Direct Practice II

Catalog description

This course completes the direct practice sequence. This course exposes students to advanced principles of Motivational Interviewing (MI) and teaches students how to apply these principles to complex problems and scenarios involving, families, groups, communities and organizations. Students in this course will concentrate on the application of evidence-based practice theories and group work models consistent with MI and ecological perspectives. Using MI as it theoretical base, students will demonstrate clinical practice skills in the assessment, intervention and evaluation of family systems and groups. This course will focus on the influence of social work professional values in working with families and on group work practice. At the completion of this course, students will be prepared to demonstrate knowledge, values, skills and cognitive and affective processes relating to direct practice with families, groups, communities and organizations. Students will complete an immersion experience at the end of this course. Traditional Option Prerequisites: MSW-505 Advanced Standing Option Prerequisite: MSW-514