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  • SOWK 682: Legal and Ethical Aspects in Health and Mental Health Services

    3.00 Credits
    University of Southern California

    Focuses on those instances when legal mandates or concerns interact with and affect the practice of social work. Overviews the sources of legal authority, the judicial system, and the legal standards applicable to particular proceedings. Examines the legal implications of the social worker/client relationship. Emphasizes consent to treatment. Examines the statutes and judicial decisions that govern the confidentiality implicit in a social worker/client relationship. Examines the statutes and judicial decisions that permit or place an obligation on social workers to breach client confidentiality. Explores course content in the context of common and high-risk situations.
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  • SOWK 683: Advanced Policy Analysis

    3.00 Credits
    University of Southern California

    Deepens students' understanding of both the conceptual and analytical requirements of policy analysis through the integration of behavioral, political, economic, and sociometric frameworks for understanding human conditions. Students gain experience in structuring and defining policy problems, establishing criteria for policy choices, mapping alternative strategies, and applying appropriate analytical and research methods to policy questions. Use of cost-benefit analysis, costeffectiveness analysis, and decision analysis as means toward developing formal augmentation toward sustained change. Prerequisite: Passing Qualifying Exam or permission of Academic Standards Committee.
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  • SOWK 684: Advanced Policy Projects

    2.00 - 3.00 Credits
    University of Southern California

    Enhances understanding of the interconnections between politics, policy-making, and policy analysis through first-hand participation in a political-action campaign. Choices for projects may focus on local initiatives or those coordinated annually through the California chapter of NASW.
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  • SOWK 685: Understanding Global Cultures

    2.00 Credits
    University of Southern California

    Explores the social, cultural, political, and economic factors impacting public policies and the delivery of services in Third- World, developing, industrial, and postindustrial societies. Explores models for conceptualizing the differences and commonalities of infrastructure development in these various settings to enhance students' appreciation for creating and implementing policies and programs sensitive to the unique characteristics of the host environment.
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  • SOWK 695A: Advanced Research Methods

    2.00 Credits
    University of Southern California

    The first course in a three-quarter sequence that supports the student who chooses to advance his/her knowledge through examination and application of a broad spectrum of quantitative and qualitative research methods used in professional practice settings. Didactic and laboratory experiences draw on the student's advanced practice. Develops student's capacity to differentiate and apply the most appropriate and widely used research designs and methods of practice evaluation and renewal. Gives continuous attention to current federal and state requirements for assessing intervention effectiveness. Emphasizes self-evaluation and evaluation of practice effectiveness with individuals and families.
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  • SOWK 695B: Advanced Research Methods

    2.00 Credits
    University of Southern California

    The second course in a three-quarter sequence that supports the student who chooses to advance his/her knowledge through examination and application of a broad spectrum of quantitative and qualitative research methods used in professional practice settings. Didactic and laboratory experiences draw on the student's advanced practice. Develops the student's capacity to differentiate and apply the most appropriate and widely used research designs and methods of practice evaluation and renewal. Gives continuous attention to current federal and state requirements for assessing intervention effectiveness. Emphasizes practice evaluation groups as well as the design and implementation of quality assurance studies for monitoring work with specific populations.
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  • SOWK 695C: Advanced Research Methods

    2.00 Credits
    University of Southern California

    The third course in a three-quarter sequence that supports the student who chooses to advance his/her knowledge through examination and application of a broad spectrum of quantitative and qualitative research methods used in professional practice settings. Didactic and laboratory experiences draw on the student's advanced practice. Develops the student's capacity to differentiate and apply the most appropriate and widely used research designs and methods of practice evaluation and renewal. Gives continuous attention to current federal and state requirements for assessing intervention effectiveness. Emphasizes evaluation at the program, organizational, and community levels.
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  • SOWK 697: Applied Research

    2.00 Credits
    University of Southern California

    Supports students choosing to complete the thesis option. Provides research matriculation in the collection and analysis of data for the thesis. Students required to register for two quarters, or a total of 4 units. Prerequisite: SOWK 547, SOWK 549.
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  • SOWK 698: Thesis

    2.00 Credits
    University of Southern California

    The culminating work of the students' independent research, under the direction of the research adviser. Registration during the quarter in which student defends research and submits the final document to the department and School of Science and Technology.
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  • SOWK 701: Professional Colloquium:Spousal or Partner Abuse

    1.00 Credits
    University of Southern California

    Provides subject content in spousal or partner abuse, as required by the state of California licensure as a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW).
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