Adv Sw Prac/Individuals

Catalog description

This course will prepare the student to engage in therapeutic interventions with individuals in a culturally competent manner and taking into account the bio-psycho-social-spiritual realities of that individual’s world. The course will be taught from a strength-based/ecological perspective and will focus on the following specific modalities; cognitive-behavioral therapy and solution-focused therapy. Further content will be included on other evidence-based therapeutic approaches to familiarize students with their tenets and parameters. The role of individual treatment in social work’s history and development will be explored as it relates to current practice. The effects of policy and societal influences on the practice of individual treatment in its various settings will be discussed. Prerequisites: Foundation courses. Offered: fall only.