Courses

This course is the beginning level course that acquaints students with the development of social work as a profession; the philosophy and value base of the profession; a generalist method of social work practice; and the diversity of settings in which generalist social work is practiced. 虽然它会向学生介绍美高梅mgm平台职业的所有十项核心能力, three will be given special attention. Course fee applicable.

This foundation course is designed to provide students with knowledge of human diversity and social and economic justice in our nation and the world. 它的目标是通过提高一个人的文化意识来帮助培养一个文化敏感的专业人士, promoting one’s knowledge acquisition, and assisting in one’s skill development. A goal is for students to complete this course with a better understanding of themselves and of the diverse groups that will be examined. Also listed as SOCS 2050.

This course helps examines the history of U.S. 经济背景下的社会福利政策和项目, political, religious, and social systems. In addition, 本课程探讨社会福利工作潜在的隐含和明确的价值. During this course, students will understand the forms and mechanisms of oppression and discrimination considers social as they engage in the advancement of social and economic justice. 学生还将分析、制定和倡导促进社会福祉的政策. 将注意考虑经济问题, ethical, religious, 和/或个人价值观，因为他们影响和受社会福利的影响. Prerequisite: PSYC 1010.

This course is designed to provide students with knowledge about the complexities of the human experience in relation to various macro systems. The course begins with an orientation to key social systems theories to help students understand dimensions of human behavior in the social environment. Students will then learn to apply social systems theories as they critically think about the macro systems impacting communities, families, and individuals. During this course, students will critically examine how various systems impact individuals from a psycho-social and spiritual perspective. In addition, students will learn about changing locales, populations, scientific and technological developments, and emerging societal trends so that they are equipped to provide leadership in promoting sustainable changes to improve the quality of social services. Assignments are designed to 1) help students assess and integrate multiple sources of information; 2) utilize conceptual frameworks to guide the processes of assessment, intervention, and evaluation; 3) critique and apply knowledge to understand person and environment; and 3) demonstrate effective oral and written communication.

本课程着重于社会政策制定及其分析的基本概念. 它考察社会政策和项目之间的相互作用. Students will be introduced to the analysis of legislation and the legislative process and apply critical thinking to advance social and economic justice. Students will engage in an advocacy project utilizing social work ethical principles as a guide for professional practice. During this course, 将注意了解个人和社会价值观如何影响社会政策. 学生还将研究自己的价值观如何影响他们对社会政策的看法. This course builds on previous learning. Students will be expected to employ their knowledge from the Social Welfare Services course where the historical groundwork was laid for current policy directions. Prerequisite: SOWK 3010.

本课程将通才模式应用于各种社会工作环境中的个人实践. The content covers basic communication skills, treatment planning, 干预技巧可以应用到个人工作中. Self-awareness; professional demeanor in behavior, appearance, and communication; recognizing the impact of diversity; and the skills of engagement, assessment, intervention, 和评价是课程内容的重点. 先决条件:SOWK 1030并完成专业申请.

本课程的主要重点是帮助学生理解生物之间的相互作用, social, 以及人类行为的心理系统, 因为它们会影响从婴儿期到成年后期的寿命. Also, 特别关注具体问题和生活事件, diversity, and theory, 与生命周期的每个阶段有关.

The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with social work practice within diverse family settings. 以早期课程提供的知识基础为基础, 家庭实践将运用五种核心能力和六种可操作的实践行为. In this course, 学生将识别和探索家庭组成, their rules, roles, relationships, and rituals. 他们将接受培训，并对他们的道德工作能力进行评估, think critically, engage sensitively, 在课堂和急诊室创伤模拟实验室进行评估和干预. 前提条件:SOWK 1030并完成专业申请.

The techniques and methods of social work research are introduced and studied through course materials and the completion of an agency-based, group research project. Included are formulating research questions, 理解和实施研究设计, measurement, constructing surveys, writing research reports, dealing with ethical issues, 并分析定量和定性数据. This course prepares the student to understand and implement aspects of Evidence-based Practice in social work settings.

This course includes social work theory, knowledge, and practice with the dynamics of groups, 获得所需的实践技能，为学生在小团体中进行通才水平的社会工作做好准备. The skills of self-awareness; attending to professional roles and boundaries; ethical decision-making; analyzing and applying different practice approaches; effective communication; and the ability to engage, assess, intervene, 和组内评估都是高亮显示的. It includes content on the knowledge, values, and skills to enhance the well-being of people and to aid in the reformation of the environmental conditions that affect people adversely. 前提条件:sok3100或教师许可.

This course concentrates on the history, philosophies, principles, 以及社区组织常见的干预策略, social planning, and administration of social welfare agencies. 案例材料是为了突出在这些实践领域中使用的一些技术. 强调各种形式的宏观实践，以供讨论和学习. During this course, 学生将进行社区需求评估，以参与和评估社区和组织. Students will then initiate a macro intervention project using the knowledge gained from their needs assessment to intervene as change agents in community practice. 学生还将评估他们完成的干预的有效性. Throughout this course, students will utilize critical thinking, engage in research-informed practice, 从一个精神病患者的角度来回应社区环境, social, spiritual perspective. Prerequisite: SOWK 3080.

This capstone course endeavors to assist students to integrate spirituality with the professional social work perspective on helping. 它提供了社会工作价值观和伦理与圣经伦理和教义的比较分析. A major emphasis of this course is placed on helping students to integrate their unique spirituality/worldview with their practice as a social work professional. Emphasis is also placed on ethical decision making; spiritual self-awareness; analysis of models of spiritual assessment; the demonstration of sensitivity, awareness, and understanding of the client’s spirituality; and the ability to engage, assess, intervene, 并在实践中以精神上敏感的方式评估环境.

现场指导是一个监督块放置在实践领域，每周30小时完成, 每周有一天2小时的理论整合研讨课. The seminar will have weekly assignments, designed to facilitate the integration of the program’s core competencies and learning from the classroom and field. 这门课程有特定的作业，结合了学生实习的理论和实地经验. This course addresses the development of the core competencies of social work practice within the field setting. Significant emphasis is placed on the professional roles and boundaries of social work; the importance of difference in providing services to clients; the policy contexts of services; the application of aspects of Evidence-based Practice; the demonstration of effective oral and written communication in working with client systems; understanding and utilizing conceptual frameworks to guide the processes of assessment, intervention, and evaluation; and the function of social workers in the engagement, planning, intervention, and evaluation phases of planned change.