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6.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Admission to the social work program; SCWK 320 and SCWK 338; consent of department; formal application required The field experience provides opportunities for students to learn how to apply knowledge and to develop skills in direct services to clients under the direction of a qualified agency field instructor. A minimum of 410 hours is spent in a wide variety of community agencies from September-May of the senior year. This experience continues to build upon the practice sequence of SCWK 330, SCWK 431, and SCWK 432. A weekly seminar throughout the year allows students to integrate social work theory and practice into a unified whole as part of their development as beginning professional practitioners. Both semesters in fall-spring sequence. (CWRM)
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Consent of the department; formal application required Directed study is open to juniors and seniors who have demonstrated critical and analytical abilities in their studies and who wish to pursue a project independently. May be taken twice for a maximum of six credits. Either semester.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Matriculation in the MSW program The course introduces students to the American social welfare systems and the social policies that serve as its underpinnings. It provides a historical perspective, with attention to important social, economic and political contexts. Analysis of different values and ethical positions will illustrate the degree to which they promote social and economic justice and serve underrepresented populations. Students will be introduced to a framework for policy analysis for use in evaluating policy responses to key social problems including poverty, health care, substance abuse, housing, child welfare, mental health, hunger and issues facing the elderly. Special attention will be paid to social problems and policy responses in Southeastern Massachusetts. Offered once annually.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Matriculation in MSW program; may be taken concurrently with SCWK 500 This course introduces students to the concepts of diversity and oppression in our society as a foundation for the later infusion of these concepts throughout the MSW curriculum. Students will explore the dynamics of diversity, power differences and oppression as part of an examination of systems of privilege and disadvantage based on race, gender, age, sexual orientation, (dis)ability, class and economic status, religion and other forms of social differentiation and stratification. Offered once annually.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Consent of the MSW program director Directed study is designed for the graduate student who desires to study selected topics in a specific field. For details, consult the paragraph titled “Directed or Independent Study” in the “School of Graduate Studies” section of this catalog. This course may be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Matriculation in the MSW program and SCWK 500 and SCWK 502 This course offers students an opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to become effective policy advocates. As policy advocates, social workers work to influence and change social policies in communities, agencies or legislative settings, with the goal of addressing social problems, increasing social justice and assuring access to essential social resources, especially for groups that lack relative power in our society. The course will introduce skills for analyzing, developing, implementing, and assessing policy at varying levels of sponsorship and implementation. Offered once annually.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Matriculation in the MSW program; may be taken concurrently with SCWK 500 and SCWK 502 This course introduces students to the multiple contexts in which people function – communities, organizations and families – and to the theoretical base that underlies social work practice. Building on the contributions to our understanding of human functioning provided by biology, psychology, sociology, economics and political science, it explores the challenges and opportunities created by multiple systems and by diverse and sometimes conflicting theoretical explanations of human behavior. Offered once annually.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Matriculation in MSW program and SCWK 500 and SCWK 502 and SCWK 510 This course will present theories related to strengths-based practice such as social constructivism, narrative theory and family systems theory which foster understanding of resiliency used throughout the lifespan to face selected developmental challenges. A life span approach will highlight the common development themes of each stage along with an appreciation of inherent strengths that come from an integrated biopsychosocial cultural and familial understanding. Offered once annually.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Matriculation in MSW program and SCWK 511; or consent of program coordinator This course will expose students to multiple perspectives in assessing and diagnosing children, adolescents and adults. Students will learn how to assess a client system within the framework of the mental health system which relies on the DSM-IV-TR. Students will use direct experience with their clients to understand the impact of mental illness on a client and on family functioning. The ethics of using these assessments will also be explained. Offered once annually.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Matriculation in the MSW program; must be taken concurrently with SCWK 590 This course introduces social work practice skills for working with individuals, families, and small groups. Students are introduced to the problem-solving process and to the process of building a professional relationship. Policies, purposes, and functions of social service agencies are examined. Attention is given to the development of culturally congruent social work practice skills in relation to age, ethnicity, gender and other variables.
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