SOCIAL WORK (SOCW)
501-3 GENERALIST PRACTICE: INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. Generalist practice methods with individuals, families, and groups for enhancement of social functioning. Special focus on gender, age, race, ethnicity, and class. Prerequisite: admission to the MSW program.
502-3 GENERALIST PRACTICE: NEIGHBORHOODS, ORGANIZATIONS, AND COMMUNITIES. Social Work practice with neighborhood groups, organizations, and communities, with special attention to culturally diverse groups. Prerequisite: SOCW 501.
504-3 POLICY AND SERVICE DELIVERY IN SOCIAL WELFARE. Examination of social welfare policy, history, ideologies, and delivery systems. Relationships between social problems, public policies, and social justice. Prerequisite: admission to the MSW program.
507-3 HUMAN BEHAVIOR IN THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT I. Assessment of human development across the lifespan within social and interpersonal contexts, cultural and biological influences on development, adaptation, and coping. Prerequisite: admission to the MSW program.
511-3 AREA DEVELOPMENT. Overview of social theory and models for social change with emphasis on southwestern Illinois. Prerequisite: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced status.
514-3 DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE. Understanding and use of descriptive statistics and hypothesis testing for social work practice. Prerequisite: admission to the MSW program.
515-3 RESEARCH AND EVALUATION FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE. Quantitative and qualitative research methods applied to the direct practice of social work. Prerequisite: SOCW 514 or special permission of director of the MSW program.
517-3 DIVERSITY. Multi-dimensional framework presented to examine ethnicity, racism, sexism, prejudice, stereotypes, discrimination, dual value systems within micro and macro contexts, and implications for practice and policy. Prerequisite: admission to the MSW program.
520-3 ADVANCED PRACTICE WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. Family-centered generalist practice with emphasis on theories, models and strategies for problem solving and change. Prerequisite: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing status.
524-3 HUMAN BEHAVIOR: FAMILIES, HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH AND DISABILITIES. Advanced applications of theories of human behavior to problems of gender, race, socioeconomic status, and disabilities. Prerequisite: SOCW 507 or advanced standing status.
526-3 FIELD INSTRUCTION I. Internship consisting of directed practicum in approved social service setting. Prerequisites: classified graduate standing; SOCW 501.
527-3 FIELD INSTRUCTION II. Directed practicum with individuals, families, groups, formal organizations, and communities. Prerequisite: SOCW 526.
528-3 ADVANCED FIELD INSTRUCTION III. Advanced-level directed practicum in settings representative of students' areas of concentration in diverse communities. Prerequisites: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing status.
529-3 ADVANCED FIELD INSTRUCTION IV. Advanced field experience in students' areas of concentration. Prerequisite: SOCW 528.
530-3 ADVANCED SOCIAL POLICY WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. Analysis of social policy development and implementation that affect children and families. Prerequisite: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing status.
533-2 SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN SCHOOLS. Examines the history of school social work, the legal mandates, and institutional policies that impact social work practice in public schools. Prerequisites: admission to MSW school social work program and SPE 400.
535-3 PROGRAM EVALUATION. Quantitative and qualitative research methods for evaluating social practices and programs, basic concepts of measurements and various research strategies are employed. Prerequisites: SOCW 514; SOCW 515, or admission to advanced standing.
537-3 PSYCHOPATHOLOGY. Knowledge and skills about the practice of social work that includes content in DSM-IV. Prerequisite: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing status.
545-3 ADMINISTRATION. Organizational and management theories are applied to the administration of human service activities. Prerequisite: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing status.
555-3 WOMEN, WORK, AND FAMILY. Gender-specific social policies and practice are examined as they apply to women in the workplace and the family, with emphasis on diversity among women. Prerequisite: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing status.
556-3 CHILD WELFARE SERVICES. Development of child welfare services and their present societal context, current issues and trends in service provision, models, and strategies of prevention intervention and treatment. Prerequisite: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing status.
557-3 SUBSTANCE ABUSE. Administration, rehabilitation facilities, and community responses to assessment and follow-up with substance abusers, and the most widely used treatment with special groups will be addressed. Prerequisite: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing status.
562-3 LEGAL ISSUES IN SOCIAL WORK. Laws and legal processes affecting social services and clients' rights; implications for practice in schools, mental health, child welfare, corrections. Prerequisite: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing status.
565-3 INTEGRATIVE PROJECT. Integration of curriculum, content areas practicum, and research in relation to a specific population or topic. Prerequisites: completion of all coursework except concurrent enrollment in SOCW545 and SOCW 529 and consent of instructor and MSW program director.
567-2 SEMINAR IN SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK. Advanced seminar in school social work integrating MSW practice, knowledge, and skills with school field practicum experience. Prerequisites: admission to MSW school social work courses and SOCW 533.
568-4 ADVANCED FIELD III SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK. Advanced directed practicum in approved school setting in which student develops and demonstrates competence for social work practice in schools. Minimum 300 hours. Prerequisites: admission to MSW school social work courses and SPE 400.
569-4 ADVANCED FIELD IV SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK. The second of two advanced level directed practicum in approved school setting in which student develops and demonstrates competence for social work practice in school. Minimum 300 hours. Prerequisite: SOCW 568.
570-3 POLICY/PRACTICE WITH OPPRESSED POPULATIONS. Students will examine various treatment models with groups whose oppression is related to ethnicity, disabilities, gender, and sexual orientation. Prerequisite: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing status.
572-7 POST-MSW SCHOOL INTERNSHIP. Block internship consisting of a minimum of 600 clock hours in an Illinois public school setting under supervision of an MSW from a CSWE accredited program. Prerequisites: SPE 400 and admission to the Post-MSW Professional Development Sequence. Concurrent enrollment in SOCW 533.
580-3 ADVANCED SOCIAL POLICY IN HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH, AND DISABILITIES. Examination of the origins and development of social policy in health, mental health, and disability services. Prerequisite: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing status.
583-3 ADVANCED PRACTICE IN HEALTH. Social work practice in health delivery systems. Prerequisite: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing status.
584-3 ADVANCED PRACTICE IN MENTAL HEALTH. Exploration of Social Work practice in mental health settings. Special attention to models of intervention and ethics in practice. Prerequisite: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing status.
585-3 ADVANCED PRACTICE IN DISABILITIES. Social work practice in disability services with special consideration to consumer-driven services. Prerequisite: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing status.
590-3 SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE WITH AFRICAN-AMERICAN FAMILIES. Multi-systems approach to family therapy from the perspective of the African-American experience. Prerequisite: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing status.
591-3 AIDS: ISSUES FOR SOCIAL WORK. Examines role of social workers in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment and applies social work practice theory to persons living with HIV/AIDS and their significant others. Prerequisite: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing status.
596-1 to 6 READINGS IN SOCIAL WORK. Supervised readings in selected subjects. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisites: consent of instructor and MSW program director.