This course provides an overview of social work practice with military members, veterans, and military families. Students will learn to appreciate the unique experiences and stresses of military members and their families, and resultant implications for helping professionals serving this population.
This course is designed to challenge and develop the student's knowledge of and ways of thinking about substance use and misuse in contemporary society. SW 524 provides clinical and scientific knowledge about the nature of substance misuse, and the effect of substance use disorder on individuals, families, health, and development. It further explores controversies in social policy regarding substance use and misuse, challenging the student to form his/her own understanding and judgment about these critical contemporary issues.
This course is designed to challenge and develop the student's knowledge of and ways of thinking about substance use and misuse in contemporary society. SW 524 provides clinical and scientific knowledge about the nature of substance misuse, and the effect of substance use disorder on individuals, families, health, and development. It further explores controversies in social policy regarding substance use and misuse, challenging the student to form his/her own understanding and judgment about these critical contemporary issues.
Poverty, inequality, and inequity are among the most pervasive social problems of our time. This course explores the causes and consequences of inequity and inequality and focuses on understanding the experiences of vulnerable and at risk populations in the 21st Century. An exploration of historical and current context of social problems will utilize a social justice framework and will allow students to understand the complexities of social problems as faced by the vulnerable population's social work serves and how social work defines and addresses these issues.
Poverty, inequality, and inequity are among the most pervasive social problems of our time. This course explores the causes and consequences of inequity and inequality and focuses on understanding the experiences of vulnerable and at risk populations in the 21st Century. An exploration of historical and current context of social problems will utilize a social justice framework and will allow students to understand the complexities of social problems as faced by the vulnerable population's social work serves and how social work defines and addresses these issues.
This course provides an overview of social work practice with children and adolescents grounded in evidence-informed practice including ecological systems and child development theories. SW 520 also provides an overview of the helping process with specific focus on engagement, assessment, planning and contracting, intervening, and evaluating practice.
This course provides an overview of social work practice with children and adolescents grounded in evidence-informed practice including ecological systems and child development theories. SW 520 also provides an overview of the helping process with specific focus on engagement, assessment, planning and contracting, intervening, and evaluating practice.
The course is designed to provide students with opportunities to explore the prevalence and impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) and history of systemic response to it. Students will be introduced to methods of engagement, assessment, and intervention based on current research and practice knowledge. Particular attention will be given to the examination of personal and professional values regarding IPV as well as co-occurring issues.
Understanding the impact of trauma from micro, mezzo, and macro practice perspectives is an essential skill for social work professionals. This course reviews the trauma-informed care model, examines multi-level causes of trauma, and explores resilience-based interventions from a neuroscience perspective.
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of ethical decision making in generalist professional social work practice. The major philosophical formulations that underlie ethics and relevant concepts derived from these formulations are highlighted as in the development of ethical reasoning and decision-making skills in dealing with moral problems and dilemmas that arise in entry-level social work practice.
