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Course Criteria
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2.00 Credits
This course will focus on how to recognize and appropriately respond to religious and spiritual issues as they emerge in contacts with clients and client systems. The course will explore a number of practices, which grow out of a religious foundation, but are now used in a more secular way to support physical, psychological, and spiritual well-being.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Current topics of interest in social work (a social problem or personal difficulty) are examined on an as-needed basis. In these courses, the current social work perspective on the problem is explored and best practices for intervention are determined.
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2.00 Credits
This course is designed to serve as a bridge from the knowledge and skills of the generalist practitioner to that required for advanced practice. Emphasis is placed on enhancing skills in engagement, relationship-building, and multidimensional assessment; and developing competencies in using a variety of change-oriented strategies for work with individuals, couples, and families. Students will assess and critique their use of self in client interviewing skills through in-class exercises. The importance of critical thinking and ethical practice is emphasized. The course also considers the variability and diversity among people, particularly ethnic minorities of color and women.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides the theoretical foundation and knowledge base for understanding individuals and families in their social environments. A number of theories are introduced and critically evaluated to determine their utility for understanding the biopsychosocial functioning of individuals and families across the life span and for diverse populations characterized by race, ethnicity, culture, socioeconomic status, gender, and sexual orientation. Emphasis will be placed on individual adaptation to environmental demands that promote or inhibit optimal social functioning, as well as the role of the social environment on family development, structure, and functioning. Implications for social work practice and social policy will be considered.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide an overview of assessment and diagnosis in social work practice. Basic theories and concepts of normality, deviance, and psychopathology will be presented with particular attention given to the varying influences of culture, ethnicity and gender. Similarities and differences between assessment and diagnosis will be explored. The major classifications of mental disorders as presented in the DSM-IV-TR will be reviewed from the perspective of diagnosis, assessment and treatment by social work practitioners, and the assumptions underlying the DSM-IV-TR will be examined in light of social work values. Particular attention will be given to the use of biopsychosocial assessments and the use of empathy in the assessment process. Students will develop skills in interviewing for assessments, including performing mental status exams, and making multi-axial diagnoses. Students will also learn procedures for assessing risk (e.g. suicide, homicide, domestic violence) and identifying situations which mandate reporting to authorities. Ethical considerations related to the assessment process will be identified.
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2.00 Credits
This course focuses on diverse populations and the social worker's role. Students will examine the experiences, beliefs, needs, resources, and social service issues of minority client populations characterized by race, ethnicity, culture, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, socioeconomic class, or immigration status. Starting with the person-in-environment perspective, students will examine the ways characteristics of diversity intersect and interact to shape experiences of oppression, poverty, marginalization, and alienation as well as power and privilege. The effects of diversity on interpersonal, group, and professional relationships will be reviewed. Major theoretical concepts and historical perspectives on diversity will be studied, and current social and institutional attitudes and practices, including the impact of social policy and legislation, will be considered. Students will examine personal values and beliefs as these relate to working with persons different from themselves, and will develop skills for ethical and culturally competent social work practice.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the basic concepts and methodologies used in evidenced-based investigations of social problems in the field of social work. In particular, the philosophic bases of scientific inquiry, techniques, and principles of measurement, research designs, data collection, data analysis, and computer technology are examined. Experimental, single system, survey, longitudinal, and cross sectional designs are discussed in relation to knowledge generation, practice and program evaluation, and knowledge utilization in social work. In addition, the influence that personal values have on the conceptualization of research questions will be examined as well as the need to appreciate human diversity when designing research studies. Furthermore, this basic introductory course provides the foundation for all research activity ensuring that research data will be collected in such a manner as to insure the self-determination, confidentiality, and physical/mental integrity of the study participants.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to describe and critically examine social welfare policies and understand their relevance to the delivery of social services through the practice of social work. The course examines social welfare policies, institutions and programs and the development of the profession of social work historically, conceptually, and ideologically. Students become familiar with basic issues, concepts, values, terminology, frameworks and ethical issues that defines the social welfare policy that influences their ability to work with diverse groups and marginalized populations. In addition, students will be exposed to the social welfare policy contributions to both oppression and social justice and how the practice of social work can serve to support and/or influence appropriate policy change at micro and macro levels.
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2.00 Credits
This course covers the essential elements and processes for engaging the client in a professional interview for social work practice. Emphasis will be placed on the development of the professional relationship and moving the client through a problem solving process. A major focus of this course will be on the use of self. Students will assess their skill level upon entering the course. They will practice interviewing to learn the essential steps of the process including self-awareness regarding verbal and non-verbal communication; use of empathy, warmth and genuineness; and how to ensure the values and ethics of the social work profession are infused throughout the process of an interview. A special emphasis will be on learning the steps of conducting an interview, dealing with challenges and being able to engage clients where issues of human diversity are present. There will be an interface between the use of mindfulness practice and interviewing skills.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the acquisition of competencies for direct practice with individuals and families. Emphasis is placed on social work values and ethics; the relationship between worker and client; effective communication; assessments with an emphasis on strengths; enhancing the client's own problem-solving skills; the promotion of optimal functioning; the importance of environmental factors in contributing to individual concerns; and the need for empirical information in the selection of assessment and treatment procedures. All phases of the treatment process are studied, concluding with termination and planning for the generalization and maintenance of change. The course considers the variability and diversity among people with an emphasis on ethnic minorities of color, women and populations at risk. It focuses on identification of risk factors and prevention where appropriate. The course emphasizes the need for students to continually assess, develop, and evaluate their own competencies in relation to both knowledge and performance.
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