JACK M. RICHMAN, Dean
Oscar A. Barbarin III (380) Children's Health and Mental Health, African American Children and Families, Family and Pre-school Interventions, Black-White Achievement Gap
Richard P. Barth (310) Child Abuse and Neglect, Foster Care Dynamics, Adoption Services, Shared Family Care, Program Evaluation, Linkages between Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Services
Gary L. Bowen (98) Social Work with Families, Middle and High School Success, Crime and Violence in Schools, Work and Family Linkages, Military Families, Community Capacity Building, Neighborhood Effects, Performance Driven Management
Mark W. Fraser (229) Children and Families at Risk, Substance Abuse and Other Forms of Antisocial Behaviors, Research Training and Scholarship
Maeda J. Galinsky (355) Social Group Work Practice, Theory and Research, Development and Evaluation of Social Intervention, Multicultural Practice
Charles L. Usher (227) Social Program Evaluation, Quantitative Research Methods, Human Services Management
Marie O. Weil (95) Community Practice, Social Administration, Services to Families and Children, Community Development, Social Work and the Law
Iris B. Carlton-LaNey (239) Social Welfare History (Especially African Americans and the Progressive Era), Rural Elderly African American Women and Social Support
Walter C. Farrell Jr. (351) Social Welfare and Health Policy, Hispanic Immigration Issues, Management and Community Practice, Nonprofit Leadership, Community and Economic Development and Employment, Discrimination and Inequality Issues
Gary M. Nelson (83) Organizational and Community Change, Social Gerontology, Self-Evaluation
Dennis K. Orthner (82) Human Services Design and Evaluation, Public Welfare and Family Policy, Family Strengths, Military Families
Jack M. Richman (88) Individual, Couples, and Family Practice; Social Support; At-Risk Students; Evaluation
Kathleen A. Rounds (312) Public Health and Social Work, Maternal and Child Health, Program Evaluation
Kimberly J. Strom-Gottfried (354) Managed Care, Professional Ethics, Social Work Education, Bereavement
Sheryl I. Zimmerman (295) Evaluation of Practice, Social Gerontology, Psychosocial Aspects of Health, Long Term Care, Outcome Research, Methods for Studying Older Populations, Dementia, Hip Fracture
Nancy S. Dickinson (304) Social Welfare Policy, Continuing Social Work Education, Children and Family Services
Research Professor
Raymond S. Kirk (245) Human Services Administration, Child Welfare Services, Social Systems Research, Child Protection Services, Family Preservation Services
Shenyang Guo (413) Research Methods, Quantitative Data Analysis, Child Welfare, Child Mental Health Services, Welfare Policies
Vanessa G. Hodges (241) Intervention Development and Evaluation, High-Risk Families and Children, Culturally Responsive Family Interventions, Social Support Assessment and Interventions
Amelia C. Roberts (292) Women and Chemical Dependency, Cultural Diversity and Social Work Practice, Spirituality and Social Work Practice, Research in Perinatal Substance Abuse, Developing and Evaluating Gender Specific Substance Abuse Programs for Females
Gary L. Shaffer (102) School Social Work, Child Welfare, Interprofessional Teams and Intervention, International Social Work
Paul R. Smokowski (101) At-Risk Youth, Acculturation and Latino Families, Mixed-Methods Research Design, Developmental Science, Technology in Social Work Practice
Katherine M. Dunlap (52) Preschool Education, Empowerment of Parents and Parent Education, Medical Social Work, Violence Prevention
George M. Gottfried (018) Native Americans, Residential Institutions for Children, Birth Order
Kelly B. Reath (107) Rural Human Services, Policy Implementation, Distance Education
Mary Anne P. Salmon (219) Aging Issues (with Focus on Underserved Populations), Survey Development, Aging and Demographics, Family Caregiving
Anna M. Scheyett (222) Severe Mental Illnesses, Mental Health Consumers, Case Management, Mental Health Policy
Florence G. Soltys (104) Frail Elders, Clinical Interdependency, Community Organizational Planning, Nursing Homes and Other Institutional Settings, Home Health
Evelyn S. Williams (105) Child Abuse Prevention; Domestic Violence; Cultural Competence; Staff Development, Training, and Supervision; Organizational Change
Irene Nathan Zipper (27) Early Childhood Intervention, Family Support, Children's Mental Health Services, Service Coordination/Case Management, Service Integration
Dean F. Duncan III (280) Program Evaluation, Management of Human Services Agencies, Research Methods, Community Collaboration, Achievement Gap
Roderick A. Rose (424) Research Methods, Program Evaluation, Academic Success, Technology in Human Services
Judith B. Wildfire (279) Child Welfare, Child Abuse and Neglect Issues, Program Evaluation, Research, Performance Monitoring in Public Agencies
Natasha A. Bowen (414) Mental Health of Children and Adolescents, Prevention and Treatment of Behavior Problems, Evaluation of Practice, Developmental Psychopathology, Risk and Protection, School Social Work, Research Methods and Statistics
Mimi V. Chapman (413) Social Work Practice, Child Abuse and Neglect, Children's Health and Mental Health, Immigration, Acculturation, Mental Health
Michal Grinstein-Weiss (443) Assets Development Policies for Low-income Families, Saving Social and Economic Development, Program Evaluation, Poverty and Inequality
Rebecca J. Macy (421) Interpersonal and Relationship Violence, Coping with Personal Threats and Trauma, Prevention and Practice Interventions
Susan L. Parish (422) Support for Families of Children with Developmental Disabilities, Economic Implications of Caregiving, Long-Term Care for People with Developmental Disabilities, Health Outcomes for Children and Adults with Disabilities, Mothers with Developmental Disabilities
Deborah A. Barrett (425) Clinical Practice; Health, Illness, and Disability; Reproductive Policy; Social Movements; Global Culture
Rebecca B. Brigham (426) Child Welfare and Public Policy, Foster Care and Adoption, Adult Learning Theory
Jean L. Byassee (291) Children's Mental Health, Parent/Provider Partnerships, Learning and Attention Disorders in Children and Adults
Joanne S. Caye (260) Child Welfare, Family-Centered Practice, Adolescence, Work with Foster Care and Adoptive Parents, Effects of Disasters on Families and Children
Lane G. Cooke (360) Family-Centered Services/Home-Based Services Delivery Systems in Communities and Neighborhoods, Family Preservation Programs, Child Abuse/Neglect, Family Violence, Rapid Assessment and Planning
Gregory S. Cooper (427) Social Work Education Administration, Educational Outreach Programs for At-Risk Youth, Gender Roles, Health Disparities
Melissa D. Grady (428) Mental Health, Clinical Practice, Sexual Violence/Trauma, Clinical Theory
Sherry M. Hrynewych (275) Substance Abuse, Women's Issues, Spirituality and Psychotherapy, Experiential Therapies, Self-Psychology, Autism Spectrum Disorders
Anne C. Jones (429) Women's Health Issues, International Social Work
John D. McMahon (397) Family and Children's Services, Child Welfare, Improving Outcomes for Families
Margaret L. Morse (398) Aging, Computer-Based Training, Web Site Design
Wanda F. Reives (418) Public Child Welfare, Family-Based Service, Public Human Services Management/Leadership
Karen S. Rotabi (430) Community Development, International Social Work
Tina M. Souders (431) Professional Ethics, Social Work and the Law, Child/Adolescent Mental Health, Nonprofit Law
Cynthia M. Wiford (420) Addiction, Distance Learning, Program Consultation
Hye-Chung Kum (432) Program Evaluation, Management of Human Services Agencies, Research Methods, Community Collaboration, Social Welfare Policy and Program Analysis
Andrea Y. Meier (382) Multi-Method Intervention Research Methodologies, Therapeutic Applications of the Internet, Prevention and Treatment of Depression/Substance Abuse, Social Support Groups
John S. Painter (352) Evaluation Research, Instrument Development, Information Management, Adult Education
Laurie J. Selz-Campbell (419) Community-Based Services, Mental Illness and Identity, Early Intervention, Children's Mental Health, Activity-Based Therapies, Intervention Design and Evaluation
Lyndin W. Bolton (294) Substance Abuse Services, Mental Health
Carolyn S. Butler (433) Addiction, HIV/AIDS, Homelessness, Non-Profit Management
Steven H. Day (387) Program Evaluation, Delinquency Prevention, Community Planning and Development
Jodon A. Flick (298) Clinical Safety, Suicide, Mental Health, Child Welfare
Rebecca L. Green (392) Families and Children, Child Welfare, Foster Care and Adoption, Data Analysis
Sharon M. Holmes (415) Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention/Risk Behaviors, Families and Children, Interventions with Families of Color
Daniel C. Hudgins (434) Aging, Social Welfare Policy, Human Services Management, Community Collaboration
Johna L. Hughes (435) Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Children's Mental Health, Child and Adolescent Development, Parenting, Crisis Intervention
Aaron H. Jackson (436)
Kathy D. Johnson (437) Child Sexual Abuse, Forensic Interviewing, Child Pornography, Dynamics of Incestuous Families, Multidisciplinary Teams, Developing Protocols, Multivictim/Multiperpetrator Day Care Investigations, Effects of Child Maltreatment on Brain Development
Kathleen N. Lowe (438) Older Adults, End of Life Issues, Doctor-Patient Relationships, Long-Term Care
Ronald L. Mangum (439)
Melanie M. Marshall (440) Children's Mental Health, Community Counseling, Social Skills Training, Prevention of Aggression in Children
Deborah G. Wall (441)
Martha A. Weems (442) Clinical Practice, Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Crisis Intervention
Anne S. Worth (405) Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Human Resource Management, Workplace Violence Prevention
Ronni L. Zuckerman (444) Program Evaluation, Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, Women's Health Issues
Harlene Gogan (391) Child Welfare, Foster Care, Child Abuse and Neglect, Data Analysis
Barbara L. Leach (395) Mental Illness, Children's Issues, Family Advocacy
Philip W. Cooke
S. Rachel Dedmon
Andrew W. Dobelstein
H. Carlisle Henley Jr.
Albert L. Johnson
Albert W. King
Hortense K. McClinton
Morton I. Teicher
John B. Turner
Students complete the foundation curriculum of twenty-six credit hours of content in the area of research, social work practice, social policy, human behavior and the social environment, institutionalized discrimination, and field education.
In the advanced curriculum, students choose an area of concentration for an additional thirty-six credit hours. There are two concentrations in the advanced curriculum. The Direct Practice Concentration prepares students for advanced practice with a particular population and social unit. It includes three fields of practice: aging, health/mental health, and families and children. The Management and Community Practice Concentration prepares students for working in social work administration, management, and community practice and includes four fields of practice: aging, broad-based human services, health/mental health, and families and children.
Students develop individualized plans of study in consultation with their advisors, and their course selection must be guided by the distributional requirements of the concentration they have selected. However, students can combine interests in direct services and macro practice, and use elective credits to pursue learning and career goals related to more than one area of concentration.
Admission is based on an evaluation of the applicant's transcripts, references, written statement of interests in the field, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores, and readiness to undertake graduate professional education. The applicant must have received a bachelor's degree from a college or university, preferably with a broad liberal arts preparation in social and biological sciences and the humanities.
Part-time programs are located in Durham and Asheville. The first year of graduate professional education in these programs is taken on a part-time basis over two successive academic years. Admission to these programs is granted on the same basis as admission to the full-time program. Upon completion of the first-year requirements, the part-time student completes the degree as a full-time student on the Chapel Hill campus.
The normal time period for degree completion is four semesters of full-time study. However, graduates of undergraduate social work programs which are accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and who meet specific course and admissions requirements are eligible to apply for either full-time or part-time advanced standing programs. In the full-time advanced standing program at Chapel Hill, students fulfill the degree requirements in 12 months through summer sessions and two semesters. A part-time advanced standing program is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and allows students to complete degree requirements in 18 months through two summer sessions and three semesters. The undergraduate major course work is considered approximately equivalent to the first year of full-time graduate study.
The PhD program in social work is designed to meet the growing demand for social work and social welfare research scholars in academic and research settings. Graduates are prepared to conduct a variety of theory construction and research activities that include: building, testing, and refining explanatory theory for understanding personal and social problems, and practice theory for understanding change processes; designing social interventions that test explanatory and/or practice theory; and assessing the effects of planned social interventions through models of process, outcome, and impact evaluation.
The curriculum is grounded in core social work and social welfare courses and thorough training in research methodology and data analysis. At the same time, students design their program of study around their special area(s) of interest and complete a supporting program which requires focus on a social problem and intervention of concern to the student.
In the admissions process, students are asked to provide evidence of:
400 [106] RACISM: IMPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN SERVICES (AFAM 400I) (3). This course's organizing focus will be how to work with minority groups, especially African Americans. The conceptual framework will be directed toward relationship building to enhance service delivery.
401 [129] MANAGING THE EFFECTS OF DISASTERS ON FAMILIES AND CHILDREN (3). Designed to examine the effects that disasters have on children, their families, and on communities, this course gives students an understanding of how to deal with survivors' reactions to trauma and how to decrease the chances of long-term damage when disaster strikes.
402 [198] FOUNDATIONS OF FAMILY BEHAVIOR (3). Review of family research and interventions that serve as a foundation for promoting constructive family development and interactions.
409 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PRE-PROFESSIONAL HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT (1-6).
469 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PRE-PROFESSIONAL DIRECT PRACTICE (1-6).
490 [150] PUBLIC SERVICE AND SOCIAL CHANGE (4). Course examines role of volunteer involvement and citizen participation in community development, grassroots organizing, advocacy, and other efforts to create a more just and democratic society. Includes a service learning requirement.
491 [151] ADVOCACY STRATEGIES FOR SOCIAL CHANGE (4). Course examines different types of advocacy strategies and their use in efforts both to enhance the delivery of services to disadvantaged populations and to promote social change in communities.
499 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PRE-PROFESSIONAL MACRO PRACTICE (1-6).
500 [103] FAMILY AND INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT (3). Study of family and individual development that examines inclusive definitions; structural variations; theories; and strengths, stressors, and changes that affect functioning.
501 [203] DISCRIMINATION AND INEQUALITY (3). Examines discrimination and its implications for social work practice. Particular attention is paid to issues of race and gender and the consequences of social inequality on individuals and families.
510 [102] INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL WORK (3). This course introduces the student to scientific research methods. Topics include: problem formulation and definition; hypothesis formulation; measures of central tendency; causality; research designs; measurement; data collection; and data analysis.
520 [220] SOCIAL WORK PRACTICUM I (3). Students learn beginning practice skills through experimental opportunities and apply core knowledge to direct (individuals, families, groups) and macro (organizations, communities) social work practice two days per week in an agency setting. (Field fee: $300.)
521 [221] SOCIAL WORK PRACTICUM II (3). A continuation of SOWO 520, providing opportunities for students to demonstrate increased ability to assess, plan, administer, and evaluate appropriate social work practice interventions. (Field fee: $300.)
522 [219] PRE-CONCENTRATION PRACTICUM FOR ADVANCED STANDING STUDENTS (4). Course designed to assist students in summer classroom learning with direct experience in specialized field of practices. Serves to bridge the BASW practicum with advanced concentration practicum. (Field fee: $300.)
523 [217] FOUNDATION FIELD SEMINAR I (1). Course is designed to assist students in integrating and applying classroom learning with the direct experience of the foundation field practicum. Opportunities are provided for discussion, support, and skills practice.
524 [218] FOUNDATION FIELD SEMINAR II (1). Course is designed to assist students in integrating and applying classroom learning with the direct experience of the foundation field practicum. Opportunities are provided for discussion, support, and skills practice.
530 [101] FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND SOCIAL WORK (3). Introduces public welfare policy through lecture and discussion of the purposes public welfare serves; describes the most important programs created by those policies.
540 [227] SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES (3). Provides the foundation for social work practice with individuals and their families. It emphasizes basic knowledge, analytic and practice skills, and values necessary for practice.
570 [224] SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMUNITIES (3). Participants explore frameworks, values, and skills to meet individual and family needs through interventions with work groups, organizations, and communities.
604I [604] AGING AND HEALTH (DENT 604) (DPET 604I) (EPID 620I) (HMSC 904I) (MEDI 604) (NURS 782I) (PHYT 904I) (PSYC 904I) (SOCI 824I) (3). Introduction to normal aging, diseases of aging, mental health issues, and the use of health services by older adults.
607I [266] AGING AND PUBLIC POLICY (DENT 607) (DPET 607I) (FMME 607) (HMSC 951I) (HPAA 961) (MEDI 607) (NURS 783I) (PSYC 907) (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 530. Students learn of social service, health, and income policy with the aged. Issues pertaining to informal support systems and disadvantaged groups are explored in the context of aging policy.
613I [613] INTERMEDIATE SPANISH FOR HEALTH CARE I (MEDI 613) (NURS 613I) (DENT 613) (PHCY 613I) (PUBH 613I) (AHSC 613) (3). An intermediate-level Spanish course designed to help students and practicing health professionals develop oral proficiency skills as well as cultural awareness.
614I [614] INTERMEDIATE SPANISH FOR HEALTH CARE II (MEDI 614) (NURS 614I) (DENT 614) (PHCY 614I) (PUBH 614I) (AHSC 614I). A continuation of SOWO 613, an intermediate-level Spanish course designed to help students and practicing health professionals develop oral proficiency skills as well as cultural awareness.
615I ADVANCED SPANISH FOR HEALTH CARE (MEDI 615) (NURS 615I) (DENT 615) (PHCY 615I) (PUBH 615I) (AHSC 615I) (3). An advanced-level Spanish course designed to help students and practicing health professionals develop oral proficiency skills as well as cultural awareness.
700 [252] ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUGS (ATOD): ABUSE AND DEPENDENCE (3). Surveys the field of substance use, abuse, and dependency, providing an overview of macro and micro issues and the use of the Bio-Psycho-Social-Spiritual model of addictions.
701 [278] ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUGS (ATOD): BIOMEDICAL BASIS (3). Prerequisite or corequisite, SOWO 700. This course covers the biomedical basis of substance related disorders. Students will develop a broad scientific perspective on different classes of substances of abuse and the biological basis of substance dependence.
702 [276] AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN'S HEALTH ISSUES (WMST 702) (3). Explores selected health issues confronting African American women and identifies race, gender, age, and class variables that impact health.
703 [284] ETHICAL DECISION MAKING IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE (3). A study of ethical decision making, along with potential guidelines for resolving dilemmas, and an in-depth examination of current illustrative practice issues.
709 [381] SPECIAL TOPICS IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT (1-6).
719 [384] SPECIAL TOPICS IN RESEARCH (1-6).
720 [320] INDIVIDUALIZED FIELD PRACTICUM (1-6). (Field fee: $300.).
730 [281] SOCIAL WORK AND THE LAW (3). Course provides familiarity with legal processes, legal research, and legal analysis within the context of socio-legal issues important to social work practice.
731 [701] SOCIAL WELFARE POLICY ANALYSIS (PLCY 731) (3). Review of developments in U.S. welfare policy and economics, and social and political forces undergirding reform initiatives since the 1960s. Analysis of data on impacts of welfare policies and programs.
739 [383] SPECIAL TOPICS IN POLICY (1-6).
760 [277] ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUGS (ATOD): CLINICAL PRACTICE (3). Prerequisites or corequisites, SOWO 700 and SOWO 540, equivalent courses, or permission of the instructor. Students develop knowledge, skills, and attitudes specific to substance use, abuse, and dependency in order to work effectively in a variety of clinical settings with clients experiencing substance-related problems.
761 [279] ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUGS (ATOD): SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH CULTURALLY DIVERSE POPULATIONS (3). Prerequisites or corequisites, SOWO 700 and SOWO 540, equivalent courses, or permission of the instructor. Provides an overview of the unique problems and needs of diverse populations who misuse ATOD, and focuses on the application of culturally sensitive intervention strategies.
762 [380] RURAL HEALTH: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH (3). This multidisciplinary course in health, pharmacy, dentistry, and social work provides a knowledge base and a forum for discussing issues in rural health. Provides training in problem solving by means of an interdisciplinary team approach.
763 [385] INTERDISCIPLINARY TEAMWORK IN GERIATRICS (MEDI 763) (AHSC 763) (3). This course emphasizes the acquisition of skills and competencies necessary for effective interdisciplinary geriatrics care and leadership. With emphasis on a variety of settings in rural and/or underserved communities, the course includes case- and problem-based learning, presentations on aspects of teamwork, observations of practicing teams, and interviews with team members.
769 [382] SPECIAL TOPICS IN DIRECT PRACTICE (1-6).
769.1 [370.5] MANAGING SENSITIVE AND DANGEROUS SITUATIONS IN PRACTICE (1.5). Students will apply cognitive-behavioral, strategic, structural, and motivational models in challenging practice situations common to public and nonprofit agency social work. Extensive observed skill practice is followed by analysis, feedback, and reflection.
769.2 [370.6] USE OF SELF (1.5). This course allows students to consider and explore questions of boundary violations, types of self-disclosure, and the impact these choices have on helping relationships.
769.3 [370.7] PSYCHODRAMATIC METHODS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE (1.5). This course will provide students with a foundation for using experiential techniques. Students will learn basic strategies for facilitating psychodrama groups, experiential family therapy, and skills training sessions.
799 [370] SPECIAL TOPICS IN MACRO PRACTICE (1-6).
799.1 [340.1] HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (1.5). Students will learn requisite knowledge to select and exercise skills in human resource management, including employee recruitment and hiring, performance appraisals, motivation, staff development, and creating a responsive work environment.
799.2 [340.2] SUPERVISION AND CONSULTATION (1.5). This course focuses on supervisory, administrative, supportive, and educational functions in a range of social work settings. Knowledge and skills for a new supervisor are emphasized.
799.3 [340.3] LEADERSHIP IN CHILD WELFARE (1.5). This course focuses on skills in consultation, program development and collaboration to strengthen child welfare programs and render them more responsive to the needs of children and families. Systems reform, cutting edge programs, and leadership roles will be emphasized.
800 [230] ADULT HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 500. This course examines adult health and mental health conditions and focuses on the impact these have on individual and family development and functioning.
801 [234] CHILD AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 500. Reviews theories and research that serve as a foundation for assessing and serving children with serious health problems, physical disabilities, and mental disorders.
802 [233] FAMILY STRESS: COPING AND SOCIAL SUPPORT (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 500. A review of theories and research on family stress, coping, and social support; an examination of family resources and adaptation associated with life cycle transitions, environmental situations, and catastrophic events.
803 [236] HUMAN BEHAVIOR OF AGING (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 500. A presentation of major biological, psychological, and sociological theories used to understand the normal aging process. The course surveys pathologies and functional disorders associated with aging. Special emphasis given to disadvantaged populations.
804 [239] ORGANIZATIONAL AND COMMUNITY BEHAVIOR (3). Prerequisites, SOWO 500 and SOWO 570. Explores theories and models for understanding the political, economic, and institutional environment for community planning and the development and management of human services policies and programs.
810 [292] EVALUATION OF SOCIAL INTERVENTIONS (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 510. Students develop knowledge of the purposes of evaluation research and the approaches and methodologies necessary to evaluate social work interventions.
820 [222] SOCIAL WORK PRACTICUM III (6). Students apply specialized knowledge to social work practice at an advanced level with individuals, families, small groups, organizations, and/or communities in an agency of a specialized field. (Field fee: $300.)
821 [223] SOCIAL WORK PRACTICUM IV (6). A continuation of SOWO 820, providing opportunities for the students to demonstrate increased ability to assess, plan, administer, and evaluate appropriate social work interventions in a specialized field of practice (Field fee: $300.)
830 [267] HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH POLICY (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 530. Examines national and state health/mental health policy, focusing on historical, legal, socio-political, and economic factors influencing financing, access, and service delivery. Explores skills and strategies for policy analysis and change.
831 [262] CHILDREN'S SERVICES POLICIES AND PROGRAMS (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 530. This course addresses federal, state, and local children's policies and programs. Students learn to analyze child welfare, mental health, and allied policies, regulations, and programs influencing children's services.
832 [264] FAMILY POLICY (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 530. Examines policies affecting families in order to develop a broad understanding of various policy alternatives, their consequences, and the role of social workers as policy advocates.
834 [269] POLICY PRACTICE (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 530. This course focuses on analysis and skills development in administrative/legislative policy, lobbying, and advocacy at multiple levels. Policy practice roles in a range of student interest areas will be emphasized.
840 [247] HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICE WITH ADULTS (3). Prerequisite or corequisite, SOWO 800. Seminar on clinical health and mental health social work practice with adults. Covers assessment and a wide range of theoretically based interventions. Course includes lectures and experiential exercises.
841 [248] HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICE WITH CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS (3). Prerequisite or corequisite, SOWO 801. This course prepares students for health and mental health practice with children and adolescents and their families. Prevention, assessment, and social intervention will be addressed.
842 [242] FAMILY-CENTERED SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE (3). Prerequisite or corequisite, SOWO 802. Seminar introduces students to family-centered social work practice. Course provides a theoretical base for developing direct practice skills in the treatment of the family as a unit.
843 [246] DIRECT PRACTICE WITH AGING POPULATIONS (3). Prerequisite or corequisite, SOWO 803. This course addresses social work practice with elderly in areas of individual and family treatment - group work, case management, supervision, consultation and training, and beginning skills in program planning and administration.
850 [199] SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK POLICY/PRACTICE (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 540, equivalent course, or permission of the instructor. An examination of public school social work policy and practice. The course emphasizes an ecological approach within the context of the school-family-community environment.
851 [228] SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH GROUPS (3). Prerequisite or corequisite, SOWO 540, equivalent course, or permission of the instructor. Enables students to become more knowledgeable and skillful as social group workers. Phases of group development and worker tasks in each phase provide the course framework.
852 [243] SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH COUPLES (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 540, equivalent course, or permission of the instructor. A clinical seminar that analyzes the operations and character of couples counseling as a human services technique.
853 [244] APPROACHES TO BRIEF TREATMENT (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 540 or permission of the instructor. Clinical seminar introduces students to various types of brief treatment, including crisis intervention, psychodynamic, cognitive, behavioral, and solution-focused therapies.
854 [255] ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR IN CHILDHOOD AND EARLY ADOLESCENCE: THEORY AND PRACTICE (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 540, equivalent course, or permission of the instructor. This course explores theories and interventive methods related to practice with children who have antisocial, aggressive behavior. Emphasis is placed on using protective/risk factors to design multisystemic service strategies.
855 [282] THE NATURE, DYNAMICS, AND TREATMENT OF FAMILY VIOLENCE (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 540, equivalent course, or permission of the instructor. This course provides an in-depth analysis of the etiology, effects, and dynamics of family violence, as well as the identification of appropriate assessment and treatment strategies.
856 [283] CARE OF THE DYING AND BEREAVED (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 540, equivalent course, or permission of the instructor. This interdisciplinary clinical course addresses issues and practice models relating to terminal illness and bereavement faced throughout the life span. Co-taught by social work and nursing faculty.
857 [245] CLINICAL PRACTICE WITH FAMILIES (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 540, equivalent course, or permission of the instructor. This practice course is devoted to intervention with families. Intervention methods will be applied to families coping with major life stressors and relational problems. Family therapy models are covered.
860 [257] CHILD WELFARE PERSPECTIVES AND PRACTICES (3). Focus on the knowledge, skills, and critical thinking necessary for effective practice in child welfare. Students examine their own perspectives regarding pertinent research, current events, and initiatives in the state.
862 [272] SERVICES FOR PERSONS IN GRIEF (3). Course will help students to: understand the dynamics of the grieving process and the impact of bereavement on individuals/families; examine various determinants of loss and issues of complicated grief, and identify strengths-based clinical interventions.
874 [249] MANAGEMENT AND COMMUNITY PRACTICE (3). Prerequisite or corequisite, SOWO 804. Examines social work leadership in management and community practice within complex political and economic environments, emphasizing social work values and intervention methods.
880 [238] SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 570, equivalent course, or permission of the instructor. Examines perspectives and models of sustainable development. Students will analyze a project and present a participatory plan for engaging in sustainable development work.
881 [250] COMMUNITY PRACTICE AND PLANNING (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 570, equivalent course, or permission of the instructor. Course focuses on roles and skills in community development, planning and organizing, and on analysis of community practice models. Students will provide peer training in their special interest areas.
882 [251] CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AND VOLUNTEER INVOLVEMENT (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 570, equivalent course, or permission of the instructor. Examines the role of grassroots organization in advocacy, self-help, and social development; the involvement of citizens in public planning; and the development of volunteer programs.
883 [254] MARKETING AND FUNDRAISING FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 570, equivalent course, or permission of the instructor. This course helps students to develop skills and practices associated with marketing and fundraising strategies for nonprofit organizations at the macro level.
884 [256] EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP IN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 570, equivalent course, or permission of the instructor. An in-depth analysis of the executive role in nonprofit organizations, particularly in leadership transitions, strategic planning, board development, policy administration, governance, employee relations, and resource planning and acquisition.
885 [702] FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS (PUBA 702) (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 570, equivalent course, or permission of the instructor. Provides basic financial skills for leaders of nonprofits, including bookkeeping fundamentals, interpreting financial statements, budgeting, cash management and investment, and legal compliance.
900 [301] FOUNDATIONS FOR THEORY CONSTRUCTION (3). A critical and historical understanding of social work knowledge, values, and intervention provides students with a foundation for theory construction.
910 [303] RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL INTERVENTION (3). Prerequisites, SOWO 510 and SOWO 304 or equivalent. An introduction to the basic principles of research for planning and evaluating social interventions. Topics include problem formulation, design, measurement, analysis, and the application of findings to theory and practice.
911 [304] INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL STATISTICS AND DATA ANALYSIS (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 510 or equivalent. Designed to explore basic principles and to provide advanced instruction in data analysis, including the construction and analysis of tables, statistical tests, and an introduction to the use of computer programs.
912 [305] RESEARCH PRACTICUM I (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 911. Students develop independent research competence through work on a research project under the direction of an experienced researcher.
913 [313] ADVANCED RESEARCH METHODS IN SOCIAL INTERVENTION (3). Prerequisites, SOWO 900, 940. Students build advanced competence in research design, data collection, data analysis, and statistics by analyzing exemplary social work research and presenting independent learning projects within specialized areas of study.
914 [314] MEASUREMENT IN SOCIAL INTERVENTION RESEARCH (3). Prerequisites, SOWO 910, 911. Course deals with quantitative and qualitative measurement strategies. Readings focus on theoretical and conceptual foundations of qualitative and quantitative measurement. Students develop skill through two field studies.
915 [315] RESEARCH PRACTICUM II (Var.). Continuation of Research Practicum I. (On request.)
919 [399] SPECIAL TOPICS IN DOCTORAL RESEARCH.
919 [384] STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING (3). In this course, students will learn fundamental concepts and skills to conduct Structural Equation Modeling and will learn how to apply these techniques to social work research.
919.001 [399] LONGITUDINAL AND MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS (3). This course introduces students to statistical frameworks, analytical tools, and social behavioral applications of three types of models: event history analysis, hierarchical linear modeling (HLM), and growth curve analysis.
940 [312] DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL INTERVENTION MODELS (3). Prerequisite, SOWO 900. A systematic approach to the design, implementation, and evaluation of social interventions provides the framework for developing models that address a range of social issues and needs.
941 [319] TEACHING PRACTICUM (3). This practicum provides a range of supervised classroom or training opportunities designed to prepare advanced doctoral students for faculty positions in undergraduate- and graduate-level social work education.
994 [394] DOCTORAL DISSERTATION (Var.). Dissertation work. (On request.)