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SWRK 95. Introduction to Social Work.
Provides an overview of the social work profession and of social welfare systems especially in relation to marginalized populations. Also introduces a generalist perspective to social work practice with emphasis on professional development. Students are exposed to the values and ethics of social work, as well as the important ideologies that have shaped social welfare and social work.
Note: Includes a 30 hour volunteer experience to aid in assessing student's appropriateness for the profession. A grade of "C" or better is required before taking SWRK 140A. Graded: Graded Student.
Units:
3.0
SWRK 102. Crosscultural Theory and Practice: Issues of Race, Gender and Class. Increase student awareness of social, political, economic, and cultural diversity. Addresses patterns and consequences of discrimination and oppression as well as theoretical and practice content and strategies for social change. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 110. Statistics and Research for Social Workers. Descriptive and inferential statistics, sampling, probability distribution, introduction to research methods, relationship of statistics to research methods; illustrations drawn from the field of human services. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 111. Research Methods and Program Evaluation. User oriented research methods focusing on locating, understanding, and using the professional research literature relevant to the development of skills for the human service practitioner; and methods of evaluating ones own practice and agency programs. Prerequisite: SWRK 110. Corequisite: SWRK 140B or SWRK 140C. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 118. Chemical Dependency and Social Work Practice. Introduction to social work practice with the alcoholic/addicted individual or family. The ecological framework will be utilized for studying alcohol and drug dependence and its prevention/intervention. Emphasis will be placed on addiction as a biopsychosocial problem with a special focus on oppressed and marginalized populations. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 125A. Human Behavior/Social Environment: Infancy through Adolescence. Individual development, infancy through adolescence, in the context of the family, community and society. Implications for service and service systems. Prerequisite: SWRK Majors only and Junior status Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 125B. Human Behavior/Social Environment: Adulthood through Aging. Individual development, adulthood through old age, in the context of the family, community and society. Implications for service and service systems. Prerequisite: SWRK 125A; SWRK majors only; Grade of "C" or better in all previous SRWK courses Corequisite: 140A Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 126. Theories of Criminal Behavior. Analyzes various theories in terms of their logic, historical origins, and policy implications. Focus on developing a critical framework. Prerequisite: GWAR certification before Fall 09; or WPJ score of 80+; or 3-unit placement in ENGL 109M/W; or 4-unit placement in ENGL 109M/W and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X; or WPJ score 70/71 and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 129. Human Sexuality in Social Work Perspectives. Examines psycho-social-cultural influences on sexual identity and sexual behavior; analyzes problems confronting the victims of sex-discrimination and oppression; considers education and treatment programs. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 132. Social Work and Spirituality. This course examines how spirituality serves as a liberating, and at times constricting force in the lives of our clients and communities. Competencies for both assessing and engaging in discussions about our clients' spiritual world as well as self-awareness regarding social work practitioner spiritual orientations are emphasized. Diverse spiritual and religious backgrounds (including those who consider themselves non-spiritual or non-religious) are welcomed and celebrated in the classroom. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 134. Crimes Without Victims. Focuses on the study of particular behavior defined as criminal, including addiction, pornography, homosexuality, prostitution and abortion. The role of morality is examined. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 136. Poverty and Homelessness in America. Analyzes social theory and its relationship to the generation and retention of institutional poverty. Within this context, public and private welfare programs serving low-income populations will be examined. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 137. The Child and the Law. Both civil and criminal aspects of the relationship of the applicability and effect of the law on minors, including juvenile court, wardship and dependency, liability for torts, the child and divorce. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 138. Violence In The Family. Provides basic information on victims and perpetrators of violence in the family. The focus is on child maltreatment, spouse/partner battering, abuse of the elderly, and the roles and responsibilities of social workers responding to family violence. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 140A. Social Work Practice. Provides an introduction to the profession and generalist social work practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Practice skills focus on application of the planned changed process from an empowerment approach. Prerequisite: SWRK 95 and SWRK 125A; SWRK majors only; Junior standing and a grade of "C" or better in all previous SWRK courses Corequisite: SWRK 125B Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 140B. Social Work Practice. Generalist practice through a cross-cultural lens. Focuses on culturally competent relationship building, assessment, and intervention with individuals, organizations and communities. Prerequisite: SWRK 95, SWRK 102, SWRK 125B, SWRK 140A, SWRK 150; SWRK majors only; senior standing; Minimum grade of "C" in all previously completed SWRK courses; GWAR certification or having met university writing requirements Corequisite: SWRK 195A Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 140C. Social Work Practice. Focuses on family intervention through an emphasis on strengths-based case management and children and youth issues. Group work processes and intervention examined through experiential and formal learning. Prerequisite: SWRK 195A and SWRK 140B. Corequisite: SWRK 195B Corequisite: SWRK 195B. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 150. Welfare In America. Examines the history, purpose, structure and costs of current American social welfare policy and programs and the role of social work in policy and program development. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 151. Health Services and Systems. Examines the delivery of health and mental health service with a focus on problems experienced by economically disadvantaged and oppressed populations. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 153. Child Welfare Services. Provides basic information on the recognition and treatment of problems of children in the home, school and community, and on the public and private social services and laws which promote and protect the welfare of children. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 191. Exploration of Veteran Studies: An Ethnographic Approach. Through the review of ethnographic works, qualitative research articles and other significant recent literature on veterans' issues, students are introduced to the qualitative research process. Most significantly students simultaneously gain knowledge of the issues and challenges faced by veterans returning from combat as they transition to civilian life as well as the best practices in supporting positive transitions from combat to civilian life. Students will develop analytical thinking skills and writing skills for preparing literature reviews. Prerequisite: GWAR certification before Fall 09; or WPJ score of 80+; or 3-unit placement in ENGL 109M/W; or 4-unit placement in ENGL 109M/W and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X; or WPJ score 70/71 and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 195A. Field Instruction. Two semester sequence of instruction that takes place in a human service organization in the community wherein students demonstrate, under the auspices of a certified field instructor, their ability to apply the knowledge, practical skills, critical thinking/reasoning abilities, and interpersonal communication skills required of undergraduate level social works. Students must provide their own transportation to and from field sites, purchase malpractice insurance through the Division of Social Work. Prerequisite: SWRK 102, SWRK 125A, SWRK 125B, SWRK 140A and SWRK 150 and permission of the Field Director (or designee). Corequisite: SWRK 140B. Graded: Credit / No Credit. Units: 6.0
SWRK 195B. Field Instruction. Two-semester course sequence that takes place in a human service organization. Students demonstrate their ability to apply social work knowledge and practical skills. Students must provide their own transportation and purchase malpractice insurance through the Division of Social Work. Note: Enrollment is limited to students who have secured an approved Field placement. Prerequisite: SWRK 102, SWRK 125A, SWRK 125B, SWRK 140A, SWRK 140B, SWRK 195A and SWRK 150; permission of the Field Director required. Corequisite: SWRK 140C. Graded: Credit / No Credit. Units: 6.0
SWRK 198. Co-Curricular Activities. Co-curricular activities related to the subject matter and intellectual concerns of the Division of Social Work, including service on division policy-making committees and participation in ASI approved organizations. Prerequisite: Permission of the Undergraduate Social Work Coordinator. Graded: Credit / No Credit. Units: 1.0 - 3.0.
SWRK 199. Special Problems. Independent research, project or directed reading. Note: Open to students who are capable of independent work. Prerequisite: Approval of the faculty sponsor of the project and Division Chair. Graded: Graded (CR/NC Available). Units: 1.0 - 3.0.
SWRK 202. Social Work and Diverse Populations. Prepares students to understand cultural and social diversity. Addresses theoretical and practice dimensions of social work with diverse and oppressed and vulnerable people for personal and social empowerment in behalf of human dignity and social justice. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 204A. Social Work Practice I. Building on the liberal arts framework and using the ecological model, this course introduces students to generalist social work practice with individuals, families, small groups, organizations, disadvantaged populations, communities, and society. Corequisite: SWRK 295A. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 204B. Social Work Practice II. Broadens the ecological perspective to address economic and political issues, social stratification, and racism as they impact practice with at-risk populations; promoting change at multiple levels of intervention. Prerequisite: SWRK 204A, SWRK 295A. Corequisite: SWRK 295B. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 204C. Multi-Level Practice with Vulnerable Life Conditions. Builds upon content of SWRK 204B and provides advanced knowledge and skills for empowerment and strength - based approaches, for multi-level practice with vulnerable life conditions. Prerequisite: SWRK 204A, SWRK 204B, SWRK 295A, SWRK 295B, advanced to candidacy. Corequisite: SWRK 295C. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 204D. Multi-Level Practice with Vulnerable Life Conditions. Builds upon content of SWRK 204B and provides advanced knowledge and skills for empowerment and strength-based approaches for multi-level practice with vulnerable life conditions. Prerequisite: SWRK 204A, SWRK 204B, SWRK 204C, SWRK 295A, SWRK 295B, SWRK 295C, advanced to candidacy. Corequisite: SWRK 295D. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 210. Methods of Social Research. Examination of quantitative and qualitative methods of social work research. Includes problem formulation, selection of various conceptual frameworks, research designs, sampling, collecting data, experimental design and computer technology. Prerequisite: Undergraduate social statistics course. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 213. Public Child Welfare Practice. Integrates the concepts and skills learned in Advanced Practice, Advanced Policy, and Research courses of the MSW program and applies to the specific client population of public child welfare agencies. Required for Title IV-E stipend students; open to others on basis of space availability. Prerequisite: SWRK 204A, SWRK 204B. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 215. Mediation & Restorative Justice. The course examines the principles, policies, goals, and practice of mediation and restorative justice in social work settings including the adult and juvenile criminal justice systems, family court, child welfare, schools, mental health, health, and community dispute resolution centers. Students will learn mediation and restorative justice practice skills to work effectively with individuals as both clients and providers of services, as well as within various institutions, systems, and communities. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 218. Chemical Dependence: Strategies and Tactics for Social Work Practice. Designed to increase the sensitivity of graduate social work students to the major intervening variables contributing to the problem of chemical dependence in contemporary American society. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 219. Social Work Practice in Health Care Settings. Provides intervention strategies useful in health care settings. Individual, family and group practice strategies are presented as well as discharge planning, advocacy, ethnically sensitive issues, and collaboration practice within hospital settings. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 221. Community Organizing Practice. Focuses on intervention at the community level with a special emphasis on grass roots organizing and advocacy. Prerequisite: SWRK 204A, SWRK 204B or instructor permission. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 223. DSM New Developments in Psychodiagnosis. Designed to give practitioners and students hands-on experience in using the DSM IV Manual. Videotapes, case vignettes, and small group discussions used. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 224. Advanced Mental Health Practice. Examines a variety of theoretical views on adaptations of childhood and adulthood with accompanying models for assessment and treatment. Explores current views on intra-psychic and interpersonal functioning utilized in mental health settings. Prerequisite: SWRK 204A, SWRK 204B or instructor permission. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 225. Advanced Group Work Methods: Process and Intervention Strategies. Covers small group theory and process, and group method in a variety of settings, with emphasis on group development. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 226. Family Intervention: Contemporary Issues in Social Work Practice. Critically addresses the origins and contemporary context and models of interventions with families. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 228. Clinical Intervention in Sexual Abuse. Presents an intervention system that can assist professionals to work with sexually abusive families and victims of sexual abuse. Assessment, planning, and treatment are described and methods of intervention demonstrated. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 232. Spirituality and Social Work. Considers the role of spirituality in the socialization process of the professional as well as the client by examination of spirituality, values, ethics, principles, and philosophies as influences on personal and professional interactions. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 235A. Theoretical Bases of Social Behavior. Examines the growth, change and interaction of individuals, families and groups, organizations, and communities with special attention to lifespan development and systems theory. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 235B. Theoretical Bases of Social Behavior. Focuses on major personality theories; principal theories of health, illness and disordered behavior; child and family dynamics; and theories of group and organizational behavior. Prerequisite: SWRK 235A. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 238A. Issues and Practice in Schools. Introduces the student to the field of school social work in its dynamic social, educational, legal, political, and human complexity. Examines the challenges of rapid social and demographic change in California as well as the need for restructuring education and innovative responses. Note: Required for Pupil Personnel Services Credential. Prerequisite: Admission to the College of Social Work Program. Corequisite: SWRK 204C, SWRK 295C. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 238B. Issues and Practice in Schools. Continuation of SWRK 238A, course examines classroom management, case assessment, alternative education practices, discipline and attendance law, impediments to individual development as well as case studies, interagency collaboration, new community partnerships, and media and high technology uses. Note: Required for Pupil Personnel Services Credential. Prerequisite: SWRK 204C, SWRK 238A, SWRK 295C. Corequisite: SWRK 204D, SWRK 295D. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 245. Death, Grief And Growth. Death and the process of terminating life seen from the social, cultural, personal and medical perspectives. Comparisons of competing, contradictory or complementary views of death among specific religions, social classes, ethnic groups and superstitions and taboos connected with the dead. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 250. Social Welfare Policy and Services. Analyzes contemporary social welfare policy and the ways in which policy is carried out through a broad spectrum of agencies and services, in a historical and philosophical context relevant to professional social workers. This course meets the foundation competencies of social welfare policies and services within the specific context of thinking, reading and writing in social work policy practice. Note: Graduate Writing Intensive (GWI) course. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 251. Advanced Policy. Builds on the foundation content of SWRK 250 with deeper knowledge of diverse theoretical and practical approaches to policy analysis, development, implementation, and evaluation to empower communities and individuals, to advance and protect human rights, and to optimize social justice. Prerequisite: SWRK 250 and advanced to candidacy. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 258. Advanced Policy - Children and Families. Building upon SWRK 251, this course examines the history of child and family services, introduces the students to theories and methods of policy analysis, and focuses on analysis of selected federal, state, and local policies specifically relevant to children and families, as well as how social workers influence policy formulation and implementation. Note: Required for title IV-E students. Prerequisite: SWRK 251. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 259. International Social Work. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 261. Grant Writing and Resource Development. Prepares students for resource and grant proposal development as well as grant project management and evaluation. Students will develop various skills including how to identify and communicate with appropriate funding sources conceptualize, write and submit a grant proposal prepare a grant budget; administer a grant funded program; and evaluate program outcomes, and peer reviews of grant proposals. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 262. Social Work Practice in Rehabilitation. Reflects the current best practices of psychosocial rehabilitation, and pays particular attention to the nuances of those practice expectations within the context of the Mental Health Services Act of 2004. The course requirement for all students who are recipients of the mental health stipend in the Division of Social Work. Prerequisite: Admission to MHSA cohort and instructor permission. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 295A. Field Instruction. Field Instruction Note: Enrollment is limited to students who have secured an approved Field placement Prerequisite: Must be classified graduate Social Work student and approval of the Field Director or designee. Corequisite: SWRK 204A. Graded: Credit / No Credit. Units: 3.0
SWRK 295B. Field Instruction. Field Instruction Note: Enrollment is limited to students who have secured an approved Field placement. Prerequisite: SWRK 204A and 295A; Must be classified graduate Social Work student and approval of the Field Director or designee. Corequisite: SWRK 204B. Graded: Credit / No Credit. Units: 4.0
SWRK 295C. Field Instruction. Field Instruction Note: Enrollment is limited to students who have secured an approved Field placement. Prerequisite: Advancement to Candidacy; must be classified graduate Social Work student and approval of the Field Director or designee; SWRK 204A, SWRK 204B, SWRK 295A and SWRK 295B Corequisite: SWRK 204C Graded: Credit / No Credit. Units: 5.0
SWRK 295D. Field Instruction. Field Instruction Note: Enrollment is limited to students who have secured an approved Field placement. Prerequisite: Advancement to Candidacy, must be classified graduate Social Work student and approval of the Field Director or designee; SWRK 204A, SWRK 204B, SWRK 204C, SWRK 295A, SWRK 295B and SWRK 295C Corequisite: SWRK 204D Graded: Credit / No Credit. Units: 5.0
SWRK 295E. Post Master's Pupil Personnel Services Fieldwork. School based sites for the development of Pupil Personnel Services skills. Two days per week. Prerequisite: Admission to Post Master's PPS program. Graded: Credit / No Credit. Units: 3.0
SWRK 295F. Post Master's Pupil Personnel Services Fieldwork. School based sites for the development of Pupil Personnel Services skills. Two days per week. Prerequisite: Admission to Post Master's PPS program. Graded: Credit / No Credit. Units: 3.0
SWRK 299. Special Problems. Individual research and directed reading. Written report required. Prerequisite: Approval by faculty sponsor and division director. Graded: Graded (CR/NC Available). Units: 1.0 - 3.0.
SWRK 500. Culminating Experience. Completion of either: A. Thesis (an original contribution to knowledge) OR B. Research Project (addition to technical/professional knowledge or application of knowledge through case study, field study, documentary report, substantial annotated bibliography, or article of publishable quality) OR C. Directed Study and Comprehensive Examination (seminar, portfolio, examination). Prerequisite: Advanced to candidacy. SWRK 210. Graded: Thesis in Progress. Units: 2.0 - 4.0.
SWRK 501. Advanced Research Methods. This course offers a classroom structure to project-based research education. Class includes both qualitative and quantitative study design, theory construction, advanced methods of data analysis. This course expands on the knowledge gained from SWRK 210 (Methods of Research). Students will experience a mixture of advanced research content including: quantitative research designs, sampling, data collection and analysis, advanced quantitative research designs, sampling, data collection and analysis. Prerequisite: SWRK 202, SWRK 204A, SWRK 204B, SWRK 210, SWRK 250 and Advancement to Candidacy Graded: Graded Student. Units: 2.0
SWRK 502. Integrative Capstone Project. This course is designed to reflect the student's proficiency in the core competencies of the social work profession. The focus of this course is the identification of a social work problem, developing a research design which appropriately addresses the problem, and presentation of the findings. Students demonstrate professional competencies in: ethics, communication, diversity, theory, research, direct and indirect and indirect practice, leadership and organizational processes and evidence of a professional self. Prerequisite: SWRK 501 Graded: Graded Student. Units: 2.0
SWRK 102. Crosscultural Theory and Practice: Issues of Race, Gender and Class. Increase student awareness of social, political, economic, and cultural diversity. Addresses patterns and consequences of discrimination and oppression as well as theoretical and practice content and strategies for social change. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 110. Statistics and Research for Social Workers. Descriptive and inferential statistics, sampling, probability distribution, introduction to research methods, relationship of statistics to research methods; illustrations drawn from the field of human services. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 111. Research Methods and Program Evaluation. User oriented research methods focusing on locating, understanding, and using the professional research literature relevant to the development of skills for the human service practitioner; and methods of evaluating ones own practice and agency programs. Prerequisite: SWRK 110. Corequisite: SWRK 140B or SWRK 140C. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 118. Chemical Dependency and Social Work Practice. Introduction to social work practice with the alcoholic/addicted individual or family. The ecological framework will be utilized for studying alcohol and drug dependence and its prevention/intervention. Emphasis will be placed on addiction as a biopsychosocial problem with a special focus on oppressed and marginalized populations. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 125A. Human Behavior/Social Environment: Infancy through Adolescence. Individual development, infancy through adolescence, in the context of the family, community and society. Implications for service and service systems. Prerequisite: SWRK Majors only and Junior status Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 125B. Human Behavior/Social Environment: Adulthood through Aging. Individual development, adulthood through old age, in the context of the family, community and society. Implications for service and service systems. Prerequisite: SWRK 125A; SWRK majors only; Grade of "C" or better in all previous SRWK courses Corequisite: 140A Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 126. Theories of Criminal Behavior. Analyzes various theories in terms of their logic, historical origins, and policy implications. Focus on developing a critical framework. Prerequisite: GWAR certification before Fall 09; or WPJ score of 80+; or 3-unit placement in ENGL 109M/W; or 4-unit placement in ENGL 109M/W and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X; or WPJ score 70/71 and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 129. Human Sexuality in Social Work Perspectives. Examines psycho-social-cultural influences on sexual identity and sexual behavior; analyzes problems confronting the victims of sex-discrimination and oppression; considers education and treatment programs. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 132. Social Work and Spirituality. This course examines how spirituality serves as a liberating, and at times constricting force in the lives of our clients and communities. Competencies for both assessing and engaging in discussions about our clients' spiritual world as well as self-awareness regarding social work practitioner spiritual orientations are emphasized. Diverse spiritual and religious backgrounds (including those who consider themselves non-spiritual or non-religious) are welcomed and celebrated in the classroom. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 134. Crimes Without Victims. Focuses on the study of particular behavior defined as criminal, including addiction, pornography, homosexuality, prostitution and abortion. The role of morality is examined. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 136. Poverty and Homelessness in America. Analyzes social theory and its relationship to the generation and retention of institutional poverty. Within this context, public and private welfare programs serving low-income populations will be examined. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 137. The Child and the Law. Both civil and criminal aspects of the relationship of the applicability and effect of the law on minors, including juvenile court, wardship and dependency, liability for torts, the child and divorce. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 138. Violence In The Family. Provides basic information on victims and perpetrators of violence in the family. The focus is on child maltreatment, spouse/partner battering, abuse of the elderly, and the roles and responsibilities of social workers responding to family violence. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 140A. Social Work Practice. Provides an introduction to the profession and generalist social work practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Practice skills focus on application of the planned changed process from an empowerment approach. Prerequisite: SWRK 95 and SWRK 125A; SWRK majors only; Junior standing and a grade of "C" or better in all previous SWRK courses Corequisite: SWRK 125B Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 140B. Social Work Practice. Generalist practice through a cross-cultural lens. Focuses on culturally competent relationship building, assessment, and intervention with individuals, organizations and communities. Prerequisite: SWRK 95, SWRK 102, SWRK 125B, SWRK 140A, SWRK 150; SWRK majors only; senior standing; Minimum grade of "C" in all previously completed SWRK courses; GWAR certification or having met university writing requirements Corequisite: SWRK 195A Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 140C. Social Work Practice. Focuses on family intervention through an emphasis on strengths-based case management and children and youth issues. Group work processes and intervention examined through experiential and formal learning. Prerequisite: SWRK 195A and SWRK 140B. Corequisite: SWRK 195B Corequisite: SWRK 195B. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 150. Welfare In America. Examines the history, purpose, structure and costs of current American social welfare policy and programs and the role of social work in policy and program development. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 151. Health Services and Systems. Examines the delivery of health and mental health service with a focus on problems experienced by economically disadvantaged and oppressed populations. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 153. Child Welfare Services. Provides basic information on the recognition and treatment of problems of children in the home, school and community, and on the public and private social services and laws which promote and protect the welfare of children. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 191. Exploration of Veteran Studies: An Ethnographic Approach. Through the review of ethnographic works, qualitative research articles and other significant recent literature on veterans' issues, students are introduced to the qualitative research process. Most significantly students simultaneously gain knowledge of the issues and challenges faced by veterans returning from combat as they transition to civilian life as well as the best practices in supporting positive transitions from combat to civilian life. Students will develop analytical thinking skills and writing skills for preparing literature reviews. Prerequisite: GWAR certification before Fall 09; or WPJ score of 80+; or 3-unit placement in ENGL 109M/W; or 4-unit placement in ENGL 109M/W and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X; or WPJ score 70/71 and co-enrollment in ENGL 109X. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 195A. Field Instruction. Two semester sequence of instruction that takes place in a human service organization in the community wherein students demonstrate, under the auspices of a certified field instructor, their ability to apply the knowledge, practical skills, critical thinking/reasoning abilities, and interpersonal communication skills required of undergraduate level social works. Students must provide their own transportation to and from field sites, purchase malpractice insurance through the Division of Social Work. Prerequisite: SWRK 102, SWRK 125A, SWRK 125B, SWRK 140A and SWRK 150 and permission of the Field Director (or designee). Corequisite: SWRK 140B. Graded: Credit / No Credit. Units: 6.0
SWRK 195B. Field Instruction. Two-semester course sequence that takes place in a human service organization. Students demonstrate their ability to apply social work knowledge and practical skills. Students must provide their own transportation and purchase malpractice insurance through the Division of Social Work. Note: Enrollment is limited to students who have secured an approved Field placement. Prerequisite: SWRK 102, SWRK 125A, SWRK 125B, SWRK 140A, SWRK 140B, SWRK 195A and SWRK 150; permission of the Field Director required. Corequisite: SWRK 140C. Graded: Credit / No Credit. Units: 6.0
SWRK 198. Co-Curricular Activities. Co-curricular activities related to the subject matter and intellectual concerns of the Division of Social Work, including service on division policy-making committees and participation in ASI approved organizations. Prerequisite: Permission of the Undergraduate Social Work Coordinator. Graded: Credit / No Credit. Units: 1.0 - 3.0.
SWRK 199. Special Problems. Independent research, project or directed reading. Note: Open to students who are capable of independent work. Prerequisite: Approval of the faculty sponsor of the project and Division Chair. Graded: Graded (CR/NC Available). Units: 1.0 - 3.0.
SWRK 202. Social Work and Diverse Populations. Prepares students to understand cultural and social diversity. Addresses theoretical and practice dimensions of social work with diverse and oppressed and vulnerable people for personal and social empowerment in behalf of human dignity and social justice. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 204A. Social Work Practice I. Building on the liberal arts framework and using the ecological model, this course introduces students to generalist social work practice with individuals, families, small groups, organizations, disadvantaged populations, communities, and society. Corequisite: SWRK 295A. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 204B. Social Work Practice II. Broadens the ecological perspective to address economic and political issues, social stratification, and racism as they impact practice with at-risk populations; promoting change at multiple levels of intervention. Prerequisite: SWRK 204A, SWRK 295A. Corequisite: SWRK 295B. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 204C. Multi-Level Practice with Vulnerable Life Conditions. Builds upon content of SWRK 204B and provides advanced knowledge and skills for empowerment and strength - based approaches, for multi-level practice with vulnerable life conditions. Prerequisite: SWRK 204A, SWRK 204B, SWRK 295A, SWRK 295B, advanced to candidacy. Corequisite: SWRK 295C. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 204D. Multi-Level Practice with Vulnerable Life Conditions. Builds upon content of SWRK 204B and provides advanced knowledge and skills for empowerment and strength-based approaches for multi-level practice with vulnerable life conditions. Prerequisite: SWRK 204A, SWRK 204B, SWRK 204C, SWRK 295A, SWRK 295B, SWRK 295C, advanced to candidacy. Corequisite: SWRK 295D. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 210. Methods of Social Research. Examination of quantitative and qualitative methods of social work research. Includes problem formulation, selection of various conceptual frameworks, research designs, sampling, collecting data, experimental design and computer technology. Prerequisite: Undergraduate social statistics course. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 213. Public Child Welfare Practice. Integrates the concepts and skills learned in Advanced Practice, Advanced Policy, and Research courses of the MSW program and applies to the specific client population of public child welfare agencies. Required for Title IV-E stipend students; open to others on basis of space availability. Prerequisite: SWRK 204A, SWRK 204B. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 215. Mediation & Restorative Justice. The course examines the principles, policies, goals, and practice of mediation and restorative justice in social work settings including the adult and juvenile criminal justice systems, family court, child welfare, schools, mental health, health, and community dispute resolution centers. Students will learn mediation and restorative justice practice skills to work effectively with individuals as both clients and providers of services, as well as within various institutions, systems, and communities. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 218. Chemical Dependence: Strategies and Tactics for Social Work Practice. Designed to increase the sensitivity of graduate social work students to the major intervening variables contributing to the problem of chemical dependence in contemporary American society. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 219. Social Work Practice in Health Care Settings. Provides intervention strategies useful in health care settings. Individual, family and group practice strategies are presented as well as discharge planning, advocacy, ethnically sensitive issues, and collaboration practice within hospital settings. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 221. Community Organizing Practice. Focuses on intervention at the community level with a special emphasis on grass roots organizing and advocacy. Prerequisite: SWRK 204A, SWRK 204B or instructor permission. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 223. DSM New Developments in Psychodiagnosis. Designed to give practitioners and students hands-on experience in using the DSM IV Manual. Videotapes, case vignettes, and small group discussions used. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 224. Advanced Mental Health Practice. Examines a variety of theoretical views on adaptations of childhood and adulthood with accompanying models for assessment and treatment. Explores current views on intra-psychic and interpersonal functioning utilized in mental health settings. Prerequisite: SWRK 204A, SWRK 204B or instructor permission. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 225. Advanced Group Work Methods: Process and Intervention Strategies. Covers small group theory and process, and group method in a variety of settings, with emphasis on group development. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 226. Family Intervention: Contemporary Issues in Social Work Practice. Critically addresses the origins and contemporary context and models of interventions with families. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 228. Clinical Intervention in Sexual Abuse. Presents an intervention system that can assist professionals to work with sexually abusive families and victims of sexual abuse. Assessment, planning, and treatment are described and methods of intervention demonstrated. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 232. Spirituality and Social Work. Considers the role of spirituality in the socialization process of the professional as well as the client by examination of spirituality, values, ethics, principles, and philosophies as influences on personal and professional interactions. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 235A. Theoretical Bases of Social Behavior. Examines the growth, change and interaction of individuals, families and groups, organizations, and communities with special attention to lifespan development and systems theory. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 235B. Theoretical Bases of Social Behavior. Focuses on major personality theories; principal theories of health, illness and disordered behavior; child and family dynamics; and theories of group and organizational behavior. Prerequisite: SWRK 235A. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 238A. Issues and Practice in Schools. Introduces the student to the field of school social work in its dynamic social, educational, legal, political, and human complexity. Examines the challenges of rapid social and demographic change in California as well as the need for restructuring education and innovative responses. Note: Required for Pupil Personnel Services Credential. Prerequisite: Admission to the College of Social Work Program. Corequisite: SWRK 204C, SWRK 295C. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 238B. Issues and Practice in Schools. Continuation of SWRK 238A, course examines classroom management, case assessment, alternative education practices, discipline and attendance law, impediments to individual development as well as case studies, interagency collaboration, new community partnerships, and media and high technology uses. Note: Required for Pupil Personnel Services Credential. Prerequisite: SWRK 204C, SWRK 238A, SWRK 295C. Corequisite: SWRK 204D, SWRK 295D. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 245. Death, Grief And Growth. Death and the process of terminating life seen from the social, cultural, personal and medical perspectives. Comparisons of competing, contradictory or complementary views of death among specific religions, social classes, ethnic groups and superstitions and taboos connected with the dead. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 250. Social Welfare Policy and Services. Analyzes contemporary social welfare policy and the ways in which policy is carried out through a broad spectrum of agencies and services, in a historical and philosophical context relevant to professional social workers. This course meets the foundation competencies of social welfare policies and services within the specific context of thinking, reading and writing in social work policy practice. Note: Graduate Writing Intensive (GWI) course. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 251. Advanced Policy. Builds on the foundation content of SWRK 250 with deeper knowledge of diverse theoretical and practical approaches to policy analysis, development, implementation, and evaluation to empower communities and individuals, to advance and protect human rights, and to optimize social justice. Prerequisite: SWRK 250 and advanced to candidacy. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 258. Advanced Policy - Children and Families. Building upon SWRK 251, this course examines the history of child and family services, introduces the students to theories and methods of policy analysis, and focuses on analysis of selected federal, state, and local policies specifically relevant to children and families, as well as how social workers influence policy formulation and implementation. Note: Required for title IV-E students. Prerequisite: SWRK 251. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 259. International Social Work. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 261. Grant Writing and Resource Development. Prepares students for resource and grant proposal development as well as grant project management and evaluation. Students will develop various skills including how to identify and communicate with appropriate funding sources conceptualize, write and submit a grant proposal prepare a grant budget; administer a grant funded program; and evaluate program outcomes, and peer reviews of grant proposals. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 262. Social Work Practice in Rehabilitation. Reflects the current best practices of psychosocial rehabilitation, and pays particular attention to the nuances of those practice expectations within the context of the Mental Health Services Act of 2004. The course requirement for all students who are recipients of the mental health stipend in the Division of Social Work. Prerequisite: Admission to MHSA cohort and instructor permission. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0
SWRK 295A. Field Instruction. Field Instruction Note: Enrollment is limited to students who have secured an approved Field placement Prerequisite: Must be classified graduate Social Work student and approval of the Field Director or designee. Corequisite: SWRK 204A. Graded: Credit / No Credit. Units: 3.0
SWRK 295B. Field Instruction. Field Instruction Note: Enrollment is limited to students who have secured an approved Field placement. Prerequisite: SWRK 204A and 295A; Must be classified graduate Social Work student and approval of the Field Director or designee. Corequisite: SWRK 204B. Graded: Credit / No Credit. Units: 4.0
SWRK 295C. Field Instruction. Field Instruction Note: Enrollment is limited to students who have secured an approved Field placement. Prerequisite: Advancement to Candidacy; must be classified graduate Social Work student and approval of the Field Director or designee; SWRK 204A, SWRK 204B, SWRK 295A and SWRK 295B Corequisite: SWRK 204C Graded: Credit / No Credit. Units: 5.0
SWRK 295D. Field Instruction. Field Instruction Note: Enrollment is limited to students who have secured an approved Field placement. Prerequisite: Advancement to Candidacy, must be classified graduate Social Work student and approval of the Field Director or designee; SWRK 204A, SWRK 204B, SWRK 204C, SWRK 295A, SWRK 295B and SWRK 295C Corequisite: SWRK 204D Graded: Credit / No Credit. Units: 5.0
SWRK 295E. Post Master's Pupil Personnel Services Fieldwork. School based sites for the development of Pupil Personnel Services skills. Two days per week. Prerequisite: Admission to Post Master's PPS program. Graded: Credit / No Credit. Units: 3.0
SWRK 295F. Post Master's Pupil Personnel Services Fieldwork. School based sites for the development of Pupil Personnel Services skills. Two days per week. Prerequisite: Admission to Post Master's PPS program. Graded: Credit / No Credit. Units: 3.0
SWRK 299. Special Problems. Individual research and directed reading. Written report required. Prerequisite: Approval by faculty sponsor and division director. Graded: Graded (CR/NC Available). Units: 1.0 - 3.0.
SWRK 500. Culminating Experience. Completion of either: A. Thesis (an original contribution to knowledge) OR B. Research Project (addition to technical/professional knowledge or application of knowledge through case study, field study, documentary report, substantial annotated bibliography, or article of publishable quality) OR C. Directed Study and Comprehensive Examination (seminar, portfolio, examination). Prerequisite: Advanced to candidacy. SWRK 210. Graded: Thesis in Progress. Units: 2.0 - 4.0.
SWRK 501. Advanced Research Methods. This course offers a classroom structure to project-based research education. Class includes both qualitative and quantitative study design, theory construction, advanced methods of data analysis. This course expands on the knowledge gained from SWRK 210 (Methods of Research). Students will experience a mixture of advanced research content including: quantitative research designs, sampling, data collection and analysis, advanced quantitative research designs, sampling, data collection and analysis. Prerequisite: SWRK 202, SWRK 204A, SWRK 204B, SWRK 210, SWRK 250 and Advancement to Candidacy Graded: Graded Student. Units: 2.0
SWRK 502. Integrative Capstone Project. This course is designed to reflect the student's proficiency in the core competencies of the social work profession. The focus of this course is the identification of a social work problem, developing a research design which appropriately addresses the problem, and presentation of the findings. Students demonstrate professional competencies in: ethics, communication, diversity, theory, research, direct and indirect and indirect practice, leadership and organizational processes and evidence of a professional self. Prerequisite: SWRK 501 Graded: Graded Student. Units: 2.0