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  • SW 532: Demystifying Agency Budgets

    0.00 Credits
    Simmons University

    Direct practitioners are often confused by agency budgets. In this mini course you will learn to read and understand a standard agency budget. Emphasis will be on key indicators that guide reviewing budgets such as revenues, expenses, cash flow, restricted and unrestricted dollars.
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  • SW 534: Supervision

    0.00 Credits
    Simmons University

    This mini course will focus on the fundamentals of supervision including assessment of supervisees, contracting, assignments, and supervision techniques and strategies.
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  • SW 536: Severe Mental Illnesses

    3.00 Credits
    Simmons University

    This course is designed to increase interest in and sensitivity to issues related to having a persistent mental illness. We will explore the question of who constitutes those with severe mental illnesses, evaluate historical explanations and address the implication of the stigma associated with the illnesses. The contributions of different theoretical perspectives and how they expand our understanding of these complex situations are discussed. Various models of treatment are presented, including: medications, psychodynamic, psychoeducational, and rehabilitation focuses. The actual experiences of those with the illness and their families will be highlighted through guest presentations and film. Students are encouraged to bring in materials from their field experiences.
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  • SW 538: Radical Social Action

    3.00 Credits
    Simmons University

    The economic and social systems in this country are in crisis and social workers are frequently asked to continue to do more' with less time and resources. This class will attempt to examine some of the root causes of the crisis and develop action plans which draw upon various models of empowerment theory and practice. Particular attention will be focused upon the Paulo Freire conceptual framework as it applies to organizing models in working class communities. Students will have the opportunity to meet experienced community organizers and learn about successful social justice campaigns here in Boston and in Latin America. Despite these desperate times, this class offers a vision of hope: Another World is Possible: Together We Can Make it Happen!
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  • SW 539: Social Work in Schools

    3.00 Credits
    Simmons University

    This course is for students who are in or are contemplating a School-based Social Work internship or students interested in School Social Work as a career. This course outlines the unique and demanding role that School Social Workers play in our public schools as the primary providers of mental health services, crisis intervention, teacher training and community and parent outreach. Students in this course will identify and explore critical issues related to School Social Work such as: Confidentiality, School Culture and Climate, Peer Aggression, School Violence and 'No Child Left Behind.' Students will learn to create and carry out School-based social work interventions. Students taking this course will be expected to participate in the learning process through discussions, interviews, intervention evaluations and case presentations.
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  • SW 545: Polit. Act. & Strat for Pro So

    3.00 Credits
    Simmons University

    The course is offered by Simmons College Graduate School of Social Work. The course will include seminars and workshops taught by faculty from Simmons College GSSW, George Washington University, and George Mason University. Other speakers will include key leaders and advocates in policy and lobbying organizations, as well as professionals from the National Association of Social Workers. Classes are held in both Massachusetts and in Washington, D.C. The course is designed to help students learn, in depth, about the policy-making process at the federal level, and to develop skills for political action. Other goals include learning about the health care system in the United States and, specifically, the Medicaid Program. Travel and housing expenses are in addition to the course cost. After registering on AARC, students must also fill out an application and give a $100 deposit for these expenses by the due date and make the final payment according to the schedule on the application.
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  • SW 547: Field Course: Accelerated

    5.00 - 6.00 Credits
    Simmons University

    Enrollment limited to students in the One-Year Placement Option program. Advanced Standing students should NOT register for this course.
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  • SW 553: International Social Work

    3.00 Credits
    Simmons University

    International social work is a rapidly growing field of practice that focuses on issues, problems and needs of individuals, families, and communities, from a global perspective. Social workers interested in social work international social work engage in policy practice, advocacy and, social and political action, both in the U. S. and/or abroad, to improve upon the quality of conditions in a society. This second year, social action course, will focus on advocacy and social action from a global perspective. Themes pertinent to international social work in developing countries, such as poverty, hunger, education, globalization, sustainable development, colonialism, imperialism, and the role of civil society, non-governmental organizations, the United Nations, the World Bank, WTO, and IMF in eradicating these conditions will be explored and analyzed, using a social justice and human rights perspective in developing countries. In this course, students will also learn about the broad range of what constitutes international social work, social action and advocacy, and the role of social work in promoting change. Students will be required to develop and implement a project that involves some aspect of advocacy and social action. This course meets the requirement for a social action course.
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  • SW 553M: Intl SW: Understanding SW

    3.00 Credits
    Simmons University

    This three-credit, spring semester course, is designed to allow students to learn in-depth about international social work, social welfare policy, advocacy, and social action from a global perspective. In this course students will learn about international social work and, social welfare services, advocacy and social action practices in Third World, developing countries. Using principles of social justice, human rights, and development as the overarching theoretical frameworks, the course will include content on topics and themes ranging from colonization, globalization and its impact on Third World countries, sustainable development, poverty, discrimination, oppression, and human rights, etc. This course offers a study abroad component to Ghana, W. Africa (SW 553-M) where students will learn first-hand about social work, social welfare, advocacy, and social action in a Third World, developing country. Please registrar for this course through study abroad.
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