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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Examination of issues related to case management from a historical overview and explicit critical analysis of case management. Different case management models developed by social workers, case management practice in mental health, health care and long-term care, aging, physical or developmental disabilities, and in child welfare research/program evaluation, and an advocacy/empowerment model of case management practice will be the focus.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to enable students to understand the historical and philosophical development of social policies. Policy development will be studied within a social systems context. Analysis will be made of various social, political, and economic factors which influence policies; and of policies responsiveness to empowering groups of various racial, ethnic, class, gender, age, and other relevant distinctions. POLS 200 must be completed or taken concurrently with this course. Prerequisites: HIST 224, HIST 225 highly recommended; HIST 104, HIST 105 or HIST 114, HIST 115 also accepted; SOCW 198 and 200. No pre-requisites required for nonmajors.
Prerequisite:
Undergraduate level HIST 104, HIST 105 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level HIST 114, HIST 115 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate level HIST 224, HIST 225 Minimum Grade of C
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3.00 Credits
Examines mental health from historical and theoretical perspectives. It examines contemporary issues affecting mental health, consultation and education, alternatives to traditional mental health services and the prevention of mental disorders. This course will also examine problems, policy, and the evaluation of services.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to basic knowledge, values, and skills necessary for generalist social workers. Students learn the systems approach and acquire the initial communication skills needed for generalist social work practice. Students gain knowledge of their own values and personal capabilities, to begin developing their own effective helping skills. The course uses a labortory experiential learning format. Open to social work majors only. Prerequisites: SOCW 198, and SOCW 200, or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Course designed to examine the psychosocial aspects of addictive behaviors with specific emphasis on substance-related disorders, eating disorders, and gambling. The course will explore professional literature and social service resources as well as examine the effects of these problems among diverse groups.
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3.00 Credits
The course provides an overview of the legal system in relation to helping professionals. It introduces selected laws and legal authority related to specific human service delivery systems. Special emphasis will be placed on ethics. Course is offered to social work majors in nursing, psychology, sociology, education, counseling, recreation, rehabilitation counseling and other related disciplines.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces the student to the process of scientific inquiry. Particular emphasis will be made on issues regarding systematic methods and procedures in carrying out objective and scientific investigation in the social sciences.
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Undergraduate level SOCW 298 Minimum Grade of C
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3.00 Credits
Course is designed to increase student awareness of family violence. Focus is on the major forms of abuse: child, intimate partner, and elderly abuse. The course will address family violence at individual, family, group, community, and societal levels.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to enable students to analyze current and proposed social policies and formulate policies within a social systems context. Analysis will be made of various social, political, and economic factors which influence policies; and of the policies' potential for problem prevention and empowering diverse at-risk groups. Focus is given to racial, ethnic, class, gender, age, and other relevant distinctions. Prerequisites: SOCW 270 and its prerequisites. Non-majors with permission of instructor.
Prerequisite:
Undergraduate level SOCW 270 Minimum Grade of C
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3.00 Credits
An overview of the study of aging from an interdisciplinary perspective with emphasis upon understanding various elderly subgroups, i.e., minorities, for more effective social service delivery.
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