31 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 200Study Abroad and Black Consciousness3
This course will explore the history of Black Americans studying and/or living abroad from the early 20th Century to present. The course aims to motivate all students to explore study abroad as a method of expanding social and racial consciousness in America and abroad.
This course provides an overview of the profession of social work and introduces students to the history, mission, methods, and value base of the profession. Emphasis is on vulnerable and disadvantaged populations, generalist practice, and diverse fields of practice where professional social workers are employed.
This course introduces the various skills needed in conducting professional interviews. Students gain knowledge and practice skills to interact and engage with individuals and families. Specials emphasis is placed on communication skills, verbal and non-verbal behaviors, and professional observations (first course in the professional social work practice sequence).
This course introduces students to the various dimensions of human diversity. These dimensions include, but are not limited to, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, and social class.
This course introduces students to social work practice in rural communities. The course examines problems, issues, needs, strengths, challenges, and other conditions unique to rural and isolated communities. Emphasizes community-based service providers and public policies that impact rural and isolated communities.
This course provides an overview of the historical and contemporary development of social welfare in the United States. It also examines social problems, social policies, and service delivery systems.
SOWK 260Human Behavior in the Social Environment I: Childhood and Adolescence3
Part one of a sequence of two courses that examines human behavior from a generalist social work practice perspective within the context of cultural, biological, psychological and sociological dimensions of human development. This course focuses on stages of human development from infancy to adolescence.
This course introduces students to basic knowledge concerning the elderly and the field of gerontology - the multidisciplinary study of the biological, psychological, and social aspects of aging. It is designed to demystify myths and provides realities about the aging process. Students are introduced to aging demographics, housing arrangements, financial services, and various organizations that assist the elderly population.
SOWK 310Advanced Interviewing and Intervention Skills3
This course builds upon the Fundamentals of Interviewing course and emphasizes the various skills needed in conducting professional social work interviews at the generalist practice level. Students practice key skills such as engagement, listening, data collection, assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, termination, and follow-up. Role-plays and video-taped interviews will provide students opportunities to demonstrate the professional use of self.
Sophomore or higher status (Non-Majors). SOWK 205 (Social Work Majors). Offered: S.
SOWK 325Social Work with Military Families3
This course introduces students to military culture in which military personnel, veterans, and their families function. Special attention is given to the problems, needs, strengths, and challenges of military families. Students also gain knowledge, professional values, and practice skills to work effectively and ethically with military families at the generalist practice level.
This course introduces students to the specialized knowledge, skills, and ethical standards central to effective social work practice in health care settings. Special attention will focus on advanced practice skills and strategies relevant to health care settings with individual, families, groups, interdisciplinary teams, and service providers. This course also examines the roles and functions of health and medical social workers working in a variety of health care settings. Social work practice will be explored in the context of the psychosocial crisis of short and long term illnesses, disabilities and community-wide disasters, crisis related to injury, and loss throughout the lifespan.
This course provides students with knowledge and skills needed to recognize and intervene appropriately in crisis situations. Also, the course explores immediate and short-term emergency responses to mental, emotional, physical, and behavioral distress. Crisis interventions help to restore an individual’s equilibrium to their biopsychosocial functioning and minimize the potential for long-term trauma or distress. Various crisis situations (i.e. homelessness, divorce, injury, unemployment, and natural disasters) will be explored.
This course examines the history of child welfare to include laws, policies, and issues that significantly impact children. Also, it focuses on problems, needs and services for children. In addition, the course will identify psychosocial development, intervention skills, theories, and techniques for working with children are emphasized in this course.
This course introduces students to a broad overview of statistical methods for Social Work. Students learn the essentials of statistics such as gathering, summarizing, and analyzing data. This course will enable students to become skilled in the use of basic statistics in a social science setting.
Forensic Social Work is a special field of social work practice that focuses on intervention with various size systems who are involved in the criminal justice, legal, or other systems. This course provides an introduction and overview of Forensic Social Work. Special attention is given to problems and issues related to child welfare, custody, crime, delinquency, violence, and divorce. This course also explores the vulnerable populations that Forensic Social Worker serves. In addition, the wide range of settings where Forensic Social Workers are employed are also examined.
SOWK 367Social Work Practice I: Individuals, Families, and Groups3
This course focuses on generalist social work practice with individuals, families, and groups in the rural context. Students apply the Generalist Intervention Model to work with various size systems.
SOWK 205 , SOWK 210 , SOWK 220 , SOWK 247 , SOWK 250 and SOWK 260 and Admission to the Social Work Program. Offered: F.
SOWK 370Social Welfare Policy3
This course examines local, state, national and international social welfare policies and programs that impact populations-at-risk. Students will be provided with an analytical framework for examining social welfare policies and programs.
SOWK 205 , SOWK 210 . SOWK 220 . SOWK 247 . SOWK 250 . SOWK 260 and Admission to the Social Work Program. Offered: F.
SOWK 372Human Behavior in the Social Environment II: Adulthood3
This course is Part two of a sequence of courses that examine human behavior from a generalist social work practice perspective across the life span. The course examines human behavior within the context of biological, psychological, sociological and cultural dimensions of human development and focuses on young to later adulthood.
SOWK 205 , SOWK 210 , SOWK 220 , SOWK 247 , SOWK 250 , SOWK 260 and Admission to the Social Work Program. Offered: F.
SOWK 377Social Work in the School3
This course prepares students for social work in the public school system. Special focus is placed on educational services to diverse groups of students (e.g. children with special needs: physical, emotional and cognitive, immigrant and homeless families, English as a second language, and etc). A range of contemporary issues relevant to school-based services are explored (e.g. bullying, weapons in school, gender identity, social media, and school violence). This course also addresses current federal and state (NC) laws and school social work ethics as they relate to practice with children and their families.
This course provides an opportunity for students to explore the role of spirituality in social work practice. This course provides an overview of the specialized knowledge, values, and skills needed to prepare students for spiritually-sensitive and culturally competent social work practice. Emphasis is on the various definitions of spirituality, the difference between spirituality and religion, major world religions and spiritual traditions, spiritual assessment tools, and how to conduct spiritual assessments across cultures.
This course introduces the social work research process and requires students to complete a research proposal. It reviews the basic principles in social work research, problem formulation, research questions and hypotheses, data collection and analysis, single subject designs and social work research ethics.
SOWK 205 , SOWK 210 , SOWK 220 , SOWK 247 , SOWK 250 , SOWK 260 , SOC 346 and Admission to the Social Work Program. Offered: S.
SOWK 395Women and Religion3
This course examines women’s historical and contemporary beliefs, practices, and roles as they relate to religion and gender issues. In addition, it examines the treatment of women within the five major religions of the world.
This course focuses on the social development of the elderly. Emphasis is on social security, housing, long-term care, Medicaid, Medicare, and activities of daily living as it impacts the elderly population.
Emphasis is placed on crime and domestic violence, delinquency and juvenile justice, child welfare education, guardianship, mental health, and disabilities. Students will be given the opportunity to review legal documents, read case laws and statutes, and observe courtroom proceedings.
This course provides historical and contemporary perspectives on death, dying, and bereavement. Students will explore various cultural, religious, and spiritual beliefs and practices used to embrace the death and dying process.
SOWK 443Social Work Practice II: Organizations and Communities3
This course introduces students to generalist practice with organizations and communities in rural areas. Emphasis is placed on community organizing and development, community resources, supervisors and supervision, and Macro theories.
SOWK 205 , SOWK 210 , SOWK 220 , SOWK 247 , SOWK 250 , SOWK 260 , SOWK 367 , SOWK 370 , SOWK 372 , and Admission to the Social Work Program. Offered: S.
SOWK 444Social Work Field Education and Seminar I6
The Social Work Field Experience provides a field internship placement for students at selected human service agencies. The Field Experience is an academic internship for social work students under the supervision of an approved Agency and Field Instructor. Students are required to complete a total of 220 hours at the assigned Agency per semester. This concurrent model will allow students to complete the internship hours at the assigned field placement agency approximately 15 hours a week. Each student is expected to complete two sequential semesters at the same Agency. The Field Seminar is designed to enhance the field education experience. Students gain an opportunity to integrate theory and practice, discuss pertinent issues and concerns, and to share new insights as they relates to the social work profession. This course emphasizes the knowledge, values, and skills of generalist social work practice.
Completion of all pre-professional and professional social work courses, Admission to the Social Work Program, and written consent from the Director of Field Education. Offered: F.
SOWK 445Social Work Field Education and Seminar II6
This course is the second part of the Field Education sequence and continuation of SOWK 444 . The student is expected to build upon field learning experiences from the preceding semester and demonstrate more advanced knowledge, values, and skills as a generalist social work practitioner. Students are required to complete a total of 220 hours at the assigned Human Services Agency for the each academic semester with a total of 440 hours for each academic year. A Capstone Presentation, which consists of an Oral Agency Presentation at the field agency site is the culminating project for the field experience. The Seminar Class is interconnected with the field experience and provides the opportunity for students to demonstrate the integration of classroom theory with field practice. In the seminar class, students also discuss pertinent issues and concerns, share new insights, and share daily activities with emphasis on the rural context.
This course is part two of a sequence of courses focused on dying and bereavement. It is designed to provide intervention techniques to help individuals cope and adapt to life after the death of a loved one. Emphasis is placed on cultural, religious, and legal issues facing survivors readjusting to society.
SOWK 499Capstone Course In Religion and Social Work3
Students will engage in Directed Independent Study that emphasizes an area of interest in religion and social work. Students will work with a Professor on an individual basis who have an interest in the selected topic
