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3.00 Credits
Study of basic intervention skills expanded by experiencing family and marriage dynamics through role playing. Students will be exposed to various types of family practice intervention methods by audiovisual aids. Prerequisites: SOWK 371, 372.
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Study of social welfare policy and its impact upon clients, social workers, and social services. Introduces students to the process of policy formulation and acquaints them with different frameworks for policy analysis. Includes a study of legislative advocacy, lobbying, and empowerment of clients through social and political action. Encourages student participation in local and national advocacy organizations that seek policy change to enhance client and social service functioning. Prerequisite: SOWK 266 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Provides understanding of the field of gerontology, including historical review of US and world-wide population trends. Specific aspects of aging and impacts on society are explored in-depth. Practitioner responses in human services and health care are examined. Prerequisite: SOCI 204.
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3.00 Credits
Study of the process of death and dying from four distinct perspectives: cultural, social, personal, and professional.
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3.00 Credits
Development of child welfare services, their structure and function today, current challenges facing America in the welfare of its children, the role of social work in child abuse investigations, treatment provisions, and regulation. Prerequisite: PSYC 130 or SOCI 204, or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Study of intervention strategies when working with children at risk, in social services, school, medical or community settings. Specific issues discussed include: child abuse and neglect, behavior management, family and child assessment, teen pregnancy and suicide, adoption and out-of-home placement, legal implications of working with children, and counseling techniques. Prerequisite: PSYC 130 or SOCI 204.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to generalist practice with communities and larger organizations. Study of community organization, organizational analysis, management skills, program planning and evaluation. Enhances students' ability to initiate and implement macro change. Prerequisites: SOWK 371, 372. Corequisites: SOWK 373, 375.
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3.00 Credits
Study of intervention strategies, change theories, and therapeutic techniques employed at individual, family, and group levels. Emphasizes criteria for selecting alternative approaches and appropriate intervention activities. Prerequisites: SOWK 264, 266, 371, 372; SOWK 373 or permission of instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Study of the Christian perspective of human sexuality which forms a basis for appropriate intervention with sexual problems.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to guide the student in planning practical strategies for personal stress management. A holistic approach emphasizing physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects of a positive Christian lifestyle. The works of Hans Selye and other theoreticians of modern stress management are considered. Students will develop skills in time management, and techniques of meditation and relaxation and exercise. Also considered is the market for stress management education in Employee Assistance Programs. Prerequisites: PSYC 130 or SOCI 204.
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