Course Descriptions In Social Work (SW)
SW 230 3-0-3 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL WORK
Introductory course dealing with a systematic survey of the historical development of social work from “charity” to definite principles and theories.
SW 300-3-0-3 CHILD ADVOCACY STUDIES This course will cover the history and issues of child maltreatment and child advocacy in the United States and around the world.
SW 302 3-0-3 BASIC ISSUES IN MENTAL HEALTH
This course will examine basic issues in the mental health service delivery system. Emphasis will be placed on client rights, mental health laws, goals of mental health systems, and areas of specialization.
SW 319 3-0-3 HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT I
Provides the student with current research and knowledge of relationships among human biological, social social, psychological, and cultural systems as they affect or are affected by human behavior. Pre-requisite : SW 230; Co-requisite: SW 351
SW 320 3-0-3 HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT II
This course uses the person-in-environment focus as it explores relevant issues in life-span development. Pre-requisite : SW 319; Co-requisite: SW 352
SW 346 3-0-3 SOCIAL WORK FOR THE AGING
Provides a systematics study of social work approaches to providing services to the aging; current policies, services, and models of practice. Pre-requisite : SW 230 or Non-majors : SY 235 or PH 132
SW 348 3-0-3 CHILD WELFARE
This course provides an evaluation of current development in programs for meeting the needs of children. Pre-requisite : SW 230 or Non-majors: SY 235 or PH 132
SW 349 3-0-3 CHILD WELFARE WORKER AND COURT
This course explores the skills and techniques utilized by social workers who must gather evidence and provide testimony in areas of child abuse and neglect. Pre-requisite : SW 230 and SW 319.
SW 351 3-0-3 SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE I
This course focuses on problem solving techniques and strategies in case work, group work, and community organization. Pre-requisite : SW 230.
SW 352 3-0-3 SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE II
Stress on specific therapy techniques used in one-to-one counseling and group therapy. Pre-requisite: SW 351.
SW 360 3-0-3 COMMUNITY SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE
Introduce students to basic knowledge and skills for stimulating and assisting communities to evaluate, plan and coordinate its efforts to provide for its health, wellness, and recreational needs. Pre-requisite : SW 351 and SW 352.
SW 362 3-0-3 SKILLS IN INTERVIEWING
This course is designed to help individuals develop skills in conducting a social history, a diagnostic interview and a therapeutic interview. Pre-requisite : SW 230 or SW 351.
SW 365 3-0-3 CULTURAL DIVERSITY
This course prepares students to understand and appreciate client cultural systems, the nature of cultural identity, group membership access to resources, strategies to combat discrimination, oppression and economic deprivation and to promote social and economic justice. The focus of the course is to present human diversity and population-at-risk content for the academic curriculum at the undergraduate level of social work. Pre-requisite : SW 230 or Non-majors: SY 235 or PH 132
SW 367 3-0-3 DRUGS, ALCOHOL AND SOCIETY
This course focuses on the major issues involved in the prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of substance misuse and abuse in society. Pre-requisite : SW 230 or Non-majors : SY 235 or PH 132
SW 375 3-0-3 RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL WORK
This course is designed to introduce students to Social Work values, the research process, problem formulation and conceptualization, measurement, research design and inference, single subject design and practice evaluation, sampling, alternative data gathering techniques and analyses, and uses of research in social work. Pre-requisite : SW 230 or SY 235.
SW 397 3-0-3 ETHICS AND THE SOCIAL WORK PROFESSION
This course focuses on the moral imagination of social work students, and prepare them for competent and compassionate ethical practice as social work professionals . Pre-requisite : SW 230/junior status or Non-majors : SY 235 or PH 132
SW 405 3-0-3 SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY AND SERVICES
A policy course that introduces students to basic problems of economic insecurity and social welfare in our society with special references to low-income and minorities. Pre-requisite : SW 230, junior status.
SW 408 3-0-3 MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY
This course is designed to provide an understanding of the origin, foundations and functions of marriage and the family, as well as insights into significant factors influencing the processes and trends in courtship, companionship, marriage and family patterns. Pre-requisite : SW 230 or Non-majors : SY 235 or PH 132
SW 409 3-0-3 MENTAL HEALTH SEMINAR
This course is an interdisciplinary seminar on mental Health. It is designed to prepare students for entry level professional practice by providing a knowledge base for working with the mentally ill. Attention is given to analysis of theories, methods and techniques for practice. Also addressed are contemporary mental health and professional ethics. Pre-requisite s: SW 230 or SW 302 or Non-majors : SY 235 or PH 132
SW 412 3-0-3 CASE MANAGEMENT
This course introduces students to skills and techniques for developing, implementing, and monitoring a social service plan to meet the needs of various client populations. Pre-requisite : SW 352
SW 419 3-0-3 SOCIAL WORK IN CORRECTIONS
This course is designed to prepare social work students for practice in the criminal justice system. The course presents an overview of the criminal justice system while exploring the network of systems which comprise it. Pre-requisite SW 230 or Non-majors : SY 235 or PH 132
SW 429 3-0-3 SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH BLACK FAMILY
This course provides a framework for understanding the needs of black families and identifies culturally relevant approaches. Pre-requisite SW 230 and SY 235.
SW 448 3-0-3 SPECIAL TOPICS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT IN SW
This course prepares students for generalist social work practice by focusing on the integration and application of social work knowledge, skills, values and ethics. Pre-requisite : SW 230, SW 352 and Junior/senior status.
SW 473 6-0-6 SOCIAL WORK INTERNSHIP
The Social Work internship provides a supervised field placement with an approved public or private entity. Pre-requisite : senior status and permission of the instructor. Graduating Senior Only. Co-requisite: SW 475
SW 475 3-0-3 SOCIAL WORK FIELD PRACTICE SEMINAR
Field Practice Seminar provides a forum for the discussion of the integration of the of the BSW foundation courses into the students’ practice in the field. Pre-requisite : senior status and permission of the instructor. Approval for Internship and Graduating Senior. Co-Requisite : SW 473