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Course Criteria
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5.00 Credits
Introduces social work research methods, including research designs for both quantitative and qualitative studies. Focuses on learning research strategies that are appropriate to clinical practice and administrative demands; accepting responsibility for contributing to the professional body of social work knowledge; developing the ability to critically examine, interpret, and utilize research findings in relation to everyday social work practice; acquiring skills in using and understanding statistical procedures most commonly used in social work settings. Prerequisite: admission to the program.
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5.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the professional roles, values, ethical standards, knowledge, skills, and technological tools for effective cross-cultural generalist social work practice with individuals, families, and small groups. Using a strengths-based perspective, students explore effective practice approaches in relation to a variety of social problems, including those exacerbated by factors related to deprivation and social injustice. By examining what motivates people of diverse backgrounds and experiences to seek or reject change within the context of a helping relationship, students learn empirically-based approaches to enhance their interpersonal and written communication, interviewing, data gathering, assessment, intervention, and evaluation skills. Prerequisite: admission to the program.
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5.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the professional roles, values, ethical standards, knowledge, skills, and technological tools for effective cross-cultural generalist social work practice with families and groups. Using a strengths-based perspective, students explore effective group and family practice in relation to a variety of social problems, including those exacerbated by factors related to deprivation and social injustice. Throughout the course, students actively engage in skill-building exercises to strengthen practice competencies in family and group work, including advocacy on behalf of vulnerable populations within the community. Students also learn empirically-based approaches to enhance their interpersonal and written communication, interviewing, data gathering, assessment, intervention, and evaluation skills. Prerequisite: successful completion of SW 540.
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5.00 Credits
This is the third foundation course in generalist social work practice and moves from the micro and mezzo emphases of the first two practice courses to an emphasis on macro systems (organizations and communities). The course orients students to the major areas of macro practice with particular emphasis on communities and organizations as social systems. The course analyzes community as a social system and explores strategies for producing societal change in the context of an action-oriented problem solving process. Various approaches to community intervention as well as their relevance and application to current social problems are also presented. The course reviews the nature of formal organizations as environments through which social services are provided in the community and the knowledge and skills necessary to affect change within organizations. Sensitivity to ethical issues and vulnerable and diverse populations is woven throughout the course as essential to the effective practice of macro social work. Students will focus on analysis of the community as a social system, common strategies for producing change in community work, the nature of formal organizations as environments through which social services are provided in the community, and the knowledge and skills necessary to affect change within organizations. Students will examine the role of a macro social worker as program developer, program administrator, and organization developer. This course conceptualizes macro social work as the profession that brings about social transformation, social reform, and community betterment. Prerequisite: successful completion of SW 541.
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3.00 Credits
This course includes 16 hours each week of supervised practice experience in a community social agency and a three-hour integrative seminar. The course focuses on the application of Foundation knowledge, skills, values, and ethics to practice with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities across the life span. Students develop skills in self-evaluation and effective use of self across multiple roles and in accord with professional values and ethics and with applicable laws and regulations; in assessment, intervention, and evaluation; in written and oral professional communication; in effective use of supervision; and in critical assessment of agency policy and practice. The course may extend beyond the limits of a typical quarter. Prerequisites: admission to the program; completion of or concurrent enrollment with SW 540. May be taken up to three times for credit.
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3.00 Credits
No course description available.
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4.00 Credits
This is the third Foundation Practicum course and includes16 hours each week (for a total of 160 hours/quarter) of supervised practice experience in a community social agency with a three-hour integrative seminar. The course focuses on the application of Foundation knowledge, skills, values, and ethics to practice with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities across the life span. Students develop skills in self-evaluation and effective use of self across multiple roles and in accord with professional values and ethics and with applicable laws and regulations; in culturally responsive interviewing, assessment, intervention, and evaluation; in written and oral professional communication; in effective use of supervision; and in critical assessment of agency policy and practice with the culmination being the first part of the portfolio in preparation for advancement to candidacy. The course may extend beyond the limits of a typical quarter. Prerequisites: successful completion of SW 551.
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4.00 Credits
This course includes 24 hours each week of supervised practice experience in a community social agency and a three-hour integrative seminar. The course focuses on the application of Foundation knowledge, skills, values, and ethics to practice with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities across the life span. Students develop skills in self-evaluation and effective use of self across multiple roles and in accord with professional values and ethics and with applicable laws and regulations; in assessment, intervention, and evaluation; in written and oral professional communication; in effective use of supervision; and in critical assessment of agency policy and practice. The course may extend beyond the limits of a typical quarter. Prerequisites: admission to the program; completion of or concurrent enrollment with SW 540. May be taken up to two times for credit.
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2.00 Credits
This course includes 12 hours each week of supervised practice experience in a community social agency and a three-hour integrative seminar. The course focuses on the application of Foundation knowledge, skills, values, and ethics to practice with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities across the life span. Students develop skills in self-evaluation and effective use of self across multiple roles and in accord with professional values and ethics and with applicable laws and regulations; in assessment, intervention, and evaluation; in written and oral professional communication; in effective use of supervision; and in critical assessment of agency policy and practice. The course may extend beyond the limits of a typical quarter. Prerequisites: admission to the program; completion of or concurrent enrollment with SW 540. May be taken up to four times for credit.
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8.00 Credits
This course includes 40 hours each week of supervised practice experience in a community social agency and a three-hour integrative seminar. The course focuses on the application of Foundation knowledge, skills, values, and ethics to practice with diverse individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities across the life span. Students develop skills in self-evaluation and effective use of self across multiple roles and in accord with professional values and ethics and with applicable laws and regulations; in assessment, intervention, and evaluation; in written and oral professional communication; in effective use of supervision; and in critical assessment of agency policy and practice. The course may extend beyond the limits of a typical quarter. Prerequisites: admission to the program; completion of or concurrent enrollment with SW 540.
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