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SOCIAL WORK THEORY AND PRACTICE III

Grad Social Work (MSWK) Social Science Graduate

Course Description

This course builds upon foundational social work practice knowledge, values, methods, and skills in providing a concentration on clinical practice interventions with children, adolescents and their families. The course emphasizes the development of direct practice skills in working with children and adolescents, their families, and relevant environmental systems. The course addresses normative socio-cultural variations in developmental life tasks and expectations, childrearing practices, and life stage concerns pertinent to family dynamics, with a focus on diversity issues. Particular emphasis is given to gender, race, ethnicity, social class, and other types of diversity in relation to individual and family development, resilience, and dysfunction.

The course introduces and explores evidence-based practice methodologies in addressing behavioral, emotional, and situational problems of individuals and families in a range of social work intervention settings, and includes a focus on individual, family, and group intervention modalities.

Pertinent theoretical frames and strategies for engaging and intervening with children, adolescents and adults are presented, with behavioral and developmental norms considered from a cross-cultural, comparative perspective. Additionally, environmental factors and social justice issues are addressed with respect to the wellbeing of individuals and their families. As such, the course offers an integral foundation and knowledge base pertaining to social work values, ethics, and empirically-based research that support direct practice interventions.

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