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  • SOWK 0145: Introduction to Human Services

    1.00 Credits
    Tuskegee University

    1st and 2nd Semesters. Lect. 1, 1 credit. This course is designed to introduce students to the profession of social work and to the human-services field in general. It presents an integration of social work both as a field and a method. In addition it seeks to show how social work helps people to solve problems in social functioning and to strengthen their social relationships. The fields of social welfare and social work are described and exemplified with cases.
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  • SOWK 0235: Human Behavior And The Social Environment I

    3.00 Credits
    Tuskegee University

    1st and 2nd Semesters. Lect. 3, 3 credits. Prerequisite: Psychology 270. This is a two semester course designed to develop in the student a knowledge of the interrelationship of biological, psychological, and social contributions of human growth and adaptation. Social factors such as ethnicity, gender, and culture are emphasized.
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  • SOWK 0236: Human Behavior And The Social Environment II

    3.00 Credits
    Tuskegee University

    1st and 2nd Semesters. Lect. 3, 3 credits. The focus of the second semester is on behavior patterns that are at the dysfunctional or "pathological" end of the continuum. All behavior is viewed within a social systems concept. The implications of trauma, separation, loss, discrimination and handicap are introduced to highlight the ramifications of specific stressors, at particular points in the life cycle of the individual and family. Computer based, multimedia techniques are used to enhance instruction in DSM-IV. Prerequisite: SOWK 0235.
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  • SOWK 0245: Introduction to Social Welfare

    3.00 Credits
    Tuskegee University

    1st and 2nd Semesters. Lect. 3, 3 credits. Helps students develop a philosophical and historical perspective of welfare services and social work practice. Provide students with the beginning ability to analyze and evaluate social welfare services and programs particularly as they affect Black individuals, families and communities. Issues in political economy are explored.
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  • SOWK 0300: Computer Applications

    3.00 Credits
    Tuskegee University

    1st and 2nd Semesters. Lect. 3, 3 credits. No prerequisites. Provide hands on introduction to real-world computer applications in the social and behavioral sciences: Word-processing, spreadsheets, management information systems, data base systems, and statistical analysis (SPSSx). Data analysis is emphasized. Students work on a local area network and the Internet.
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  • SOWK 0301: Research in The Human Services

    3.00 Credits
    Tuskegee University

    2nd Semester, 3 credits. Theories, methodologies, and materials used in social science research and applied social research. The focus is on the design of research. A field project is planned. SOWK 0354. INTERPERSONAL SKILLS LABORATORY. 1st and 2nd Semesters. 3 credits. Interpersonal skills consist of the behaviors (verbal and non-verbal) which are necessary for individuals to establish and maintain relationships with one another. Even though the skills covered in this course are meant to enhance the helping relationship, they are also relevant for other types of human relationships such as the supervisor/supervisee relationship, business relationships, relationships in work groups, peer and friendship relationships, and so on. The skills form a foundation for interviewing techniques and for providing therapeutic assistance for clients and or patients. This course also provides an opportunity for students to enhance their self-esteem and assertiveness as young men and women and as beginning professionals. In addition to lectures and readings this course utilizes in-class exercises and role-plays with audio-videotape feedback. Computer Monitored Instruction (CMI) is also used. Students are expected to make regular entries in a personal journal and to try out and practice the interpersonal skills in real-life situations. SOWK 0355. METHODS OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE I. 1st Semester, Summer. Lect. 3, 3 credits. This course is designed to prepare the student for a generalist practice. It provides a problem-solving, task-oriented approach, to working with individuals, families and communities. The course provides the student with the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and competence needed for intervention at the beginning professional level. All aspects of this course emphasize the development of self-awareness and the acquisition of appropriate attitudes and values for enabling individuals, families and communities to reach their potential. Special attention is given to understanding cultural subgroups. Students are introduced to interviewing as a social work technique. Prerequisite: SOWK 0236 and 0245. SOWK 0364. JUNIOR PRACTICUM SEMINAR. 2nd Semester, Summer. 0 credits. Meets for three hours per week; taken concurrently with SOWK 0365. SOWK 0365. JUNIOR PRACTICUM. 2nd Semester, Summer. Field 3, 3 credits. Precursor to the Senior Internship. The junior practicum is an introductory internship experience. Professional field instruction for 100 clock hours, with weekly guidance and agency supervision, are required in a community social welfare agency. Regular seminar meetings are required. Prerequisite: SOWK 0355. SOWK 0366. METHODS OF SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE II. 2nd Semester, Summer, 3 credits. (Taken concurrently with SOWK 0365) This course emphasizes and reinforces professional self management, principles and practice of interviewing, relationship building, problem solving, and the use of organizational structure.
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  • SOWK 0356: Social Work in Criminal Justice Settings

    3.00 Credits
    Tuskegee University

    1st and 2nd Semesters. Lect. 3, 3 credits. This course seeks to introduce the student to the role of social work in Corrections. In an effort to give a thorough introduction, theories of crime causation, past and present, will be presented. Students will be expected to analyze these theories viewed with emphasis on the effectiveness of rehabilitation programs, in the context of the social forces, which promote crime. Special attention will be given to the issue of black crime with causes, cures, and consequences.
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  • SOWK 0357: Social Work in Health Settings

    3.00 Credits
    Tuskegee University

    Lect. 3, 3 credits. This course seeks to analyze individual and community health needs along with the social and behavioral aspects of illness. Attention will be given to essential practice components and skill required of social workers in health care.
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  • SOWK 0358: Social Work in Mental Health Settings

    3.00 Credits
    Tuskegee University

    Lect. 3, 3 credits. The course is designed to give the student insight into the historical development of Mental Health services and present day delivery systems. The use of DSM IV in professional practice is emphasized.
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  • SOWK 0359: Drug Abuse Pharmacology

    3.00 Credits
    Tuskegee University

    Lect. 3, 3 credits. The objective of this course is to help students develop a basic understanding of substances that are abused to alter the mental state and behavior of individuals. It will provide general background knowledge of the effects drugs have on human behavior. Emphasis will be placed on behavioral and physiological factors in addition to bio-chemical aspects of drug use. Also, it will introduce students to the nomenclature and terminology used by professionals who provide direct services.
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