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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Needs of children and families and services appropriate to satisfy these needs. Focuses on causes of difficulties, strategies for treatment, and family therapy within a multi-cultural perspective. An extended field trip to agencies will provide an opportunity for on-site observation.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Needs of the elderly as well as the physically and mentally differently abled. Current services and alternatives will be considered. Myths and values will be discussed along with specific treatment modalities.
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4.00 Credits
Social issues and theories related to the life experience of African Americans, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Hispanic Americans, including cultures and heritage and other social groups such as women and sexual minorities in relation to conflict resolution, social justice, and building community in a pluralistic society.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the process of social policy development as related to human need, with emphasis on high-risk groups. Studies historical and social context, value assumption, and skills required for policy formulation and analysis. Prerequisite: SW 231.
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3.00 Credits
Development of knowledge and skills for a generalist approach to provide human services in the rural community. The special considerations and challenges of working in a small town atmosphere where various role relationships are developed with those being served. Examines rural problems of housing, poverty, boomtown, geographic isolation, aging, health and racism. Prerequisite: SW 231.
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3.00 Credits
Human behavior and development from a social systems approach as affected by biological, cultural, environmental and psycho-social factors. Emphasis is on the roles of individual, family, small group, organization and community in human behavior as related to practice areas. Cultural, ethnic, and lifestyle diversity and their effects on the development of human systems is stressed. Prerequisite: SW 231. Must be taken with or after BIOL 121.
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3.00 Credits
A continuation of Social Work 336. Extends study of the influence of biological, sociological, and psychological events and dynamics on the development of human systems of all sizes over their life span. Prerequisite: SW 231.
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3.00 Credits
Explores the practice skills and cultural competencies necessary to practice Social Work with people of color, specifically Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans and Asian Americans. Examines the historical context of social service interventions, current areas of need and skills required to provide Social Work interventions within a cross-cultural setting. Prerequisite: S W 271.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the current state of knowledge associated with alcohol and substance use, abuse and dependency, including the physical and pharmacological effects on the human body. Explores Social Work roles and values related to assessment and interventions with substance abuse issues in the context of individuals, families, organizations and communities. Focus includes alcohol use, alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, the disease concept, social issues, other chemical abuse and dual diagnosis of substance and mental illness. Ethno cultural factors in substance dependency are examined.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the current state of knowledge in the field of mental health and mental health treatment, including theories of mental health and health illness and condepts of: case management, determination of need, mental health service systems, scope and variety of interventive methods, role of the interdisciplinary team, evaluation and impact of discrimination.
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