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Course Criteria
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2.00 - 4.00 Credits
Tutorial course work aimed at ameliorating difficulties associated with meeting the professional performance competencies of the M.S.W. degree program (see M.S.W. Student Handbook). Students enrolled in the course as a result of a corrective action plan developed with the Department of Social Work's Academic Standards Committee.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Limited to matriculating master's of social work students who wish to pursue independent investigations in social work practice or policy under the direction of a department faculty member.
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3.00 Credits
Third course in a three-part sequence. Provides a shift from the previous normative developmental perspective to an analysis of behavioral health challenges. Focuses on the review and application of the DSM-IV-TR and Mental Status Examination to enhance person-in-the-environment assessment. Scope of practice perspectives regarding multidisciplinary team treatment in the use of psychopharmacology. Enhances awareness of sociocultural needs and issues of populations at risk. Facilitates increased application and respect for social work values, ethics, and policies. Prerequisite: SOWK 511, SOWK 512; and qualifying review; or permission of Academic Standards C ommittee.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the structure and processes of social programs, and reviews methodologies for the analysis and development of social policies as applied to social welfare programs. Addresses the professional values and ethics of social change through political and social actions.
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2.00 Credits
Builds on the practice experiences and foundation courses of the first year by increasing competency in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of individuals experiencing mental, emotional, and/or behavioral disturbances with co-occurring chemical dependency. Student learns to utilize behavioral health-treatment strategies and substance-abuse counseling techniques from within a biopsychosocial-spiritual paradigm.
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2.00 Credits
Considers the physiological, psychological, and social components of various illnesses/conditions encountered in health care settings. Themes include: the effect of these components on social functioning or rehabilitative and habilitative processes; the common psychological reactions of people to medical treatment; the medical team's respective roles and value orientation, and the impact of these on the patient and his/her family; and issues of loss and death. Gives special attention to interventions specific to health care settings versus those of traditional agencies, and to methods appropriate to interdisciplinary practice.
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2.00 Credits
Provides students with a comprehensive understanding of assessing, intervening with, and treating children and adolescents experiencing trauma. Examines traumatic events to be examined are those associated with sexual abuse, life-threatening conditions, and severe familial disruption. Examines the processes of assessing and diagnosing the source and severity of commonly associated behaviors, conduct, and mood disorders examined. Explores applicable intervention and treatment strategies.
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2.00 Credits
Special health care needs of high-risk populations (including the poor, ethnic and racial minorities, recent immigrants, and children in high-risk environments). Primary causes of poor health among these groups, and development of realistic goals and strategies for responding to health care systems. Reviews social work's role in the development of interdisciplinary community health care systems services.
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2.00 Credits
Focuses on practice with children and families in relationship to environmental stability. Examines how the physical and mental health of children are directly associated with family and environmental permanency. Emphasizes development of parental and social support capacities, as well as the requisite professional knowledge and skills to help children deal with identity issues and concerns of joining a new family. Addresses the impacts of race, ethnicity, gender, economic deprivation, physical illness, and disability.
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3.00 Credits
Provides an intensive examination of clinical issues related to social work practice with older adults and their families. Students gain increased understanding of the developmental tasks of later life; and the needs, strengths, and diversity of empowered and active older adults. Prepares students to examine and implement evidenced-based interventions at the clinical level with an understanding of how organizational and community-level factors can influence interventions and outcomes. Gives attention to issues related to culturally-competent practice and the interplay of race, ethnicity, and culture.
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