DSM420 Disabilities: Advocacy & Ministry Partnerships
This course is designed to prepare students for careers in disability service organizations. Students evaluate various disability- and human services-related organizational structures and develop their management and leadership skills. Special emphasis is placed on ethical decision-making skills, professionalism, and the capacity for compassionate responses to various situations. Students will have the opportunity to further refine their personal ‘Soul Care Policy’ and practice appropriate self-care strategies.
Credits: 3
Student learning outcomes
- Examine personal leadership styles, reflecting on their strengths and areas of growth
- Describe various models of organizational structure and management.
- Demonstrate ethical decision-making skills for organizational contexts.
- Analyze contextual dilemmas frequently encountered in human service settings.
- Use a mentoring relationship to accentuate emerging leadership approaches.
- Apply research skills to the process of being a life-long learner and leader.