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Graduate School Course Catalog 2018-2019 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Social Work
  

  • SOCW 5209 - Social Work Practicum & Seminar II (4)

    Prerequisites: SOCW 5109  -  Social Work Practicum & Seminar I   The primary purpose of field instruction is to provide students with advanced educational opportunities that lead to competent practice. This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to apply foundation knowledge, skills and professional ethics in practice. It consists of a field internship and a field seminar. The internship in conjunction with the field seminar; provides the student with learning opportunities to complement foundation academic courses and to provide a basis for generalist social work practice. The field seminar is designed to help students integrate classroom learning with the experiences of the internship, and it serves as professional support group for discussing field issues. 


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  • SOCW 5301 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment III (Middle and Adolescent Development) (3)

    This course teaches the skills and strategies used in work with adolescents. Emphasis is placed on helping adolescents with health issues, mental health issues, juvenile delinquency, and school-related problems using several social work modalities. The impact of gender and culture on teenagers and their families is stressed.


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  • SOCW 5302 - Foundations of Social Welfare and Social Work (Policy) II (3)

    This course builds upon the in SOCW 5103  Foundations of Social Welfare and Social Work (Policy) I. A major focus in the course is the development of a social welfare policy framework that emphasizes dimensions of choice in the functional areas of social allocations, social provisions, delivery system structure, program financing and program planning. Throughout the course there will be an emphasis on the impact of values on policy and resulting programs. In addition, global/international policies and perspectives of social welfare will be examined to increase student awareness of alternative views and applications of social welfare.


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  • SOCW 5303 - Child Welfare Practices (3)

    This course emphasizes social work practice with children and families. It structured to acquaint students with the origins of child welfare, the services that are provided for children and families, and the policies that govern service delivery. Considerable emphasis is placed on enabling the student to work with a socially diverse range of client systems toward the identification and formulation of problems, goal setting, problem-solving, and advocacy.


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  • SOCW 5304 - Social Work and the Juvenile Justice System (3)

    This course provides a detailed view of the juvenile justice system. Students in this course will become acquainted with the history of juvenile justice through readings and discussions. Students will also be provided an opportunity to examine, evaluate, analyze and articulate knowledge and beliefs about juvenile justice system in a scholarly fashion. Policy and practice issues will also be discussed.


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  • SOCW 5305 - Evaluating Social Work Practice (3)

    The course focuses on using and evaluating the knowledge base of social work practice. It applies concepts learned in Research Methods to the empirical evaluation of one’s own practice. The course stresses issues related to the conduct of research in a practice profession, including the relationship between research and practice, the application of principles of critical thinking to both research and practice, and the ethical consideration crucial in research development.


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  • SOCW 5309 - Social Work Practicum & Seminar III (4)

    The primary purpose of the advanced field practicum is to provide students with opportunities to engage in experiences related to the concentration advanced generalist practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations,and communities.These areas include direct practice ( individual, families,and groups), and macro practice (organization, and communities). The field seminar is designed to help students integrate classroom learning with the experiences of the internship, and it serves as professional support group for discussing field issues.


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  • SOCW 5405 - Social Work in the Juvenile Justice System (3)

    This course examines the role of social workers within the juvenile justice and legal systems. The course will place special emphasis on theory, advocacy, and organizational change with diverse forensic populations: including offenders, victims, juveniles, and related systems. Furthermore, the course will focus on the role of social workers as experts in child welfare, expert witnesses, and as change agents will explored. The course adopts social justice, multi systems, and interdisciplinary perspective. The course also involves the examination of the behaviors and structures of “newly” formed families and communities that function to fill voids in traditional juvenile justice structures. This course will prepare advanced social work students with the knowledge and skills needed to be competent practitioners in communities and in their work with juveniles and their families.


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  • SOCW 5406 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment IV (Gangs and Family Redefined) (3)

    This course builds on the foundation year and theories discussed in SOCW 5103  (Human Behavior and the Social Environment I - Individual and Family Development), SOCW 5203  (Human Behavior and the Social Environment II – Discrimination and Inequality) and the advanced core course, SOCW 5303  (Human Behavior and the Social Environment III – Middle and Adolescent Development). This course involves the examination of the behaviors and structures of “newly” formed families and communities that function to fill voids in traditional structures. This course will prepare advanced social work students with the knowledge and skills needed to be competent practitioners in communities and in their work with juveniles and their families.


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  • SOCW 5407 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment IV (Children and Families with Multi- Problems) (3)

    This course advances students knowledge and skills for working with families and children with multiple problems such as the challenges of poverty, mental illness, sexual abuse, family violence, drug abuse, discrimination, and disenfranchisement. Emphasis is placed on integrating culturally sensitive perspectives and evidence based research to guide practice.


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  • SOCW 5408 - Special Topics in Children and Family Practice (3)

    This course builds on the foundation year and theories discussed in SOCW 5203  to address theories about the impact of race, culture, and gender on family intervention. It focuses on theories that help practitioners assess families from a variety of cultural backgrounds in addition to helping practitioners formulate culturally respectful interventions. This course has a special focus on the intersection between culture and family issues, such as divorce, violence, and substance abuse. Social class, immigration history, and rural versus urban environments, as well as ethnicity will be viewed as playing important roles in families’ cultures. Similarly, the course examines social and family constructions of gender roles and how these impact the adjustment of children and the course of family intervention.


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  • SOCW 5409 - Social Work Practicum & Seminar IV (4)

    Pre- or Co-requisite: SOCW 5309  -  Social Work Practicum & Seminar III ( 4 )   The primary purpose of the advanced field practicum is to provide students with opportunities to engage in experiences related to the concentration advanced generalist practice with individuals, families, group, organizations, and communities. These areas include direct practice (individuals,families,and groups), and macro practice (organizations, and communities). The field seminar is designed to help students integrate classroom learning with experiences of the internship, and it serves as professional support group for discussing field issues. 


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  • SOCW 5410 - Special Topics in Juvenile Justice (3)

    Restorative Justice offers a refreshingly different framework for thinking about wrongdoing. It moves beyond the confines of traditional justice systems to embrace social justice principles. The course will be structured around intensive readings in restorative justice in correctional and juvenile justice settings globally and in community and correctional settings in the United States. The course offers students an opportunity to study the leading restorative justice practices to explore the possibilities that restorative justice offers to move beyond the limitations of retributive justice. The goal is to increase students’ knowledge of how different cultures have utilized the community corrections movement and to note how, despite vast cultural differences, many countries have adopted similar practices. Moreover, one of the ultimate objectives of this class is to encourage students to critically examine if, how, and whether these international practices could be adopted here in the United States.


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  • SOCW 5513 - Masters Research Project (3)

    The Masters Research Project is a capstone experience in which students demonstrate mastery of the knowledge, values, and skill content of the foundation, advanced and concentration components of the MSW curriculum. The focus of the research project is on the ability of the student to analyze, conceptualize, and apply important social work knowledge and skills to the understanding of and solutions to current issues and problems associated with at-risk youth and families and juvenile justice issues. Students will be expected to demonstrate skills in implementation of data collection, data analysis, interpretation of findings, and their application and implication of social work practice.


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  • SOCW 6110 - Advanced Standing Transitional Seminar I (3)

    Pre- or Co-requisite: Undergraduate degree in social work (BSW). The seminar course is taught the first summer session.  This seminar provides content on CSWE foundation areas:  1) Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 2) Social Work Profession and Social Welfare, with an emphasis on social and economic justice and system change, 3) Values and Ethics, 4) Diversity distinguished by age, class, culture, disability, ethnicity, family structure, gender, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation, 5)Micro level practice, and 6) Research.


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  • SOCW 6120 - Advanced Standing Transitional Seminar II (3)

    Pre- or Co-requisite: Undergraduate degree in social work (BSW). This seminar course is taught the second summer session.  This course provides content on CSWE foundation areas:  1) Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 2) Social Welfare Policy, with an emphasis on social and economic justice and system change, 3) Values and Ethics, 4) Diversity distinguished by age, class, culture, disability, ethnicity, family structure, gender, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation, 5) Micro, Mezzo and Macro level Practice, and 6) Research.


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  • SOCW 6130 - Forensic Social Work (3)

    This introductory course to forensic social work prepares social workers to practice in multidisciplinary settings including social work, public health, and legal system in order to address contemporary social problems, such as social injustices, and mass incarcerations of vulnerable populations.  Many forensic populations, such as racial and ethnic minorities, at-risk living in impoverished communities.  In addition, course participants will learn and apply human rights legal framework and social injustice empowerment theories to guide multi-level prevention, assessment, and interventions with historically vulnerable individuals, families, and communities.  Students will learn innovative practice, research and advocacy solutions that address the psychosocial determinants of health, well-being, and navigate the legal/justice.


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  • SOCW 6135 - Social Work and Psychopathology (3)

    This practice course aims to convey a knowledge base in, and orientation to, psychopathology, which will facilitate advanced social work practice.  The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-V (DSM-5) (APA, 2013) is used as the organizing framework for reviewing major mental disorders.  The course will focus on the identification and description of mental disorders, and what is known (and not known) about their social context and etiology (biological, psychological and socio-cultural factors).  Issues of diversity related to diagnosis and treatment of specific mental disorder categories will be explored.

    This course will not provide in-depth, skill-based learning in specific clinical interventions, instead, a review about effective treatments for specific classes of disorders (psychological, social and psychopharmacological) will be discussed.  The primary focus of the course will be on assessment and case planning that integrates diagnostic information to ensure that interventions are consistent with the individual’s strengths and needs.


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  • SOCW 6140 - Leadership, Administration and Community Practice (3)

    This course is designed to prepare students for effective administration and leadership practice in a variety of settings.  This course will provide students with models, tools, and techniques to assist in maximizing their leadership potential as current and aspiring leaders.  This course places emphasis on strengths-focused assessment of one’s own and others’ leadership styles based on a firm grounding in theoretical and evidence-based conceptual frameworks.  Students will demonstrate their learning, in part, through engagement in self-assessments, leadership practice critiques, and strategic planning activities.  These learning activities will ultimately enhance students’ self-awareness and capacity for effective leadership.


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  • SOCW 6145 - Special Topics in Mental Health/Substance Abuse (3)

    This course prepares students to understand developmental life stressors, disruptions, and challenges, and to identify research-informed social work interventions that provide primary and supportive mental health and substance abuse evidence-based practices.  This course teaches the skills and strategies used in work with children, adolescents, adults, aging adults, and their families who are challenged with mental health and substance abuse issues using several social work modalities.


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