58 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 210Introd Generalist SOWK Practic3
This course introduces students to the profession of social work and the settings in which it is practiced. Emphasis is focused on describing the social work profession and its history, including the educational requirements, values, the National Association of Social Work Code of Ethics, multi-sized systems of practice, career opportunities, licensure requirements, the generalist social work perspective, human diversity, the generalist planned change model and many other major concepts used throughout the curriculum. This course includes 25 hours of volunteer experience that occurs independently of class hours. Prerequisites: None.
Students learn how a service member or veteran may struggle to maintain a positive religious or spiritual mindset, after negative active duty service experiences. Students explore how challenging beliefs can hinder the emotional and behavioral stability of a person. Students learn skills for intervening in a variety of practice settings to assist service members and veterans with spiritual fitness.
Students are introduced to an assortment of veteran education, medical and employment benefits. A transitioning veteran may not know the benefits that they are capable of receiving. Students learn how to inform and guide a veteran to assist with the veteran’s new future life planning.
The development of social welfare systems in Western society and diverse cultures is analyzed, with emphasis on issues of economic oppression, social oppression, human rights, and restorative justice. Prerequisites: None.
Students are introduced to a variety of exposures of grief. The significant daily and life altering impact of a veteran’s grief from traumatic experiences are examined. Students learn beginning skills for interceding in diverse practice settings with the veteran grieving population.
Students are introduced to the marital and family stressors of a service member or veteran. The diminished family structure expanding from poor stress management to physical violence are examined. Students learn the initial skills for intervening in an array of direct practice settings with service members and veterans.
This course is designed to provide social work students with a basic understanding of social work research and the connection between research, theory, and practice. Students are introduced to the basic research concepts and research process; including research design, sampling, instrument construction, data collection and qualitative/quantitative analysis, and report writing. Prerequisites: SOWK 210, SOWK 260 and STAT 210 with a minimum grade of C or better; majors only and junior standing; acceptance as social work major Co-requisites: SOWK 318, SOWK 320, SOWK 330 and SOWK 370.
This course students to the study of various forms of written and verbal communication pertinent to social work practice. It is designed as a discipline-specific junior writing course. This course offers students opportunities to practice and master skills in various types of writing, to peer critique the writing of colleagues and to revise their own writing after peer and faculty review. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing. (Sophomore standing with permission of Department Chair) Co-requisites: SOWK 315, SOWK 320, SOWK 330 and SOWK 370.
This course takes a social systems approach to presenting, unifying, and integrating concepts and knowledge from a bio-psychosocial-spiritual perspective about human behavior. This course explores development from pregnancy and infancy through early childhood with attention on how individuals, families, organizations, and communities are shaped by life events. This course includes applications to professional practice from the social work literature and to service-learning experiences in a social service setting. Prerequisites: SOWK 210, SOWK 260 and STAT 210 with a minimum grade of C or better; majors only and junior standing; or permission of the Department Chair; acceptance as social work major Co-requisites: SOWK 315, SOWK 318, SOWK 330 and SOWK 370.
This course takes a social systems approach to presenting, unifying, and integrating concepts and knowledge from a bio-psychosocial-spiritual perspective about human behavior. This course explores development from middle childhood through late adulthood with attention on how individuals, families, organizations, and communities are shaped by life events. This course includes applications to professional practice from the social work literature and to service-learning experiences in a social service setting. Prerequisites: SOWK 320 with a minimum grade of C or better; majors only and junior standing; acceptance as social work major Co-requisites: SOWK 340, SOWK 375 and SOWK 399.
This course is designed to present concepts and theories for generalist practitioners to assess clients from cultural-general and cultural-specific perspectives, and it provides students with a positive perception of cultural diversity. The most important elements of cultural diversity, understanding and awareness is addressed and examined. The overall goal is to examine the challenges and benefits of diversity and strengthen the possibilities of living and working together in a multicultural society. Prerequisites: SOWK 210 & STAT 210 with a minimum grade of C or better; majors only and junior standing; acceptance as social work major Co-requisites: SOWK 315, SOWK 318, SOWK 320 and SOWK 370.
This course introduces students to a framework for the analysis of social problems and services, and focuses upon the variables that shape human service delivery systems. Application of analytical skills to a social policy is a required component of the course. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisites: SOWK 210 & STAT 210 with a minimum grade of C or better; majors only and junior standing; acceptance as social work major Co-requisites: SOWK 321, SOWK 375 and SOWK 399.
This course is designed to develop beginning professional social work skills, knowledge, and values. Provides an introduction to the generalist approach, systems theory, and planned change process as utilized in work with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Students acquire skills in: use of self in the helping role; interviewing techniques; client assessments, intervention strategies, evaluation of outcomes; and integration of these skills with knowledge of diverse lifestyles and racial, ethnic, and cultural patterns. This course stresses work with individuals and includes a minimum of two (2) hours a week practicing fundamental interpersonal skills required for effective social work practice, which includes use of video equipment, role-playing exercises, various methods of practicing culturally sensitive generalist social work. Prerequisites: SOWK 210 & STAT 210 with a minimum grade of C or better; majors only and junior standing; acceptance as social work major Co-requisites: SOWK 315, SOWK 318, SOWK 320 and SOWK 330.
This course continues the development of knowledge, skills, and values for beginning generalist social work practice. Work with groups and families are stressed as well as integration of experiences from concurrent junior field placement. Prerequisites: SOWK 370 with a minimum grade of C or better; majors only and juniors standing; acceptance as social work major Co-requisites: SOWK 321, SOWK 340, and SOWK 399.
Selected special topics in social work, which may include controversial issues; domestic violence, spirituality and social work; child welfare, health and mental health issues; substance abuse; social work and the law; gerontology. The topics will reflect current trends in the field of social work. The content may be repeated for credit with different topics with the consent of the department. Prerequisites: Majors only and juniors standing; acceptance as social work major Co-requisites: None.
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In the junior field experience the student is introduced to the realm of social work practice by allowing him/her to shadow a social worker in a variety of practice roles and by participating in various activities that are planned to meet the learning objectives. Through this experience, students learn how to integrate practice behavior with social work knowledge, values and skills. Upon successful completion of the junior year, the student will have attained a beginning understanding of, and integration with the Council of Social Work Education (Educational Policy Accreditation Standards – EPAS) core competencies. Junior year students are in field work two days a week (160 clock hours) during their second semester. This course also includes a weekly seminar to integrate theory to generalist social work practice. Prerequisites: SOWK 315, SOWK 318, SOWK 320, SOWK 330 & SOWK 370 with a minimum of grade of C or better, majors only and junior standing; acceptance as social work major Co-requisites: SOWK 321, SOWK 340 and SOWK 375.
SOWK 415BOOTS ON THE GROUND MENTAL HEALTH; LEARNING
DISCUSSING AND RECLAIMING MENTAL STABILITY - 3 semester hours Students are introduced to an assortment of mental health traumas of service members and veterans. The mental health stability of a service member or veteran can be compromised due to exposure of singular or multiple traumatic events. Students learn strategies and resources to assist service members and veterans to strengthen their mental health firmness. permission of the Department Chair
Students are introduced to a variety of traumas within the service member and veteran community. Students analyzes how the traumatic experiences are impactful with the service members, veterans and their families. Students commence to assist with learned resources and techniques of this population.
Students are introduced to an assortment of mental health traumas of service members and veterans. The mental health stability of a service member or veteran can be compromised due to exposure of singular or multiple traumatic events. Students learn strategies and resources to assist service members and veterans to strengthen their mental health firmness.
This course focuses on social work methods for practice with diverse communities and organizations, with an emphasis on the advancement of social justice. The dominant theme of the course addresses how professional social workers practice within these systems and the strategies, tactics, and methods they employ to advance social justice. Students explore basic content pertaining to the values and ethics of macro social work practice, the roles and methods practitioners use in various situations in which organizational practice and community practice and where social action occurs. Students will complete the course with an expanded awareness of organizational practice and community practice and social action and they will establish an initial framework for themselves that will ground their work in generalist practice. This course integrates concurrent field experience, all areas of the social work curriculum, and continued professional growth. Prerequisites: SOWK 375 with a minimum grade of C or better, majors only and senior standing. Social Work Major, completion of all required courses (general education and the professional foundation curriculum) and a cumulative 2.5 grade point average Co-requisites: SOWK 490.
This course prepares students for practice in public or private child welfare agencies with children and families who have experienced abuse or neglect. The course is designed to study the theoretical and programmatic aspect of child welfare practice, with particular attention to child welfare practice in Virginia. Consistent with the University's mission course content facilities knowledge and skill development for practice with diverse families, especially poor, oppressed, racial and ethnic minorities, gay and lesbian, and other at-risk urban children and families. Content includes practice with individuals, families, comminities and larger systems with which children and families interact.
This course focuses on selected public policies that support the basic needs of families as well as policies that drive the child welfare system and govern the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems, the educational systems and the various emotional and mental health systems. Students will learn about the cultural, historical and political aspects of the policies through lectures, videos. Power Point presentation, role plays and other student-centered activities.
This course provides a 240 clock-hour (minimum) advanced supervised field practicum in selected social work and human service agencies. In addition to the hours spent in the agency, a weekly seminar is held for the purpose of integrating theoretical and experiential information, processing personal experiences, providing assignments relevant to agency work, discussing the nature of agency services, and reviewing student’s goals and competencies/practice behaviors. Social Work majors must earn a grade of C or higher. Prerequisites: Social Work Major, completion of all required courses (general education and the professional foundation curriculum) and a cumulative 2.5 grade point average Co-requisite: SOWK 475.
This course focuses on selected topics in controversial issues and social work practices that reflect current trends in the field of social work. This course may also provide an interdisciplinary study abroad experience for students to better understand social service planning and delivery in other countries. Students will learn about the cultural, historical and political aspects of the host country through lectures, field trips and student centered activities. The course may be repeated for credit with different topics with the consent of the department. Prerequisites: Majors only and senior standing Co-requisites: SOWK 498, SOWK 499.
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may be repeated for credit with different topics with the consent of the department.
This capstone course is the final required course in the social work program curriculum, which emphasizes professional writing skills, ethics, and legal dilemmas for professional generalist social work practice. It is designed as an opportunity for integration of previous learning and assimilation of this learning in a way which is meaningful for each student. This course utilizes a discussion format, with inclusion of minimal lecture, student-facilitated groups, and experiential activities. As a means of individualizing the contents of this course, student will assist in the transaction of this syllabus. This course is writing intensive. Prerequisites: Majors only and senior standing Co-requisites: SOWK 499.
This course is the final professional level field education course in the field education sequence, and it provides a 240 clock-hour advanced educational practicum for the students through supervised experience at an approved social service agency. In addition to the hours spent in the agency, a weekly seminar is held for the purpose of integrating theoretical and experiential information, processing personal experiences, providing assignments relevant to agency work, discussing the nature of agency services, and reviewing student’s goals and competencies/practice behaviors. The goal of field placement experiences is designed to facilitate student’s achieving the social work program competencies. Social Work major must earn a grade of C or higher. Prerequisites: SOWK 490, Majors only and senior standing Co-requisites: SOWK 498.
This course is designed to introduce students to the basic concepts, values, and assumptions of the social work profession and to provide a general overview of theories and models of social work practice. Students will focus on the initial phase of the social work intervention process that includes the development of effective helping relationships characterized by the ability to demonstrate genuineness, empathic caring and respect that leads to trustworthiness in social work practice. Students will apply social work concepts in collaborative experiential learning course activities and exercises. Prerequisite(s): N/A Co-requisite(s): SOWK 602, 603, 604 & 605.
This course is designed to provide a broad and essential human behavior framework that introduces evidence-based multi-theoretical and multidimensional behavioral perspectives for understanding the biological, psychological, spiritual, aspects of human behavior. Included will be content on the economic, political and complex sociocultural interactive factors that also impact and help shape the lives of individuals, families and groups in multicultural environments. Prerequisite(s): N/A Co-requisite(s): SOWK 601, 603, 604 & 605.
This course builds on the introductory content in SOWK 601 and continues with presentation of the basic knowledge, assumptions, skills and values necessary to provide a range of social work intervention skill sets that help to maintain, enhance, restore, rehabilitate human services needs among client populations. This course introduces selected theories and practice models to guide intervention in social work practice with individuals and groups while emphasizing the multidimensional and diverse contexts in which problems and needs are assessed and in which interventions occur. Prerequisite(s): N/A Co-requisite(s): SOWK 601, 602, 604 & 605.
This course is designed to provide graduate level MSW students with the family theory/therapy practice models utilized for family therapy assessment and intervention in social work practice with families. The course will focus on the family as a natural social system in context and on strengths-based perspectives in family functioning while attending to cultural diversity as well as the differences in family structure and developmental tasks among various populations groups. Prerequisite(s): N/A Co-requisite(s): SOWK 601, 602, 603 & 605.
Students are assigned for two days (15 field hours) per week for 15 weeks (200+ field hours), in program-assigned social work field practice settings. This field practicum provides the required program curriculum practice opportunities for students to apply and master essential social work generalist practice knowledge, values and skills under the direction of an agency-based field instructor, and monitored by an assigned program faculty field liaison. The field practicum emphasizes integration of content from all areas of the foundation curriculum and includes an on-campus weekly 60 minute required integrative field seminar group session for all registered students in SOWK 605. Prerequisite(s): N/A Co-Requisite(s): SOWK 601, 602, 603 & 604.
This course focuses on the phases of the social work intervention process and reviews the basic concepts, values, assumptions, and skill sets of the social work practice that help to maintain, restore, rehabilitate human services needs among diverse client populations. The course reviews selected social work theories and practice models to guide intervention in social work practice with individuals, families and groups while also emphasizing the multidimensional and diverse contexts in which problems and needs are assessed and in which interventions occur. Prerequisite(s): N/A Co-Requisite(s): SOWK 608, 609 & 610.
This course reviews the methods of social work research including problem formulation, research designs, measurement, data collection and sampling. Students will work with the research instructor to complete a trauma-focused research proposal, the first phase of a required research project that will be finalized and presented in SOWK 638, the program specialization research capstone course. The completed research project paper is the benchmark trauma-focused assignment. The date of submission and presentation is to be determine by the Program. Students must earn a grade of “B” or better for this competency-based capstone assignment. Prerequisite(s): N/A Co-Requisite(s): SOWK 607, 609 & 610.
This course provides generalist practice students with the historical evolutionary background of social policy, and current policy practice approaches in social welfare services, organizations and communities. The course introduces the value-based role of social workers as advocates and change agents in policy formulation, in social and economic justice methods, and in legislative, community and organizational arenas. The course introduces and emphasizes the application of socio-behavioral intervention models and analytical frameworks for assessing program organizational and policy efficacy. Prerequisite(s): N/A Co-Requisite(s): SOWK 607, 608 & 610.
Students are assigned for two days (15 field hours) per week for 15 weeks (200 field hours) in program-assigned social work field practice settings. This field practicum provides the required program curriculum practice opportunities for students to apply and master essential social work generalist practice knowledge, values and skills under the direction of an agency-based field instructor, and monitored by an assigned program faculty field liaison. The field practicum emphasizes integration of content from all areas of the foundation curriculum and includes an on-campus weekly 60 minute required integrative field seminar group session for all registered students in SOWK 610. Prerequisite(s): N/A Co-Requisite(s): SOWK 607, 608 & 609.
This course that covers content on critical life course human development theories beginning with conception and following development through adolescence, middle and late adulthood. In addition, students will examine the significant influence, roles, functions and identified traumatic effects of oppressive environmental factors on individual biological, psychological, social and spiritual coping and adaptation. Prerequisite(s): SOWK 605 Co-Requisite(s): SOWK 616, 617, 618 & 619.
This course introduces the methods of social work research, including problem formulation, research designs, measurement, data collection and sampling. The course focuses on the application of critical thinking skills, diversity and effective research methods for clinical social work practice. This course also covers evaluation of social work programs and services. Prerequisite(s): SOWK 605 Co-Requisite(s): SOWK 615, 617, 618 & 619.
This course covers content designed to enhance student self-awareness, recognition, understanding and appreciation of diversity among societal population groups as well as recognize and appreciate the many forms of multicultural differences in society as a whole. The course also helps students identify and analyze oppression resulting from persisting social, educational, political, economic, religious and legal inequalities. The course provides a focus on the experiences of oppressed groups in the United States to help increase student competency in both recognition and understanding of the strengths, needs and responses to oppressive societal conditions and experiences. Prerequisite(s): SOWK 605 Co-Requisite(s): SOWK 615, 616, 618 & 619.
This course presents social work theory and practice that focuses on social policy, communities, agencies and organizations and the related social and economic justice principles in macro practice. Course content introduces and analyzes the specific skill sets in social work policy practice and provides skill building in advocacy, planned change and policy and organizational analysis. Prerequisite(s): SOWK 605 Co-Requisite(s): SOWK 615, 616, 617 & 619.
Students are assigned for two days (14 hours per week for 15 weeks – 200+ field hours) in program-assigned social work field practice settings. This field practicum provides the required program curriculum practice opportunities for students to apply and master essential social work generalist practice knowledge, values and skills under the direction of an agency-based field instructor, monitored by an assigned program faculty field liaison. The field practicum emphasizes integration of content from all areas of the foundation curriculum and includes an on-campus weekly 60 minute required integrative field seminar group session for all registered students in SOWK 619. Prerequisite(s): SOWK 605 Co-Requisite(s): SOWK 615, 616, 617 & 618.
This course is designed to focus on the recognition and identification of the special needs as well as the ethnicity and diversity of underrepresented, economically insecure and/or other marginalized client groups such as bisexual and transgender individuals, single-parent, gay and lesbian families and other differences when providing social work services in private and public social services environments. An important focus of this course is the backdrop of public service politics and service characteristics that may be identified in public social services environments. Prerequisite(s): SOWK 619 Co-Requisite(s): N/A.
This elective course is designed to examine theory-based approaches to recognize, identify and address the significant impact of substance use on bio-psychosocial functioning of individual and families in their environments. The content identifies the evidence-based multidimensional correlations between developmental trauma and other types of trauma experiences and substance use based on the DSM 5 assessment of substance use impairments. Important for student social work practice are the substance use screening, assessment and intervention strategies provided for work with clients challenged by substance use impairments. Prerequisite(s): SOWK 619 Co-Requisite(s): N/A.
This course is designed to introduce the trauma-informed care and resilience approach/paradigm for organizational settings. The course correlates with content in SOWK 648 and 649 and focuses on a broad ecological explanatory perspective to explain individual and family developmental responses to biopsychosocial environmental stressors and the impact on organizational and community development. The course specifically identifies and underscores the influence of trauma on neurological and socio-emotional behavioral responses of individuals and groups in organizations and the effects of trauma on emotional dysregulation behavioral responses. The course introduces the seven significant principles of trauma-informed care changes and advocacy intervention strategies that define a trauma-informed organizational paradigm and principles of resiliency. Prerequisite(s): SOWK 619 Co-Requisite(s): N/A.
This course is designed to introduce the trauma-informed care and resilience approach/paradigm for clinical social work in school settings. The course correlates with content in SOWK 649 and focuses on a broad ecological explanatory perspective to explain the interdependence of school, family and community and identifies and underscores the influence of trauma on neurological and socio-emotional behavioral responses of children in school settings. The course introduces the seven overriding principles of trauma-informed care and advocacy strategies that may be utilized in the school setting to assist with the development of trauma-informed care intervention principles. Prerequisite(s): SOWK 619 Co-Requisite(s): N/A.
This course provides a clinical definition and overview of the concept of trauma, the types of trauma, the broad range of traumatic experiences and the effects of trauma on biopsychosocial development at the individual, family, community and institutional levels. Relatedly, the accompanying focus on resilience, including an overview of factors that promote resilience over the course of trauma and life after trauma, will be introduced to students as a concept central for understanding and intervention with client populations who are survivors of various types of traumatic experiences. Prerequisite(s): Two Year Program - SOWK 619 Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing Program - SOWK 610 Co-Requisite(s): SOWK 725, 726, 727 & 728.
This course covers a range of mental, emotional and behavioral disorders that are diagnosed from childhood through the adulthood life span. The course examines the etiology and classification of these conditions and the significance of biopsychosocial spiritual and cultural differential diagnostic assessment in clinical social work practice. Additionally, the course introduces basic knowledge of the most common psychopharmacologic agents as they are commonly prescribed to treat and manage the most frequently diagnosed mental, emotional and behavioral disorders. Prerequisite(s): Two Year Program - SOWK 619 Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing Program - SOWK 610 Co-Requisite(s): SOWK 720, 726, 727 & 728.
This course is designed to provide MSW students with the neurobiological perspective that supports the human development process. The course emphasizes the neurobiological contribution to the person-in-environment self-regulatory capacity that includes emotional reactivity (dysregulation, auto-regulation and co-regulation), all requisite for differential bio-psychosocial assessment and practice application in social work intervention. The course emphasizes the knowledge and understanding of theoretical perspectives of the transactions between the biologic individual and environment that help shape and condition cognition, emotions and behavior as significant factors during differential assessment and intervention planning with diverse individuals and families in clinical social work practice. Prerequisite(s): Two Year Program - SOWK 619 Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing Program - SOWK 610 Co-Requisite(s): SOWK 720, 725, 727 & 728.
This graduate level trauma-informed course is designed to provide clinical students with advanced multi-theoretical family therapy perspectives including specialized research and theory-based family therapy trauma focused interventions. The course will focus on the family as a natural social system in context and on strengths-based perspectives in family functioning while attending to the effects of trauma on family structure and developmental tasks. Primary emphasis is on the mastery of family theory/therapy-based assessment principles and intervention strategies inclusive of trauma-informed treatment strategies for effective intervention outcomes. Prerequisite(s): Two Year Program - SOWK 619 Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing Program - SOWK 610 Co-Requisite(s): SOWK 720, 725, 726 & 728.
Students spend 21 hours per week in the field (250+ field hours). This is the initial course of a two-course sequence that is designed to provide agency-based field practice instruction with planned opportunities to master advanced social work application of theory knowledge, values, and skills and including a focus on trauma-informed intervention skills. Students assigned to the field practicum placement practice under the direction of the program-approved agency-based field instructor, monitored by a program faculty field liaison. The course emphasizes integration of content from all areas of the specialization curriculum and includes an on-campus weekly 60 minute required integrative field seminar group session for all registered students in SOWK 728. Prerequisite(s): Two Year Program - SOWK 619 Prerequisite(s): Advanced Standing Program - SOWK 610 Co-Requisite(s): SOWK 720, 725, 726 & 727.
This course provides an in-depth coverage of attachment theory and the relationship between childhood trauma and types of attachment and the predictive role of childhood trauma on types of attachment. Specifically, the course examines the theoretical perspectives of attachment and evidence-based trauma correlations between early loss or absence of consistent caregiving. Early negative childhood experiences such as emotional, physical or sexual abuse and various forms of neglect are examined as primary types of early childhood experiences that create vulnerability to trauma and childhood developmental disorders that extend well into adulthood. Prerequisite(s): SOWK 728 Co-Requisite(s): SOWK 736, 737 & 738.
This advanced specialization course includes and builds on generalist social group work theory and intervention skills. The course is designed to provide research-based group theory perspectives and intervention strategies that focus on group experiential application/practice interventions and clinical skill sets for social work practice with diverse group client systems. Trauma-informed group theory perspectives and related trauma-informed clinical group practice skill will be identified and utilized in collaborative learning experiential group applications with in-class student-assigned group client systems. Prerequisite(s): SOWK 728 Co-Requisite(s): SOWK 735, 737 & 738.
This is the second and final research course in the MSW program. It builds on SOWK 616 in which students completed and submitted a trauma-focused research proposal. Program faculty were assigned individual students during the summer and fall semesters to continue with work with students on each student’s research project. In this course, students complete the research project, write and submit the report to the course instructor for a final course grade The completed research project paper is the capstone benchmark trauma-focused assignment. The date of submission is to be determined by the Program. Students must earn a B or better for this assignment. Prerequisite(s): SOWK 728 Co-Requisite(s): SOWK 735, 736 & 738.
This is the second and a continuation of a two course field instruction course sequence. Students spend 21 hours per week (250+ field hours) in agency-based field practice instruction with planned opportunities to master advanced social work application of theory knowledge, values, and skills that includes a focus on trauma-informed intervention skills. Students are assigned to the field practicum placement course and practice under the direction of the program-approved agency-based field instructor and are monitored by a program faculty field liaison. The course emphasizes integration of content from all areas of the specialization curriculum and includes an on-campus weekly 60 minute required integrative field seminar group session for all registered students in SOWK 738. Prerequisite(s): SOWK 728 Co-Requisite(s): SOWK 735, 736 & 738.
The course provides an introduction to the field of financial capability and asset-building practice. The course also includes core content about economics. Financial capability and asset-building practice include content about wealth, poverty, personal household finance, financial access, and related economic concepts. Discussion is focused on economic and financial concepts as related individuals and families across the life-cycle and communities, with special attention financially fragile communities experiencing poverty and near-poverty. Social policy and policy change efforts related to these areas are also examined.
This course is open to an array of students/majors in the University. This course is an elective for Master's Social Work students; and as a general elective for all other graduate students. This course focuses on selected public policies that support the basic needs of families as well as policies that drives the child welfare system and specific policies that govern the juvenile and adult criminal justice systems, the educational and the various emotional and mental health systems. Students will learn about the impact of the policies' cultural, historical, mental health, and political aspects through lectures, videos, PowerPoint presentation, role plays, and other student-centered activities.
This course covers the multiple situations that military personnel experience which are identified as traumatizing events and experiences that independently or together, are major contributors for the development of Post-traumatic Stress Disorders in the military, as defined and described in the DSM 5 Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (APA, 2013). Multiple deployments, witnessing death or dismemberment or injury of fellow warriors, separation from family, conflict between civilian and military culture and military sexual trauma are some of the factors that will be explored as precipitants of trauma for male and female military personnel. Prerequisite(s): SOWK 728 Co-Requisite(s): N/A.
This course presents knowledge of organizational theories and provides strategies for problem-solving in the internal and external environments of organizations and programs and provides strategies for analyzing problems internal and external to the organization and program. The course also examines the tasks and responsibilities in supervision of the social worker and presents a trauma-informed theoretical framework for supervision in an organization with a focus on methods and skill sets for trauma-informed administrative and supervisory intervention and practice. Prerequisite(s): SOWK 728 Co-Requisite(s): N/A.
This course presents a trauma-informed knowledge base and the attendant related skills for social work leadership in the administration, development and advocacy skill sets required in offering human social services programs that are socially and economically just. The course provides a specific focus on trauma-informed advocacy based on the traumatizing events that have occurred in the lives of individuals that underscore effective intervention and leadership processes. The course also explores underlying assumptions, political, and value-based ethical consideration in advocacy and policy practice planning and assists students in analyzing the sociopolitical context for effective leadership in policy practice settings. Prerequisite(s): SOWK 728 Co-Requisite(s): N/A.
