Developmental Disabilities (DD)

Graduates from this career program are prepared for a variety of employment opportunities working with adults or children with developmental disabilities in residential, vocational, educational, family support and recreational programs.

Through specialized curriculum including field placements, counseling skills and crisis intervention techniques, students integrate theory with practice in the field of developmental disabilities.

Students may choose to transfer to a four-year college following completion of this program.

Since the program involves a field placement(s) working with vulnerable populations, students are required to undergo a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) and/or Sex Offender Registry Information (SORI) check. Depending on the contents of a student's CORI and/or SORI, placement may be denied. Students who are unable to participate in the field placement(s) will not meet program requirements.

Course See Note  Course Title Credits   CMP101   Composition 1 (OL, CT) 3   DVD101   Introduction to Developmental Disabilties 3   HUS101   The Human Services Worker 3   LA-ELECTIVE   Liberal Arts Elective(s) (OL) 3   DVD121/122   Field Place & Sem 1 & 2 in Developmental Disabilties 6   DVD103   Developmental Disabilities: Special Topics 3   HUS102   Helping Skills in Human Services 3   HUS124   Supervision and Leadership in Human Services 3   PSY102   Introductory (General) Psychology (OL) 3       BIO103   Anatomy & Physiology 1     or  BIO108   The Body in Health and Disease 3   ASL101   Elementary American Sign Language 1 3   CMP104-150   Composition 2 Elective (OL, CT) 3   IDS205   Community Problems and Social Issues (OL) 3   LA-ELECTIVE   Liberal Arts Elective(s) (OL) 3   HUS104   The Field of Human Services: An Overview 3   HUS130   Life Changes & Crisis: Adaptation & Intervention 3   OPN-ELECTIVE   Open Elective(s) (OL) 3   OPN-ELECTIVE   Open Elective(s) (OL) 3   PSY210   Abnormal Psychology 3

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