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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Emphasizes a generalist social work perspective for the mastery of practice theory and the development of engagement, assessment, intervention and evaluation skills related to social work practice with individuals and families. Prerequisite: For graduate study only. Three hours per week.
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1.00 Credits
Focuses on developing interviewing skills for assessment planning and intervention with individuals, families and groups. Emphasis on developing counseling orientation appropriate to working with people from various backgrounds. Prerequisites/ Corequisites: SOWK 610, 616, 620, 640. One hour per week.
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3.00 Credits
Second of three practice courses preparing students for a generalist approach to social work practice. Expands basic knowledge, values, ethics and skills, with emphasis on mezzo level problem solving. Includes theories and techniques for planning, assessment and advocacy for family and small group interventions. Prerequisites: SOWK 620, 621. Three hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
Third of three practice courses preparing students for a generalist approach to social work. Expands basic knowledge, values, ethics and skills, with emphasis on macro level problem solving. Includes theories and techniques needed for practice within an organization and/or community context. Prerequisites: SOWK 620, 621. Prerequisite/Corequisite 622. Three hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the development of communities and organizations as social systems. Human behaviors as affected by race, class, gender, age and sexual orientation are a main component. Reflects social work's unique integration of theories drawn from sociology, psychology, biology, anthropology and economics to understand the multiple influences on behavior. Macro sociological theories for critical analyses of society, communities, social institutions and social organizations are presented. Develops macro assessment skills. Prerequisite: SOWK 610 or permission of department. Three hours per week.
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2.00 Credits
The first of a two-semester (fall/spring) sequence of supervised experience in the delivery of social services where students are required to participate in an agency-based field practicum for two days a week under the supervision of an agency-based field instructor with a M.S.W. Successful completion of the two-course sequence requires a student to fulfill a minimum of 384 hours of field instruction within the same social welfare agency accumulated across the fall and spring semesters. Prerequisites or Corequisites: SOWK 620, admission to graduate social work program. Corequisites: SOWK 616, 621. Two working days per week. ( P/F)
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3.00 Credits
The second of a two-semester (fall/spring) sequence of supervised experience in the delivery of social services , in the same agency students entered in SOWK 640, where students are required to continue an agency-based field practicum for two days a week under the supervision of an agency-based field instructor with a M.S.W. Successful completion of the two-course sequence requires a student to fulfill a minimum of 384 hours of field instruction within the same social welfare agency accumulated across the fall and spring semesters. Prerequisites: SOWK 616, 621, 640. Prerequisites or Corequisites: SOWK 617, 622, 623. Two working days per week. ( P/F)
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3.00 Credits
Familiarizes the practitioner with strengths assessment, standardized diagnostic criteria and other processes used within the field to categorize behavior. Utilizes concepts of mental health, tying an accurate assessment to a specific intervention plan. Specific assessment techniques, including formal and informal mental status examinations, global assessment of functioning techniques and diagnostic assessment using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM)-TR are explored. Emphasis on advanced interview skill techniques. Prerequisite: Concentration Status or permission of department. Corequisite: SOWK 665. Three hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
Provides a comprehensive introduction to the recognition, assessment and intervention with persons who abuse substances. Attention is directed to the interactive effects of substance abuse on abusers, on other persons in the abusers' lives and on society. Other topics explored in the course will include: models of chemical dependency, the dually-diagnosed client, and the comparison and contrast of selected models of intervention. Prerequisite: Concentration Status or permission of department. Three hours per week.
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3.00 Credits
Provides extensive knowledge of the major forms of mental illness and their treatment. Develops competence in multiaxial assessment by mastering the accepted diagnostic code, DSM-IV TR. Provides skills in development of appropriate and contemporary treatment plans. Explores the factors associated with mental illness such as age, race, ethnicity and gender. Prerequisites: Concentration Status or permission of department. Three hours per week.
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