NGO Education Survey

Department: Masters of Social Work

Courses:

CIEP 401 The Exceptional Child

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Micro Practice Specialization Elective This course is designed to provide a psychological and educational examination of exceptionality as related to school- age children and youth.

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Community Immersion Program

Level: Graduate

1-Week Community Immersion Program

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SOWK 500 Life Span Development, Human Behavior, Trauma, & Theory

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

This course will consider bio-psycho-social-spiritual theories across the life-course, with a focus on trauma and resilience and an understanding of the role of neuroscience in development.

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SOWK 501 Assessment of Client Concerns in Context

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Course will teach students to conduct a strengths-based and contextual assessment of client concerns. Students will learn to conduct a culturally informed bio-psycho-social-spiritual assessment in which they gather information about presenting concerns from the perspective of clients and collateral sources.

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SOWK 502 Power, Oppression, Privilege, and Social Justice

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

This course is designed to assist social work students with understanding the concepts of power, privilege, oppression, and social justice in their work with historically marginalized and oppressed populations.

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SOWK 503 Practice Skills with Individuals and Families

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Pre-requisites: Corequisite is SOWK 501; Restricted to Graduate Social Work students This introductory micro practice course begins by focusing on the development of core skills for social workers in their encounters with individuals and families.

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SOWK 504 Integrated Micro/Mezzo/Macro Theory and Practice

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

This course extends theoretical knowledge and practical skills in mezzo and macro social work practice that support anti-racist and anti-oppressive, community-engaged practices. While integrating theories of sociology, political science, anthropology, public health, and urban studies, as well as practical knowledge, the class examines relationships between social, economic, political, and cultural structures, collective action, and individual attitudes and behaviors.

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SOWK 505 Group Work Practice in Social Work: Micro/Mezzo/Macro

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

This course presents theoretical and practical approaches to social work with groups, with a focus on group development, dynamics, and processes.

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SOWK 506 Research and Evaluation in Social Work Practice

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

This course introduces the methods of social work research, including problem formulation, research ethics, research designs, measurement, data collection, sampling, and data analysis through a social justice/anti-racist/global perspective.

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SOWK 509 Social Work Policy and Community Intervention

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

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SOWK 609A School Social Work Policy and Practice I

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Micro Practice Specialization Elective Pre-requisites: Grade of C or higher in SOWK 500, SOWK 501, SOWK 502, SOWK 503, SOWK 504, SOWK 505, SOWK 509, and SWII 530S; P in SWII 530; or Advanced Standing Students or 5 Year Social Work Students This course is the first of a two-semester course sequence for school social work candidates, which aims to integrate an analytic understanding of the role of school social workers, and appreciation of school social workers' current and historical contributions to K-12 education.

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SOWK 609B School Social Work Policy and Practice II

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Micro Practice Specialization Elective Pre-requisites: Grade of C or higher in SOWK 500, SOWK 501, SOWK 502, SOWK 503, SOWK 504, SOWK 505, SOWK 509, and SWII 530S; P in SWII 530; or Advanced Standing Students or 5 Year Social Work Students This course is the second of a two-semester course sequence for school social work candidates, which aims to integrate an analytic understanding of the role of school social workers, and appreciation of school social workers' current and historical contributions to K-12 education.

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SOWK 621 Clinical Practice in Addiction

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Micro Practice Specialization Pre-requisites: Grade of C or better in SOWK 500, SOWK 501, SOWK 502, SOWK 503, SOWK 505, and SWII 530s, AND completion of SWII 530 (P/F course); Or Advanced Standing Students or 5-Year Social Work Students This advanced-level course is associated with counseling clients affected by Substance Use Disorders (SUD). The core Functions and skills examined include: screening, intake, orientation, assessment, treatment planning, counseling (individual, family and group), case management, crisis intervention, client education, referral, reports and recordkeeping, consultation with other professionals and intervention.

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SOWK 622 Substance Abuse Treatment in Groups

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Micro Practice Specialization Elective Pre-requisites: Grade of C or higher in SOWK 500, SOWK 501, SOWK 502, SOWK 503, SOWK 504, SOWK 505, SOWK 509, and SWII 530S; P in SWII 530; or Advanced Standing Students or 5 Year Social Work Students This course will focus on the many applications of group work to serve substance use disorder (SUD) affected clients. Through a combination of assigned readings, attendance at group meetings, and hands-on participation in small groups within the class, students will gain a working knowledge of how groups function to assist those recovering from SUDs.

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SOWK 650 Leadership & Supervision in Service Organizations

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Leadership, Mezzo & Macro Practice (LMMP) Specialization Elective Pre-requisites: Grade of C or higher in SOWK 500, SOWK 501, SOWK 502, SOWK 503, SOWK 504, SOWK 505, SOWK 509, and SWII 530S; P in SWII 530; or Advanced Standing Students or 5 Year Social Work Students Course content focuses on providing knowledge, values, ethics, and skills in guiding the work of others within social service organizations. Content areas include but are not limited to staff management, administrative supervision principles, models and styles, staff development, clinical supervision, teamwork, staff selection, legal and ethical issues, evaluation and termination, mediation, and conflict resolution.

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SOWK 652 Organizations, Program Development, and Evaluation

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Leadership, Mezzo & Macro Practice (LMMP) Specialization Elective Pre-requisites: Grade of C or higher in SOWK 500, SOWK 501, SOWK 502, SOWK 503, SOWK 504, SOWK 505, SOWK 509, and SWII 530S; P in SWII 530; or Advanced Standing Students or 5 Year Social Work Students This course builds knowledge and skills in the areas of program development, sustainability, and evaluation. Program development is presented using an approach that also highlights the role of power, values, needs, and resources in decision-making processes. Grant-writing skills are developed alongside a critical analysis of social entrepreneurship and longstanding models of philanthropy. Knowledge and application of technology-based strategies to monitoring, evaluation, and program improvement through data collection, data analysis, and data presentation are covered as well.

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SOWK 653 Community Organizing and Policy Practice

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Leadership, Mezzo & Macro Practice (LMMP) Specialization Elective Pre-requisites: Grade of C or higher in SOWK 500, SOWK 501, SOWK 502, SOWK 503, SOWK 504, SOWK 505, SOWK 509, and SWII 530S; P in SWII 530; or Advanced Standing Students or 5 Year Social Work Students This course focuses on the practice of community and political organizing designed to bring about social, economic, and racial justice. It explores interdisciplinary theories relating to processes of social change, representation, and power.

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SOWK 680 Advanced Micro-Level Practice

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Specialized Course Pre-requisites: Grade of C or higher in SOWK 500, SOWK 501, SOWK 502, SOWK 503, SOWK 504, SOWK 505, SOWK 509, and SWII 530S; P in SWII 530; or Advanced Standing Students or 5 Year Social Work Students Micro Practice extends foundation knowledge of generalist practice and requires critical understanding of diverse theories and their related evidence-informed practice models. Critical analysis examines these models from an anti-racist and strengths perspective in order to intervene effectively using a variety of systems perspectives in situations of increased complexity.

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SOWK 681 Advanced Mezzo & Macro Practice

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Specialized Course Pre-requisites: Grade of C or higher in SOWK 500, SOWK 501, SOWK 502, SOWK 503, SOWK 504, SOWK 505, SOWK 509, and SWII 530S; P in SWII 530; or Advanced Standing Students or 5 Year Social Work Students This course will focus on integrated practice approaches that span the micro (e.g., individuals/families/groups), mezzo (e.g., communities), and macro (e.g., systems, societal) frameworks. Numerous theories and models will be examined throughout the semester. The course also explores the role of the social work profession in creating social and organizational change, as well as interprofessional and interdisciplinary efforts.

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SOWK 722 Introduction to Alcohol and Other Drug Disorders

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Micro Practice Specialization Elective This course will inform students about the prevalence of substance use disorders. These disorders are a part of the broad spectrum of social work practice. An assumption of the course is that SUD manifests in a variety of social work practice settings, therefore all social workers must have basic skills to identify, intervene with and refer to SUD-involved clients.

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SOWK 730 Immigration Dynamics and U.S. Social Policy

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Micro Practice Specialization Elective This course also offers an exploration into some of the social policy and social welfare concerns associated with contemporary migration. This examination considers the social, political, environmental, and economic causes and consequences of migration; public policy regarding migration and the rights of immigrants; and the roles of governmental and nongovernmental local, national, and international organizations. Social justice themes related to migration are also explored.

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SOWK 731 Social Work Practice with Refugees and Immigrants

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Micro Practice Specialization Elective This course focuses on identification and application of clinical social work assessment and intervention with major migrant groups. It considers immigrant and refugee individuals and families currently living in the U.S., helping students build a knowledge base for effective work, especially with those experiencing violence and trauma.

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SOWK 732 Migration, Social Justice, and Human Rights

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Micro Practice Specialization Elective This course offers an exploration into some of the human rights and social justice concerns associated with global migration. It addresses distinct perspectives and practices of justice as they relate to concrete ethical and justice dilemmas posed by contemporary migration, immigration policies, and the social, political, and environmental factors that contribute to voluntary and forced migration.

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SWII 530 Internship I & Simulated Experience

Credit Bearing: 0.5
Level: Graduate

The goal of the internship education program is to provide an integrative experience that brings classroom theory to practice. The internship education program will challenge the student to integrate professional values and personal perspectives.

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SWII 530S Integrative Seminar

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

This course is the first of two seminars that serve to enrich students' internship experience. The focus of this course is upon experiences and progress of the student in the first semester of advanced internship and the relationship of the internship experience to specific advanced practice class content.

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SWII 531 Internship II & Simulated Experience

Credit Bearing: 0.5
Level: Graduate

The goal of the internship education program is to provide an integrative experience that brings classroom theory to practice. The internship education program will challenge the student to integrate professional values and personal perspectives.

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SWII 632 Internship Instruction III & Simulated Experiences

Credit Bearing: 0.5
Level: Graduate

Specialized Course The goal of the internship education program is to provide an integrative experience that brings classroom theory to practice. The internship education program will challenge the student to integrate professional values and personal perspectives.

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SWII 632S Integrative Seminar

Credit Bearing: 1
Level: Graduate

Specialized Course This course is the second of two seminars that serve to enrich students' internship experience. The focus of this course is upon experiences and progress of the student in the first semester of advanced internship and the relationship of the internship experience to specific advanced practice class content.

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SWII 633 Internship Instruction IV & Simulated Experiences

Credit Bearing: 0.5
Level: Graduate

Specialized Course The goal of the internship education program is to provide an integrative experience that brings classroom theory to practice. The internship education program will challenge the student to integrate professional values and personal perspectives.

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Department: Public Service Leadership (MA)

Courses:

PSLD 400 Introduction to Public Service

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Introduces students to organizational theories and practices useful to public service managers. Teaches students how to use structural, human resource, political and symbolic perspectives to rethink public service organizations. Provides an introduction to managerial issues including workforce diversity, decision making, and leadership; stresses critical thinking skills. Open to students admitted into the MA in Public Service Leadership program (PSLD-MA).

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PSLD 402 Foundations of Global Strategic Communication

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Globalization challenges almost every aspect of communication, from creating and delivering messages to spreading ideas that cross language, time, and cultural barriers. The course focuses on using strategies, communication planning, and management to guide communication activities in organizations. Open to students admitted into the MA in Public Service Leadership program (PSLD-MA).

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PSLD 403 Program Management and Development

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

There is an increasing demand for public service workers who can work with diverse communities through program management and development using strengths and empowerment perspectives and social and economic justice principles. This course builds on the ecological systems perspective that views program development as an arena for social change. Open to students admitted into the MA in Public Service Leadership program (PSLD-MA).

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PSLD 404 Data, Visualization, and Evaluation

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Using Microsoft Excel, this course introduces students to the use of quantitative data in policy, public management, and non-profit decision making. Topics include causal inference, descriptive statistics, data visualization, probability, statistical inference, and regression analysis. Open to students admitted into the MA in Public Service Leadership program (PSLD-MA).

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PSLD 405 Design Thinking in Mitigating Complex Social Problems

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Design thinking is a way of working with user-centered innovation to address problems where not all knowledge is available at the outset, i.e. the problem itself is unknown (wicked problems). Design thinking rests on principles such as user involvement, problem framing, experimentation, visualization, and diversity. Open to students admitted into the MA in Public Service Leadership program (PSLD-MA).

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PSLD 420 Disaster Operations and Management

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Pre-requisites: Only open to students admitted into the MA in Public Service Leadership (PSLD-MA) Introduction to emergency management theories and practices that are critical in the emergency management profession. Covers the phases of emergency management, human and political aspects, the importance of effective resource management, environmental concerns, and the threats and hazard identification and risk assessment process that is important to emergency management organizations. Introduces participants to issues related to managing personnel, including volunteers, workforce diversity, decision-making, leadership, and stresses critical thinking skills.

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PSLD 422 Disasters and Vulnerable Populations

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Elective Pre-requisites: Only open to students admitted into the MA in Public Service Leadership (PSLD-MA) Disasters create lasting impacts for communities large and small. This course introduces students to emergency management concepts that ensure the needs are being met for citizens with access and functional needs, those living in areas with high social vulnerability, and other vulnerable populations throughout the community. Teaches students to include vulnerable populations in all phases of emergency management and provides students with the opportunity to learn critical communication and problem-solving skills.

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PSLD 423 Integrated Social-Medical Issues in Emergency Management

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Pre-requisites: Only open to students admitted into the MA in Public Service Leadership (PSLD-MA) Outcomes: Identify social and medical issues in EM practices; Apply the concepts of EM within a social-medical context; Describe EM social and medical organizations and structures and their relation to public service; Apply concepts of leadership to public service, EM, and other sectors This course builds on existing leadership and public service knowledge with the application of emergency management principles under the shared perspectives of social-medical outlooks. It analyzes current trends and issues within emergency management through a social-medical paradigm and their impact on the public service models and leadership outcomes, including leadership challenges, ineffective communication and processes, and emergency response software, and their impact on medical and social infrastructure

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PSLD 430 Understanding and Mitigating Poverty

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Pre-requisites: Only open to students admitted into the MA in Public Service Leadership (PSLD-MA) This course examines the nature, extent, and causes of poverty and inequality in the US while relying on literature from sociology, political science, economics, psychology and other disciplines. It analyzes the anti-poverty initiatives and policies launched over the past five decades and examines the role of culture, discrimination and classism as well as policy issues.

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PSLD 431 Foundations of Social and Sustainable Development

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Pre-requisites: Only open to students admitted into the MA in Public Service Leadership (PSLD-MA) Addresses global design for economic and social development via the UN adoption of Sustainable Development Goals and targets. Examines policies and programs that aim to achieve inclusive, people-centered and sustainable development. Covers the basics of narrative policy analysis, measures and outcomes. Explores environmental, social, and economic concerns and their impact at local, national and global levels.

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PSLD 432 Gender Diversity & Sustainable Social Development

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Elective Pre-requisites: Only open to students admitted into the MA in Public Service Leadership (PSLD-MA) This course uses the UNWomen's approach to gender diversity and sustainable development to encompass the issues that hinder and those that contribute to the progress of women and gender diversity within sustainable development. The course reviews the environmental, social, and economic relevance and impact on gender. The specific topics will include, the intersectionality of gender and sustainability in the context of agriculture, forestry, water, health, investment and corporate social responsibility and each topic will highlight a specific region or nation. The course will provide an overview of the underlying intersectionalities of class, age, region within Asia, Latin America, and Africa.

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PSLD 433 Social Analysis Inequality Poverty and Development

Credit Bearing: 3
Level: Graduate

Elective Pre-requisites: Only open to students admitted into the MA in Public Service Leadership (PSLD-MA) This course will introduce students to some of these key concepts and debates to enable critical evaluation of how well sociological understandings of development inform the social analysis of exclusion, poverty and inequality, as well as what implications this might have for development policy especially when focusing on underserved communities.

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