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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the characteristics, strengths and service needs of families and children in the child welfare system. It examines and builds policy and practice skills related to family preservation services, child maltreatment, substitute care and permanency planning. The course considers family events within an ecological systems approach and works to build appreciation and sensitivity to various family forms and cultural patterns.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an overview of historical and current definitions of chemical dependency, alcohol abuse, and process addictions. The effects of addiction on behavior, health, development, family, special populations and society will be discussed. The course will examine the scope of the problem, the nature of addictions, the cause and progression of the disease of addiction. The role of the social work profession in assessment, treatment, and prevention of addictions will be addressed.
Prerequisite:
SOCW 101 or permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces social policy making in the United States. The course examines the history of events and ideas that have shaped American social welfare policy from the colonial period to the present. An examination of social values, economic trends, and criminal justice decisions helps students develop an understanding of the role of the social work profession in social policy development.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with an overview and better understanding of the aging process from a multidisciplinary perspective by studying theories of aging, stereotypes about aging and older adults, changes in physical health, cognition, and communal relationships. Students will examine changes in familial and social roles in the elderly and identify political and social influences on these changes.
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3.00 Credits
This course assists students in becoming competent and effective social work interviewers by teaching them specific skills. In this course, students will learn and practice the full range of communication skills necessary for beginning social work practice and use in systems of all sizes. This course addresses the purposes of communication, the principles of effective communication, and the role of the social worker in effective communication.
Prerequisite:
SOCW 101 and 102
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the normal processes of development from conception through adulthood, applying theory that is compatible with the Social Systems framework of social work education. The course serves to promote understanding of the relationship between human behavior and the social environment. It examines the factors that shape behavior and the implications of these factors for social work practice.
Prerequisite:
SOCW 101
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an in-depth look at counseling techniques considered most effective in the treatment of addictive disorders. Students will study theory and knowledge of treatment practices, including the following topics: working relationships, stages of change, treatment modalities, case management, intervention techniques, assessment, and placement.
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3.00 Credits
This course assists students in becoming counselors by teaching them beginning Motivational Interviewing skills. In this course, students will learn and practice the full range of communication skills necessary for beginning use of Motivational Interviewing in systems of all sizes. This course addresses the purposes and principles of Motivational Interviewing and the role of the treatment provider in effectively entering clients into the change process.
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6.00 Credits
This course affords students the ability to practice and apply the concepts they have learned in their Addictions Recovery Specialist coursework. Students will complete a minimum of 70 hours of field-based experience in a variety of clinical environments addressing addictions recovery. This course requires attendance at a weekly classroom seminar.
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3.00 Credits
This is a functional course which includes the fundamentals of understanding, speaking, reading and writing in correct and idiomatic Spanish. Selected cultural material will be used to enhance the basic skills.
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