Maricopa Community Colleges  WED257  20004-99999 

Official Course Description:  MCCCD Approval:  03/28/00  

WED120      20004-99999

LEC

2 Credit(s)

2 Period(s)

Leadership for Social Wellness

Development of leadership skills through a value-based model for social wellness. Focus on development of personal and group values, problem solving, and decision-making through experiential learning.  Emphasis on practical applications of team building.  Prerequisites:  None.

 

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

 

WED120  20004-99999

Leadership for Social Wellness

 

1.   

Describe the relationship between the dimensions of wellness and leadership.  (I)

2.

Integrate wellness behaviors into leadership style.  (I,IV)

3.

Describe a non-hierarchical leadership model.  (I)

4.

Apply the values of wellness, equity, social justice, self-knowledge, personal empowerment, collaboration, citizenship and service.  (I,II)

5.

Demonstrate individual qualities that support group functioning, positive social change, and wellness.  (I,II,III)

6.

Describe effective situational leadership strategies.  (IV)

7.

Apply problem-solving skills to facilitate positive social change.  (V)

8.

Apply decision-making skills to social change in a collaborative environment. (VI)

9.

Explain the relationship between communication styles and leadership behaviors. (VII)

 

 

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

 

WED120  20004-99999

Leadership for Social Wellness

 

 

I.          Positive social change

            A.        Wellness dimensions

            B.         Social change model of leadership development (non-hierarchical leadership model).

                        1.         Inclusiveness

                        2.         Process-oriented

                        3.         Values-based

                        4.         Service learning

 

II.         Leadership values

            A.        Values

                        1.         Wellness

                        2.         Social justice

                        3.         Self-knowledge

                        4.         Personal empowerment

                        5.         Collaboration

                        6.         Citizenship

                        7.         Service

            B.         Identify above values in self and others

            C.        Apply above values to leadership behavior

 

III.       Positive individual and group behavior

            A.        Consciousness of self

            B.         Congruency

            C.        Commitment

            D.        Common purpose

            E.         Collaboration

            F.         Controversy with civility

            G.        Citizenship

 

IV.       Situational leadership

            A.        Leadership strategies

                        1.         Leadership effectiveness

                        2.         Leadership adaptability

            B.         Wellness applications

 

V.        Problem solving skills

 

VI.       Decision making skills

 

VII.      Communication style

            A.        Individual

            B.         Group

 

 

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