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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Building on the foundation year practice content, this course further prepares students for direct practice with individuals, families and groups. Students critically examine social work theory and methods for direct practice with attention to how clinical social work values inform theory to promote social justice, human dignity, capacity building, and individual empowerment. Life course and development theories are critically examined within the contexts of socioeconomics, multiculturalism and human diversity. Methods of practice to be explored include therapeutic, supportive, educational, advocacy and community-based strategies and also the dynamic relationship that occurs across and between these interventions. Teaching methods encourage students to develop intellectual curiosity, self-awareness and skillful use of personal values, theoretical orientations, and practice approaches in working with a range of client systems in varied social work settings. Must be enrolled in: Master of Social Work.
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3.00 Credits
This second semester course critically analyzes how contemporary clinical theories explain the inner dynamics and external experiences of family systems. Practical applications of family theory are explored through case examples, role play and self-reflective writing that includes both self-analysis and critique of how sociocultural factors influence how we assess and work with families. Students are exposed to a range of family structures and caregiving systems and also to the larger social contexts of race, social class, age, ability, sexual orientation, gender identification, and culture, which influence the distribution of resources made available to these families. The role of the clinician as activist is explored as students reflect upon what their professional roles will be as community practitioners. Must be enrolled in: Master of Social Work.
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3.00 Credits
This course builds upon the foundation year and introduces students to the changing context of community and inter- organizational linkages across human service systems. Major content focuses on community and organizational needs assessment, community building, understanding and working in multi-system service environments. Client empowerment, collaborative relationship building across various system levels, including coalition building, and across problem areas and settings are emphasized. Must be enrolled in: Master of Social Work.
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3.00 Credits
The second semester course is concerned with roles and functions of social workers in various administrative and supervisory capacities, and how the work of the human service program is done through the efforts of its staff. Students gain an understanding of the financial management process, human resource issues, board leadership development, and task group leadership. Must be enrolled in: Master of Social Work.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide an in-depth knowledge of group theory and practice in a variety of settings and for a range of clinical and administrative purposes. Must be enrolled in: Master of Social Work.
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4.00 Credits
Advanced Practicum III provides students with a supervised advanced practice experience in a social service agency/organization. The practicum includes experiential learning in advanced social work practice skills in a specialized setting. A weekly seminar provides students with an opportunity to discuss and reflect on professional social work issues from their practicum experience regarding assessment, specific interventions with client systems, and the application of practice theories. Must be enrolled in: Master of Social Work.
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4.00 Credits
Advanced Practicum IV provides students with a supervised advanced practice experience in a social service agency/organization. The practicum includes experiential learning in advanced social work practice skills in a specialized setting. A weekly seminar provides students with an opportunity to discuss and reflect on professional social work issues from their practicum experience regarding assessment, specific interventions with client systems, and the application of practice theories. The seminar introduces the UN Declaration of Human Rights and the WHO Definition of Health into discussions of how resource equity, social justice, and universal health care across the life spans impacts work with client systems. Must be enrolled in: Master of Social Work.
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8.00 Credits
Provides students with a variety of social agency or program settings for field internships under the supervision of skilled practitioners. The focus of practice is the development of advanced skills in work with individuals, couples or families, groups, organizations or communities. Must be enrolled in: Master of Social Work.
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3.00 Credits
History of drug use in the U.S., trends in treatment of drug abuse, models of addiction, basic addiction approaches, and sociocultural perspectives on addiction are presented. Interventions and levels of treatment, environmental influences of substance abuse, and gender differences in treatment and recovery are discussed. Expectations for addictions recovery are explored. Current addictions policies and services are critiqued. Must be enrolled in: Master of Social Work.
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3.00 Credits
The course is designed to introduce students to insight-oriented, psychodynamic psychotherapy (POP). The "self" theories, i.e. American and British schools of object relations theory, self psychology and cognitive therapy theory, inform POP. The course will trace the evolution of narcissism, depression, and anxiety, and the relation to psychotherapeutic practice. Concepts of "self," and how it informs the therapist's "use of self," will be explored. Must be enrolled in: Master of Social Work.
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