Social Work (7750)
Social Work (7750)
| 270 | DIVERSITY AND SOCIAL WORK | 3 credits |
| Introductory course explores issues related to porverty and minority issues as they relate to at-risk populations. | ||
| 275 | INTRO: SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE | 3 credits |
| Introduces students to concepts, settings, and vulnerable populations related to the field of social work. Emphasis placed on purposes, values, ethics, knowledge, and skills that characterize the professional social worker. Provides an overview of theoretical and practical knowledge about the social work profession needed for entry levels of practice in social work. | ||
| 276 | INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WELFARE | 3 credits |
| Survey of field of social welfare; place of social work profession within human services institutions of United States. Introduction of basic concepts relating social welfare institutions and social work to society. | ||
| 401 | SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE I | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Social Work major; Corequisite 405. Basic concepts and methods of Generalist social work practice, with an emphasis on understanding and working with individuals. | ||
| 402 | SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE II | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 401, 405; or permission of instructor. Concepts and methods of social work practice particularly relating to understanding and working with groups in various settings in our society. | ||
| 403 | SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE III | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 401, 405, or permission of instructor. Development of understanding and practice methods for utilization of community organization and social planning as social work process in assessing problems and developing program to meet needs. | ||
| 404 | SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IV | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 401, 405, or permission of instructor. Professional social work practice with families in social services; the dynamics of family systems, assessment of family function and dysfunction, professional helping processes. | ||
| 405 | PRACTICE I SKILLS LAB | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 270, 276, 427, 3100:103, 3700:100, 3750:100, 3850:100 and 3250:100 or 200 or 2040:247; corequisite: 401. Prepares students for beginning generalist social work practice and proves a context to apply and evaluate generic knowledge base, values, ethics, and skills common to practice with client systems. | ||
| 411 | WOMENS ISS SOC WORK PRACTICE | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 401 or permission of instructor. Social work practice, knowledge and skill, social welfare institutions and social policy in relation to women's issues and concerns in the United States. | ||
| 421 | FIELD EXPERIENCE SEMINAR I | 2 credits |
| Prerequisites: 401 and permission of the instructor. Corequisite: 493. The first of two consecutive courses that assists students in making the transition from classroom learning to experiential learning in the field practicum. | ||
| 422 | FIELD EXPERIENCE SEMINAR II | 2 credits |
| Prerequisites: 421 and 493; Corequisite: 494. The second of two consecutive courses, this course assists students in integrating, synthesizing, and applying classroom learning to field experiences and assignments. | ||
| 425 | SOCIAL WORK ETHICS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Social Work major, permission of instructor. Social Worker's code of ethics as applied to practices, problems and issues in social work. | ||
| 427 | HUMAN BEHVR & SOCIAL ENVIRON I | 3 credits |
| Social work perspective on human development across the life cycle. Human diversity approach consistent with the needs of social work students preparing for practice. | ||
| 430 | HUMAN BEHV & SOCIAL ENVIRON II | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Social Work major, 427, or permission of instructor. Examination of larger social systems including families, groups, neighborhoods, and organizations. Focuses on the unique systemic characteristics of each system and its development. | ||
| 440 | SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH I | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: Social Work major or permission of instructor. Overview of scientific inquiry and the research process as it applies to the field of social work. Emphasis is placed on the various social worker roles in relation to research. | ||
| 441 | SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH II | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 440 or permission of instructor. A continuation of Social Work Research I with a focus on applying research concepts. Includes content on the evaluation of practice outcomes and the use of computers in data analysis. | ||
| 445 | SOC POLICY ANALY-SOCIAL WORKER | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Social Work major, permission of instructor. Description, analysis and construction of social policy in social services; to understanding forces and processes which establish or change social policies, to predict consequences of social policies and to establish goals for social policy development; integrated into effective social work methodology. | ||
| 450 | SOCIAL NEEDS & SERVICES: AGING | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 401 or permission of instructor. Application of knowledge and principles of professional social work practice to understanding, development and provision of social services to meet needs of aging and later mature individuals, families and communities and institutions serving them and their relatives. | ||
| 451 | SOCIAL WORK IN CHILD WELFARE | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 401 or permission of instructor. In-depth exploration of structure and functioning of social services designed to help children, and of practice of social work in child-welfare settings. Consideration of supportive, supplementary and substitutive services. | ||
| 452 | SOCIAL WORK IN MENTAL HEALTH | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 401 or permission of instructor. Issues, organization, development and methodologies of current professional social work practice in mental-health settings. | ||
| 454 | SOCIAL WORK-JUVENILE JUSTICE | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 401 or permission of instructor. The theory and practice of social work in the juvenile justice systems of the United States. Traditional procedures and recent developments, prevention, diversion and community outreach, legal concerns, case management, institutional functioning. | ||
| 455 | SOC WRK PRAC WITH AFR AMER FAM | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 401 or permission of instructor. Contemporary problems facing African American families; male-female relationships, single parent households, African American teens and elderly, public policy, theoretical models, explaining development of the African American family. | ||
| 456 | SOCIAL WORK IN HEALTH SERVICES | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 401 or permission of instructor. Policies, programs and practice in health-care settings: short-term, intermediate and long-term hospitals, out-patient services, emergency services, clinics, visiting nurse services, nursing homes, pediatric services, self-help organizations. | ||
| 459 | SOC WRK WITH MENTALLY RETARDED | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 401 or permission of instructor. Application of social work principles in the provision of social services to meet the needs of the mentally retarded and developmentally disabled and their families. | ||
| 470 | LAW FOR SOCIAL WORKERS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 401 or permission of instructor. Basic terminology, theories, principles, organization and procedures of law will be explored along with the relationships between social work and law and comparisons of the theoretical bases of the two professions. | ||
| 475 | SUBSTAN ABUSE & SOC WORK PRACT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 401 or permission of instructor. Provides students with the essential knowledge and skill for successful social work practice with people involved in substance abuse. | ||
| 480 | ST: SOC WORK & SOC WELFARE | 1-3 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Analysis of current social work and social welfare theory and policy, settings, innovative interventions, and trends in delivery systems in relation to selected areas of concern. Topics and credits variable. | ||
| 493 | FLD EXP: SOCIAL AGENCY I | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 401, 402, 427, and permission of instructor. Corequisite: 421. First of two consecutive courses of supervised internship in a social service setting. Facilitates acquisition of generalist practice skills. Student must receive permission to take the course with the Field Coordinator during early part of semester preceding enrollment. For senior social work majors. | ||
| 494 | FLD EXP: SOCIAL AGENCY II | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 493, 421 and permission of instructor; corequisite: 422. Second of two consecutive courses of supervised internship in a social service setting. Facilitates the continued acquisition of generalist practice skills. For senior social work majors only. | ||
| 497 | I.I.: SOCIAL WORK | 1-3 credits |
| Prerequisites: permission and prearrangement with instructor. Individual readings, research or projects in area of interest in social welfare theory or institutional operations or in social work practice under guidance of social work faculty member. Preparation of report paper appropriate to nature of topic. For social work major. | ||
| 499 | SR HONORS PROJECT: SOCIAL WORK | 1-3 credits |
| (May be repeated for a total of six credits) Prerequisites: senior standing in Honors Program and approval of honors preceptor in department. Open only to social work major enrolled in Honors Program. Independent study leading to completion of senior honors thesis or other original work resulting in writing of research paper in proper scholarly form, supervised by student's honors project adviser within the department. | ||
| 558 | ADULT DAY CARE | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite for 458: 276 or permission of instructor; for 558: permission of instructor. Planning, development, implementing, evaluating, and delivery of adult day-care services. | ||
| 580 | ST: SOC WORK & SOC WELFARE | 1-3 credits |
| Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Analysis of current social work and social welfare theory and policy, settings, innovative interventions and trends in delivery systems in relation to selected areas of concern. Topics and credits variable. | ||
| 597 | I.I.: SOCIAL WORK | 1-3 credits |
| Prerequisites: permission and prearrangement with instructor. Individual readings, research or projects in area of interest in social welfare theory or institutional operations or in social work practice under guidance of social work faculty member. Preparation of report paper appropriate to nature of topic. For social work major. | ||
| 601 | FOUNDATION FIELD PRACTICUM | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: first of two field practicum courses to be taken in the first year of the MSW program. A two-semester, 400 clock hour, supervised internship at a social service agency. Credit/Noncredit. (Offered only Fall Semester.) | ||
| 602 | FOUNDATION FIELD PRACTICUM | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: second of two field practicum courses to be taken in the first year of the MSW program. A two-semester, 400 clock hour, supervised internship at a social service agency. Credit/Noncredit. (Offered only Spring Semester.) | ||
| 603 | ADVANCED FIELD PRACTICUM | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: first of two field practicum courses to be taken in the second year of the MSW program. A two-semester, 500 clock hour, supervised internship in a social service agency, based on the student's concentration and specialization. Credit/Noncredit. (Offered only Fall Semester.) | ||
| 604 | ADVANCED FIELD PRACTICUM | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: second of two field practicum courses to be taken in the second year of the MSW program. A two-semester, 500 clock hour, supervised internship in a social service agency, based on the student's concentration and specialization. Credit/noncredit. (Offered only Spring Semester.) | ||
| 605 | SOC WRK PRACTICE W/SMALL SYSTM | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: graduate status or permission of instructor. Provides the basic knowledge, skills, professional ethics and values necessary for beginning social work practice with small client systems. | ||
| 606 | SOC WRK PRACTICE W/LARGE SYSTM | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 605. Provides the basic knowledge, skills, and strategies of social work practice with task groups, organizations and communities. | ||
| 607 | ADV PRACT W/SMALL SYSTMS I | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: second level graduate student or permission of instructor. This course focuses on the differential assessment of individuals, families and small groups and the application of a range of theory bases. | ||
| 608 | ADV PRACT W/SMALL SYSTMS II | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 704 or permission of instructor. As a continuation of Advanced Practice I, this course focuses on the development and implementation of intervention strategies with and on behalf of small systems. | ||
| 611 | DYNAMICS OF RACISM & DISCRIMNT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: graduate status or permission of instructor. Provides knowledge of analyzing and understanding the factors leading to and sustaining racism, sexism, homophobia, and the like, at micro and macro levels. | ||
| 622 | FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH I | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: graduate status or permission of instructor. This course provides an Introduction to the logic of scientific inquiry, the research process, and the relationship between research and social work practice. | ||
| 623 | FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH II | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 622; statistics course; or permission of instructor. Provides students with an understanding of quantitative and qualitative methodologies and the use of descriptive and inferential statistics in analyzing research data. | ||
| 631 | HUM BEH &SO ENV: SML SOC SYSTS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: graduate status or permission of instructor. This course focuses on understanding the human behavior and life cycle development of people as individuals and as members of families and other small groups. | ||
| 632 | HUM BEH & SO ENVR: LARGE SYSTS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisites: 631 or permission of instructor. This course focuses on the human behavior of people as members of larger social systems including formal and informal organizations, communities and institutions. | ||
| 646 | SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY I | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: graduate status or permission of instructor. Examines the historical, philosophical and value bases of social welfare as well as the relationship between social work practice, policy and service delivery. | ||
| 647 | SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY II | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: 646 or permission of instructor. This course prepares students with the beginning skills to engage in social problem/policy analysis. | ||
| 650 | ADV STANDING INTEGRATIVE SEM | 6 credits |
| Prerequisite: advanced standing. Provides an integrative view of social work practice with an emphasis on values, foundation knowledge and skills, and evaluation of professional interventions. | ||
| 656 | SOC WRK PRACT W/GAY & LESBIANS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: second level graduate status or permission of instructor. This course examines gay and lesbian culture and lifestyles, discrimination based on sexual orientation, and intervention strategies appropriate to practice with gays and lesbians. | ||
| 663 | PSYCHOPATHOLOGY & SOCIAL WORK | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: second level graduate student or permission of instructor. An examination of the symptoms, theories, and psychosocial aspects of mental illness, and the role of the social worker in the treatment of mental disorders. | ||
| 665 | SUPERVISION & STAFF DEVELOPMNT | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: second level graduate student or permission of instructor. An examination of the purpose, functions, and theories of supervision; the impact of cultural, ethnic and racial differences in supervision/staff development; and problems encountered. | ||
| 671 | SOCIAL WORK ADMINISTRATION | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: second level graduate student or permission of instructor. This course focuses on supervisory and managerial roles and functions as they are carried out at different hierarchical levels in human service organizations. | ||
| 672 | COMMUNITY ORGANIZTN & PLANNING | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: must have completed first year of master's program. Required for all second year students concentrating on Macro Practice sequence. Prepares students to work in communities and in public and private agencies. | ||
| 673 | STRATEG COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: second level graduate student or permission of instructor. Emphasizes the historical development and application of several community strategies used to identify community problems, and how to organize and empower diverse community groups. | ||
| 674 | COM,ECON SYS & SOC POLCY ANALY | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: second level graduate student or permission of instructor. This course provides a base for understanding economic systems and analyzing the political framework at federal, state, and local levels and their impact on communities. | ||
| 675 | PROGRAM EVALUATION | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: second level graduate student or permission of instructor. This course provides students with methods of evaluating programs in agencies, including approaches, measurement, design, data collection and analyses employed in program outcome research. | ||
| 676 | FISCAL MGMT OF SOCIAL AGENCIES | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: second level graduate student or permission of instructor. This elective course concentrates on the financial management of social administration, financial planning and management, principles of economic and fiscal exchange, accountability and fiscal accounting. | ||
| 680 | AGING & SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: second level graduate student or permission of instructor. An examination and evaluation of aging programs and policies, demographic trends and the changing role of social work service providers. | ||
| 681 | AGING: POLICIES & PROGRAMS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: second level graduate student or permission of instructor. An examination and evaluation of aging programs and policies, demographic trends and the changing role of social work service providers. | ||
| 685 | SOC WRK PRACT: FAMILY & CHILD | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite second level graduate student or permission of instructor. Examines the major problems encountered by children and families in the life cycle and explores intervention strategies and programs to address their needs and strengths. | ||
| 686 | SOC WLF POL & SVCS FMLY & CHLD | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: second level graduate student or permission of instructor. Examines the federal and state laws, policies, and services governing children and families, including the supportive, supplemental and substitutive aspects of services. | ||
| 690 | ADV PRCT & POL SBSTNC ABUSE | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: second level graduate student or permission of instructor. This course provides students the knowledge and skill base necessary for managing and practice with people involved in substance abuse, evaluating programs, and preventive work. | ||
| 691 | SOCIAL WORK VALUES AND ETHICS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Full admission to Graduate program in social work. This elective ethics course focuses on practical or applied ethics. Fundamentals of moral reasoning and ethical decision-making in social work practice are reviewed. Utilized are case materials that illustrate application of normative ethics and standards in the NASW Code of Ethics. | ||
| 692 | GROUP WORK PRACTICE | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Full admission to the graduate program in social work. Examines the fundamental knowledge and skills required for social work practice with groups across multiple client systems. Knowledge of social work values and ethics is applied as it relates to all aspects of group work. Dynamics of working with special populations will be emphasized (e.g., the effect of the addictive processes on group therapy, age-appropriate communication with children). | ||
| 693 | ST: ADV SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE | 1-3 credits |
| Prerequisite: admission to the MSW Program or permission of the program director. Detailed analysis and study of current practice issues and considerations faced by social work practitioners providing services and interventions at advanced levels. | ||
| 694 | THEORIES & PROC IN ADDICTN STU | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: Full admission to the graduate program in social work. Explores historical perspective of substance abuse in society, models and theories that describes addiction and the effects of addiction on individuals and families; effects of addition in individuals; techniques and practices that have positive outcomes in treatment and prevention fields; and professional issues facing the addiction field. | ||
| 695 | HLTH CARE: PLAN & POL ISSUES | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: second level graduate student or permission of instructor. This course is designed to orient students to the planning and policy issues in health care, and how social work can interface with health care. | ||
| 696 | EPIDEM ANALY HLTH & SOC PROBS | 3 credits |
| Prerequisite: second level graduate student or permission of instructor. This course applies the epidemiological method to social work practice, such as treatment groups, making administrative decisions, in planning and evaluation, and doing preventive work. | ||
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