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CMSW 1353   Family Intervention Strategies (3)
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: None.
Overview of professionally recognized family intervention systems. Topics include theorists in the field and personal awareness. Family assessments and working with the family as a system, in selecting health care services. The intergenerational concepts are introduced. (3 Lec.)

CMSW 1405   Nursing Home Activity Director (4)
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: None.
Preparation for the role of Nursing Home Activity Director. Development in appropriate skills, theory, psychology, and record keeping to meet Texas Department of Health requirements. Topics include program planning, working in groups, developing an activities department, and therapeutic techniques. This course is cross-listed as CMSW 1505. The student may register for either CMSW 1405 or CMSW 1505, but may receive credit for only one of the two. (4 Lec., 1 Lab.)

CMSW 1505   Nursing Home Activity Director (5)
This is a WECM Course Number.
Prerequisite: CMSW 1405.
Preparation for the role of Nursing Home Activity Director. Development in appropriate skills, theory, psychology, and record keeping to meet Texas Department of Health requirements. Topics include program planning, working in groups, developing an activities department, and therapeutic techniques. The course focuses on how to apply management science principles to the delivery of activities. This course is cross-listed as CMSW 1405. The student may register for either CMSW 1405 or CMSW 1505, but may receive credit for only one of the two. (3 Lec., 4 Lab.)

Academic Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board for transfer among community colleges and state public four year colleges and universities as freshman and sophomore general education courses.

WECM Courses
Designated by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board as workforce education (technical) courses offered for credit and CEUs (Continuing Education Units). While these courses are designed to transfer among state community colleges, they are not designed to automatically transfer to public four year colleges and universities.