in special education programs assisting the credentialed instructor.

* Bachelor Degree or Higher Required

Upward Mobility
Grossmont College graduates from the Disability Services Management Associate Degree Program may continue their education at 4-year institutions. Related majors include Social Work, Rehabilitation Counseling, Psychology, Special Education, Speech Pathology, Occupational or Recreation Therapy. The student wishing to pursue an advanced degree should plan to select elective and General Education courses that are transferable for credit in their major at the specific 4-year institution which they plan to attend.

How Much Will it Cost?
Grossmont College is a part of the California public school system, and requires an enrollment fee for all students, payable at the time of registration. All students are also required to pay a health fee. A parking fee will be charged to all students using the parking facilities. A Student Benefit Card is optional. Students are required to purchase their own textbooks and supplies.

List of Courses
Associate Degree Major Requirements

Core Curriculum.

Subject & Number	Title	Units
Business 156	Principles of Management	3
Family and Consumer Studies 120	Human Development	3
Health Sciences 110	Disability and Society	3
Health Sciences 150	Techniques for Developmental Disabilities Specialist	3
Health Sciences 205	Assessing Communication of Persons With Developmental Disabilities	2
Health Sciences 206	Behavior Management and Training Techniques	3
Health Sciences 207	Health Care for Persons with Developmental Disabilities	3
Psychology 120	Introductory Psychology	3
	TOTAL REQUIRED:	23

Plus any four (4) units using any combination of the following courses:

Subject & Number	Title	Units
Health Sciences 151 A-B-C-D	Work Experience for Disability Services Management	1
Health Sciences 152 A-B	Work Experience for Disability Services Management	2
Health Sciences 153	Work Experience for Disability Services Management	3
Health Sciences 154	Work Experience for Disability Services Management	4
	TOTAL REQUIRED:	27

Plus any two (2) of the following courses:

Subject & Number	Title	Units
Business 115	Human Relations in Business	3
Child Development 141	Working with Children with Special Needs: Infancy, Toddler, Preschool	3
Family and Consumer Studies 155	Realities of Nutrition	3
Family and Consumer Studies 156	Community Nutrition	3
Family and Consumer Studies 160	Sanitation and Safety Control	3
Psychology 134	Human Sexuality	3
Sociology 120	Introductory Sociology	3
Sociology 125	Marriage, Family, and Alternate Life Styles	3
Speech 120 OR	Elements of Human Communication	3
Speech 122	Oral Communication: Principles of Oral Composition and Delivery	3
	TOTAL:	6
	TOTAL REQUIRED:	33

Plus General Education and Elective Requirements
(See General Education Requirements in the Grossmont College Catalog).

24 - 30 units*

* Units vary depending upon which electives are selected. The Counseling Center will assist students in planning their course of study.

Eligibility

There are no special eligibility standards for entry into the Program. Current high school students and students with high school diplomas may be accepted into the Program.

Application Procedure

There is no special application procedure for this Program. It is best to contact the Program Director, Doug Fisher, at the address and phone number listed below. One may also contact Dr. Nancy Sweeney, Associate Dean of Nursing at Grossmont College for information about the Program. Her phone number is 644-7300. The courses in the Disability Services Management Program are offered at local facilities located throughout the County.

Admissions Procedure

Student files an application available in the Admissions and Records Office.

Have official transcripts sent to the Grossmont College Admissions and Records Office from all colleges attended.

Students who plan to enter the certificate or degree program or who want to also take an English or Math Course at the College, must take the English/Reading/Math assessment test. These tests may be waived for students who have completed Math or English courses at other colleges and whose transcripts are on file in the Counseling Center Office. The assessment test is not used to bar admission to Grossmont College.


Certificate of Achievement

Any student who chooses to complete only the courses required for the above major and who has CPR and First Aid certification qualifies for a certificate in Disability Services Management. An official request must be filed with the Admissions and Records Office prior to the deadline as stated in the Academic Calendar.

For more information on this program, please contact:

Mari Guillermo
mguiller@mail.sdsu.edu
Phone: (619) 594-4054

Description of Courses

HS 110 - Disability and Society - The course will explore the range of human experience of individuals with disabilities; attitudes toward persons who have disabilities (including those who have been identified as gifted or who have learning, meanta, physical or severe disabilities); interrelationships between societal institutions and needs of persons with disabilities; and historical responses to these needs. Current research and contemporary issues will be examined with particular remphasis on normilization, integration and community living.

HS 150 - Techniques for Developmental Disability Specialist - This course is designed for persons involved in support services for poople with developmental disabilities including those who have learning, mental, physical, or severe disabilities. It provides technical knowledge for support personnel to promote social skills and integration, adaptation, self dependence, health, safety, nutrition, recreation, leisure and communication for persons with disabilities.

HS 205 - Assessing Communication of Persons with Developmental Disabilities - This course introduces principles and procedures in assessing communication disorders in persons with developmental disabilities. It begins with normal development of speech, language, and hearing with emphasis on current theories and research in language acquisition and language disorders. Presentations include case histories, testing, materials, interviewing, and practice with selected assessment tools. The course concludes with intervention techniques for individuals with language impairments.

HS 206 - Behavioral Management and Training Techniques - This course presents more advanced theory and rationawle for the use of management and training techniques with people with developmental disabilities in four major areas: (1) training, (2) behavior management, (3) management of assaultive behavior, and (4) general learning theory. Emphasis is on problem solving and application of theory in specific settings that involve individuals with multiple needs.

HS 207 - Health Care for Persons with Developmental Disabilities - This course presents concepts needed for independent evaluation and decision making regarding the health care needs for persons with developmental disabilities. Includes discussion of life style and health consequences, criteria and resources for health status assessment and delivery of services, recognition of illness, and simple health care procedures. This course further explores the issue of family life.

BUS 156- Principles of Management - Planning, organizing, directing and controlling for management, interaction of the functions includes setting objectives, MBO, decision-making tools, alternative organization structures, leadership, motivation, communication, group dynamics, management of stress and change, time management and women in management. A survey of the quantitative tools available to the manager is also made.

FCS 120- Supervised Hospital Clinical Practicum II - Under limited instructor supervision, the student will apply casts anad access cast related problems, assist in the reduction of fractures, apply and maintain traction configurations, assist the orthopaedic surgeon in minor and major surgical procedures, and perform body casting and special orthopaedic procedures.

PSYC 129 - Introductory Psychology - An introduction to the facts, principles and concepts which are basic to understanding human behavior as studies by psychologists. A general overview of the research methods and major research findings of psychology is presented, as well as a survey of current theories used to interpret these findings. Topics covered include methodology, physiology, learning, perception and cognitive processes, development, motivation and emotion, personality, abnormal behavior, therapy, and social psychology.

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	HS 110 - Disability and Society - The course will explore the range of human experience of individuals with disabilities; attitudes toward persons who have disabilities (including those who have been identified as gifted or who have learning, meanta, physical or severe disabilities); interrelationships between societal institutions and needs of persons with disabilities; and historical responses to these needs. Current research and contemporary issues will be examined with particular remphasis on normilization, integration and community living.
	HS 150 - Techniques for Developmental Disability Specialist - This course is designed for persons involved in support services for poople with developmental disabilities including those who have learning, mental, physical, or severe disabilities. It provides technical knowledge for support personnel to promote social skills and integration, adaptation, self dependence, health, safety, nutrition, recreation, leisure and communication for persons with disabilities.
	HS 205 - Assessing Communication of Persons with Developmental Disabilities - This course introduces principles and procedures in assessing communication disorders in persons with developmental disabilities. It begins with normal development of speech, language, and hearing with emphasis on current theories and research in language acquisition and language disorders. Presentations include case histories, testing, materials, interviewing, and practice with selected assessment tools. The course concludes with intervention techniques for individuals with language impairments.
	HS 206 - Behavioral Management and Training Techniques - This course presents more advanced theory and rationawle for the use of management and training techniques with people with developmental disabilities in four major areas: (1) training, (2) behavior management, (3) management of assaultive behavior, and (4) general learning theory. Emphasis is on problem solving and application of theory in specific settings that involve individuals with multiple needs.
	HS 207 - Health Care for Persons with Developmental Disabilities - This course presents concepts needed for independent evaluation and decision making regarding the health care needs for persons with developmental disabilities. Includes discussion of life style and health consequences, criteria and resources for health status assessment and delivery of services, recognition of illness, and simple health care procedures. This course further explores the issue of family life.
	BUS 156- Principles of Management - Planning, organizing, directing and controlling for management, interaction of the functions includes setting objectives, MBO, decision-making tools, alternative organization structures, leadership, motivation, communication, group dynamics, management of stress and change, time management and women in management. A survey of the quantitative tools available to the manager is also made.
	FCS 120- Supervised Hospital Clinical Practicum II - Under limited instructor supervision, the student will apply casts anad access cast related problems, assist in the reduction of fractures, apply and maintain traction configurations, assist the orthopaedic surgeon in minor and major surgical procedures, and perform body casting and special orthopaedic procedures.
	PSYC 129 - Introductory Psychology - An introduction to the facts, principles and concepts which are basic to understanding human behavior as studies by psychologists. A general overview of the research methods and major research findings of psychology is presented, as well as a survey of current theories used to interpret these findings. Topics covered include methodology, physiology, learning, perception and cognitive processes, development, motivation and emotion, personality, abnormal behavior, therapy, and social psychology.


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