Corequisites: SW 596A or 596C.
Provides knowledge and skills for generalist, multicultural practice with all size systems, from ecological perspective. Implementation of principles, ethics, values, professional relationships, interviewing/communication skills and tasks of the initial, assessment and intervention phases, including examining multicultural differences and expectations.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Reviews key theoretical frameworks (including psychodynamic, bio-psych-social, cognitive, systems, learning and role theories) for their clinical application to assessment, diagnosis and treatment of children and families. Focus is on the impact of poverty and socio-cultural factors in child development.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: SW 503A.
Reviews key theoretical frameworks (including psychodynamic, bio-psycho-social, cognitive, systems, learning and role theories) for clinical application to assessment, diagnosis and treatment of adults and families. Focus is on the impact of poverty and socio-cultural factors in adult development.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Analyzes the historical, economic and political factors underlying the United States social welfare system. The impact of current policies on oppressed groups will be examined.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: SW 500, and 596A or 596C. Corequisite: SW 596B or 596D
Focuses on practice related to interpersonal interaction with children, youth, family and adults. Emphasizes implementation of psychosocial study, assessment and intervention from muticultural perspectives. Cognitive-behavioral, family systems, psychosocial and crisis intervention/brief therapy approaches are examined using an ecological framework.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: SW 500, and 596A. Corequisite: SW 596B
Examination of varied practice strategies in depth. Behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, psychosocial and psychodynamic models viewed in relation to the ecological systems and multicultural perspectives. Focuses on assessment through termination phases of the helping process.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: Senior or graduate status.
Explores disability as a social construct. Examines policies and practices to understand the experience of disability. Includes historical and contemporary perspectives as well as future issues. Emphasis on social and clinical intervention methods as well as programs and resources.
Letter grade only (A-F). Same course as GERN 569 and REC 569. Not open for credit to students with credit in GERN 569 and REC 569.
Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.
Content may vary from semester to semester.
Letter grade only (A-F). Topics will be announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units for majors and 9 units for non-majors with different topics.
Prerequisites: Graduate status.
Introduces the theory and application of clinical interventions with older adults. Within the eco-systems framework and multicultural perspective, emphasis is placed on understanding late-life problems and mental disorders, on developing skills in assessment and diagnosis, and treatment.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Acquisition and application of macro practice skills to community problems. Includes history and methods, relationship between professional values and ethical dimensions of community practice, socio-political determinants of community problems, macro practice theory and models. Implications for culturally diverse, impoverished communities.
Letter grade only (A-F).
An introduction to research methods, including conceptualization of research problems, designs, sampling, measurement, and data collection. The emphases are on building skills for conducting multiculturally focused research and evaluating findings critically.
Not open for credit to students with credit in SW 594. Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: SW 594A.
Continuation of research methods, including qualitative and quantitative data analysis, program evaluation, grant writing, and preparation of reports for dissemination. There are continued emphases on the ability to conduct multiculturally focused research and evaluate findings critically.
Not open for credit to students with credit in SW 550. Letter grade only (A-F).
Corequisite: SW 500.
First of two semesters with supervised practice in social work agency. Develops basic skills with individuals, families, groups and communities, emphasizing multi-cultural practice. Two hours weekly field seminar on campus and 16 hours in agency placement.
Credit/No Credit grading only.
Prerequisites: SW 500, and 596A or 596C. Corequisite: SW 560 or 561
Second of two semesters with supervised practice in social work agency. Develops basic skills with individuals, families, groups and communities, emphasizing multi-cultural practice. Two hours weekly field seminar on campus and 16 hours internship.
Credit/No Credit grading only.
Corequisite: SW 500.
First of two semesters with supervised practice in social work agency. Develops basic skills with individuals, families, groups and communities, emphasizing multi-cultural practice. Two hours weekly field seminar on campus and 36 hours in internship.
Credit/No Credit grading
Prerequisites: SW 500, and 596A or 596C. Corequisite: SW 560 or 561
Second of two semesters with supervised practice in social work agency. Develops basic skills with individuals, families, groups and communities, emphasizing multi-cultural practice. Two hours weekly field seminar on campus and 36 hours internship.
Credit/No Credit grading only.
Prerequisites: Consent of Department and instructor.
Independent study of special topics under supervision of a faculty member.
May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units. Letter grade only (A-F).
Focuses on a broad-based selection of demographic, psychological and social issues concerned with the older person and their families. Topics will be described and analyzed from preventive, clinical and cross-cultural perspectives.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: SW 503A
Child protective policies and practices, including adoption, family preservation, family foster care, kinship care, group/residential care, independent living, risk assessment. Accomplishments and controversies in service delivery, integrating multi-cultural practice and federally mandated outcomes related to child safety, well-being and permanency.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: SW 560. Corequisite: SW 680A or 680C.
Teaching of advanced specialized skills needed to work with groups, emphasizing work with children, youth, and families. Focuses on clinical work with groups with special emphasis on eco-systems and multi-cultural perspectives.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: SW 561. Corequisite: SW 680A.
Teaching of advanced specialized skills needed to work with groups, emphasizing work with older adults and families. Focuses on clinical work with groups with special emphasis on ecosystems and multi-cultural perspectives.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Legal aspects concerning children, the family, and aged, abortion and illegitimacy issues, right to treatment, mental health commitment procedures, rights of the elderly, children’s rights, marriage, and divorce are covered. Legal research and resources, legal reasoning, and understanding of court systems.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Awareness of prevalence of alcoholism and drug abuse and significance for clinical social work practice. Dynamics and treatment issues will be explored.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Social work practice in school-community-pupil relations. Attention to the school as a social institution. Services in schools as a specialized field of social work practice; models of practice; social work roles; and target groups of children.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: SW 500; 560 or 561; 596A or C, 596B or D, 660 or 661. Corequisite: 680B or 680D.
Examines foundation for organizational leadership and problem solving, using theories of organizational behavior and management. Frameworks for governance, planning, monitoring, information management, human resources, fiscal responsibility, quality assurance, and community relations. Integration of multi-cultural and gender issues.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Reviews the major theoretical approaches to social work treatment to teach specific clinical interventions. Students are trained to skillfully and therapeutically intervene with a variety of diagnostic categories. Outcome research will be reviewed and evaluated.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: SW 503A
This course provides an overview of psychological, cultural and professional perspectives related to death and bereavement across the life span. Emotional impact of loss and coping strategies used to promote healing are explored.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Reviews the changing roles of social work in mental health, the influence of new psychosocial theories on the treatment of clients. Focus on social, economic and cultural factors as they affect social work in mental health.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: SW 500, 560 or 561, 596A/C, 596B/D. Corequisite: SW 660 or 661.
First of two semesters with supervised practice in social work agency. Focus on advanced direct practice skills and administrative program development with emphasis on multi-cultural practice.
Two hours bi-weekly in field seminar and 16 hours in agency placement. Credit/No Credit grading only.
Prerequisites: SW 500, 560 or 561, 596A/C, 596B/D, 680A/C, 660 or 661. Corequisite: SW 670.
Second of two semesters with supervised practice in social work agency. Focus on advanced direct practice skills and administrative program development emphasizing multi-cultural practice. Two hours bi-weekly field seminar and 16 hours agency. Preparation for entering professional employment.
Credit/No Credit grading only.
Prerequisites: SW 500, 560 or 561, 596A/C, 596B/D. Corequisite: SW 660 or 661.
First of two semesters with supervised practice in social work agency. Focus on advanced direct practice skills and administrative program development with emphasis on multi-cultural practice. Two hours bi-weekly in field seminar and 36 hours in agency placement.
Credit/No Credit grading only.
Prerequisites: SW 500, 560 or 561, 596A or 596C, 596B or 596D, 680C, 660 or 661.
Second of two semesters with supervised practice in social work agency. Focus on advanced direct practice skills and administrative program development emphasizing multi-cultural practice. Two hours bi-weekly field seminar and 36 hours agency. Preparation for entering professional employment.
Credit/No Credit grading only.
Prerequisite: SW 505.
Designed to provide students with an advanced understanding of key issues, concepts, and skills associated with policy analysis, the development of policy alternatives, and political action on behalf of families and children in contemporary American society.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: SW 505
Provides students with an advanced understanding of key issues, concepts, and skills associated with policy analysis, the development of policy alternatives, and political action on behalf of older adults and their families in contemporary American society.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Covers the methodologies used in brief and/or time limited psychotherapy. Reviews the major forms of time-limited clinical treatment. Reviews the ethnic, gender and other-sensitivity issues related to the use of brief treatment and the empirical research on this treatment approach.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: Consent of Department.
Topics of special interest in social work selected for intensive study. Topics will be announced in the Schedule of Classes each semester.
Letter grade only (A-F). May be repeated to a maximum of 6 units with different topics.
Designed to help the social work student examine conflict and violence, their own and others’ responses to conflict situations on the intrapersonal, interpersonal and community levels, and to learn to deal with conflict in a productive, non-violent manner.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: SW 503A
This course examines issues pertaining to spiritually sensitive social work practice. The rich and diverse forms of spiritual expressions and religious and philosophical ideologies that may be espoused by clients are explored.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisite: SW 592.
Integrates knowledge of cross-cultural practice, human behavior and research in identifying solutions to social problems. Builds on analysis from Community Projects I. Utilizing planning, program development and program implementation skills/techniques, students develop, implement and evaluate impact of a specific intervention.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: SW 594A, 594B. Completion of 30 MSW units with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, and advancement to candidacy.
Under the direction of the Thesis/Project Adviser, the student completes a thesis/project proposal, instruments and IRB protocol (if applicable), and drafts literature review.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: SW 594A, 594B. Completion of 30 MSW units with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0, and advancement to candidacy.
Under the direction of the Thesis/Project Adviser, the student completes a thesis/project proposal, instruments and IRB protocol (if applicable), and drafts literature review.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: Completion of SW 698A or 698B.
Finalization of literature review and completion of remaining chapters (typically, introduction, methodology, results, discussion and implications) of thesis/project.
Letter grade only (A-F).
Prerequisites: Completion of SW 698B.
Finalization of literature review and completion of remaining chapters (typically, introduction, methodology, results, discussion and implications) of thesis/project.
Letter grade only (A-F).
