Course Descriptions created by biology, society, culture and environment, and to apply this knowledge to the assessment and treatment process. Prereq: Admission into the MSW program with advanced standing or SW 722. SW 701 ASSET-BASED COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT. (3) This course is one of two assessment and intervention courses in the Family and Community Practice Concentration. The course examines the community context of social work practice with an emphasis on organizations, neighborhoods, communities, and larger social systems that influence quality of life. Models of community practice are presented to assess and intervene in social problems and acts of social injustice that constrain opportunities and limit access to resources for individuals and families. Particular attention is given to the concept of asset-based development for building community capacity and empowering individuals and groups. Prereq: SW 722, SW 731, and completion of foundation courses or advanced standing. SW 702 SUBSTANCE MISUSE, VIOLENCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT. (3) Designed to enhance clinical judgment and decision-making with populations at high risk for victimization or perpetration of violence and substance misuse, this course provides contemporary scientific and clinical knowledge and explores the associations of violence, child abuse, and mental disorders with substance misuse. Theories of addiction are explored with attention to genetic, familial, gender, geographical, and cultural contribution. Neurochemical and neuroanatomical correlates of addiction are explored. Assessment approaches and major interventions are analyzed and applied to practice situations. Prereq: Admission into the MSW program with advanced standing. SW 704 CHILD ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT. (3) Designed to enhance professional judgment and clinical decision-making concerning child and adolescent clients, this course provides knowledge and skills for assessment and intervention concerning a broad range of biopsychosocial disorders, including situationally precipitated conditions or disorders. An integrative, comparative, and analytic approach is used to explore the relationship between these conditions and the matrix created by biology, society, culture and environment, and to apply this knowledge to assessment and treatment. Prereq: SW 722. SW 711 ADVANCED LEADERSHIP ROLES IN SOCIAL WORK. (3) Advanced study and analysis of leadership roles in social work practice with emphasis upon administration and supervision. Some attention is given to consultation, staff development and teaching, and review of theories of adult learning. Prereq: SW 701 or consent of instructor. SW 720 SOCIAL WORK PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN AND CULTURAL DIVERSITY. (2) This second required course in the human behavior and social environment sequence builds upon the foundation course. The focus of this course is upon the effects of discrimination and oppression experienced by diverse population groups with special attention to the effects of racism, sexism, ageism, classism and geography upon vulnerable groups; and upon institutionalized societal and cultural themes in diversity; with implications for social work practice. Prereq: SW 620 or advanced standing in the MSW program. (Same as AAS 720.) SW 722 PSYCHOPATHOLOGY FOR SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE. (3) This course offers a survey of the major mental disorders typically encountered by social workers in clinical practice, and in relation to other areas of social work practice such as protective services, court-related service areas, family services, and other environments. It is designed to increase the social worker’s familiarity with diagnostic classifications, criteria, etiologies, and the epidemiology of disorders and social work treatments for disorders. Prereq: Admission into the MSW program with advanced standing or SW 600 and SW 620. SW 727 SOCIAL WORK ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION IN FAMILY PROBLEMS. (3) This is the first of two required assessment and intervention courses in the Family/ Community Practice Concentration. The course presents theoretical and evidence-based approaches to social work assessment and intervention with diverse family forms, and multiple family-related problems within the primary contexts of neighborhoods, schools, and communities. Some of the social work interventions presented include family preservation, case management, and family treatment models. Prereq: SW 722, SW 731, and completion of foundation courses. SW 730 MENTAL HEALTH POLICY. (3) Building on the social justice tradition and the policy analysis framework provided in SW 630, this course will consider the response of government, business, communities and professional groups to dealing with the current range of mental health policy issues. The interrelationship of social welfare and health care systems will be considered, as well as the legal aspects of providing mental health treatment. Attention will be paid to the behavioral health model, managed care and privatization. Prereq: Admission into the MSW program with advanced standing or SW 630. SW 731 COMMUNITY AND FAMILY POLICY. (3) This course builds on the social justice tradition and the policy analysis framework provided in SW 630 to prepare students to engage in the policy making processes that impact University of Kentucky
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and are impacted by the family and community service delivery system. Controversial issues within the child welfare, school social work, aging, and community development policy arenas are examined. Prereq: Admission into the MSW program with advanced standing or SW 630. SW 735 INTEGRATIVE SEMINAR. (2) This seminar is usually taken by MSW students in their last semester. Students develop a case analysis to assist in integrating their course of study. This includes knowledge of human behavior theories, assessment, micro and macro level interventions, policy-analytic models, ethical reasoning, and research methodology. Prereq: Admission into the MSW program with advanced standing or SW 750. SW 736 ADMINISTRATION AND SUPERVISION IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE. (2) This course examines the overlapping but distinct roles of program planning, management, administration and supervision within social work and other human service organizations. Focus will be on human resources development and management, program development, implementation and evaluation, the acquisition of finding and financial management, and public relations and constituency building. Special emphasis will be placed on issues of leadership roles, organizational culture, and outcome-based decision-making from a social work perspective. Prereq: Admission into the MSW program with advanced standing or completion of all foundation courses. SW 740 MENTAL HEALTH CONCENTRATION PRACTICUM. (4) This field-based course prepares students to practice as social workers at the advanced level in an area of concentration. Students perform a variety of tasks including assessment, case management, psycho-education, as well as individual, family, and/or Communitybased interventions. Placement in a human service agency and experiential learning of 300 hours including weekly seminars. May be repeated to eight hours. Prereq: SW 640 or advanced standing. SW 741 FAMILY AND COMMUNITY CONCENTRATION PRACTICUM II. (4) In this required internship students continue to apply and refine their skills and competencies under faculty direction. Placement in a human service agency and experiential learning of 300 hours including weekly seminars. May be repeated to eight hours. Prereq: Admission into the MSW program with advanced standing. Prereq for Practicum II is Practicum I. SW 749 DISSERTATION RESEARCH. (0) Half-time to full-time work on dissertation. May be repeated to a maximum of six semesters. Prereq: Registration for two full-time semesters of 769 residence credit following the successful completion of the qualifying exams. SW 750 RESEARCH DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION IN SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE I. (3) An intermediate course in research methodology and design including program evaluation and meta-analysis. Requires students to conduct research related to practice issues or program evaluation in their fields of concentration as they prepare proposals to be implemented in SW 751. Prereq: Admission into the MSW program with advanced standing or SW 650. SW 751 RESEARCH DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION II. (3) Implementation of a research or program evaluation project designed in SW 750. Students are required to conduct research related to practice issues or program evaluation in their fields of concentration. They will collect or otherwise access study data, enter and analyze it in SPSS or other computer package, and present the results in various formats. Prereq: SW 750. SW 767 DISSERTATION RESIDENCY CREDIT. (2) Residency credit for dissertation research after the qualifying examination. Students may register for this course in the semester of the qualifying examination. A minimum of two semesters are required as well as continuous enrollment (Fall and Spring) until the dissertation is completed and defended. SW 769 RESIDENCE CREDIT FOR THE DOCTOR’S DEGREE. (0-12) May be repeated indefinitely. Prereq: Successful completion of qualifying exam. SW 770 DOCTORAL RESEARCH I. (3) This course focuses on the role of research in the profession, the logic of research, the major strategies and techniques for conducting research in social work settings, and preparation of a research proposal. This is the first of a two-course sequence with a primary focus on quantitative methods. Prereq: Admission into the Social Work doctoral program. SW 771 DOCTORAL RESEARCH II. (3) In this second of two required research methods courses, students will conduct and report on the quantitative research project proposed in the first semester. They will also conduct a meta-analysis, test a research instrument’s reliability and validity, conduct an exercise using qualitative methodology, and explore large public databases. Prereq: SW 770. SW 773 DOCTORAL STATISTICS II. (3) This social work course aims to help students understand and apply multivariate techniques in the fields of social welfare and social work research. Topics covered will include multivariate regression, factor analysis, path analysis, event history analysis, as well as logit and probit analysis. Prereq: STA 570 or other graduate level statistics course. SW 774 MENTAL HEALTH RESEARCH METHODS.
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