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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This elective course will explore social work practice in health care settings from a bio/psycho/social/spiritual perspective. It will include material on ethical dilemmas, social work values, economic justice and access to health care, populations at risk and sensitivity to diversity (i.e. age, gender, race/ethnicity, sexual preference, spirituality, disability). Students will explore the meaning of illness in people's lives, how patients experience disability, chronic and terminal illnesses, trauma, grief and loss. The role of social work as part of an interdisciplinary team that emphasizes a strengths perspective and wellness model will be discussed. Students will learn about medical social work in a variety of health care settings, including inpatient and outpatient, clinics, home care, and hospice. Students will examine their own personal attitudes about health and illness, grief and loss to increase their self-awareness of work in this field.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with skills to evaluate, draft, and reform social policies. Course content will cover political advocacy, community organizing strategies, and ethical dilemmas in designing social policies and the legislative process. We will also explore and debate the rights and responsibilities of government, citizens, and corporations in a just and humane society. Prerequisite: SW 202 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with an overview of the different phases of clinical work with individuals, families, groups, and larger systems: engagement, data collection, assessment and intervention, and termination. Students will learn to apply theory to practice using case material. Students will develop skills in interviewing, critical thinking, and self-reflection. Ecological theory, the problem-solving method, and a strengths perspective will be the theoretical underpinnings of the course. Prerequisite: SW 202, Co-requisite SW 303A.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide an integration of theory and practice from a generalist social work perspective. Course content will focus on a variety of intervention strategies with children, adolescents, and adults. Students will develop skills in the following areas: interviewing, organizational assessment and change, community assessment, and practice evaluation. Child therapy, family assessment, and group therapy also will be discussed. Prerequisites: SW 202, 303A, 304A, 330. SW 410C must be taken concurrently or prior to taking this course.
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3.00 Credits
Field Placement is a yearlong course that is taken concurrently with SW 337 and 401. Students are placed in a variety of social work settings. Under the supervision of an MSW, students will learn the social work role in their agencies and have opportunities to work with a range of client systems. Tasks may include assessment, advocacy, case management, family work, group work, and community intervention. Students will be expected to complete a total of 416 hours in the field for the year. Prerequisites: SW 202, 303A, 304A, 330, 331, 410C. Students will take SW 337 and 401 concurrently with their field placements.
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3.00 Credits
Field Placement is a yearlong course that is taken concurrently with SW 337 and 401. Students are placed in a variety of social work settings. Under the supervision of an MSW, students will learn the social work role in their agencies and have opportunities to work with a range of client systems. Tasks may include assessment, advocacy, case management, family work, group work, and community intervention. Students will be expected to complete a total of 416 hours in the field for the year. Prerequisites: SW 202, 303A, 304A, 330, 331, 410C. Students will take SW 337 and 401 concurrently with their field placements.
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3.00 Credits
This course is taken concurrently with SW 335, the Field Work Placement. Classes focus on integrating social work practice in various field agencies with classroom learning. The course is designed to help students in their field placements and provide a structured environment to discuss students' field experiences. Students will concentrate on developing skills required in agency work, including use of supervision, collaboration with other professionals, legal and ethical issues, case management, and documentation. Students will discuss cases that involve issues of gender, poverty, ethical dilemmas, and diversity. Prerequisites: SW 202, 303A, 304A, 330, 331, 410C. This course is taken concurrently with SW 335.
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3.00 Credits
This social work course focuses on strengthening and broadening students' clinical interviewing skills. Students will practice and enhance traditional interviewing skills and will also learn non-traditional methods of assessment and intervention, such as role-playing, sculpting, and using drama and metaphor. Prerequisites: SW 202, 303A, 330.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide students with knowledge about AIDS, addictions, and violence from an ecological perspective. Classes will explore the ethical implications of these social problems and the role of government in setting policy. Students will develop potential strategies for addressing these problems with individuals, groups, families, and communities. A feminist perspective will be the lens through which these social problems will be examined. Knowledge about working with survivors also will be discussed.
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3.00 Credits
This course studies adults in midlife, from a bio/psycho/ social perspective, as the segment of the adult population predicted to increase significantly in the next decade. Theories of adult development will be reviewed with emphasis on contemporary research with this age group. Course content includes material on changes in family roles and relationships in midlife, meaning of work for older adults, age discrimination in the workplace, caregiver roles and responsibilities, issues for ethnic minorities in midlife, alternative approaches to retirement, factors that contribute to productive aging and social work interventions. Client empowerment and a strengths-based perspective will be emphasized throughout the course. The course will explore micro, mezzo and macro practice implications and interventions for this population. This course will have particular relevance for social work, nursing, psychology and sociology students.
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