Sustainability Course Repository

This course is designed as an Introductionduction to the field of social welfare in the United States and the development of the social work profession. The course connects the history, ethics, justice and professional social work policy practice. It provides a framework for the analysis of social welfare policy and then uses that framework to explore selected social policy areas. Part of the framework involves an examination of the history both of social welfare in the United States and of the ...

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This course provides generalist theoretical frameworks for understanding human development, human behavior, and the interaction between person and the environment. The course critically examines various theories from the ecological-developmental perspective, which emphasizes the ways in which the broader social environment shape human behavior and identity as well as effects of human behavior on the environment. Particular attention is paid to race, class, gender and sexual orientation as dynami...

Read more about SOCW-5310 : Human Behavior in Environment

This course examines human development across the lifespan, including specific developmental stages and critical factors that shape and influence human developmental trajectories. Students will gain knowledge of developmental theories with a focus on the biological, psychological, social and spiritual person and the interrelatedness of emotion and cognition, neurobiology, and the social environment. The course emphasizes the changing, dynamic, and interactive processes that shape human behavior ...

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This is the first in a two-course sequence designed to develop research skills in a social work context. This course Introductionduces scientific research methods relevant to social work practice as well as stages of the research process, including: problem identification, ethical considerations, project design, qualitative and quantitative methods, and proposal writing. This course prepares students to be effective producers of research and competent evaluators of social work practice. Required...

Read more about SOCW-5410 : Methods & Design

This is the second in a two-course sequence designed to develop research skills in a social work context. This course provides an opportunity for students to develop advanced knowledge and skills necessary to use research as a social work practitioner. Students will actively apply research knowledge to conduct program evaluation in collaboration with a community partner agency and to evaluate their own practice at their practicum. This course prepares students to be effective producers of resear...

Read more about SOCW-5420 : Program Evaluation

This course builds upon and deepens the knowledge and skills of generalist practice with vulnerable individuals across the life span. Theoretical frameworks and practice strategies are discussed. The process of planned change (i.e. engagement, assessment, treatment planning, interventions, and evaluation of practice) with individuals is highlighted. Opportunities to integrate and apply course content to concurrent specialized field practicum are provided. Advanced Practice I is the first course ...

Read more about SOCW-5610 : Advanced Practice I

This course builds upon the generalist knowledge and skills of engagement, assessment, interventions, and evaluation of practice with families. Students will learn the theoretical constructs of methods for engagement, interviewing, assessment, and intervening with families using ecological systems and resiliency frameworks. Advanced Practice II is the second course in a 3-course clinical social work practice sequence building upon the competencies students gained in the generalist curriculum. Re...

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This course builds upon the generalist knowledge and skills of group work, and prepares students for specialized clinical group practice. The course will provide skills and knowledge to work with clients with a pertinent clinical issue in a treatment group setting, such as trauma-focused group treatment for children/adults, including engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation of practice. Advanced Practice III is the third course in a 3-course clinical social work practice sequence bui...

Read more about SOCW-5630 : Advanced Practice III

This course, for students in the specialized year of the MSW program, will support students' development through the study of analysis, implementation and development of social welfare policies as well as the skills and knowledge of social work policy advocacy. It will focus on current policies that are directly related to contemporary, local, regional, national and global social work practice. Required.

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This course provides an opportunity for students to explore assessment and treatment issues of major mental health disorders in the biological, psychological, sociocultural and spiritual contexts. Topics include: ethical and social justice concerns in diagnosis, history and theories of mental health disorders, critical examination of DSM V diagnostic system and criteria, biopsychosocialspiritual assessment of mental health disorders, evidence-based practice (EBP) interventions, professional use ...

Read more about SOCW-5720 : Mental Health Disorders