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SW 424 - Introduction to Social Work
Credits:
4.00
The role of social work within agency structures. Programs,
policies, social work services studied in historical
perspective; their auspices, goals, and operations for
consumers from various ethnic, racial, and social groups.
40 hour/semester observational/participatory assignment at
community agencies required.
SW 444 - You've Got Your Troubles, I've Got Mine
Credits:
4.00
SW 525 - Introduction to Social Welfare Policy
Credits:
4.00
An overview of the history and current status of social
welfare policy in the United States. Consideration of the
origins, development, and analysis of significant policies,
values, attitudes and other issues related to the social
welfare system and the delivery of service. Focus on policy
analysis from a social and economic justice perspective.
Writing intensive.
SW 550 - Human Behavior and Social Environment I
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to human behavior and development as it
influences and is influenced by multiple factors in the
social environment, including individual genetic and
biological composition, race, gender, age, socioeconomic
status, ethnicity, geographic location, physical appearance,
and ability. How these factors operate throughout the life
cycle. Provides a knowledge base and perspective to
understand a client's behavior, attitude, and values in
relation to the attitudes and values of the social work
professional and the larger society.
SW 551 - Human Behavior and Social Environment II
Credits:
4.00
Continuation of 550. Agents of socialization that most
significantly affect family, group, and organizational
development and behavior within an ecosystems framework.
Particular attention to the influence of class, gender,
race, ethnicity, religion, age, sexual orientation, and
other aspects of diversity on development and behavior.
Prereq: SW 550.
SW 601 - Research Methods in Social Work
Credits:
4.00
Introduces students to practitioner-researcher role in
social work. Critical evaluation of, and introduction to
research including project design, survey and evaluative
methodologies. Introduction to statistics used in research
process. Each student completes an individual research
project. Cannot be taken for credit after SOC 601 or
PSYC 502. Prereq: SW 524 and junior or senior standing or
permission.
SW 622 - Social Work Practice I
Credits:
4.00
Introduction to methods and practice. Basic principles,
values, and ethics. interviewing skills, problem assessment,
social contracting. Skills training in lab sessions. Should
be taken in junior year. Prereq: SW 524 or permission.
Writing intensive.
SW 623 - Social Work Practice II
Credits:
4.00
Continuation of SW 622. Delineation and study of
intervention and change strategies differentiated with
individuals, groups, and communities. Prereq: SW 622.
Special fee. Writing intensive.
SW #633 - Seminar in Social Work Methods
Credits:
4.00
SW 640 - Social Welfare Field Experience I
Credits:
5.00
Majors will be placed in a social welfare setting for a
minimum of 225 hours; individual arrangements with faculty
coordinator. Prereq; SW 622 and permission. Coreq; SW 640A.
Special fee. (No credit toward a minor.) Cr/F.
Co-requisites:
SW 640A
SW 640A - Social Welfare Field Experience I: Seminar
Credits:
3.00
On-campus seminar for all seniors in field work. Emphasis on
processing field experiences and achieving competency in
skills of completing an interview and assessment within
ethical boundaries of the profession. Must have senior
status. No credit toward minor. Prereq: SW 622. Writing
intensive.
Co-requisites:
SW 640
SW 641 - Social Welfare Field Experience II
Credits:
5.00
A continuation of SW 640 with a minimum of 225 hours.
Prereq: SW 640 and permission. Coreq: SW 641A. (No
credit toward a minor.) Cr/F.
Co-requisites:
SW 641A
SW 641A - Social Welfare Field Experience II: Seminar
Credits:
3.00
Continuation of 640A. Emphasis on intervention and
termination skills, self awareness, and moving into the
professional world. Must have senior status. No credit for
minor. Prereq: SW 640 and 640A. Writing intensive.
Co-requisites:
SW 641
SW 697 - Special Topics in Social Welfare
Credits:
4.00
Seminar for advanced majors. Topics may include:
A) Alcohol and Alcoholism, B) Drugs and Chemical
Dependency, C) Income Maintenance, D) Health Care,
E) Child Welfare, F) Aging, G) Mental Health, or
H) Developmental Disabilities. May be repeated for
different topics. Prereq: permission.
SW #700 - Social Gerontology
Credits:
4.00
Theories, social problems, programmatic responses, and
recent research on aging; emphasis on psychosocial forces.
Prereq: senior status;/or permission.
SW 701 - Women and Aging
Credits:
4.00
Analysis of the major theories about social conditioning of
aging women and its effects in contemporary society. Human
service response. psychosocial, biological, legal, and
economic implications. Prereq: senior status or permission.
SW 705 - Child Welfare: Policies, Programs, and Practice
Credits:
4.00
Examination of the major policy and program questions of
child welfare with a focus on child care and protection,
adoption and foster care, juvenile delinquency, service
delivery, and concepts of treatment in public and private
programs. Prereq: senior status or permission.
SW 710 - Computer Utilization in Social Work
Credits:
4.00
Provides students with a basic understanding of
computerization and its application in social work. Computer
literacy is seen as a requirement for effective practice of
social work in the 21st century. Prereq: senior status or
permission.
SW 711 - Social Work and Mental Illness
Credits:
4.00
An overview of the public mental health system focusing
on people affected by severe and persistent mental illness.
Reviews the current service system and its history; major
mental illness, psychosocial rehabilitation, and treatment;
and community support systems. Prereq: Senior status or
permission.
SW 712 - Social Work and Developmental Disabilities
Credits:
4.00
Analysis of the complex social contexts of people with
developmental disabilities. Explores and questions
traditional approaches and the current system. Examines
family and community services and resources. Prereq:
Senior status or permission.
SW 715 - Practice with Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Clients
Credits:
4.00
Sexual minorities constitute the minority group social
workers will most consistently encounter wherever they
work. Addresses practice with gay, lesbian, and bisexual
people on both professional and personal levels for the
social worker. The readings will include theoretical,
experimental, clinical, counseling, and personal
perspectives, as well as providing an introduction to the
gay/lesbian/bisexual subculture. A unit on gender minorities
will be included. Students will also be required to explore
and examine their own attitudes and assumptions about
gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and gender minorities. Senior
status only. (Also offered as SW 815.)
SW 785 - Comparative Social Welfare Systems
Credits:
4.00
Students in this course examine the historical development
of social welfare in another country including an analysis
of the underlying values and attitudes that dictate practice
and policy decisions. The course includes agency site
visits, lectures, themed readings and visits to important
cultural sites. Prereq: SW 424, SW 525. Special fee. Cr/F.
SW 795 - Independent Study in Social Service
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
Independent work under department faculty guidance.
Enrollment by permission only through arrangement with
specific faculty. May be repeated with a different focus to
maximum of 8 credits. Prereq: 12 hours social service
coursework; permission. Cr/F. Special fee.
SW 796 - Independent Study: Teaching Assistantship
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
Participating students provide leadership and supervision
for small groups of social work majors in social work
practice simulations. Student teaching assistants work
closely with, and under the direction of, department
faculty. May be repeated to a maximum of 8 credits.
Prereq: senior status; 16 hours in social work; and
permission. Cr/F.
SW 797H - Honors Thesis
Credits:
2.00 to 4.00
Working with an assigned faculty adviser, students propose
and develop a thesis project for both oral and written
presentation before the end of the semester. Prereq for
797H: admission to the SW honors program; permission.
Prereq for 798H: satisfactory completion of 797H;
permission. 6 credit maximum for both semesters.
SW 798H - Honors Thesis
Credits:
2.00 to 4.00
Working with an assigned faculty adviser, students propose
and develop a thesis project for both oral and written
presentation before the end of the semester. Prereq for
797H: admission to the SW honors program; permission.
Prereq for 798H: satisfactory completion of 797H;
permission. 6 credit maximum for both semesters.