University General Course Catalog 2015-2016 
    
    Dec 01, 2024  
University General Course Catalog 2015-2016 ARCHIVED CATALOG: LINKS AND CONTENT ARE OUT OF DATE. CHECK WITH YOUR ADVISOR.

Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)

SW 424 - Social Work Methods with Couples and Families

(3 units)
One of a four course sequence emphasizing the application of skills, knowledge and values to social work practice. Focuses on competent intervention with couples and families.

Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Professional Sequence.

Units of Lecture: 3
Offered Every Fall
Student Learning Outcomes (if available):
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to enact the generalist social work roles in work with couples and families.
2. Students will be able to maintain healthy professional boundaries in all professional interactions.
3. Students will be able to incorporate feedback to alter and improve interventions with couples and families.
4. Students will be able to apply models of ethical reasoning to explore complex ethical dilemmas in practice.
5. Students will be able to explore of how personal beliefs and cultural practices in relation to families shape our understandings and interventions with clients.
6. Students will be able to apply basic communication principles to effectively engage, assess, intervene and terminate with couples and families.
7. Students will be able to analyze the influence of power, professional role and diverse statuses in work with couples and families.
8. Students will be able to prepare accurate and non-biased written assessments, reports, caseplans and documentation.


Click here for course scheduling information. | Check course textbook information



Add to Portfolio (opens a new window)