| SOC WORK 202 - Introduction to Human Services | |
| Overview of career opportunities in the human services; explores such fields of practice as aging, corrections, alcohol and substance abuse, child welfare, mental health and the developmentally disabled. | |
| No Prerequisites | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 257 - Introduction to Counseling Skills and Techniques | |
| Developing and increasing skills and awareness required for competent behavior as a helping person. | |
| P: res hall asst or Soc Work major. | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 275 - American Social Welfare | |
| Overview of the institution of American social welfare; how the U.S. has developed social policies and services to meet social problems and institutional arrangements that provide people with resources and services to meet their needs. | |
| P: Eng Comp 105 or conc enr. | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 300 - Field Experience in a Human Service Agency | |
| Introductory exposure to working in a social services agency; professionally supervised program of observation and assistance in the agency. | |
| P: conc enr in Soc Work 370. | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| Course is repeatable to 3 credits. | |
| 1 units min / 1 units max, Field Experience | |
| SOC WORK 305 - The Social Work Profession | |
| Orientation to the knowledge, skills and values of professional social work practice. Definition of professional competencies expected of a Bachelor of Social Work graduate and their relationship to field training experience. | |
| P: major in Soc Work; Eng Comp 105. | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 313 - Social Work Skills Lab I | |
| Instruction and practice in basic interviewing skills for the beginning social work professional. | |
| P: conc enr in Soc Work 305. | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| 1 units min / 1 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 323 - Social Work Skills Lab II | |
| Instruction and practice in interpersonal skills required for working with other professionals, including use of supervision, teamwork, mediation, negotiation, referral and conflict management. | |
| P: conc enr in Soc Work 370. | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| 1 units min / 1 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 351 - Overview of the Child Welfare System | |
| Analysis of the place of child welfare policies and services among society's general provisions for family welfare and support. Overview of child welfare programs and services and the broad principles underlying delivery of services. | |
| P: Soc Work 305 | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 370 - Social Work Methods I | |
| Application of social work methods to planned changes with organizations and communities; explores how agency and community contexts shape social work practice. | |
| P: Soc Work 305. | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 371 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment | |
| Examines the biological, psychological, social-structural and cultural sources of the behavior of individuals and organizations from the perspective of systems analysis, human diversity and goal-directed behavior; applications to social work practice. | |
| P: Soc Work 305 and Hum Biol 102. | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 402 - Field Practicum I | |
| Actual social service work through placement in a social service agency. | |
| P: conc enr in Soc Work 411. | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| 5 units min / 5 units max, Field Experience | |
| SOC WORK 403 - Field Practicum II | |
| Actual social service work through placement in a social service agency. | |
| P: Soc Work 402 and conc enr in 420. | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| 5 units min / 5 units max, Field Experience | |
| SOC WORK 411 - Social Work Methods II | |
| Application of social work methods with individuals, families and groups; focus on assessment, planning and intervention strategies with an introduction to evaluation and termination processes. | |
| P: Soc Work 370. | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| Writing Emphasis: Writing Emphasis | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 413 - Social Work Skills Lab III | |
| Instruction and practice in advanced interviewing skills needed by the beginning social work professional. | |
| P: conc enr in Soc Work 411. | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| 1 units min / 1 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 420 - Social Work Methods III | |
| Theory and methods of planned change interventions with specific populations at risk; integration of micro and macro level practice, with an emphasis on community organizing; evaluation of practice; and termination. | |
| P: Soc Work 411. | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 423 - Social Work Skills Lab IV | |
| Instruction and practice in professional interactional skills focusing on small and large groups, and specialized intervention skills. | |
| P: conc enr in Soc Work 420. | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| 1 units min / 1 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 431 - Social Policy Analysis I | |
| Instruction and practice in analyzing social problems and related policies; observation with local government policy making; application of skills to specific policy and its implementation in the community. | |
| P: Soc Work 370 and conc enr in 461. | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| 2 units min / 2 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 433 - Social Policy Analysis II | |
| Theory and methods for planned social policy change; development and implementation of a planned change project as a follow up to the social problem and policy analyzed in Social Policy Analysis I. | |
| P: Soc Work 431 and conc enr in 463. | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| 2 units min / 2 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 451 - Child Welfare Practice | |
| Overview of social work practice in child welfare. Examinations of nature and causes of child maltreatment and the role of child welfare. Exploration of the ways practice principles in child welfare are applied in the assessment and intervention phases of helping in the delivery of services. | |
| P: Soc Work 351 and 370. | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 461 - Program Evaluation I | |
| Introduction to the principles of program evaluation and community research. Design and implement an evaluation research project. | |
| P: Comm Sci 301; Soc Work 370; conc enr in Soc Work 431. | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| 2 units min / 2 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 463 - Program Evaluation II | |
| Introduction to program evaluation designs; analyze and interpret data from community research project; make recommendations for new or changed programs or policies. | |
| P: Soc Work 461; conc enr in Soc Work 433. | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| 2 units min / 2 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 497 - Internship | |
| Supervised practical experience in an organization or activity appropriate to a student's career and educational interests. Internships are supervised by faculty members and require periodic student/faculty meetings. | |
| P: jr st. | |
| Typically offered in Fall and Spring | |
| Course is repeatable for credit. | |
| 1 units min / 12 units max, Field Experience | |
| SOC WORK 498 - Independent Study | |
| Independent study is offered on an individual basis at the student's request and consists of a program of learning activities planned in consultation with a faculty member. A student wishing to study or conduct research in an area not represented in available scheduled courses should develop a preliminary proposal and seek the sponsorship of a faculty member. The student's advisor can direct him or her to instructors with appropriate interests. A written report or equivalent is required for evaluation, and a short title describing the program must be sent early inthe semester to the registrar for entry on the student's transcript. | |
| P: fr or so st with cum gpa > or = 2.50; or jr or sr st with cum gpa > or = 2.00. | |
| Typically offered in Fall and Spring | |
| Course is repeatable for credit. | |
| 1 units min / 4 units max, Independent Study | |
| SOC WORK 701 - Ethical Issues in Contemporary Social Work | |
| This foundation course is designed to introduce MSW students to wide-ranging ethical issues that practitioners in various settings. | |
| P: Admission to the MSW Program | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 702 - Generalist Practice I | |
| This course promotes masters' level development of skills necessary to practice social work with diverse individuals and family groups. | |
| P: Admission to MSW Program | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 703 - Skills Lab with Individuals, Families and Small Groups | |
| This skills lab introduces students to a range of skills required for effective practice with individuals, families and small groups. | |
| P: Admission to the MSW Program | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| 1 units min / 1 units max, Laboratory | |
| SOC WORK 704 - Generalist Social Work Practice II | |
| This course promotes masters' level development of skills necessary to practice social work with diverse groups within organizations and communities. | |
| P: Admission to the MSW Program | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 705 - Skills Lab with Large Groups and Communities | |
| This skills lab introduces students to a range of skills required for effective practice with various professional and community groups, with organizations, and with communities. | |
| P: Admission to the MSW Program | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| 1 units min / 1 units max, Laboratory | |
| SOC WORK 706 - Social Welfare Institutions | |
| This course examines the origins of and changes in American social welfare arrangements to meet human needs. It traces the evolution of the social work profession and social welfare efforts in relation to major economic, social, and political forces over time. | |
| P: Admission to the MSW Program | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 707 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment | |
| Integration of theories and models examining the complexity of person/environment functioning with respect to individuals, families, small groups, organizations, and communities. | |
| P: Admission to the MSW Program | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 708 - Social Welfare Policy: Contemporary Approaches | |
| In this course, students evaluate contemporary social policies affecting poor and disenfranchised groups in the U.S. Students are introduced to the processes of policy development and policy change. | |
| P: Admission to the MSW Program | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 709 - Field I: Foundations Social Work Field Practicum | |
| Supervised social work practicum experience in a human services agency setting. | |
| P: Admission to the MSW Program | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| 4 units min / 4 units max, Field Experience | |
| SOC WORK 710 - Field II: Foundation Social Work Field Practicum | |
| Supervised social work practicum experience in a human service agency setting. | |
| P: Admission to the MSW Program | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| 4 units min / 4 units max, Field Experience | |
| SOC WORK 720 - Practice Competence In a Diverse Community | |
| Social work advanced practice course on working with diverse groups and communities. | |
| P: completion of foundation req or advanced st. | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 721 - Multi-Level Family Intervention | |
| Advanced social work practice techniques for direct practice students working with families of many types and in varied settings. | |
| P: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing. | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 722 - Social Work Management & Supervision in the Social Services | |
| Advanced social work practice of management and supervision methods for students working in management positions at any level in social service agencies. | |
| P: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing. | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 727 - Psychopathology & Strength-Based Assessment | |
| This course examines mental health and mental illness from a strengths-based social work perspective. Cultural and community factors in defining these issues are addressed. | |
| P: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing. | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 728 - Advanced Social Welfare Policy Analysis | |
| This course uses an analytical framework for analyzing social welfare policy to examine particular practice concerns. Particular attention is paid to rural/urban differences and to diversity issues. | |
| P: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing. | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 729 - Field III: Advanced Social Work Field Practicum & Integrative Seminar | |
| Supervised social work practicum experience in a human service agency setting. | |
| P: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing. | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| 4 units min / 4 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 731 - Advanced Research Applications in Social Work Practice | |
| Advanced research course that prepares students to evaluate their own practice and to carry out independent research projects. P: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing. (F) | |
| P: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing. | |
| Typically offered in Fall | |
| 3 units min / 3 units max, Lecture | |
| SOC WORK 734 - Field Research Consultation | |
| Students work independently with the instructor to complete the required tasks associated with the Field Research Proj. The instructor provides technical assistance, advice, and problem-solving regarding IRB proposals, participant recruitment, data collection and management, data analysis and report development. | |
| P: completion of foundation curriculum or advanced standing. | |
| Typically offered in Spring | |
| 2 units min / 2 units max, Field Experience | |
| SOC WORK 798 - Independent Study | |
| P: May be repeatable for credit. gr st. /(F,S) | |
| P: gr st. | |
| Typically offered in Fall and Spring | |
| Course is repeatable for credit. | |
| 1 units min / 3 units max, Independent Study | |