39 courses with the subject SOWK, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
SOWK 180• Human Behavior in the Social Environment4
Analyzes individuals, families, and groups using systems, learning, and psychosocial theories. Examines lifespan milestones and the influence of social environments on development. Applies social work principles, values, and cultural diversity to promote social justice and inform ethical, evidence-based practice. $50 Professional Training fee.
Understanding of social work mission, core values, history, and field of practice overview. Recognition of the dimensions of diversity, cultures, and structures that may oppress and marginalize people groups. Communication and collaboration with diverse individuals with community-based, cross-cultural service learning. Consideration of social work as career choice. Special Notes: This course includes a $7 fee.
SOWK 240• Socioeconomic & Justice Issues in Market Economies2
Critical evaluation of how market economies operate, their broad socioeconomic consequences, and their impact on the lives of socially disadvantaged people. Evaluation of global and local processes and mechanisms. Analysis of theories and approaches to social justice that advocate and promote social and economic justice, and human rights. Fulfills: CAPS Goal Area 5.
SOWK 304• Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities2
Analyzes how cultural structures and values shape privilege and power. Identifies practices that promote equitable rights and responsibilities. Examines strength-based assets and community empowerment. Applies self-awareness, relationship-building, interprofessional collaboration, theoretical frameworks, and evidence-informed interventions to address client and community needs. Prerequisites: SOWK 210 and SOWK 180 (may be taken concurrently).
SOWK 312• History of Social Change Through Policy4
Analyzes the historical interplay of social welfare, policies, social problems, and service delivery from economic, political, and program perspectives. Applies social systems concepts to policy analysis. Develops, evaluates, and advocates for policies and services that advance social, racial, economic, and environmental justice. Prerequisites: SOWK 210 and SOWK 180 (may be taken concurrently).
Introduction to generalist social work theory and practice with individuals and families. Application of professional development, critical thinking, effective communication, Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE), and ethical and evidence-based practice. Development of knowledge and skills of social work practice: engagement, assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, and termination. Prerequisites: SOWK 210 and SOWK 180 (may be taken concurrently).
SOWK 320• Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Experience I2
Integration of anti-racism and anti-oppressive and justice-informed theories and practice to social work experience. Understanding of how one’s own cultural identity impacts engagement and assessment with individuals, groups, families, organizations, and communities. Application of interpersonal skills within a multi-service community based agency setting. Prerequisites: SOWK 210 (may be taken concurrently). Fees: $260 Tevera Fee ($220) + HES fee. Special Notes: It is recommended that students take SOWK 325 immediately after this course.
SOWK 325• Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Experience II2
Apply and integrate beginning knowledge, values, skills, and ethics for social work practice with an emphasis on diversity, human rights and justice, and professional generalist practice. Weekly field seminar supports integration while students work a minimum of 100 hours in field setting under agency supervision. Prerequisites: SOWK 210, SOWK 320. SOWK 210, may be taken concurrently. $15 FPPAI Fee. Special Notes: Students are recommended to take this course immediately after completing SOWK 320.
SOWK 327• Identity, Diversity, and Social Justice4
Examines historical and contemporary systems of oppression and racism affecting individuals, families, and communities. Analyzes social concepts, cultural structures, and values to reveal dynamics of privilege and power. Develops antiracist and anti-oppressive practices, synthesizing diverse perspectives to address social issues and understand identity’s influence on perspective.
SOWK 340• Environmental Justice and Health Disparities2
Examination of policies established to address the inequitable distribution of environmental risks. Explanation of theories and history of environmental justice. Analysis of environmental justice and health disparities in racial groups and communities. Identification of strategies to reduce environmental injustices and health disparities.
Directed study experience under the guidance of a faculty member. Repeatable course: This course may be repeated no more than one time in a given semester; two times total, with different learning objectives for credit.
Subject
SOWK
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
4
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated no more than one time in a given semester; two times total, with different learning objectives for credit.
Preselected topics within an existing course in the field of Social Work. Special Notes: Portfolio courses are created upon request with permission by an overseeing Program Director.
SOWK 405• Social Work Practice with Families and Groups4
Application of generalist social work theory to integrated practice within client systems. Emphasis on families/groups and on the planned change process. Application of critical thinking, research-informed practice and culture competence. Evaluation of assessment and intervention strategies applicable to a specific population. Prerequisites: SOWK 210, SOWK 304, SOWK 313.
Field Practicum in which students perform the role of a professional social worker under the supervision of a qualified field instructor. A synchronous field seminar supports integration of theory with social work practice. Minimum of 200 hours in the field. A structured learning contract applies social work knowledge, values and skills. Prerequisites: SOWK 210, SOWK 320, SOWK 325, SOWK 313, SOWK 327, SOWK 327, may be taken concurrently. Special Notes: Students must complete 200 field hours in this course. Students are encouraged to take SOWK 425 immediately after completing this course. This course includes a $15 fee.
Demonstration of ethical and professional behavior. Engagement in Antiracist, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (ADEI), practice-informed research, research-informed practice, and policy practice. Advancement of human rights and social, economic, racial and environmental justice. Engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Prerequisites: SOWK 210, SOWK 320, SOWK 325, SOWK 313, SOWK 327, SOWK 420. SOWK 327, may be taken concurrently. $15 FPPAI fee. Special Notes: This course requires 200 hours of field experience. Students are recommended to take this course immediately after SOWK 425.
SOWK 450• Abuse and Trauma and Mental Health in Social Work Practice4
Presentation of the characteristics and consequences of family violence, intimate partner abuse and child and elder abuse. Identification of theoretical frameworks for assessment and intervention with survivors. Exploration of the role of racism and oppression in addressing abuse and trauma. Application of the DSM in case plans for client vignettes. Prerequisites: PSYC 100, SOWK 180, (both may be taken concurrently).
Analysis of research methods, with an emphasis on becoming proficient and critical consumers of research-based data, for the purposes of knowledge advancement, informed practice, and program and practice effectiveness evaluation. Prerequisites: SOWK 210, SOWK 320, SOWK 325.
Analyzes systemic social work challenges while integrating generalist knowledge, values, and skills. Reviews ethics-based case studies to demonstrate professional and ethical competence. Prepares for licensure exams and explores the ethical integration of faith with social work practice prior to graduation.
Preselected topics within an existing course in the field of Social Work. Special Notes: Portfolio courses are created upon request with permission by an overseeing Program Director.
SOWK 600• Human Behavior in the Social Environment4
Analyzes individuals, families, and groups using systems, learning, and psychosocial theories. Examines lifespan milestones and social environmental influences on development. Applies social work principles and values to promote social and economic justice in diverse populations. $15 SWEAP FCAI (pre) fee and $15 SWEAP FCAI fee.
SOWK 605• Professional Practice with Individuals and Families4
Introduces generalist social work practice with individuals and families. Applies engagement, assessment, intervention, evaluation, and termination phases using anti-racist, evidence-based methods. Develops rapport, interviewing, critical thinking, and ethical decision-making skills while practicing professional use of self in client relationships. $50 professional training fee.
Explores how social welfare history informs contemporary social work practice. Examines how American culture, structure, and values contribute to oppression and marginalization. Evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of welfare policies and programs. Develops skills in policy analysis, formulation, and advocacy, and identifies social policy perspectives of diverse religious traditions. $70 Day at the Hill fee.
Introduction to the field experience in community-based practice setting. Integration of beginning knowledge, values, skills, cognitive and affective processes for ethical social work practice with an emphasis on the development of professional identity under supervision of a qualified field instructor. SWEAP FPPAI fee: $37. Special Notes: Students must also purchase Tevera software for all field tracking.
Continuation of the field experience in a community-based practice setting. Application and integration of developing knowledge, values, skills, cognitive and affective processes for ethical generalist social work practice with an emphasis on diversity, human rights and justice under supervision of a qualified field instructor. Prerequisites: SOWK 615. $37 SWEAP FPPAI professional assessment fee. Special Notes: Students practice a minimum of 200 hours in the field.
SOWK 630• Professional Practice with Groups, Communities, & Organizations4
Explains how diversity shapes human experience in organizations, groups, and communities. Analyzes how sociocultural structures create privilege and power. Applies theoretical models and social justice practices to reduce structural oppression. Investigates issues, needs, and resources in macro practice and interprets organizational and community data to guide evidence-informed interventions. $50 SWEAP FCAI (post) fee.
SOWK 703• Introduction to Advanced Justice-Informed Social Work Practice2
An exploration of key critical and philosophical theories of justice and application to advanced social work practice. Special attention is given to concepts of human rights and autonomy, anti-oppressive and distributive justice frameworks, and social justice as an ethic of social work practice. Prerequisites: SOWK 600, SOWK 605, SOWK 610, SOWK 615, SOWK 620, SOWK 630. Special Notes: Advanced Standing MSW students meet the prerequisites for this course. Total fees: $115 ($100 Diversity training fee, $15 SWEAP FCAI fee).
SOWK 707• Justice-Informed Clinical Intervention and Mental Health Diagnosis4
Development of justice-informed assessment and diagnostic skills and clinical applications based on the DSM IV-TR. Formulate working engagement, assessment and intervention skills necessary for diagnosing clusters of mental health symptoms using recovery-oriented, evidence-based practices. Examination of clinical work through case consultation, review, and presentation. Prerequisites: SOWK 600, SOWK 605, SOWK 610, SOWK 615, SOWK 620, SOWK 630. Special Notes: Advanced Standing MSW program students meet the prerequisite requirements for this course. Total fees: $200.00 (Just-Inf Prof Training fee).
SOWK 709• Justice-Informed Clinical Practice in Response to Crisis, Trauma, and Marginalization4
Investigate the nature of trauma/crisis, differential diagnosis, current practice trends and related theories and interventions associated with conceptualizing trauma-informed practice. Prerequisites: SOWK 600, SOWK 605, SOWK 610, SOWK 615, SOWK 620, SOWK 630. $150 professional and diversity training fee. Special Notes: Advanced Standing MSW program have already met the prerequisite requirements for this course.
SOWK 713• Researching Evidence-Based Models for Practice Intervention4
Examination of diverse scholarship and literature related to evidenced-based models for practice interventions with a justice-informed perspective. Development of systematic review of literature to advance justice-informed social work practice and prepare for professional presentation. Prerequisites: SOWK 600, SOWK 605, SOWK 610, SOWK 615, SOWK 620, SOWK 630. Special Notes: Advanced Standing MSW program have already met the prerequisite requirements for this course.
SOWK 717• Theodicy, Theologies of Liberation, and Social Work Praxis4
Explores theodicy and diverse theologies of liberation at the intersections of trauma, suffering, and clinical practice. Examines human suffering, Divine justice, and personal responsibility. Connects socio-economic factors with emerging liberation theologies. Recognizes theological approaches of marginalized groups. Develops active listening and gains insights for competent practice across diverse contexts. Prerequisites: SOWK 600, SOWK 605, SOWK 610, SOWK 615, SOWK 620, SOWK 630. Special Notes: Advanced Standing MSW program students meet the prerequisites for this course.
Continuation of the field experience in a community-based practice setting. Application and integration of advanced justice-informed knowledge, values, skills, cognitive and affective processes for ethical generalist social work practice with an emphasis diversity, human rights, and justice under supervision of a qualified field instructor. Prerequisites: SOWK 600, SOWK 605, SOWK 610, SOWK 615, SOWK 620, SOWK 630. SWEAP FPPAI professional assessment fee: $75; advanced standing students must also purchase Tevera software for all field tracking. Special Notes: Students in the Advanced Standing MSW program have already met the prerequisite requirements for this course.
SOWK 733• Advanced Social Policy, Community Health, and Environmental Justice4
Evaluation of a critical, decolonizing, anti-oppressive and ecological framework in social work practice. Analysis of complex ethical issues facing local and global communities from an environmental and community health perspective. Identification of key issues about health, social determinants for health, and disparities in health across marginalized communities. Analysis of connections among social disparities, faith perspectives, power, health and ethics related to assumptions and actions in social work practice. Prerequisites: SOWK 600, SOWK 605, SOWK 610, SOWK 615, SOWK 620, SOWK 630. Special Notes: Advanced Standing MSW program students meet the prerequisite requirements for this course.
Continuation of the field experience in a community-based practice setting. Application and integration of advanced, justice-informed knowledge, values, skills, cognitive and affective processes for ethical generalist social work practice with an emphasis on diversity, human rights, and justice, in a supervised setting. Prerequisites: SOWK 600, SOWK 605, SOWK 610, SOWK 615, SOWK 620, SOWK 630, SOWK 725. Total fees: $75 ($25 SWEAP FPPAI professional assessment fee, $50 professional training fee). Special Notes: Students in the Advanced Standing MSW program have already met the prerequisite requirements for this course, with the exception of SOWK 725. Course includes 250 hours in the field.
SOWK 737• Advanced Clinical Practice and Evidence-Based Interventions4
Assesses diverse factors to make ethical, justice-informed practice decisions addressing complex personal and systemic injustices. Applies evidence-based social work theories and modalities, including Psychodynamic therapies, CBT, MI, and SFT. Considers psychopharmacological implications and develops advanced engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation skills across individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations. Prerequisites: SOWK 600, SOWK 605, SOWK 610, SOWK 615, SOWK 620, SOWK 630. Special Notes: Advanced Standing MSW program have already met the prerequisite requirements for this course.
SOWK 743• Antiracism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Social Work Supervision2
Exploration of diverse models and methods of social work supervision. Applying antiracism and inclusiveness through critical reflection and consciousness. Prerequisites: SOWK 600, SOWK 605, SOWK 610, SOWK 615, SOWK 620, SOWK 630. Special Notes: Advanced Standing MSW program students meet the prerequisite requirements for this course.
Directed study experience under the guidance of a faculty member. Repeatable course: This course may be repeated with different learning objectives for credit.
Subject
SOWK
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
6
Credit unit
Credits
Type
course
Repeatable
may be repeated with different learning objectives for credit.
Integration of research and professional presentation skills to demonstrate readiness to practice professional, justice-informed social work practice at an advanced level. Preparation for professional licensure exam. Reflective integration of faith, social work practice and justice. Prerequisites: SOWK 600, SOWK 605, SOWK 610, SOWK 615, SOWK 620, SOWK 630, SOWK 703, SOWK 707, SOWK 709, SOWK 713, SOWK 717, SOWK 725, SOWK 733, SOWK 735, SOWK 737, SOWK 743, (may be taken concurrently). Total fees: $140.00 (Capstone Research fee, ASWB practice exam fee, SWEAP exit fee).
