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T SOCW 501 Social Policy and Economic Security (3)
Presents students with the intellectual, historical, and ethical foundations of the social work profession. Provides a critical analysis of poverty and inequality in the U.S., with a focus on describing existing policies and programs and advocating for policy change to address these issues.

T SOCW 502 Human Behavior and the Social Environment I (3)
Focuses on the person-in-situation. Explores developmental stages across diverse backgrounds, how to understand and influence human behavior through developmental and social system perspectives, dynamics and processes of small group, family, organization and community systems from a social system perspective as socializing forces and as targets of change, and examines implications for social work practice, especially the assessment process.

T SOCW 503 Human Behavior and the Social Environment II (3)
T SOCW 502 continuation. Focuses on the person-in-situation. Explores developmental stages across diverse backgrounds, how to understand and influence human behavior through developmental and social system perspectives, dynamics and processes of small group, family, organization and community systems from a social system perspective as socializing forces and as targets of change. Examines implications for social work practice and assessment. Prerequisite: min 2.7 in T SOCW 502.

T SOCW 504 Cultural Diversity and Societal Justice (3)
Examines the conceptual, theoretical, and empirical knowledge base related to difference, disadvantage, oppression, social justice, and empowerment. Gains skills in working with people using cultural humility, linguistic competence, and intersectionality, as framework for understanding the complexity of people experiencing marginalization. Course overlaps with: SOC W 504. Credit/no-credit only.

T SOCW 505 Introduction to Social Welfare Research (3)
Overview of research processes and methods in social work in order to interpret and perform practice-based research. Introduction to the principles and skills needed to evaluate one's own practice. Emphasizes critical understanding of the empirical literature; the development of useful and appropriate questions about social work practice, strategies and techniques for conducting practice research, and applying research findings to practice.

T SOCW 510 Social Work Practice I - Introduction to Social Work Practice (3)
Practices foundation skills in relationship building, interviewing, assessment and intervention while learning how to complete assessments for a range of practice settings and utilizing a variety of theoretical perspectives.

T SOCW 511 Social Work Practice II - Intermediate Direct Service Practice (3)
Foundation knowledge and skills for direct practice with individuals, families, and groups. Covers assessment, development of treatment plans based on theory and assessment information, goal-setting skills, and selection of appropriate interventions. Course overlaps with: SOC W 511. Prerequisite: min 2.7 in T SOCW 510. Offered: A.

T SOCW 512 Practice III: Community and Organizational Practice (3)
Prepares students for generalist macro social work practice. Focuses on effective work in political, organizational, and community social service settings. Prerequisite: min 2.7 in T SOCW 511.

T SOCW 514 Social Work Practice V - Assessment of Mental Disorders (3)
Focuses on development of assessment of behavioral disorders as well as understanding of diagnostic and assessment tools with their social and cultural implications. Provides overview of psychopharmacological and other treatment approaches. Students may focus on adults or children/youth.

T SOCW 524 Generalist Practicum (1-3, max. 10)
Builds skills at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels of practice, based on classroom content, Council on Social Work education competencies, and program objectives. Develops students' social work knowledge and professional identity under supervision of an experienced professional at an approved practicum site. Integrates theory with real-world practice. Credit/no-credit only.

T SOCW 525 Specialization Practicum (3-5, max. 17)
Builds on previous field work in the context of practice in an area of specialization. Develops specific, integrative social work knowledge and skills under supervision of an experienced professional at an approved practicum site. Achieves capacity for autonomous practice. Credit/no-credit only.

T SOCW 531 Integrative Policy Analysis (3)
Examines current policy issues related to families; applied theoretical framework to selected policies and considers the political nature of policy choices. Evaluates the potential for system reform at both state and national levels, as well as local communities and agencies. Enhances policy skills to achieve social justice.

T SOCW 532 Integrative Practice I (3)
Focuses on the assumption of leadership roles in the design, implementation, and evaluation of research-informed intervention programs at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels of practice.

T SOCW 533 Integrative Practice II (3)
Focuses on the ethics, values, critical thinking, and program development skills needed to accomplish the intervention program research in TSOC W 532. Prerequisite: a minimum grade of 2.7 in T SOCW 532.

T SOCW 535 Research for Integrative Practice (3)
Focuses on data collection, management, analysis, the write up of research results, and appropriate dissemination of findings. Prerequisite: either a minimum grade of 2.7 in T SOCW 505, or a minimum grade of 2.7 in T SOCW 597.

T SOCW 540 Professional Practice in Public Child Welfare (3)
Focuses on ethical and equitable practice strategies in public child welfare through the lens of safety, permanency and well-being. Examines state-specific and federal mandates throughout history, and reflects on persistent issues that prompt changes in service delivery.

T SOCW 541 Adult and Adolescent Interpersonal Violence and Treatment (3)
Focuses on theoretical frameworks of interpersonal violence and treatment approaches for both survivors and perpetrators of such violence. Includes examination of domestic violence, sexual violence, and the impact of violence on children.

T SOCW 542 Social Work in Schools (3)
Meets professional standards for 糖心原创 State Educational Staff Associate certification, Explores social work role within organizational and legal contexts of school systems. Addresses evidence-informed and multi-level social work practice relative to national, state and local trends in education. Examines school reform, truancy, homelessness, diversity, violence, student support and special education. Course overlaps with: SOC W 588.

T SOCW 543 Supervision and Leadership in Social Work (3)
Focuses on the social worker as supervisor and leader, both in agencies and in the profession. Examines specific models of supervision and leadership, with emphasis on the values and ethics of the profession in the context of leadership.

T SOCW 544 Gerontological Social Work: Health and Mental Health in Older Adults (3)
Examines psychosocial aspects of common age-related problems using an empowerment perspective. Emphasizes the development of skills for assessing the needs of older adults and providing services directly to those individuals. Includes content on end-of-life issues and social work practice.

T SOCW 545 Group Interventions in Social Work Practice (3)
Focuses on the theory and practice of group social work intervention. Emphasizes beginning, middle, and end stages of group intervention as well as specific skills building for a variety of group types, including support, psychoeducational, and process-oriented.

T SOCW 546 Multicultural Theory and Social Work Practice (3)
Emphasizes the multicultural nature of society and the development of social work skills to work with oppressed populations. Focuses on the intersectionality of oppression and means of intervening on behalf of and in conjunction with vulnerable populations.

T SOCW 547 Chemical Dependency: Drug Affects, Assessment, and Treatment Referral Issues (3)
Focuses on the impact of chemical dependency on individuals, including specific reactions to various substance. Examines social work assessment techniques and treatment referral options for chemically addicted clients.

T SOCW 548 Spirituality and Social Work Practice (3)
Focuses on the spiritual component of a holistic assessment of client systems. Emphasizes development of spirituality-sensitive practice skills and practitioner self-awareness. In-depth examination of faith practices and beliefs, including theistic, nontheistic, and animistic traditions.

T SOCW 549 Crisis Intervention in Mental Health (3)
Focuses on the nature, causes, and differences between psychological crisis and psychological emergencies. In-depth examination of the cognitive, relational, and risk management skills used during crisis interventions across a variety of treatment settings. Emphasizes development of intervention skills.

T SOCW 550 Social Work in Health Care (3)
Focuses on skill-building for social work practice in medical settings, including hospitals, clinics, home health programs, and other agencies. Also examines the impact of social policy on access to health care and social work service provision.

T SOCW 551 Social Work with Military Personnel and Veterans (3)
Focuses on social work practice in military-related settings, including active duty personnel and veterans. Pays special attention to military culture and systems, military families, and the special needs of soldiers returning from combat.

T SOCW 552 American Indian Child Welfare (3)
Examines the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978. Identifies best practices for working with American Indian and Alaska Native children and families. Explores major issues of ICWA, its rationale, implementation, case analysis, and non-compliance consequences. Develops understanding of advanced social work practice skills and knowledge of ICWA.

T SOCW 553 Critical Disability Frameworks for Social Work Practice and Policy (3)
Provides an overview of the historical and theoretical context of ability/disability. Critically analyzes policies and practices across the lifespan and across service systems related to ability/disability with attention to disability activism. Identifies needs and strengths of various disability groups. Develops anti-oppressive practice models. Course equivalent to: SOC W 576.

T SOCW 554 Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Advanced Social Work Practice (3)
Focuses on the theory, empirical base and practice of cognitive behavior therapy as a tool for advanced social work practice. Emphasizes the development of practitioner skills toward clinical practice.

T SOCW 555 Integrative Mind Body Mental Health (3)
Examines frameworks, theory, evidence-base and techniques of integrative mind-body-spirit mental health treatments and wellness practices with the goal of clinical practitioner development.

T SOCW 590 Independent Research in Social Work (3, max. 6)
Advancing research skills through training and development in some or all of the following research tasks: literature review, interviewing, data entry and coding, data collection, data analysis, and other tasks commonly found when conducting research in social work.

T SOCW 597 Social Welfare Research (2)
Provides supervision for the research project development and a structured environment to hone previously learned research methods and content.

T SOCW 598 Advanced Standing Integrative Seminar (5)
Integrates the domains of social work practice, research, policy, cultural diversity, and human behavior and the social environment.

T SOCW 599 Readings in Social Work (1-5, max. 5)
Student-originated, individually contracted projects on topics of interest in social welfare/social work not covered by other Social Work program offerings. Credit/no-credit only.