Online Orientation - CJA 34 - Correctional Interviewing & Counseling

CJA 34-80 Correctional Interviewing and Counseling

This course is an overview of the techniques in counseling available to practitioners in corrections. The student will learn the use of appropriate techniques and theories in confidence building which the correctional employee may use in inmate interviews and counseling. This is a basic course for students planning to enter or already employed within the correctional science field.

Advisory: Eligibility for English 50 and 54 strongly recommended

Course Details

Instructor: Tom Ramos

E-mail: tramos@taftcollege.edu
The online ETUDES-NG course message center should be used for all routine correspondence with the instructor. If you need immediate answers about technical/computer or counselor related issues, call the helpdesk at 1-866-464-9229.

Units: 3

Class Meets: January 28 - May 29, 2008
The class will be available for access on January 28, 2008.

Textbook & Estimated Cost:

Rental Textbook: Correctional Counseling and Rehabilitation (4th edition) David Lester, Michael Braswell, and Patricia Van Voorhis. Anderson Publishing. (ISBN 1-58360-505-3) Available as a rental from the Taft College Library or for purchase from several online bookstores. Contact Book Store for price for purchase or price and conditions for renting.

Estimated Time Per Week: Students can expect to spend 8-10 hours per week reading, writing, in on-line discussions, and taking quizzes.

Special Requirements: The entire course will be conducted online. Students are required to have Internet access, the ability to use word processing, conduct Internet searches, attach files, send emails and work independently.

Assignments & Tests: This course is divided into five modules.
Each module requires:

Reading lecture material (located in the classroom),
Textbook assignments and a short (2-4 page) writing assignment (located in the Assignment area),
A quiz (located in the Testing area), and
Participation in a discussion with other class members (in the Lounge).
In addition, a comprehensive final (7-10 page) paper will be required.

Proctored Exams: There are no proctored exams and no proctor is required.

Additional Comments: This is an online course. Attendance will be determined by your participation in the discussion and turning in assignments on time. If you do not participate in class within the first three weeks, I reserve the right to drop you, although you are ultimately responsible to make sure that occurs. If you are not dropped officially, and you do not attend, you will receive a failure for this course on your transcript.

New to ETUDES-NG: be sure to check System Requirements before getting started with ETUDES-NG. You need to do this on each computer you use while taking a class through ETUDES-NG.

ETUDES-NG Course: You will log into the Etudes-NG classroom with log-in information provided below:

New Users use the following login instructions:

Login ID

Password

First 2 letters of first name +
First 2 letters of last name +
Last 5 digits of SSN

(Type using all lower case letters)

Example:

Jose A. Garcia
SSN: 111-22-3333

Username = joga23333

MonthDay of birth in school records

(Type using all lower case letters)

Example:

Birthday is April 11th, 1982 (04/11/82)

Password = 0411

Previous Users use the following login instructions:

Login ID

Password

First 2 letters of first name +
First 2 letters of last name +
Last 5 digits of SSN

(Type using all lower case letters)

Example:

Jose A. Garcia
SSN: 111-22-3333

Username = joga23333

Enter the password YOU set in a previous term

If you cannot remember your password, go to the ETUDES-NG login screen and reset the password. Be sure to use the email address you used on your application.

Disclaimer: The book prices are an approximation only and are subject to change.