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2017-2018 School of Graduate Studies Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Graduate Courses

 
  

  • SPN 750 - Introduction to Spanish Linguistics and Sociolinguistics

    3 Credit(s) A linguistic and sociolinguistic introduction to Spanish for Spanish and bilingual teachers. The course examines several areas of the linguistic structure of Spanish, in particular the sound system and the vocabulary, as well as language variation in context and communication norms. The course reviews the history of the language and its different modern-day dialects and varieties. Finally, it looks at Spanish in its societal and political context, particularly as it applies to Hispanics in the US. In English and Spanish. Uses a newsgroup as online enhancement to classroom discussion.
    Prerequisite: Immediate to advanced knowledge of Spanish is required.
  

  • SPN 751 - Methods, Techniques and Strategies for Teaching Spanish (P-6)

    3 Credit(s) The class will survey the history and theory of foreign language teaching at the elementary level. A thorough review of National Standards, the Massachusetts Frameworks and ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines will be conducted. Topics researched and practiced include teaching resources, curriculum development, unit planning, classroom management, testing and assessment, and the use of technology in teaching Spanish at the elementary level. The course includes a 45 hours pre-practicum experience at an area elementary school and is conducted in Spanish.
  

  • SPN 752 - Methods, Techniques and Strategies for Teaching Spanish (5-12)

    3 Credit(s) This course will explore methods and strategies of teaching Spanish at the secondary level. Topics examined include trends and issues related to the teaching of Spanish, innovations, teaching resources, curriculum development, unit and lesson planning, classroom practice and management, testing and assessment, and the role of technology in teaching. A thorough review of National Standards, the Massachusetts Frameworks and the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines will be conducted. The course includes a 45 hours pre-practicum experience at an area middle or secondary school and is conducted in Spanish.
  

  • SPN 761 - Research in Teaching Spanish (Pre K-6)

    3 Credit(s) This course provides students with practical experience in the utilization of various resources to create, organize, and assess Spanish instruction at the Pre-K through sixth grade level. Students will develop an action research project. Designed for those students seeking professional licensure and the graduate degree, MAT in Spanish. Students must have completed the majority of professional level education courses in the program of studies.
    Prerequisite: Students must have initial licensure in Spanish.
  

  • SPN 762 - Research in Teaching Spanish (5-12)

    3 Credit(s) This course provides students with practical experience in the utilization of various resources to create, organize, and assess Spanish instruction at the fifth through twelfth grade level. Students will develop an action research project. Designed for those students seeking professional licensure and the graduate degrees, MAT in Spanish. Students must have completed the majority of professional level education courses in the program of studies.
    Prerequisite: Students must have initial licensure in Spanish.
  

  • SPN 816 - Hispano-American Literature I

    3 Credit(s) A systematic study of the important literary movements of Spanish America from its beginnings during colonial days to the end of the 19th century. Special attention is given to the influence of geography, time and place. Discussions, lectures, readings, examinations and term paper in Spanish.
  

  • SPN 900 - Graduate Research Monograph

    3 Credit(s) Students will identify a research topic and develop it under the guidance of the instructor. The topic will be related to the teaching of the Spanish language or to the teaching of some aspect of Spanish-language literature, linguistics or Hispanic cultures. Regular group meetings will provide the student with the guidance and resources to complete the research project, as well as the benefit of peer support. Students will present their research at the Graduate Research Symposium and/or another venue. Students must have completed all other courses in the MAT or M.Ed. in Spanish. The course is conducted and written in Spanish.
    Prerequisite: Advanced Low ACTFL proficiency level.
  

  • SWK 700 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment

    3 Credit(s) This Human Behavior and Social Environment (HBSE) course provides a theoretical and conceptual foundation for understanding the behavior and development of individuals, families, and small groups. The course aims to expand and deepen student’s knowledge of the complex interplay of biological, psychological, social, cultural, and environmental forces in the development and functioning of micro systems.
    Prerequisites:     Admission to MSW Program or permission of Instructor and MSW Program Coordinator.
  

  • SWK 703 - Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Social Work and Social Welfare Policy

    3 Credit(s) This course will provide a basis for the student’s formulation and analysis of social welfare policy and services, with special emphasis on the differential impacts these policies and services have on vulnerable populations. This course will familiarize the student with key principles of social policy analysis and engage him or her in the processes involved in policy making, implementation, and evaluation. These skills will enable the student to become a knowledgeable critic and formulator of improved social welfare programs at the national level and within the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
    Prerequisites:  Admission to MSW program or permission of MSW instructor and MSW coordinator.
  

  • SWK 704 - Assessment & Intervention with Individuals, Families & Groups I

    3 Credit(s) This course represents the first of two consecutive “foundation year” practice courses. The course is structured around the phases of the helping process which include: engagement, assessment, contracting, intervention, evaluation and termination. The course begins by delineating the central, unifying theoretical perspectives used to guide social work practice which includes generalist, strengths and ecological perspectives. The course also explores and integrates the values and ethics of the social work profession.
    Pre-requisites: Admission to MSW program or permission of instructor and MSW program coordinator.
  

  • SWK 705 - Assessment & Intervention with Individuals, Families, and Groups Part ll

    3 Credit(s) This practice course represents the second of two “foundation year” practice semesters. This semester has an emphasis on couple, family, and group systems. Knowledge and skills gained from the first of the two sequence course are transferable and integrated into course sessions. Utilizing a variety of theoretical approaches, students will be able to shape assessments and interventions that are client centered. The course concludes by addressing the process of becoming a professional social worker.
    Prerequisites:   or permission of Instructor and MSW Program Coordinator.
  

  • SWK 706 - Community Practice and Social Change

    3 Credit(s) This course is designed to build on generalist practice themes. It presents an examination and application of the role of the social worker engaged in social change through community organization and planning. The problem-solving model of social work practice is applied to the assessment and intervention challenges on the community level with particular attention to issues of diversity and the realization of client and citizen empowerment. Three lecture hours.
     
  

  • SWK 707 - Research for Social Work Practice

    3 Credit(s) This course will enable students to develop basic competencies in the integrated use of research in social work. Students will learn to interpret qualitative and quantitative research, conduct a literature review, understand the nature of evidence-based practice debates in social work practice arenas and develop a research proposal.
    Prerequisite or co-requisite:  
  

  • SWK 714 - Introduction to Interprofessional Practice in Health Care Systems

    3 Credit(s) This course is designed to introduce students to the principles and strategies of interprofessional practice in contemporary health care systems. The course curricula are designed to advance students’ competent practice in interprofessional health care delivery. The course is open to matriculated graduate students in nursing, occupational therapy, and social work as well as to non-matriculated students who hold a baccalaureate degree in one of these disciplines and whose undergraduate GPA is 3.0 or better.
  

  • SWK 715 - Human Diversity and Social Work Practice

    3 Credit(s) This course examines how diversity characterizes and shapes the human experience, contributes to identity formation, and the extent to which social structures and values may create systems which marginalize and oppress particular groups while enhancing other groups’ privilege and power. Diversity is examined through social construction and intersectionality frameworks that acknowledge the multiple dimensions of diversity related to age, class, color, culture, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity and expression, immigration status, race, religion, sex, and sexual orientation.
    Prerequisite or co-requisite:  
  

  • SWK 717 - Forensic Social Work Advocacy and Case Management

    3 Credit(s) This course introduces the professional arena of forensic social work at the intersection of social work and the legal system in the United States. Students are exposed to innovative practice and advocacy solutions that address the psychosocial determinants of health, well-being and legal/justice involvement. Course participants will increase their knowledge, values, and specific skills for collaborative interdisciplinary work with forensic populations in diverse practice settings, including protective services, the courts, and corrections. Three lecture hours per week.

    Pre-requisite:  SWK 700  
  

  • SWK 721 - Field Education I and Integrated Seminar I

    3 Credit(s) The foundation year graduate field education placement and seminar provides an opportunity for the foundation year graduate student in field practice to integrate theoretical constructs and information gained in the classroom with the experiential component gained in the field setting. Seminars are led by the student’s faculty field liaison and meet once a month. The intent is to operationalize the generalist approach to practice through the living laboratory of field education and to further the development of a reflective professional social work identity.
    Prerequisite     or co-requisite:  SWK 705  
  

  • SWK 722 - Field Education II and Integrated Seminar II

    3 Credit(s) The foundation year graduate field education placement and seminar provides an opportunity for the foundation year graduate student in field practice to integrate theoretical constructs and information gained in the classroom with the experiential component gained in the field setting. Seminars are led by the student’s faculty field liaison and meet once a month. The intent is to operationalize the generalist approach to practice through the living laboratory of field education and to further the development of a reflective professional social work identity.
    Prerequisite:  
    Prerequisite or co-requisite:  SWK 706 .
  

  • SWK 735 - Assessment of Psychosocial Pathology

    3 Credit(s) The Assessment of Psychosocial Pathology course focuses on the methods and criteria used in making differential decisions about mental health diagnoses, introducing students to the application of the DSM V. Students will also be introduced to a competency based model of assessment taking into account the social, biological, psychological and strengths of individuals. Ethical issues and limitations related to current diagnostic systems will be discussed. Three lecture hours.

    Pre-requisites:

      and SWK 704  

    Co-requisite: SWK 705  
  

  • SWK 760 - Social Work Practice with Immigrant and Refugee Families: Issues, Challenges, and Resiliency

    3 Credit(s) This course will provide graduate students with knowledge and skills in working with immigrant and refugee individuals, families, groups, and communities in the United States in a variety of human service settings. This course includes an introduction to the historical, social, and psychological processes that impact upon immigrant and refugee children, individuals, and families. The impact of immigration and processes of socialization, acculturation, and assimilation on parenting and children will be explored.
    Pre-requisite:   or by instructor permission
  

  • SWK 796 - Seminar: Human Behavior and the Social Environment

    3 Credit(s) This HBSE/Practice Summer Seminar is designed specifically for Advanced Standing students in order to review and synthesize concepts, theories, and practice methods pertinent to a generalist social work perspective. This course is to be taken in sequence followed by SWK 797 . The seminars incorporate conceptual understanding and practice principles for social work practice with individuals, families, small groups, and communities. The goal is to prepare students for the MSW Program’s Advanced Generalist Concentration Curriculum.
    Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW Advanced Standing Program
  

  • SWK 797 - Seminar: Social Work Practice

    3 Credit(s) This HBSE/Practice Summer Seminar is designed specifically for Advanced Standing students in order to review and synthesize concepts, theories, and practice methods pertinent to a generalist social work perspective. This course is to be taken following SWK 796 . The seminars incorporate conceptual understanding and practice principles for social work practice with individuals, families, small groups, and communities. The goal is to prepare students for the MSW Program’s Advanced Generalist Concentration Curriculum.
    Prerequisite: SWK 796  
  

  • SWK 798 - Advanced Standing Field Education I and Integrated Seminar I

    3 Credit(s) This course provides the Advanced Standing student an opportunity to integrate classroom learning with experiential component. Seminars meet for 3 hours during alternate weeks of the Summer Sessions. Concomitantly, students are in experienced field learning centers for 16 hours weekly under the supervision of experienced Field Instructors. Seminars provide additional integration of course work and practice experiences and enhance student’s knowledge and skill base through peer challenge, presentation, and sharing experiences.
    Prerequisite or co-requisite:  
  

  • SWK 799 - Advanced Standing Field Education II and Integrated Seminar II

    3 Credit(s) This course provides the Advanced Standing student an opportunity to integrate classroom learning with experiential component. Seminars meet for 3 hours during alternate weeks of the Summer Sessions. Concomitantly, students are in experienced field learning centers for 16 hours weekly under the supervision of experienced Field Instructors. Seminars provide additional integration of course work and practice experiences and enhance student’s knowledge and skill base through peer challenge, presentation, and sharing experiences.
    Prerequisite or co-requisite: SWK 797  

     
  

  • SWK 802 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment: Health & Mental Health

    3 Credit(s) This course promotes a holistic orientation to the assessment and understanding of the complexity of bio-psychosocial human functioning in cultural contexts, and explores the diverse array of possible interventions. The course is designed to enable students to research and critically analyze the existing knowledge base in the health and mental health fields, and to apply their understanding to social work assessment and intervention.
    Prerequisites:     SWK 722  or SWK 797 .
  

  • SWK 804 - Human Behavior Theory in Child and Family Services

    3 Credit(s) Human Behavior Theory in Child and Family Services is designed to deepen and extend students’ knowledge of biological, psychological, relational, cultural, economic and social dynamics that influence individual and family development, and risk and resilience among children and families.
    Prerequisites: SWK 722  or SWK 797 

  

  • SWK 808 - Human Behavior Theory: Older Adults and End-of-Life Care

    3 Credit(s) This course is designed to familiarize students with the biological, social and psychological aspects of the aging process, life threatening illness, death, grief, and bereavement. It seeks to integrate knowledge from various phases of the field of gerontology and end-of-life care in order to create an understanding of the relationship between the internal and external forces experienced in the process of aging and end-of-life over the life cycle and across cultural contexts. 
    Prerequisite: SWK 722  or SWK 797 
  

  • SWK 810 - Advanced Clinical Assessment and Intervention

    3 Credit(s) Students are expected to develop advanced practice skills for the disciplined use of various paradigms for direct clinical intervention with individuals and families. They are challenged to develop the capacity to appropriately choose and implement the major practice frameworks available to them as they address the needs of vulnerable groups. Students learn to empirically base their practice by evaluating their direct practice activities.
    Prerequisite: SWK 722  or SWK 797 
  

  • SWK 818A - Intregrated Practice and Theory for Adults and Families I

    3 Credit(s) Students will master various conceptual and practice frameworks informing ideas of health and wellness, including selected public health concepts such as the epidemiology, and social determinants of representative physical and mental health conditions. Students will develop and differentially apply advanced practice skills in assessment and intervention with individuals and families based on the conceptual models learned. Students will also learn to assess in an ongoing fashion the effectiveness of their direct practice and adjust interventions accordingly. Three lecture hours per week.
  

  • SWK 818B - Integrated Practice and Theory for Adults and Families II

    3 Credit(s) Concepts and skills introduced in SWK 818A  are deepened. Students will demonstrate increasing levels of critical thinking to the subject matter, resulting in an advanced, disciplined use of self, and of the various paradigms available for direct clinical interventions. How policy intersects with and shapes access and  treatment of health conditions is discussed. Students become familiar with inter-professional practice in various healthcare settings, and learn how to maximize working collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams. Three lecture hours per week.

    Pre-requisite: SWK 818A  
  

  • SWK 819A - Integrated Practice and Theory for Children and Families I

    3 Credit(s) This course is the first of a year-long course designed to prepare students for practice with children and families in community-based settings. The course incorporates curricula on child development with practice models for specific developmental periods. The course emphasizes the development and measurement of competencies required in integrated care settings. where knowledge, skills, values, and cognitive as well as affective processes specific to addressing the transactional relationship between behavioral and physical health are critical.

    Pre-requisite:  SWK 722  
  

  • SWK 819B - Integrated Practice and Theory for Adolescents and Families II

    3 Credit(s) This course is the second of a year-long course designed to prepare students for practice with children, adolescents and families in community-based settings. The course incorporates curricula on adolescent and family development along with specific practice models. The course emphasizes the development and measurement of competencies required in integrated care settings where knowledge, skills, values, and cognitive as well as affective processes specific to addressing the transactional relationship between behavioral and physical health are critical. 3 lecture hours.

    Pre-requisite:  SWK819A
  

  • SWK 820 - Agency Management and Leadership Practice

    3 Credit(s) This course is designed to prepare advanced generalist practitioners to assume middle management leadership positions and engage in the facilitation of change in contemporary human service practice. It provides an introduction to the processes and practices involved in program development, organizational management, program advocacy, and sound administrative social work practice. It extends student competence in the differential selection of group process, organizational analysis, and change models that address the strengths in organizations and agencies.
    Prerequisite: SWK 810 
  

  • SWK 821R - Social Work Intervention with Families

    3 Credit(s) This course builds upon the knowledge and skills acquired in social work practice, human behavior and field courses regarding family functioning and interventive approaches. It addresses a broad range of interventions designed to assist families through therapeutic, supportive, educational and skill-building methods, and to link families with needed resources.
    Prerequisites:     Admission to the MSW Program or permission of the instructor and MSW Program Coordinator.
  

  • SWK 822 - Social Work and Spirituality

    3 Credit(s) This course explores the multifaceted relationships between social work practice and the spirituality of clients, workers, and their surrounding social systems. It aims to provide a framework for the clarification of the students’ values, their continuing acquisition of knowledge of diverse religious and spiritual traditions, as well as skills in applying these values and the relevant knowledge on behalf of their clients in a spiritually-sensitive manner.
    Prerequisite or co-requisite:   or SWK 797 
  

  • SWK 833 - Child, Youth and Family Policy

    3 Credit(s) Building on policy analysis skills acquired in previous two policy courses, this course prepares students for generalist practice in child, youth and family welfare by deepening the student’s substantive knowledge of the relevant service systems, the challenges of policy implementation and by providing preparation for participation in the policy-making process through legislative and/or administrative advocacy.
    Prerequisite:   
  

  • SWK 835R - Social Work and the Law

    3 Credit(s) This course provides a basic understanding of the roles of the different branches of government in making and interpreting law. The role of the courts and their importance in substantive areas of social work practice are examined. The role of social workers in the legal system is studied.
    Prerequisites:     Admission to the MSW Program or permission of the Instructor and MSW Program Coordinator.
  

  • SWK 838 - Health and Behavioral Health Policy in Child, Youth and Family Services

    3 Credit(s) Building on policy analysis skills acquired in the introductory policy course, this course prepares students for practice in child, youth and family welfare by deepening the student’s substantive knowledge of health, mental health, and related policies and services. Students engage in policy implementation analysis and evaluation and learn how to participate in the policy-making process through legislative advocacy. Three lecture hours per week.

    Pre-requisites:  SWK 722 , or SWK 797 .
  

  • SWK 840 - Health and Behavioral Health Policy in Disability Services

    3 Credit(s) Building on policy analysis skills acquired in the introductory policy course, this course prepares students for practice with people in various disability settings by deepening the student’s substantive knowledge of health, mental health, substance abuse, and related disability policies and services. Students engage in policy implementation analysis and evaluation and learn how to participate in the policy-making process through legislative advocacy. Three lecture hours per week.

    Pre-requisites:  SWK 722  or SWK 797 .
  

  • SWK 841 - Field Education III and Integrated Seminar III

    4 Credit(s) Concentration year field education and integrated seminars are geared to the advanced development of social work knowledge, values and skills to a specialized area of advanced generalist practice. Academic theory mastered in the foundation year and contained in concomitant courses in Practice, Human Behavior and Policy is reinforced and further integrated. The goal of both semesters is to provide practicum experiences where students have the opportunity to develop, reinforce, and refine competencies through performance.
    Prerequisite or co-requisite:  SWK 810  
  

  • SWK 842 - Field Education IV and Integrated Seminar IV

    4 Credit(s) Concentration year field education and integrated seminars are geared to the advanced development of social work knowledge, values and skills to a specialized area of advanced generalist practice. Academic theory mastered in the foundation year and contained in concomitant courses in Practice, Human Behavior and Policy is reinforced and further integrated. The goal of both semesters is to provide practicum experiences where students have the opportunity to develop, reinforce, and refine competencies through performance.
    Prerequisite or co-requisite:      SWK 820   
  

  • SWK 844 - Death, Dying, Grief, & Bereavement Across the Life Span

    3 Credit(s) This survey course explores death, dying, life and living, from student and client perspectives. The material focuses on illness, care giving, the dying process, and grief and bereavement across the life span. In addition, the impact of gender, culture, religion, etc. on the topics is considered. Finally, we examine the characteristics that allow us to survive if not thrive in the face of life’s traumas and tragic events. You may not take this course if you have already taken  
  

  • SWK 845 - Adult Mental Health Policy and Services

    3 Credit(s) After a review of the historical background, current mental health policies and trends will be discussed, with a focus on Massachusetts state and local systems. General frameworks for mental health programming including various preventive strategies and methods of financing and administering these programs will be studied. Three lecture hours.
    Prerequisite: SWK 722  or SWK 797  
  

  • SWK 846 - Health and Behavioral Health Policy and Services

    3 Credit(s) Building on policy analysis skills acquired in the introductory policy course, this course prepares students for practice in health care by deepening the student’s substantive knowledge of policies and services. Students engage in policy implementation analysis and evaluation and learn how to participate in the policy-making process through legislative advocacy. Three lecture hours per week.

    Pre-requisites:  SWK 722  or SWK 797  
  

  • SWK 847 - School Social Work: Policy and Practice

    3 Credit(s) This course prepares students to apply social work knowledge and skills in school settings through prevention, assessment, intervention and evaluation from an ecological, multilevel approach focused on students, families, and the interprofessional practice in schools and communities. Three lecture hours per week.

    Pre-requisites: SWK 704  and SWK 705 . Required for students for SWK/SAC licensure.
  

  • SWK 850R - Selected Topics: Children and Family Services

    3 Credit(s) This course is designed to provide increased knowledge, skills, and competencies for work within the field of children and families. Topics vary according to students’ interests and faculty expertise.
    Prerequisites: Admission to MSW Program or permission of Instructor and MSW Program Coordinator.
  

  • SWK 854 - Policies and Services for Older Adults and End-of-Life Care

    3 Credit(s) Building on policy analysis skills acquired in the introductory policy course, this course prepares students for practice in the older adult and end-of-life service arenas by deepening the student’s substantive knowledge of health, mental health and related policies and services. Students engage in policy implementation analysis and evaluation and learn how to participate in the policy-making process through legislative advocacy.
    Pre-requisite:  SWK 703, SWK 722, SWK797. 3 lecture hours per week.
  

  • SWK 855 - Designing Social Work Research

    3 Credit(s) This course is the first half of a year-long applied research course during which students design a research project. Students will select a research topic, review relevant literature, construct data collection instruments or processes, prepare a research proposal and obtain approval from the relevant Institutional Review Board/s.
    Prerequisite: SWK 722  or SWK 797  or waiver examination.
  

  • SWK 856 - Conducting Social Work Research

    3 Credit(s) This course is the second half of a year applied research course during which students conduct a research project. Students will collect data, analyze data using appropriate computer technology, submit a formal final paper and present their findings to the University community.
    Prerequisite: SWK 855 
  

  • SWK 859 - Political Action and Health Care Advocacy for Social Workers

    3 Credit(s) This elective course in political action and legislative advocacy contains both classroom and experiential components, including three classes at Salem State University and an intensive week of study in Washington, D.C. The course focuses on a selected public health care policy or program which is known to respond to the critical health care needs of at-risk populations.
    Prerequisites: SWK 702 & SWK 703 . Course instructor will determine eligibility in consultation with Program Coordinator.
  

  • SWK 860R - Selected Topics: Health/Mental Health Services

    3 Credit(s) This course is designed to provide increased knowledge, skills, and competencies for work within the field of health and mental health. Topics vary according to students’ interests and faculty expertise.
    Prerequisites:   or SWK 797  or permission of the Instructor and MSW Program Coordinator.
  

  • SWK 861 - Social Work With Groups

    3 Credit(s) This course provides an overview of social work’s pioneering role in the early development of the theory and practice of social group work with diverse populations. The focus will be on the common aspects of all groups - e.g. leadership, stages of group development and group dynamics with an emphasis on a generalist perspective.
    Prerequisites:   or SWK 797  or permission of the Instructor and MSW Program Coordinator.
  

  • SWK 862R - Substance Abuse

    3 Credit(s) This course provides students with both macro and micro understanding of the phenomena of abuse of alcohol and other drugs nationally. The course emphasizes a complex systemic view of substance use and treatment which is grounded in the available addictions research, and consistent with a bio-psycho-social view of social work practice.
    Prerequisites:     Admission to MSW Program or permission of Instructor and MSW Program Coordinator.
  

  • SWK 863N - Aids and Social Work

    3 Credit(s) This course provides a framework for understanding the impact of the AIDS epidemic upon clinical social work practice and public health policy. The global epidemiology of AIDS, its modes of transmission, and the shifting demographic trends will be examined. Special emphasis will be on the biopsychosocial needs of those groups who have been most affected by AIDS: gay men, IV drug users, black and Hispanic men, women and children.
    Prerequisites: Admission to the MSW Program or permission of Instructor and MSW Program Coordinator.
  

  • SWK 864 - Short-Term Models and Brief Interventions

    3 Credit(s) This course is designed to supplement direct practice content. Students explore assessment and diagnostic concerns related to short-term practice models with adults, families and children. Course focuses on crisis intervention, cognitive-behavioral, brief couples and family intervention, and psychodynamic models.
    Prerequisites: SWK 705  or SWK 797  or permission of Instructor and MSW Program Coordinator.
  

  • SWK 865 - Psychological Trauma: Assessment and Intervention in Social Work Practice

    3 Credit(s) This elective will focus on the assessment, intervention and prevention of maladaptive responses of children, adolescents and adults who have been exposed to acute or chronic traumatic events and/or environmental situations. From the perspective of individual, family and community practice methods, emphasizing resiliency and empowerment, the course will introduce theoretical and practice issues to be considered in effective social work practice with this population.
    Prerequisites:   or SWK 797  or permission of the instructor or MSW Program Coordinator.
  

  • SWK 867 - Disability in Human Services Policy & Practice

    3 Credit(s) This course examines the historical, theoretical, social and political aspects of current U.S. policies and programs relevant to populations with disabilities, with the exception of populations with psychiatric disabilities. Targeted to graduate students in the human services, with a specific focus on social work students, the course examines key policy controversies, historic legislation, landmark court cases and sub-population-specific issues. A review of the service delivery systems in which policies and programs are implemented are also reviewed in preparation for direct practice with a spectrum of people with disabilities.
    Prerequisite: Admission to the MSW Program or permission from the instructor or MSW Program Coordinator
  

  • SWK 868 - Clinical Practice with Children and Adolescents

    3 Credit(s) This elective course will concentrate on specific practice methods in assessment and direct work with children and adolescents in a variety of settings, including schools and child welfare systems. There will be a special emphasis on enabling students to develop a sound, coherent and articulated conceptual base for assessment and intervention with children and adolescents individually as well as in families, groups, and social systems.
    Prerequisite:   or   or permission of the instructor or MSW Program Coordinator
  

  • SWK 869 - Evaluation Research in the Human Services

    3 Credit(s) This seminar explores quantitative research methods for human services workers. Specific topics include differential application of methods, needs assessment, intervention model fidelity, impact assessment (with special attention to the effects of sociocultural context), process and outcome measurement, client satisfaction surveys, best practices in focus groups, continuous quality improvement and cost-benefit and effectiveness analysis. Students gain practical experience through development of a three-part evaluation plan for later implementation in their own work settings.
    Pre-requisites: SWK 707  (or the equivalent introductory research methods course from another graduate program) or permission from the instructor. Three lecture hours.
  

  • SWK 870R - Selected Topics: Older Adult Services

    3 Credit(s) This course is designed to provide increased knowledge, skills and competencies for work with older adults. Topics vary according to students’ interests and faculty expertise.
    Prerequisites:   or SWK 797  or permission of the instructor or MSW Program Coordinator.
  

  • SWK 871 - Social Work with Elders and their Families

    3 Credit(s) This elective addresses the experience of normal aging and the challenges associated with the transition into aging. Discussions include the role of family members in relation to the elderly family member, the impact of illness and disability on both elders and caregivers, and prevention and treatment of elder abuse.
    Prerequisites: Permission of the MSW Program Coordinator; course intended for professionals working in relevant practice area.
  

  • SWK 875 - Directed Study in Social Work

    3 Credit(s) This course is developed in consultation with a faculty member who will supervise the work. The student chooses a topic that is not covered by other graduate elective course offerings. The proposal includes: name of faculty sponsor, rationale for taking the proposed course, specific number of contact hours with the sponsor, products of the course, and exact method of evaluation of student performance.
    Prerequisites: SWK 722  or SWK 797  or permission of MSW Program Coordinator.
  

  • SWK 880R - International Travel and Seminar

    3 Credit(s) This course involves travel abroad as well as pre and post-trip seminars. Students will engage with human services professionals in a host organization or university in a foreign country and gain comparative knowledge about social work practice, social service programs and policies, and critical human rights campaigns. This course may be repeated for a maximum of six credits.
    Prerequisites: Admission to the MSW Program or permission of the Instructor and MSW Program Coordinator.
  

  • SWK 881R - Institute for Undoing Racism

    3 Credit(s) The Institute on Undoing Racism is a series of programs and activities designed to enhance people’s awareness of the phenomenon of racism and the methods and ways to undo it. The Institute provides knowledge, emphasizes values and offers skills to eliminate racism on a personal and institutional level.
    Prerequisites:     Admission to the MSW Program or permission of the MSW Program Coordinator.
  

  • SWK 882 - International Perspectives in Social Welfare

    3 Credit(s) This course examines social welfare issues in a global context. Topics include poverty, inequality, human rights, the oppression of women and girls, welfare state alternatives, migration, international institutions, and the debate over globalization. The experiences of rich, middle-income, and poor countries will be explored.
    Prerequisites: SWK 703  or permission of Instructor and MSW Program Coordinator.
  

  • SWK 889 - Partnerships for Families: An Interprofessional Approach

    3 Credit(s) “Helping professionals” - educators, social workers and nurses - will share perspectives and learn new ways of working effectively with children and their families in school settings. Drawing on the knowledge bases and resources of each field and using a family-centered approach, participants will increase their understanding of family processes, cultural contexts and strategies for promoting professional-family partnerships.
    Prerequisites:     Admission to the MSW Program or permission of the MSW Program Coordinator; course intended for professionals working in relevant practice area.
  

  • SWK 899 - MSW Capstone

    3 Credit(s) This course provides students the opportunity to demostrate their mastery of the MSW curriculum through decision-based case methodology. Through the creation of a portfoio, students will provide evidence of MSW health and behavioral health competencies.Three lecture hours per week.

    Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: SWK 842  
  

  • SWK 916R - Supervision, Staff Development and Consultation

    3 Credit(s) This course examines the principles and techniques of supervision, staff development, and consultation. The supervisory process will be reviewed in relation to administrative, educational, supportive, and catalytic functions. Emphasis throughout the course will be on the supervisory and staff development skills necessary for the development of a staff capable of functioning creatively and independently.
    Prerequisite:   or SWK 797  or permission of the instructor or MSW Program Coordinator.
  

  • SWK 918 - Community-Based and Applied Research: Qualitative Methods

    3 Credit(s) This course introduces students to the principles, process, and design of qualitative research. Study focuses on grounded theory and other qualitative approaches such as ethnographies, case studies, and life history narratives. Students will engage in data and content analyses and the use of software designed for qualitative analyses. Throughout the course, emphasis will be placed on the use of qualitative methods in community-based and applied research as well as community-based participatory research.
  

  • SWK 919 - Community-Based and Applied Research: Quantitative Methods

    3 Credit(s) This course continues the preparation of students in applied research methods, particularly those that are community based. It focuses on the logic and use of selected quantitative methods in the building of knowledge for applied social work studies. After a review of applied social work research, including basic quantitative methods, the course covers three of the major areas of community-based and participatory social work research: needs assessment, risk assessment, and program evaluation.
 

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