Course Syllabi

Supervised field experience with business, corpo- rations, government agencies, schools, and comm- unity organizations to expand career interests and apply subject knowledge relevant to the workplace. CR/NC

This course is designed for individuals who are employed in human services and allied health agencies. Students will develop a working knowledge of words that relate to body systems, anatomical structures, medical processes and procedures, and a variety of disease conditions.

Learn basic massage techniques, to be used at home, appropriate for the entire family. Includes how to set up a safe, nurturing environment for relaxation. Techniques for promoting communication within the family unit, enhancing family wellness, and supporting healthy values in the family unit.

Definition of health; exploration of mind-body connection, placebo response, holographic construct of body, and factors involved in the healing process; comparison between Newtonian and Einsteinian models of body.

An exploration of popular services for whole body wellness, including their benefits, applications and contraindications.

Instruction on basic knowledge and skills to safely perform adult peripheral venipuncture for the purpose of drawing blood for diagnostic testing. Does NOT lead to a phlebotomy certification.

Orientation to basic body structure and functions as appropriate for the health care setting. Includes organization of the human body, body systems, and major organs. Also includes common disorders associated with each body system and what testing and analysis may be used to determine common disease.

Introduces the history of Reiki as a healing art. Presents an understanding of energy therapies and the experience the Reiki attunement process.

This course focuses on applying client self-care concepts and basic procedures relative to fundamentals of nursing, communication, nutrition, anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, legal/ethical issues, and aging. The concepts and procedures are introduced in the classroom and practiced in the college laboratory before implementation under faculty supervision in a clinical setting. This course prepares the learner for taking the certification examination to become a certified nursing assistant.

Provides an overview of the many different types of healing modalities used to maintain health and prevent illness encompassed within the concept of Energy Therapy. Reviews a variety of therapies and explores energy therapy from a consumer's point of view. Specific modalities discussed and demonstrated.

Comparative approaches to healing, including allopathy, homeopathy, chiropractic, osteopathy, Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, Shamanism, and therapeutic touch. Contrast explanations for causation of disease, diagnostic procedures and healing methodology.

Survey of health, exploration of mind-body-spirit connection in health, various therapeutic modalities, identification of strengths and limitation of movement based therapies.

The Mattes Method centers on physiological principles of specific muscle lengthening, increased circulation and oxygen to the tissues, lengthening of the superficial and deep fascia.

This course focuses on applying strategies to manage and prevent burnout. Students will explore and discuss burnout concepts in order to identify what areas are contributing, or can contribute, to burnout. Additionally, we will explore areas of wellness in order to improve self-care as well as design a strategy to reach new goals. This course seeks to help you answer the question: How do I reignite my drive and choose a path of passion and inspiration again?

Students will gain skill development in the performance of a variety of blood collection methods using proper venipuncture techniques and standard precautions. Includes vacuum collection devices, syringes, capillary skin puncture, butterfly needles and blood culture, and specimen collection on adults.

Pathophysiological processes in humans as a foundation for the understanding of alterations in health. Survey of major disease processes of the human body systems. Includes terminology, causes, signs, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and special considerations. Information: This course is a prerequisite for the concurrent Associate Degree/Baccalaureate Degree Nursing program through Arizona Western College and Northern Arizona University.

Healing Touch Level 1 Healing Touch is an energy based therapeutic approach to healing. This therapy uses touch to influence the energy system, thus affecting physical, emotional, mental and spiritual health and healing. The goal of Healing Touch is to restore harmony and balance in the energy system.

An examination of the organization and jurisdiction of local, state, and federal law enforcement, judicial, and correctional systems; their history and philosophy; career opportunities and qualifying requirements, terminology, and constitutional limitations of the systems.

Covers the philosophy of legal sanctions and the historical development of law from the common law to modern American Criminal Law, classifications of crimes, elements of and parties to crimes, general definitions of crimes, common defenses utilized, and includes specific offenses and the essential elements of each offense.

This course explores ethical issues and the criminal justice system while focusing on ethics, law, police, the courts, and ethical theory as it relates to administration of justice.