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3.00 Credits
In this course students will gain understanding of health care policy and health care services in the U. S. The culture of illness and societys response to health care needs of individuals will be examined. We will also examine historical and contemporary health policy, as well as social, economic, political, and cultural theories of health and illness, poverty and social justice related to affordability, availability and accessibility of health care services. Managed care models, health maintenance organizations, community health centers, and private practice in health care, financing health care through private and public funding streams (e.g., Medicaid, Medicare, SCHIP, Employer provided, etc) will also be analyzed for their utility. This course will focus on theories and practice of advocacy and, social and political action that promote social justice within organizations, the larger community, and society. Students will apply the knowledge gained to formulate, influence, and advocate for policy changes in health care delivery at the organizational and/or state and federal level.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Social Work Practice (421 -semesters 1 & 2) The global and political debate about immigrants, immigration policy and the environmental context of some of the countries where Massachusetts?s new arrivals come will provide a setting for this course. The population of immigrants and refugees in the United States is growing rapidly. Many social workers practice in settings that serve immigrant and refugee clients. Practice with refugees and immigrants require specialized knowledge about the unique issues of these populations. It also requires specialized adaptations and applications of services and interventions that are grounded in multiculturally sensitive, flexible and when appropriate, community-based methods. This course will provide a comprehensive perspective of social work practice?a perspective that entails examination of the multiple factors that effect immigrants and refugees and relevant practice approaches. Students are expected to continue using a model of problem analysis developed by Freire that encompasses both personal and political aspects of change as an overarching framework for the course. In addition students will learn a conceptual framework of the stages of migration. The framework enables students to examine the interrelationship between the sending and receiving countries and to examine the experiences of individuals in their home countries with their experiences in the new country. The course draws on multiple theoretical perspectives including empowerment, ecological, psychodynamic and systemic approaches to practice. Knowledge from political science and history, for example, facilitates an understanding of the influence of immigration policy on the lives of immigrants. Concepts drawn from psychology, sociology, and psychiatry, such as stress, life transitions, social networks, trans-nationalism, resilience, post-traumatic stress disorder, explain (in part) aspects of the migration experience. We will also consider concepts from anthropology, different cultural views of health, mental health, help-seeking behavior, family, and child-rearing practice, and gender role behavior. This course meets the requirement for a clinical practice elective. Revised 4/17/07 6
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3.00 Credits
This study abroad is a course credit project which examines the impact of local and global social problems on a developing country, Uganda. The course explores the utilization of various professional methods to promote self-sufficiency, social integration, and social change in a developing country. The course will take a 2 1/2-week tour of the country in order to study social problems and learn about the cultural context of delivery of human services in a developing country. Attention will be paid to global social work education. Course activities include orientation meetings before the trip, visits to Human service agencies, health and social welfare agencies in urban and rural areas of Uganda, attendance at HIV/AIDS seminars and the development of peer partnerships with service providers. There will be an emphasis on the provision of services to people living with HIV/AIDS. Planned study abroad: July 12 - August 2, 2008 Classes will be offered during the Spring semester (Fridays 1:00 - 2:20 p.m.). A total of 28 contact hours will be given beginning in January 2008. Some of these contact hours will be done more intensively during the month of May and June prior to departure. There will also be post-trip debriefings in September 2008. A final paper will be submitted no later than the 3rd week of classes in fall 2008. A final grade will be posted by October 1, 2008. This course meets the requirement for a social action course.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide social work students with the essential knowledge and skills necessary to work with children, with special emphasis on the significance of the social worker?s relationship with the public school. Students will learn the importance of understanding public school policy and building a strong relationship with the school?s multidisciplinary team, whether employed within the public school, or as a clinician working in an outside agency on behalf of the child and family. Topics will include current information about attachment theory and the implications of environmental deficits or traumas on neurological development and emotional well being. Students will learn assessment techniques, and will experience therapeutic strategies using play and art therapy methods. They will create functional behavioral assessments and behavioral intervention plans used in schools, and will study the special needs process, wraparound philosophy, strategies for engaging families and accessing community resources. Finally, students will explore potential leadership roles as facilitators of social competency and preventive programs in which they may reach a great number of children in the community. This course meets the requirement for a clinical practice elective.
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3.00 Credits
Words and talk don't always work with clients and colleagues. How do you listen in creative ways that enable your clients to feel deeply understood? How do you use creative methods to build trust and interaction in a group? This course takes powerful tools from the field of theatre and applies it to social work. You do not need to be an actor-- you just have to be eager to learn how to be a superb listener! Learn a set of skills you are unlikely to find elsewhere at Simmons, to use with your social work clients, with individuals and with groups, as well as perhaps in your personal life. You will learn profoundly effective listening techniques from Playback Theatre (a form derived from Drama Therapy), problem-solving skills from Theatre of the Oppressed, and conflict-resolution skills from Nonviolent Communication. You will receive coaching in using these skills and in how to present them clearly, and then experiment with taking one or more of the skills into the field. Near the end of the course we will present our learning to members of the wider community. This course meets the requirement for a clinical practice elective. The course will run for 4 Saturdays, with sessions running 9:30-4:30pm.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to a variety of theories and principles of this child focused psychotherapy. Case material, including student's own material will be used. Readings, videos, case discussions, and experiential activities will be used to deepen the student's understanding of theory and technique. Students will be encouraged to gain comfort in their work with children and to explore their own theoretical orientation. Upon completion, students will have a clear foundation from which to treat children of all ages. This course meets the requirement for a clinical practice elective. This course meets the requirement for a clinical practice elective
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3.00 Credits
This course begins by introducing students to the complexity of the criminal justice system in the US and offers international comparisons with an emphasis on human rights and social justice. Theories of crime, deviance, and social inequality will be examined to provide an understanding of individual and societal factors that bring people into the criminal justice system as offenders and victims of crime, as inmates in correctional settings, and as families or individuals in family or civil courts. A wide array of social work roles and interventions will be explored with a focus on how to survive in criminal justice and corrections settings, how to hold a vision of justice in often unjust situations, and how to work with the complex lives of people involved in the system. Special topics will include: working with female offenders, people with substance abuse and mental health issues who are incarcerated, the role of trauma in the lives of incarcerated populations, and social work roles as victims advocates. This course meets the requirement for a clinical practice elective
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3.00 Credits
This course will introduce students to the principles of evidence-based practice. Students will be introduced to several examples of evidence-based practices (e.g., motivational interviewing, AUDIT, BASICS, 3-S Therapy) and asked to consider how they can be applied to their own practice. Increasingly social workers are expected to identify and apply best practices in their work. It is important that this information be adopted with consideration for the current research and knowledge in the area, the context of the client's needs, and the practice environment. Students will have the opportunity to learn for examples of evidence-based practice in substance abuse and apply one in their field placement. The goals are to prepare students to be informed about the benefits and challenges of using evidence-based practice principles in their practice now and after graduation, be able to critically examine the feasibility, appropriateness,and effectiveness of an evidence-based practice and the ability to communicate the rationale for the choice of a particular evidence-based practice.
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