SW 521 - Adv Sw Prac/Individuals

Credits: 3

This course will prepare the student to engage in therapeutic interventions with individuals in a culturally competent manner, taking into account the bio-psycho-social-spiritual-cultural realities of that individual’s world. The course will be taught from a strength-based/ecological perspective and will focus on the following specific modalities: self psychology, object relations, relational/interpersonal, narrative/constructivist, and crisis and brief treatment approaches. Further content will be included on other evidence-based therapeutic approaches to familiarize students with their tenets and parameters. The role of individual treatment in social work’s history and development will be explored as it relates to current practice. The effects of policy and societal influences on the practice of individual treatment in its various settings will be discussed. A reflective, critical, and integrative approach to practice will be emphasized throughout the course. Prerequisites: foundation courses.