SOWK 661 - Advanced Practice With Individuals

Institution:

Eastern University

Subject:

Social Work

Description:

This course builds upon the first year of Generalist Practice (SOWK 561) and teaches direct social work practice with individuals at an advanced level, with emphasis upon assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and evaluation. Theories used provide models for understanding human behavior, and how to plan, implement, and evaluate change. Theoretical schools include: cognitive-behavioral, brief solution-focused, and problem-solving approaches. Each model provides knowledge and skills in assessment, diagnosis and treatment of the individual. A specific focus of the class is the Trauma-informed approach that builds upon individual resilience and integrates spirituality, integrating these with previous knowledge of the person-in-environment perspective, cultural competence, and the ethics and values of the profession of social work. The competency of research-informed practice and practice-informed research for selecting approaching interventions and evaluation of practice is a key component of the course.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.eastern.edu

Phone Number:

(610) 341-5800

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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