SOW 2948 Service Learning Field Study I . . . . . 1-3(VARIABLE)
Placement in community agency or other social organizational setting related to field of study. Supervision by faculty and agency. Students and faculty "customize" courses to fit a full range of services that are available in the setting. Student must be able to draw correlation between the discipline and field study. Journal and reflective experience paper are required. With the agreement of the student's faculty sponsor, a minimum of 4-6 hours per week must be done at the field site per semester hour of credit.

SOW 3XXX Writing for Social Work . . . . . 3(3,0)
Practice in precise, descriptive, and accurate writing techniques for practitioners in social work, psychology, and other helping professions.

SOW 3103 Human Behavior in Social Environment . . . . . 3(3,0)
Social personality and cognitive development, normal and abnormal, normative and non-normative crisis and gender issues with an emphasis on cultural diversity. Importance of social work intervention and treatment with individual, family, and community. Prerequisite: 3 sh in a course with content on human biology.

SOW 3113 Human Behavior in Organizations and Communities . . . . . 3(3,0)
Understand the concepts of organizations, institutions, and communities and the dynamics which characterize their essence; to become familiar with human service agencies as organizations and the elements common to them; to develop analytic skills to identify and assess the need for change within organizations, institutions, and communities; examine various types of models of organizations; to understand the interdependent relationship between organizations, institutions and communities within a "systems" framework; to examine the appropriate role of the social work practitioner in implementing change strategies in organizations, institutions, and communities; to understand the obstacles to planned change; understand organizational culture and its effect on human beings; and to understand how the dynamics of gender, class, race, ethnicity and sexual orientation are played out within organizational cultures.

SOW 3203 Introduction to the Field of Social Work . . . . . 3(3,0)
Survey of the social work profession from its roots to contemporary practice with a descriptive focus on its values, knowledge bases, skills and relationship to social policy. Emphasis is on generalist social work and social policy structures which sustain it.

SOW 3313 Work With Individuals and Families . . . . . 3(3,0)
Focuses on knowledge, skills and values which are part of the assessment, planning, intervention, and termination phases of direct social work practice. Special emphasis on developing generalist practice skills utilized in crisis situations with individuals and families. Restricted to majors only. (Permission Required).

SOW 3322 Work With Groups . . . . . 3(3,0)
Introduction to basic theories and principles of social group work processes and the worker's role in applying theory to practice in social settings. Education in group communications, use of group in solving individual problems and assisting individuals to help themselves through group support and learning. Restricted to majors only. (Permission Required).

SOW 3503 Introduction to Generalist Practice . . . . . 3(3,0)
Initiates the student into the integration of theory and practice in social work. Deals with the application of values, knowledge and beginning skills to interpersonal relationship in helping. Prerequisite: SOW 3103 and SOW 3203; restricted to majors; permission of instructor.

SOW 3620 Practice with Culturally Diverse Populations . . . . . 3(3,0)
Explores the differences and similarities of experience, needs and beliefs of diverse population groups within our society, and provides a theoretical foundation from which to develop differential assessment and intervention skills essential to cultivating sensitive practice. Patterns, dynamics and consequences of discrimination, economic deprivation and oppression are discussed with special emphasis on the impact of these on minorities, women, and gay and lesbian populations.

SOW 3650 Introduction to Child Welfare . . . . . 3(3,0)
Concepts of child development, family form and structure, and environmental and cultural issues are related to etiology, identification, and treatment approaches in child abuse, incest, and neglect. Family policy and the role of the family court are related to both treatment and prevention.

SOW 3948 Service Learning Field Study II . . . . . 1-3(VARIABLE)
Placement in community agency or other social organizational setting related to field of study. Supervision by faculty and agency. Students and faculty "customize" courses to fit a full range of services that are available in the setting. Student must be able to draw correlation between the discipline and field study. Journal and reflective experience paper are required. With the agreement of the student's faculty sponsor, a minimum of 4-6 hours per week must be done at the field site per semester hour of credit.

SOW 3949 Cooperative Education . . . . . 1-2(VARIABLE)
Terms of full-time practical experience in intended field, alternated with academic terms. Reinforcing academic preparation, confirming educational and career goals, personal and professional development, early start in career, earnings toward self-support, improved employability. (See program description under Cooperative Education.) Prerequisite: Permission of director of cooperative education.

SOW 4111 Adolescents At Risk . . . . . 3(3,0)
Explores environmental and societal factors that contribute to risky behaviors of adolescents such as substance use, delinquency, sexual activity, and violent behavior. Characteristics of high risk and low risk youth are related to adolescent development. Prevention, intervention, and treatment approaches are presented.

SOW 4232 Analysis of Social Service Policy . . . . . 3(3,0)
Decision-making process in social welfare programming, with socio-political determinants. New challenges to improve human services delivery examined. Prerequisite: SOW 4403.

SOW 4233 Social Justice, Social Action, and Social Policies . . . . . 3(3,0)
Examination of social thought, social values, oppression, and theoretical foundations as influences on the development of social policies from the perspective of social and economic justice. Integrates the key elements of the profession of social work through the filter/lens of social and economic justice, including: history and philosophical foundations of social welfare, community organization and social action, cultural and group differences and oppression, economic systems, social policies, and the impact of these key areas on professional practice. Skills in problem-solving and critical thinking will be applied to the analysis of contemporary and proposed social policies, issues, and programs from the context of social and economic justice. American social policies will also be studied and compared with other social, political, and economic systems.

SOW 4242 Families and Family Treatment . . . . . 3(3,0)
Designed to acquaint students with a definition and understanding of contemporary family forms and family functioning, both normative and in crisis, and introduces them to modalities for assisting troubled families. Offered concurrently with SOW 5243; graduate students will be assigned additional work.

SOW 4332 Strategies for Community Change . . . . . 3(3,0)
Development of skills and knowledge in working with communities and agencies to bring about social and economic change. Major emphasis placed on developmental change in agencies, community groups, and total society. Prerequisite: SOW 4403

SOW 4403 Research Design in Social Work . . . . . 3(3,0)
Introduction to scientific strategies used to evaluate social work practice and theory. Different strategies covered-from participant and observational techniques to controlled experimentation. Ethical/value dilemmas involved in social science research.

SOW 4510 Social Work Field Instruction . . . . . 1-8(VARIABLE)
Field experience in social service agencies combined with faculty supervision. Includes a minimum of 400 hours in agency experience. Social work majors only. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis only. Prerequisite: 18 sh of required social work courses, (SOW 3103, 3203, 3313, 3322, 3503 and 4332), 2.5 GPA in major. Corequisite: SOW 4522

SOW 4522 Senior Seminar . . . . . 1(1,0)
Designed to integrate theoretical constructs with practice. Prerequisite: 18 sh of required social work courses, (SOW 3103, 3203, 3313, 3322, 3503 and 4332), 2.5 GPA in major. Corequisite: SOW 4510

SOW 4610 Family Intervention . . . . . 3(3,0)
Family changes and conflict are examined. Methodology for working with families toward adjustment is presented. Emphasis is on the need for family intervention in substance abuse and addiction treatments. It is designed for students who anticipate working in human services, and it presupposes that either a basic helping methods course or appropriate experience has preceded it. Offered concurrently with SOW 5611; graduate students will be assigned additional work.

SOW 4643 Aging in Today's Society . . . . . 3(3,0)
Develops a psychosocial systems perspective for working with the elderly. Examines intervention strategies with individuals, groups, institutions or organizations, and examines issues and policies which enhance or impede the welfare of the elderly.

SOW 4647 Treatment and Care of the Elderly . . . . . 3(3,0)
Examines appropriate intervention strategies providing appropriate treatment and care of the elderly. Special attention to the needs of disadvantaged older persons will be explored within psychological, economic, political, and social contexts. Attention to both the well and frail elderly will be given. Offered concurrently with SOW 5641; graduate students will be assigned additional work.

SOW 4682 Dimensions of Death and Dying: Special Issues . . . . . 3(3,0)
Assists the student, both personally and as a helper to others, to approach the death event with: more knowledge, more sensitivity to its implications, and less dread and denial. Course examines historical, cultural, legal, religious, personal, interpersonal, and practical aspects of death and bereavement. Offered concurrently with SOW 5687; graduate students will be assigned additional work.

SOW 4700 Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment: Special Issues . . . . . 3(3,0)
Historical, legal, ethical, and social issues relating to drug abuse prevention and treatment. The family unit will serve as a basic focus for the area of prevention. Various treatment approaches will be covered from outpatient counseling to therapeutic communities. Offered concurrently with SOW 5710; graduate students will be assigned additional work.

SOW 4949 Cooperative Education . . . . . 0(VARIABLE)
Terms of alternating full-time or consecutive parallel terms of practical experience in the intended field. Reinforcing academic preparation; confirming educational and career goals; personal and professional development; early start in career; earnings toward self-support; improved employability. (See program description under Cooperative Education.) Prerequisite: Master level student; permission of director of Cooperative Education.

SOW 5243 Families and Family Treatment . . . . . 3(3,0)
Designed to acquaint students with a definition and understanding of contemporary family forms and family functioning, both normative and in crisis, and introduces them to modalities for assisting troubled families. Offered concurrently with SOW 4242; graduate students will be assigned additional work.

SOW 5611 Family Intervention . . . . . 3(3,0)
Family changes and conflict theory are examined. Methodology for working with families toward adjustment is presented. Emphasis is on the need for family intervention in substance abuse and addiction treatments. It is designed for students who anticipate working in human services, and it presupposes that either a basic helping methods course or appropriate experience has preceded it. Offered concurrently with SOW 4610; graduate students will be assigned additional work.

SOW 5641 Treatment and Care of the Elderly . . . . . 3(3,0)
Examines appropriate intervention strategies providing appropriate treatment and care of the elderly. Special attention to the needs of disadvantaged older persons will be explored within psychological, economic, political, and social contexts. Attention to both the well and frail elderly will be given. Offered concurrently with SOW 4647; graduate students will be assigned additional work.

SOW 5687 Dimensions of Death and Dying. Special Issues . . . . . 3(3,0)
Assists the student, both personally and as a helper to others, to approach the death event with: more knowledge, more sensitivity to its implications, and less dread and denial. Course examines historical, cultural, legal, religious, personal, interpersonal, and practical aspects of death and bereavement. Offered concurrently with SOW 4682; graduate students will be assigned additional work.

SOW 5710 Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment: Special Issues . . . . . 3(3,0)
Historical, legal, ethical, and social issues relating to drug abuse prevention and treatment. The family unit will serve as a basic focus for the area of prevention. Various treatment approaches will be covered from outpatient counseling to therapeutic communities. Offered concurrently with SOW 4700; graduate students will be assigned additional work.

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