School of Social Work
Social Work
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SWK 600 - Selected Topics School of Social Work
1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Exploration of a topic in social work, not covered by the standard curriculum, but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester.
Repeatable
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SWK 601 - Fundamentals of Social Work Practice I School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Preparation for beginning social work interventions. Theories of practice and rehearsal of problem solving and communication skills with individuals, families, and groups in client, target, and action systems.
COREQ: SWK 671
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SWK 602 - Fundamentals of Social Work Practice II School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Design, implementation, and evaluation of intervention strategies in social work practice. Intervention with individuals, families, and groups in the context of agencies, organizations and communities.
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SWK 603 - Social Work and the Human-Animal Bond School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: SWK 403
Introduction to theory and research on the roles of human-companion animal relationships in social work and biopsychosocial well-being. Additional work required of graduate students.
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SWK 611 - Social Welfare Policy and Services School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Historical antecedents of social welfare policy, programs. Social work values, roles. Structure and organization of public and voluntary strategies for achieving economic security, health, and mental health welfare goals. Cultural, racial, ethnic, gender diversity. Policy analysis frameworks.
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SWK 626 - Persons in Social Context School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: WGS 626
Assessment of behavior of diverse individuals, groups, and social systems. Applying concepts from the biological, behavioral, and social sciences in identifying and understanding forms and causes of behavior.
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SWK 627 - Introduction to Military Culture and Social Work Practice School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: SWK 427
Introduction to military culture and social work practice with military service members, veterans, and their families. Classroom instruction on understanding military culture and providing clinically and culturally competent services. Additional work for graduate students.
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SWK 628 - Human Diversity in Social Contexts School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: WGS 628
Diversity, including race, gender, sexual orientation, and selected topics. Examines individual, group, and institutional identity formation. Theories of biopsychosocial development, reference group affiliation, social stratification, oppression, and institutional discrimination. Implications for social work practice.
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SWK 641 - Divorce Mediation School of Social Work
3 credit(s) Only during the summer
Crosslisted with: MFT 641
Basic theory and skills of divorce mediation. Includes introduction to conflict resolution theory, divorce law, financial planning, custody issues, and marital and family dynamics related to divorce.
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SWK 643 - Aging in the Context of Family Life David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: HFS 643 , SOC 643
Double Numbered with: SWK 443
Overview of theory, research, and public policy concerning older adults and their families. Issues of relevance to aging families examined from multidisciplinary perspectives in the social and behavioral sciences. Extra work required of graduate students.
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SWK 657 - Processes of Aging School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Double Numbered with: SWK 357
Intrinsic aging processes, changing needs, and characteristics of aging populations, and the impact of age related forces in American society, with special attention to aged groups disadvantaged by virtue of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and poverty. Additional work required of graduate students.
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SWK 658 - Practice and Policy in Adult Corrections School of Social Work
3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Double Numbered with: SWK 458
Overview of adult corrections. Criminal justice policies related to ethnicity, poverty, gender. Substance use, health and disability, and violence are explored within the context of correctional setting and offender populations. Applications to social work practice.
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SWK 662 - Applied Research in Social Work School of Social Work
3 credit(s) Every semester
Crosslisted with: MFT 663
Design and execution of research in human service settings. Proposal development, creation of quantitative and qualitative instruments, coding of data, computer-based data analysis, and production of research reports.
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SWK 671 - Field Instruction I School of Social Work
3 credit(s) Every semester
Supervised practice experience to apply knowledge, social work principles, values, and methods and obtain increasing competence and skill for professional practice. No credit will be given for completion of only one semester of field work.
COREQ: SWK 601
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SWK 672 - Field Instruction II School of Social Work
3 credit(s) Every semester
Supervised practice experience to apply knowledge, social work principles, values, and methods and obtain increasing competence and skill for professional practice. No credit will be given for completion of only one semester of field work.
PREREQ: SWK 671
COREQ: SWK 602
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SWK 682 - Introduction to Equine Assisted Activities and Therapies School of Social Work
3 credit(s) Only during the summer
Double Numbered with: SWK 482
Therapeutic use of horses with children and adults experiencing various physical, cognitive, and emotional challenges; nature of horses in healing; research on EAAT. Classroom instruction and experiential learning onsite with an established therapeutic horsemanship program. Additional work required of graduate Students.
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SWK 689 - Individualized Readings Program School of Social Work
3 credit(s) Every semester
Selected readings in social work and related fields under guidance of appropriate faculty.
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SWK 690 - Independent Study School of Social Work
1-6 credit(s) Every semester
In-depth exploration of a problem or problems. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor or instructors and the department.
Repeatable
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SWK 700 - Selected Topics School of Social Work
1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Exploration of a topic in social work not covered by standard curriculum, but of interest to second year graduate students and faculty in a particular semester.
Repeatable
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SWK 703 - Direct Service with the Elderly School of Social Work
3 credit(s) Irregularly
Analysis of social work practice models/theories, and development of professional skills as they apply to practice problems confronted in work with the elderly.
PREREQ: SWK 601 , SWK 602 , SWK 657
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SWK 707 - Short Term Intervention in Social Work School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Development of clinical skills in Solution Focused Brief Therapy, Cognitive Therapy and Narrative Therapy. Intervention effectiveness is stressed,. Role playing, lecture, group processing and assignments specific to each approach are used to facilitate skill development.
PREREQ: SWK 601
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SWK 709 - Practice with Children, Adolescents and Families School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Intervention models examined in the framework of family empowerment and advocacy for organizational change. Examines implications of diverse, culturally based child rearing practices for design of intervention strategies to strengthen and empower families.
PREREQ: SWK 730
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SWK 710 - Topics in Advanced Social Work Practice and Policy School of Social Work
1-6 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Developing issues and current trends. Shifting directions in social work practice and theory: methods, strategies, and techniques of intervention. Services to diverse populations.Developing issues and current trends. Shifting directions in social work practice, policy, and theory. Service models, techniques, and strategies of intervention for diverse populations. U.S. or international.
Repeatable
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SWK 712 - Clinical Social Work with Groups School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Experiential seminar explores frameworks for therapeutic intervention with formed groups. Focuses on students’ prior experience, aids in integration of new models and techniques into social work model for clinical work with groups. Requires concurrent work with short term group.
PREREQ: SWK 601
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SWK 714 - Supervision, Consultation and Staff Development School of Social Work
3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Functions, methods, and techniques of supervision and consultation within an organizational context. Design, implementation, and evaluation of staff development programs. Emphasis on overcoming barriers to multicultural groups and enhancing staff morale, motivation, and effectiveness.
PREREQ: SWK 602
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SWK 715 - Administration in Human Services School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Organizational and administrative theories and principles are applied to a range of human services. Administrative issues related to effective delivery of services include job design, resource procurement and allocation, strategic planning, and quality management.
PREREQ: SWK 601
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SWK 718 - Working with Animals in the Human Services: Observation and Practices School of Social Work
3 credit(s) Only during the summer
Individual projects requiring intensive observation, study, or active participation in settings where animals are part of human service delivery. Linkage of theory and findings in research literature to social work practice.
PREREQ: SWK 601 AND SWK 603
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SWK 724 - Psychopathology School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: MFT 724
Stressful processes of living, focusing on individual attitudinal and behavioral responses that may be maladaptive. Traditional mental health theories and classifications, and relevant perspectives from sociology, social psychology, and biology.
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SWK 727 - Family Violence: Policy, Practice and Research School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Examines family violence from a social work perspective. Integrated understanding of causation and intervention. Direct practice and policy issues. Role of research in the family violence field.
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SWK 730 - Family Systems Theory School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Exploration of foundational and current couple and family therapy theories as they relate to functional and dysfunctional interactions, and to the practice of Social Work with individuals, families and groups.
PREREQ: SWK 626
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SWK 732 - Advanced Practice with Individuals, Families and Groups School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Application of systems thinking to advanced social work practice with individuals, families, and groups. Intervention with problems of aging, child welfare, health, mental health, and in the workplace.
PREREQ: SWK 730
COREQ: SWK 771
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SWK 733 - Social Work Practice in Mental Health School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Advanced practice course in clinical social work concentration. Focuses on integration of knowledge in SW program, while including group therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and professional use-of-self perspective.
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SWK 735 - Principles and Methods of Social Work Practice with Black Families School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Principles and methods in working with black families. Practice interventions are examined within a cultural context. Attention will be given to the historical underpinnings that have molded the black experience in America.
PREREQ: SWK 601
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SWK 736 - Evidence-Based Approaches to Mental Health Treatment School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Evidence-based practices within recovery-oriented paradigm for treating individuals with serious mental illness. Focus on assessment, treatment outcomes, and translating research into practice.
PREREQ: SWK 601
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SWK 738 - Core Concepts in Trauma Treatment for Children and Adolescents School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Introduction of core concepts that inform evidence-based assessment and intervention with traumatized children and adolescents. Addresses the level of functioning of primary caregiving environments and assesses capacity of the community to facilitate restorative processes.
PREREQ: SWK 601
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SWK 739 - Applied Neuroscience in the Human Services School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
The course explores key findings in neuroscience and consideration of implications for human service practitioners across disciplines and settings. Enables integration of scientific findings, related controversies, and ethical issues
into approach to practice and policy.
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SWK 740 - Treatment of Complex Trauma with Individuals School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Preparation for clinical practice with individuals who have experienced complex trauma. Current interventions for trauma treatment and factors involved in appropriate treatment selection are addressed.
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SWK 742 - Violence, Bullying, & Trauma: Clinical Perspectives School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Analysis of violence, bullying, harassment, hazing, and traumatic effects that result. A systems theory perspective is applied to organizations and to families. Evidence-based approaches for intervention and remediation are discussed.
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SWK 743 - Advanced Integrated Social Work Practice School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Principles, modalities, techniques of social work practice integrated across micro and mezzo levels. Advanced assessment, intervention and evaluation across systems, in community-based practice, through the context of mental health, child welfare, health, aging.
PREREQ: SWK 601
COREQ: SWK 771
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SWK 754 - Death, Dying, and Terminal Illness School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Death, dying, terminal illness, and coping with trauma and
loss as it impacts the individual, family, and identified social
networks. Social work practice, theory, and ethics
surrounding the dying process. Consideration of companion
animals.
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SWK 761 - Mental Health Policy School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Policies, programs in mental health and developmental disabilities fields. Deinstitutionalization, community-based services. Special mental health issues related to poverty, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation. Policy analysis.
PREREQ: SWK 611
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SWK 763 - Health Care Policy School of Social Work
3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Present organization of health care services, development of government legislation, and regulation. Organization and growth of public and private services and their impact on special populations.
PREREQ: SWK 611
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SWK 765 - Public Policy and Aging School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Identify social policy formulations relevant to the changing lifestyle of the elderly. Implications of such policies for the social institutions and delivery systems serving elderly persons and their families.
PREREQ: SWK 611
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SWK 766 - Seminar in International Social Welfare Policy and Social Work School of Social Work
3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Cross-national comparisons.
PREREQ: SWK 611
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SWK 768 - Family & Child Welfare Policy School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Examines policies, programs affecting three groups of families and children: supportive services for all, target services for those at risk, and intensive interventions to protect children with acute problems. Measurement and political dimensions of policy making analysis.
PREREQ: SWK 611
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SWK 771 - Field Instruction III School of Social Work
3 credit(s) Every semester
Supervised practice experience in social agencies related to student’s concentration choice. No credit will be given for only one semester of field work.
COREQ: SWK 732 OR SWK 743
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SWK 772 - Field Instruction IV School of Social Work
3 credit(s) Every semester
Supervised practice experience in social agencies related to student’s concentration choice. No credit will be given for only one semester of field work.
PREREQ: SWK 771
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SWK 774 - Proposal Writing and Program Development School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Planning, development, and funding of social service programs in both private nonprofit and public settings.
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SWK 775 - Program Evaluation School of Social Work
3 credit(s) Every semester
Evaluation of human service programs reflected in students’ field placements. Evaluability assessment. Program description. Posing evaluation questions. Quantitative and qualitative methods of needs assessment, information management, process evaluation, outcome evaluation, cost analysis, reporting results.
PREREQ: SWK 662
COREQ: SWK 771 OR SWK 772
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SWK 776 - Clinical Practice Evaluation School of Social Work
3 credit(s) Every semester
Evaluation of clinical practice reflected in students’ field placements. Principles of measurement. Single system design. Critical thinking in clinical decision making. Quantitative and qualitative methods of systematic self-evaluation, instrument design, data analysis.
PREREQ: SWK 662
COREQ: SWK 771 OR SWK 772
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SWK 777 - Community Organization and Development School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Theoretical orientations and skills required for social work practice of community economic development in urban and rural settings.
PREREQ: SWK 602
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SWK 778 - Policy Practice and Advocacy School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Social policy analysis, planning and advocacy knowledge, methods and skills applied to social reform and social change in health and welfare arenas.
PREREQ: SWK 602
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SWK 779 - Seminar in Organizational Development and Leadership School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Theories, research, and practice models of organizational development and leadership. How organizations function and personal exploration of the self as change agent. Skills of analysis and synthesis for organizational change in public and nonprofit settings.
PREREQ: SWK 771
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SWK 781 - Alcohol and Other Drugs in Social Work Practice School of Social Work
3 credit(s) At least 1x fall or spring
Crosslisted with: MFT 781
Introduces theory and practice strategies appropriate to understand and address alcohol and other drug problems among clients in various human services settings. Prerequisite does not apply to MFT students.
PREREQ: SWK 601
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SWK 785 - AIDS: Social and Preventive Issues School of Social Work
3 credit(s) Upon sufficient interest
Studies policy and practice issues affecting individuals infected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Examines nature of illness, its psychosocial sequelae, differential impact on ethnic/cultural groups in U.S., and strategies for ethnic sensitive practice.
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SWK 789 - Individualized Reading Program School of Social Work
1-4 credit(s) Every semester
Selected readings in social work and related fields under guidance of appropriate faculty.
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SWK 790 - Independent Study School of Social Work
1-6 credit(s) Every semester
Exploration of a problem, or problems, in depth. Individual independent study upon a plan submitted by the student. Admission by consent of supervising instructor(s) and the department.
Repeatable
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