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  • 3.00 Credits

    This is the second of a three course sequence for part-time graduate students that will focus on achieving advanced social work knowledge, values and skills through experiences in practice. Utilizing a person in environment and strengths based perspective; advanced field courses give students the opportunity to demonstrate competency in engagement, assessment, and intervention with individuals, families and groups, or with groups, organizations, and communities within specific concentrations and fields of practice. Students will be expected to recognize, appraise, and integrate ways that diversity and social and economic justice issues enter into helping and collegial relationships within their chosen concentrations and fields of practice. They will engage in critical analysis of ethical, contextual, and practice issues, and utilize research informed.
  • 2.00 Credits

    This is the third of a three course sequence that will focus on achieving advanced social work knowledge, values and skills through experiences in practice. Utilizing a person in environment and strengths based perspective; advanced field courses give students the opportunity to demonstrate competency in engagement, assessment, and intervention with individuals, families and groups, or with groups, organizations, and communities within specific concentrations and fields of practice. Students will be expected to recognize, appraise, and integrate ways that diversity and social and economic justice issues enter into helping and collegial relationships within their chosen concentrations and fields of practice. They will engage in critical analysis of ethical, contextual, and practice issues, and utilize research informed.
  • 1.00 Credits

    This is the first of a two course sequence that will focus on integrating the social work knowledge, values and skills learned in the classroom with experiences through the concurrent agency-based advanced MSW field placement. Students will consider common experiences and concerns encountered in direct practice within a specific field of service in fieldwork. They will integrate theory and knowledge to assess and intervene in advanced practice, reason through ethical dilemmas, use research to inform their practice, and develop ways to support human rights and social and economic justice in micro and mezzo practice. By reflecting on their own practice, students will continue the transition to professional social worker.
  • 1.00 Credits

    This is the second of a two course sequence that will focus on integrating the social work knowledge, values and skills learned in the classroom with experiences through the concurrent agency-based advanced MSW field placement. Students will consider common experiences and concerns encountered in direct practice within a specific field of service in fieldwork. They will integrate theory and knowledge to assess and intervene in advanced practice, reason through ethical dilemmas, use research to inform their practice, and develop ways to support human rights and social and economic justice in micro and mezzo practice. By reflecting on their own practice, students will complete the transition to professional social worker.
  • 1.00 Credits

    This is the first of a two course sequence that will focus on integrating the social work knowledge, values and skills learned in the classroom with experiences through the concurrent agency-based advanced administration and macro practice MSW field placement. Students will consider common experiences and concerns encountered in administration and macro practice in fieldwork. They will integrate theory and knowledge to assess and intervene in advanced practice, reason through ethical dilemmas, use research to inform their practice, and develop ways to support human rights and social and economic justice in macro practice. By reflecting on their own practice, students will continue the transition to professional social worker.
  • 1.00 Credits

    This is the second of a two course sequence that will focus on integrating the social work knowledge, values and skills learned in the classroom with experiences through the concurrent agency-based advanced administration and macro practice, and MSW field placement. Students will consider common experiences and concerns encountered in administration and macro practice in fieldwork. They will integrate theory and knowledge to assess and intervene in advanced practice, reason through ethical dilemmas, use research to inform their practice, and develop ways to support human rights and social and economic justice in macro practice. By reflecting on their own practice, students will complete the transition to professional social worker.
  • 1.00 - 3.00 Credits

    Independent study and tutorial conferences on a topic in social work selected by graduate social work student and faculty advisor. Students will research the topic using the professional social work literature to determine current social work perspectives on problems and best practices for intervention.
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course is designed to help the student develop advanced knowledge and skills for intervention with children, adolescents, and their families. The course begins with an overview of the most prevalent treatment approaches used with this client population (e.g. cognitive-behavioral, play therapy, reality therapy, family therapy, in-home therapy). The course will then examine the application of these intervention strategies with different types of problems experienced by children, adolescents, and their families (e.g. attachment/bonding, problem solving/coping skills, stress, anger management). Ethical principles of practice with these client systems will be addressed. Attention will also be given to the role human diversity plays in the development and implementation of an intervention plan. Throughout the course the renewed interest in prevention of abuse, neglect, and dependency will be highlighted.
  • 2.00 Credits

    This course will focus on the policy, economic, legal, ethical, and political issues and systems that directly affect the environment of social work practice in mental health. The course will focus on knowledge of mental health legal issues; and the impact of mental health policy on practice with adults and children. Emphasis will be on identification of populations at risk, and the obligations and responsibilities of a social work practitioner in third party reimbursement systems. The course will focus on ways to negotiate the system and collaborate with other systems on behalf of clients or consumer groups, including the importance of advocacy. Special attention will be given to clients with multiple needs and diverse backgrounds. Social justice will be a continuing theme throughout this course.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Field instruction provides experience in professional social work practice in Administration or in Direct Practice with individuals, families, and small groups. Individualized learning contracts are jointly developed by the student and the student's field instructor.
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