SHS 108 - Introduction to Re-Entry Services: CD

5.0 Credits
Explores the role of care coordination and delivery of services for formerly incarcerated persons (FIP) and their reintegration back into the community. Includes overview of service systems, including impact of incarceration on transitions. Examines how laws and policies affect availability and access to services, including potential barriers to effective support for persons from diverse populations impacting advocacy, social justice and equity. Investigates the linkages of trauma history, identity, and resilience.
Prerequisite Completion of ENGL 99 with a 2.0 or higher or placement in ENGL& 101.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Explain and describe stereotypes as well as the historical context for the status of FIP in contemporary American culture, including how and why the status is affected by racism and classism.
Define components of successful reentry and strategies for successful integration within culturally specific communities, including addressing challenges from institutionalized living.
Identify the factors that influence/limit successful reentry including cultural factors and time away from supports. To include interventions that can be implemented to mitigate barriers to success.
Describe the ways that current systems impede or promote access during the reentry transition, including primary care, behavioral health and wellness, housing, legal and voting rights, education and employment while identifying community resources that provide culturally responsive service delivery.
Explain the importance of utilizing effective communication strategies that promote self-efficacy and pro-social living, and the importance of practicing professional ethics and boundaries.
Describe advocacy methods that reduce stigma and advance positive change for justice-involved people while identifying ways to become involved in advocacy efforts.

Course Typically Offered
Spring