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2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Recreation Administration
  

  • KRAG 5143 - Advanced Assessment in Recreational Therapy (3)

    Introduction of advanced assessment technique and processess in recreational therapy, including needs and interests indentification; instrument design, selection, and implementation.


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  • KRAG 5160 - Financial Management in Sports and Athletic Administration (3)

    This course provides an overview of financial management, planning and budgetary components of the sports industry.


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  • KRAG 5200 - Group Dynamics and Leisure Service Leadership (3)

    An analysis of the theoretical basis for, and concepts of, dynamic group action, with attention to application of the concepts of group dynamics through the use of illustrations, case studies, and training exercises.


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  • KRAG 5300 - Trends and Issues in Recreational Therapy (3)

    A study of all trends and issues in the therapeutic recreation profession including legal aspects of services delivery advocacy, educating for leisure, facilitation techniques, interdisciplinary team practice, consultation, supervisory functions, assessment procedures, and quality assurance.


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  • KRAG 5410 - Social Gerontology (3)

    A review and analysis of selected demographic, biological, social, physiological, psychological, behavioral, and political issues related to recreational therapy services to the older adults in our society.


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  • KRAG 5450 - Biomechanics of Sports and Exercise (3)

    This course will focus on biomechanical concepts of movement. It will cover human motion concepts in exercise and sport sciences and how internal and external forces affect human movement, and the qualitative and quantitative techniques and concepts for analysis.


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  • KRAG 5460 - Diversity and Cultural Issues (3)

    This course is designed to introduce students to the basic principles, philosophies and theories where the issues of human diversity and culture is defined, including race, ethnicity, culture, nationality, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, and ability influence their experiences through our society and world.


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  • KRAG 5630 - Graduate Practicum Physical Education and Recreation (3)

    Prerequisites: Approval of Department Advisor. Complete a supervised field experience of no less than six weeks and 240 clock hours at an approved physical education/recreation agency.


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  • KRAG 5800 - Independent Study in Recreation and Physical Education (3)

    Independent readings and research for graduate students with faculty. This is an opportunity for advanced study in a special area of physical education and/or recreation.


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  • KRAG 5910 - Graduate Internship in Recreational Therapy (6)

    The student will complete a directed professional experience at an approved recreational therapy agency under the guidance and supervision of a professional practitioner and a recreation administration faculty member, both of whom must possess active Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) certification status and active license by the North Carolina Board of Recreational Therapy (NCBRTL). Interns will be exposed to components of the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification (NCTRC) Job Analysis Task Areas.


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  • RECG 5635 - Graduate Internship in Recreational Therapy (3)

    Prerequisites: Departmental Approval. Internship settings must meet the Guidelines for Internships in Therapeutic Recreation, 2003, Revised Edition, ATRA. The recreational therapy internship must meet the current minimum of 480 clock hours established by the state of North Carolina Recreational Therapy License Board (These minimum clock hours will be subject to change. Please check the www.ncrtlb.com for current information.


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  • RECG 5895 - Research Project (3)

    Designed to provide faculty guidance under which the student develops a proposal outlining the steps of a department-approved investigation and prepares a graduate level document. An oral examination of the research project is required.


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Sociology
  

  • SOCG 5100 - The Study of Society (3)

    An advanced general course in sociology dealing with the basic concepts of social behavior and fundamental sociological principles relating to society and culture.


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  • SOCG 5110 - Human Ecology (3)

    Population pressures, natural resource availability, food supply and food quality, energy sources and technology all impact the way humans adapt to their social environments. Topics covered include the interaction among society, economics and environment, population and development, health and diet, environmental problems, and environmental justice.


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  • SOCG 5200 - Social Statistics (3)

    A study of advanced statistical techniques including multiple regression, analysis of variance, analysis of covariance, logistic regression, factor analysis, and principal components analyses. Topics also covered include measurement error, data cleaning and manipulation, multicollinearity, model building, model fit techniques, and hypothesis testing. Standard statistical software packages are integrated into the course.


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  • SOCG 5300 - Techniques of Data Collection and Analysis (3)

    A study of sampling techniques, interviewing techniques, questionnaire construction, observation techniques, sociometric and scaling techniques, data analysis, qualitative methodologies (including sampling and interviewing), and comparative historical methods. Each student is expected to demonstrate the use of each technique and analysis in addressing experimental, field, and laboratory problems.


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  • SOCG 5330 - Collective Behavior and Social Movements (3)

    A study of noninstitutionalized behavior such as riots, panics, fads, rumors protests, disasters, and social movements. Emphasis will be placed on the social structural origins and consequences of collective behavior.


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  • SOCG 5400 - Sociological Theory (3)

    A study of the major theoretical positions in sociology through reading the original works of theorists such as Durkheim, Marx, Simmel, Weber, and others. Special attention will be placed on the relationship between theory and research.


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  • SOCG 5410 - Racial and Cultural Relations (3)

    A description and analysis of the phenomena that arise when groups of people who differ racially and culturally come into contact with one another.


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  • SOCG 5500 - W.E.B. Du Bois and the Development of Scientific Sociology (3)

    Students will engage in a critical study of the major early sociological works of W.E.B. Du Bois. The course examines the role of W.E.B. Du Bois in the development of scientific sociology, and his contributions in the areas of racial inequality, research methods, urban sociology, and the quality of life in the Southern Black Belt.


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  • SOCG 5520 - Dynamics of American Culture (3)

    This course is a critical evaluation and analysis of American customs, institutions, social systems, and culture. Particular analysis is placed on the development of “American” identity. Students will engage public and applied sociological principles in a final course project.


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  • SOCG 5591 - The Teaching of Sociology (3)

    This applied course is designed to provide graduate students with the opportunity to explore different teaching techniques, evaluate introductory sociology texts, prepare curriculum materials, and to engage in practice teaching. The course helps prepare graduate students to teach introductory level sociology courses in a community college, college or university setting.


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  • SOCG 5600 - Issues in Social Gerontology (3)

    A study in the theory and research of the field of gerontology. Special emphasis will be given to organizational problems of services and delivery of services to older Americans.


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  • SOCG 5621 - Bureaucratic Organization (3)

    A study of the degree of bureaucratization in social organizations as indicated by the strict enforcement of, and rigid compliance with, administrative procedures.


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  • SOCG 5720 - Comparative Social Institutions (3)

    A global and cross-cultural study of the major social institutions such as kinship systems, the family, education, economy, politics and religion in various pre-industrial and industrial societies.


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  • SOCG 5850 - Computer-Assisted Instruction for Education and the Social Sciences (3)

    This course will focus on the competencies needed by teachers for using the computer as a teaching aid. The emphasis will be on how to use low-cost computers in a workstation or in a teaching laboratory. Experience will be provided in developing software which can be used on almost any computer.


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  • SOCG 5900 - Thesis (1-6)

    The research, writing, and defense of an acceptable thesis on an approved topic. Students enroll in the course and determine the appropriate number of credit hours in a given semester, after consultation with their advisors. The course may be taken more than once but for no more than a total of six credit hours.


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Social Work
  

  • SOCW 5101 - Foundations of Social Welfare and Social Work (Policy) I (3)

    This course provides content on social welfare history, critically examines and analyzes social welfare policy and increases awareness of racism, sexism, ageism and discrimination against people with disabilities. It also provides information on policy practice as a critical part of social work advocacy and social justice.


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  • SOCW 5103 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment I (Individual and Family Development) (3)

    This course has two foci. First, students learn about specific challenges in studying the development, structure and dynamics of families and strategies for addressing these challenges. The second part is dedicated to reviewing major theories for understanding families, critiquing studies informed by these theories and developing research agenda guided by them.


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  • SOCW 5104 - Foundation of Data Analysis (3)

    This course will deepen the understanding of theory and the rationale behind the use of univariate and bivariate statistics in the analysis and interpretation of data. It includes an in depth review of various bivariate statistical tests (t-test, one-way ANOVA, chi-square, parametric tests. correlation); and the introduction of two-way ANOVA, simple regression and non-parametric tests.


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  • SOCW 5105 - Social Work Practice with Individuals and Families (3)

    This course provides students with the advance practice knowledge and skills needed to work with individuals and families in generalist practice. Students develop practice skills including engaging with clients, assessing client’s needs and resources, goal setting, and problem solving. This course teaches students to implement empirically based interventions and evaluate outcomes. Emphasis is placed on generalist practice intervention including case management, client advocacy, brokering, education, solution focused issue management, and crisis intervention with diverse and multicultural individuals and families.


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  • SOCW 5109 - Social Work Practicum & Seminar I (4)

    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 5201 - Research Methods in Social Work I (3)

    This course provides students with the skills needed to understand and participate in social work research. It integrates epistemology, research design, data collection, data management, and data analysis into a coherent view of social research.


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  • SOCW 5203 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II (Discrimination & Inequality) (3)

    This course emphasizes the systematic nature of oppression and the responsibility of social workers to engage in the struggle for social justice and human rights. The meaning and implications of concepts such as discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, class, disability, and aging are discussed. In addition to professional literature, this course emphasizes experiential learning and, encourages students to get in touch with their own oppression and biases toward others. Students gain an understanding of the practice principals and skills needed to be effective as change agents with diverse populations at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels.


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  • SOCW 5205 - Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities (3)

    This is an advanced methods course, which has a two parts structure. The course expands on the foundation course content with a focus on mezzo and macro level interventions including the development, implementation, and evaluation of change strategies in both communities and organizations. Students are exposed to a variety of theories, intervention models, and methods for the implementation and evaluation of change strategies as well as value dilemmas encountered with the advocacy and social change process. An emphasis is placed on the need to include social work values, diversity, equity and empowerment into the change process through course assignments and field applications.


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  • 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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