Social Work Practice II: Social Work Practice with Families

Catalog description

The second of three courses in the Practice Sequence, this course focuses on working with families and the individuals within the family through the life span. Developing an understanding of the interplay between the developmental issues of the individual and the life stages of the family as a unit through the life span will be a primary focus of the course. Another primary focus of the course is an exploration of the work of various family theorists and their varied intervention methods. Special emphasis will be placed on psychodynamic, systems, cognitive/behavioral theories, and intervention techniques. Pre requisites: SWK 611 and SWK 621; Co requisite: SWK 702