SW 561 - SW Prac. W/Child in Sch & Ther

Institution:

Simmons University

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Description:

This course is designed to provide social work students with the essential knowledge and skills necessary to work with children, with special emphasis on the significance of the social worker?s relationship with the public school. Students will learn the importance of understanding public school policy and building a strong relationship with the school?s multidisciplinary team, whether employed within the public school, or as a clinician working in an outside agency on behalf of the child and family. Topics will include current information about attachment theory and the implications of environmental deficits or traumas on neurological development and emotional well being. Students will learn assessment techniques, and will experience therapeutic strategies using play and art therapy methods. They will create functional behavioral assessments and behavioral intervention plans used in schools, and will study the special needs process, wraparound philosophy, strategies for engaging families and accessing community resources. Finally, students will explore potential leadership roles as facilitators of social competency and preventive programs in which they may reach a great number of children in the community. This course meets the requirement for a clinical practice elective.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.simmons.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 521-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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