School of Social Work
JACK M. RICHMAN, Dean
Distinguished Professors
Oscar A. Barbarin III (217) Children's Health and Mental Health, African American Children and Families, Family and Preschool Interventions, Black-White Achievement Gap
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
Matthew O. Howard (310) Adolescent Substance Abuse, Consequences of Inhalant and Ecstasy Abuse, Delinquency and Conduct Problems in Children and Adolescents, Evidence-Based Social Work and Chemical Dependency Practice
Kimberly J. Strom-Gottfried (033) Managed Care, Professional Ethics, Social Work Education, Bereavement
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
Professors
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 (034) Public Health and Social Work, Maternal and Child Health, Program Evaluation
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
Clinical Professors
Nancy S. Dickinson (304) Social Welfare Policy, Continuing Social Work Education, Children and Family Services
Irene Nathan Zipper (27) Early Childhood Intervention, Family Support, Children's Mental Health Services, Service Coordination/Case Management, Service Integration
Associate Professors
Mimi V. Chapman (293) Social Work Practice, Child Abuse and Neglect, Children's Health and Mental Health, Immigration, Acculturation, Mental Health
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-Lewis (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
Clinical Associate Professors
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
Evelyn S. Williams (105) Child Abuse Prevention; Domestic Violence; Cultural Competence; Staff Development, Training and Supervision; Organizational Change
Research Associate Professors
Dean F. Duncan III (218) Program Evaluation, Management of Human Services Agencies, Research Methods, Community Collaboration, Achievement Gap
Judith B. Wildfire (279) Child Welfare, Child Abuse and Neglect Issues, Program Evaluation, Research, Performance Monitoring in Public Agencies
Assistant Professors
Sarah E. Bledsoe (446) Mental Health Services Research, Evidence Based Practice, Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Mood and Anxiety Disorders, Clinical Intervention Research, Knowledge Dissemination and Implementation in Agency Practice, Culturally Relevant Practices, Low-Income Populations
Natasha K. Bowen (103) 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
Michal Grinstein-Weiss (443) Assets Development Policies for Low-income Families, Saving Social and Economic Development, Program Evaluation, Poverty and Inequality
Rebecca J. Macy (325) 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
Clinical Assistant Professors
Deborah A. Barrett (425) Clinical Practice; Health, Illness and Disability; Reproductive Policy; Social Movements; Global Culture
Rebecca B. Brigham (091) 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 (244) Family-Centered Services/Home-Based Services Delivery Systems in Communities and Neighborhoods, Family Preservation Programs, Child Abuse/Neglect, Family Violence, Rapid Assessment and Planning
Mathieu Despard (333) Community Economic and Asset Development for Lower-Income Communities, Community-Level Interventions and Problem Solving through Public-Private Partnerships, Social Entrepreneurship, Capacity Building with Small Nonprofits and Grassroots Organizations, Local and State Health Coverage Policies for the Uninsured and Community-Academy Partnerships
Melissa D. Grady (337) 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
Margaret L. Morse (398) Aging, Computer-Based Training, Web Site Design
Joelle Powers (448) School Social Work, Evidence Based Practice, School Success, Child/Adolescent Mental Health
Wanda F. Reives (012) Public Child Welfare, Family-Based Service, Public Human Services Management/Leadership
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
Research Assistant Professors
Steven H. Day (387) Program Evaluation, Delinquency Prevention, Community Planning and Development
Hye-Chung Kum (432) Program Evaluation, Management of Human Services Agencies, Research Methods, Community Collaboration, Social Welfare Policy and Program Analysis
Eleanor Brown (449) Program Evaluation, Child Maltreatment, Maternal and Child Health, Community and Organizational Development, Voluntarism
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
Clinical Instructors
Jo E. Adams (450)
Travis J. Albritton (451) Public Child Welfare, Substance Abuse Services, Spirituality and Social Work Practice, Family and Community Social Supports
Tanya M. Beckerdite (452) Older Adults, End of Life Issues, Long Term Care, Children with Special Needs, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Social Work Licensure, Training, Strategic Planning
Mellicent O. Blythe (453) Child Abuse and Neglect, Child Welfare, Foster Care, and Clinical Practice
Lyndin W. Bolton (294) Substance Abuse Services, Mental Health
Carolyn S. Butler (433) Addiction, HIV/AIDS, Homelessness, Nonprofit Management
Denise' G. Dews (454) Aging, End-of-Life Care, Medical Social Work, Field Education, Child Welfare Workforce
Jodon A. Flick (298) Clinical Safety, Suicide, Mental Health, Child Welfare
Kerry A. Graves (455) Child Sexual Abuse, Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse, Minorities and Sexual Abuse, Child Welfare and the Effects on Mental Health and Child Development Gangs
Melissa L. Godwin (456) Substance Abuse Prevention and Intervention, School-Based Mental Health Services, Gender Issues, Clinical Social Work
Rebecca L. Green (392) Families and Children, Child Welfare, Foster Care and Adoption, Data Analysis
Christine B. Howell (457) Group Process and Facilitation, Leadership Development for Supervisors/Managers in Public Social Services, Conflict Resolution, Rural Social Work Practice and Culture
Daniel C. Hudgins (038) 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
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
Rodney D. Little (458) Group Process and Facilitation, Leadership Development for Supervisors/Managers in Public Social Services, Conflict Resolution, Rural Social Work Practice and Culture
Kathleen N. Lowe (438) Older Adults, End of Life Issues, Doctor-Patient Relationships, Long-Term Care
Ronald L. Mangum (439) Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Individual and Group Facilitation, Risk Focused Prevention
John D. McMahon (460) Family and Children's Services, Child Welfare, Improving Outcomes for Families
Tiffany Price (462) Families and Children, School Success, Community Collaboration
Deborah J. Vassar (463)
Jennifer S. Vaughn (464) Health and Mental Health Policy, Severe and Persistent Mental Illness, Homelessness
Julia Wacker (465)
Martha A. Weems (442) Clinical Practice, Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Crisis Intervention
Research Instructors
Crystal Stewart (466) Child Welfare, Program Evaluation, Racial Disparities in Child Welfare, Social Services Data Analysis, Human Services Management
Elizabeth C. Weigensberg (467) Child Welfare Policy, Evaluation of Child Welfare Agencies, Measurement of Child and Family Outcomes, Use of Data for Self-Assessment and Evaluation, Organizational Change
Lecturer
Barbara L. Leach (395) Mental Illness, Children's Issues, Family Advocacy
Professors Emeriti
S. Rachel Dedmon
Andrew W. Dobelstein
Dorothy N. Gamble
H. Carlisle Henley Jr.
Albert L. Johnson
Hortense K. McClinton
John B. Turner
The M.S.W. Program
Students complete the foundation curriculum of 32 credit hours of content in the areas 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 30 credit hours. There are three concentrations in the advanced curriculum. The Direct Practice Concentration prepares students for advanced practice with individuals, families and groups. The Management and Community Practice Concentration prepares students for advanced work in social work administration, management and community practice. The Self-Directed Concentration allows students to craft a blended concentration, combining direct and management and community practice courses to gain the skills needed for their particular professional goals.
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 and by their specific professional and educational goals. 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 interest.
Admission is based on an evaluation of the applicant's transcripts, references, written statement of interests in the field, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores, prior experience 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.
Distance education programs are located in Asheville, Durham and Winston-Salem. The first year of graduate professional education in these programs is taken on a part-time basis over two successive academic years. In the first year students take two courses each semester, and in the second year students take two courses, participate in a field seminar and complete 16 hours per week in a field placement each semester. Admission to these programs is granted on the same basis as admission to the full-time program. Upon completion of the first-year requirements, distance education students complete the degree as full-time students 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 that 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 distance education advanced standing programs. In the full-time advanced standing program at Chapel Hill, students fulfill the degree requirements in 12 months through two summer sessions and two semesters. A distance education advanced standing program is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and allows students to complete degree requirements in 20 months through two summer sessions and three semesters.
The Ph.D. Program in Social Work
The Ph.D. 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 to focus on a social problem and intervention in their area(s) of interest.
In the admissions process, students are asked to provide evidence of
• A master's degree in social work from a school accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (applicants without an M.S.W. may apply to the M.S.W./Ph.D. Continuum Program)
• Academic ability, as demonstrated in academic achievement and Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores
• Writing ability, as demonstrated in a writing sample
• Commitment to the values, goals and purposes of the social work profession
• Professional experience in human services and
A direction for and commitment to scholarly work congruent with the objectives and resources of the doctoral program
Courses for Graduates and Advanced Undergraduates
400 [106] RACISM: IMPLICATIONS FOR HUMAN SERVICES (AFAM 400) (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 PREPROFESSIONAL HUMAN BEHAVIOR AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT (1–6).
469 SPECIAL TOPICS IN PREPROFESSIONAL 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] COMMUNITY ORGANIZING 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 PREPROFESSIONAL MACRO PRACTICE (1–6).
Courses for Graduates
500 [103] HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IN CONTEXT I: INFANCY TO ADOLESCENCE (3). This course provides an overview of child and adolescent development in context, surveying major theoretical frameworks and highlighting the impact of different factors on individual development, functioning and health.
501 [203] CONFRONTING OPPRESSION AND INSTITUTIONAL DISCRIMINATION (3). This course examines institutionalized oppression and its implications for social work practice at all levels, emphasizing the consequences of social inequality and the social worker's responsibilities to fight oppression.
505 HUMAN DEVELOPMENT II: ADULTHOOD TO OLDER ADULTHOOD (3). This course reviews typical and divergent adult development in context, surveys major theoretical frameworks, and highlights the impact of social injustices on adult development.
510 [102] FOUNDATIONS FOR EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE AND PROGRAM EVALUATION (3). Develop knowledge of evidence-based practice, including skills needed to acquire and assess appropriate interventions for practice and skills required to evaluate social work practice.
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, FAMILIES AND GROUPS. (3). Provides the foundation for social work practice with individuals families, and groups. 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 604I, PHCY 604I, EPID 620I, HMSC 904I, MEDI 604I, NURS 782I, PHYT 904I, PSYC 904I, SOCI 824) (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 607I, PHCY 607I, FMME 607I, HMSC 951I, HPAA 961I, MEDI 607I, NURS 783I, PSYC 907I) (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.
610I INTRODUCTORY SPANISH FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS (MEDI 610, NURS 610, DENT 610, PHCY 610, PUBH 610, AHSC 610) (3). Primarily e-learning course provides social work students with opportunity to develop their oral communication skills at the introductory level via DVD, Web and textbook/workbook. Instructor-led.
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 615I, NURS 615I, DENT 615I, 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).
709.1 LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER, INTERSEX AND QUEER (LGBTIQ) HEALTH DISPARITIES AND WELLBEING (3). Introduces students to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer health issues and disparities by discussing key health and mental health issues across the lifespan.
715 ADVANCED STANDING BRIDGE COURSE (6). Course facilitates students' transition from baccalaureate programs to Advanced Standing MSW Program. Course will review and integrate selective core baccalaureate content in practice, human behavior, diversity, social policy and research.
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, sociopolitical 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] TREATMENT OF TRAUMA AND 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. Cotaught 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.
Ph.D. Courses
719.1 [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.
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.
919.001 [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.)