1. HUSR 224: Self-Esteem Strategies
Course Overview

2. Graded Elements
Highlights…
Two Exams
Three Papers
3 types of Extra Credit available

3. Graded Elements Two Exams 150 points each Midterm – March 16th
100 points for multiple-choice and true/false questions
50 points for short-answer essays
Midterm – March 16th
Final [not cumulative]– May 18th

4. Graded Elements Three Papers Self-Esteem Sentence Completion Exercise
due by 3/23
Journal Article Report
5+ pages, due by 4/13
Self-Esteem Goals paper
5+ pages, due by 5/4

5. Extra Credit Total available – 50 points Book Report
up to 50 points
Human Services Club report
up to 10 points
Professor’s blog
1 to 4 points each

6. Course Topics

7. 1st Half of Course
Why is Self-Esteem (SE) important to Human Services work?
Defining SE and Self-Evaluation Theory
Barriers and Challenges to SE
SE Inventories & Research
SE Throughout the Lifespan
How SE is Informed by Culture, Institutions & the Media
Self-Regard skills

8. 2nd Half of Course Self-Efficacy skills Gender and SE
SE in Addictions & Recovery
Clinical Models & Program Development
The Esteemed Agency: Managing Human Services Teams

9. Using Technology to Support Learning

10. Tech-based resources Student Resource Website
CypressCollege
Human Services in the News blog
Twitter

11. Professor Harris’ Teaching Philosophy