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SW 210 Contemporary Social Topics: _____ (1-3). This course provides the opportunity for experimentation with innovative course content and unique learning strategies in accordance with guidelines established by faculty. Subjects offered as topics include Training for Diversity, Organizing in Underserved Communities, etc. LEC

SW 220 Social Work, Social Welfare and U.S. Society (3) SF S An introduction to the field of social welfare and its relationship to the social work profession, charged with carrying out its primary missions. Specific social welfare policies will be analyzed, particularly as those policies affect individuals and families in need. LEC

SW 303 Human Sexuality in Everyday Life (3). An introductory course which focuses on assisting students to understand their own and others’ sexual development and expression, as found in attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors. Physiological, psychological, and social/cultural aspects of human sexuality will be reviewed. The format of the course will include: lectures, discussion, value clarification exercises, and the use of explicit audio-visual materials. LEC

SW 304 Pills and Booze: An Historical, Political, and Social Discourse on Chemical Addictions (3). This course focuses upon drug and alcohol addiction, its sequela treatment models, and their effectiveness. Overarching questions will include acceptance of chemical addiction as a disability and interdiction policies. Students should expect to spend time in various community learning environments. LEC

SW 305 Studies in Diversity and Difference: A Contemporary Approach (3). This class will approach the study of diverse populations in the United States from social, literary, and political perspectives. Stories (both fiction and non-fiction), essays, and commentaries will be used to enable students to learn about the importance of understanding diversity, the experiences of diverse populations in our midst, and the means by which the barriers that prevent cross-cultural understanding may be removed. LEC

SW 310 Managing Stress: Principles and Techniques for Coping, Prevention, and Wellness (3). Covers major stress-management techniques, helping others cope with stress, and promoting wellness. Concepts, theories, and models of stress, psychological basis for stress, relationship between personality and stress, family and social stress, job stress, dissatisfaction, and burnout are discussed. Enroll through Continuing Education. LEC

SW 410 Professional Writing Skills in Social Work (3). Students learn the principles of organizing, developing, writing and revising documentation for different professional social work settings. Student will master basic writing skills and become proficient in several types of social work writing styles. LEC

SW 420 Social Work in Urban Settings (3). Students gain knowledge about the historical and current relationships between the definition of social problems, the development of social welfare policies, and the delivery of social services in urban settings. Students will learn to access current policies and practices as they impact local communities in the Kansas City area. LEC

SW 430 Social Support Systems (3). Students study theories of social support and support systems, investigate methods for improving functioning among diverse populations, and learn to identify and access formal and informal support systems. LEC

SW 490 Directed Readings (1-3). Individual and supervised readings in selected areas of social welfare. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor and approval by dean’s office. IND

SW 510 Fundamentals of Social Work Practice (3)Introduces the basic concepts of social work practice including the focus and context of practice, the nature of a social work relationship; basic skills and techniques common to practice such as interviewing, engagement, information gathering, etc. Introduction to problem solving and social work roles. Prerequisite: SW 530, SW 540, and SW 555. LEC

SW 530 Human Behavior in the Social Environment (3). A study of theoretical frameworks for understanding human behavior. The theories include the developmental stages across the life cycle, abnormal behavior compared to normal, analysis of family and societal processes and their effects on the individual, and individual behavior in relation to social class, ethnicity, and cultural background. Junior social work classification required. LEC

SW 532 Community and Organizational Dynamics and Human Behavior (3). An analysis of community and organizational life with emphasis on human behavior dynamics. Systems operation and change are considered and related to social functioning, especially as it impinges on social welfare objectives. Junior social work classification required. LEC

SW 540 Fundamentals of Research in Social Work (3).An examination of the basic concepts and principles of scientific inquiry as applied to the social work profession’s quest for and utilization of knowledge. Positivistic and naturalistic methods of inquiry are covered. Other content includes conceptualization, operationalization, sample design, ethics, and client participation in the research process. Junior social work classification required. LEC

SW 541 Social Work Research Seminar (3). Focus is on applying material learned in SW 540 to the critique of empirical work in the social work arena and to the development of a proposal for a practice-based research project. Emphasis on assessing relevance of research to special populations. Content on the interpretation of graphs, tables, and statistical measures provided. Prerequisite: SW 540. LEC

SW 555 Topics in Diversity: _____ (3). This class focuses both generally on human diversity and the consequences of minority status in U.S. society, and specifically on how social work is practiced with one particular minority group. The specific focus may change from semester to semester. Junior social work classification required. LEC

SW 560 Topics in Social Welfare: _____ (1-3). This course covers a variety of topics on a rotating basis. These topics may include, but are not limited to, practice issues pertaining to child welfare, alcohol and other drug abuse, social work in health care settings, etc. Junior Social Work classification required. LEC

SW 601 Field Practicum (5). Students are assigned to social service agencies that provide generalist practice opportunities under the supervision of a qualified field instructor. This provides students with the opportunity to apply and test social work knowledge, values, and skills within an approved practice setting in order to gain competency as beginning social workers. This course is taken for two semesters (fall-spring), with credit being given only after completion of the second semester. Enrollment in this course must be concurrent with enrollment in SW 610 and SW 612. FLD

SW 611 Case Management (3). The philosophy, knowledge, and skills necessary for the practice of effective case management with a variety of client groups: the mentally ill, the elderly, and children at risk, etc. Both didactic and experiential learning techniques are used. Open only to BSW seniors. LEC

SW 612 Social Work Practice Seminar II (3). Second of two-course sequence extends the work begun in SW 610. Examines interventive strategies applicable to practice with larger systems. Models of community organization and community development are presented. Concurrent with SW 601, practicum; students work on individualized, agency-related projects. Prerequisite: SW 610. LEC

SW 620 Social Policy and Program Analysis I (3). A conceptual model for the analysis of social welfare problems and policies is developed. The framework is applied to the problem of poverty and major policies and programs developed to cope with that problem. In addition the model is used to examine social welfare problems/needs being addressed in the students’ practicum agencies. The focus throughout is on the understanding and application of the analytic framework. Open only to BSW seniors. LEC

SW 621 Social Policy and Program Analysis II (3). The course builds on SW 620 using the conceptual model to examine a range of social welfare problems/needs, policies and programs. These areas include children/families and the elderly, as well as major problem/policy areas of mental health, developmental disabilities, juvenile justice, adult corrections, and housing and homelessness. Emphasis is on advancing student’s understanding and skills for using the analytic framework. Attention given to the role of social workers in the legislative process for shaping social welfare policies. Prerequisite: SW 620. LEC

SW 623 Seminar in Professional Issues (3).Seminar in the philosophy, values, and issues in contemporary social work and social welfare. Seminar will address areas such as conception of profession and professionalism, standards, licensing, and professional regulation, accountability and professional responsibility. Senior social work classification required. LEC

SW 701 Basic Field Practicum (4-14). Students are assigned to social service agencies that provide generalist practice opportunities that prepare students for entry in an advanced level in either clinical social work practice or social work administration. All students work under the supervision of a qualified field instructor where they have the opportunity to apply and test social work knowledge, values, and skills. This course is generally taken for two semesters, with credit being given only after completion of the second semester. Open only to first-level M.S.W. students. Enrollment must be concurrent with enrollment in SW 701 and SW 711. FLD

SW 710 Social Work Practice I (3). The first of two-course sequence prepares students to begin to translate theory into strategies of intervention that cut across social work practice with all sized systems. Presents an integrating framework of generic social work based on a strengths perspective and a person-in-environment frame of reference. Course taken concurrently with SW 701 which provides students an opportunity to integrate theory and practice in work with clients. LEC

SW 711 Social Work Practice II (3).Second of two-course sequence extends the work begun in SW 710. Focus in the second course is on mastery of the basics of helping relationships and the development of intervention skills for the middle and ending phases of intervention. Content is structured to prepare students to enter the advanced level of the M.S.W. program. Course taken concurrent with SW 701. Prerequisite: SW 710. LEC

SW 712 Social Work Practice Seminar (3). Introduces advanced standing students to the themes of the school. Special emphasis is given to the Strengths Perspective, a multicultural approach to practice, and developing the skills to critically and reflectively think about one’s own practice. Advanced standing status required. LEC

SW 713 Community and Organizational Practice (3).Students will be exposed to a body of knowledge and skills necessary to practice with communities and organizations. An advocacy perspective will act as the course’s unifying theme with client well-being acting as the driving force behind the activities of community and organizational practitioners. LEC

SW 720 Social Policy and Program Analysis (3). This course provides a broad social context for identifying and analyzing social problems and social policy/program responses. Economical and social injustice policies are exemplars for understanding societal dynamics and evaluating related policies. Emphasis is given to the development of conceptual skills in identifying and analyzing needs addressed by programs and policies. LEC

SW 730 Human Behavior in the Social Environment (3). Course provides foundation knowledge about bio-psycho-social aspects of individual and family behavior. Theoretical perspectives on well being, dysfunction, and developmental processes are analyzed critically, especially concerning applicability to social work practice that supports client strengths, diversity, and social justice. A holistic conceptual framework is used to integrate these micro-system perspectives with larger environmental socio-political concerns. LEC

SW 740 Social Work Research (3). An examination of professionally relevant aspects of the nature of science: the nature of knowing, a constructed reality, the logic of explanation and inquiry, the nature of concepts, hypotheses, and assumptions. The content will include such issues as sampling, measurement reliability and validity, developing survey questions, types of qualitative and quantitative research, and an introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics. LEC

SW 755 Studies: _____ (1-3). This course provides the opportunity for experimentation with innovative course content in accordance with guidelines established by faculty. Subjects offered as topics include Social Work with AIDS, Family Mediation, Family Violence. LEC

Enrollment in courses SW 801 through SW 879 requires completion of all foundation requirements.

SW 801 Advanced Field Practicum: Clinical Practice (3.5-14). Students are assigned to social service agencies that provide opportunities for advanced level clinical social work practice. All students work under the supervision of a qualified field instructor where they have the opportunity to integrate theory and practice and develop beginning competence in clinical social work practice. This course is generally taken for two semesters, with credit being given only after completion of the second semester. Open only to Advanced-level M.S.W. students. Enrollment must be concurrent with enrollment in SW 810 and SW 811. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. FLD

SW 804 Advanced Field Practicum: Social Work Administration (3.5-14). Students are assigned to social service agencies that provide practice opportunities in social work administration. All students work under the supervision of a qualified field instructor where they have the opportunity to develop beginning competence in social work administration. This course is generally taken for two semesters, with credit being given only after completion of the second semester. Open only to Advanced-level M.S.W. students. Enrollment in fall semester must be concurrent with enrollment in SW 840, SW 841, and SW 849 and in Spring semester enrollment must be concurrent with enrollment in SW 842, and SW 843. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. FLD

SW 810 Clinical Social Work Practice (3). Clinical social work practice occurs in a variety of settings, from large public and private agencies and institutions through many types of individual and group private practice situations. This course is designed to teach advanced knowledge and skills that transcend contextual factors in order to produce a variety of positive client outcomes in a range of practice situations. In addition, this course focuses on the commitment of social work practitioners to provide services to those groups who, by reason of class, race, sex, or other characteristics, are not ordinarily well served by the many institutions in this society. Course taken concurrently with SW 801 which provides an opportunity to integrate theory and practice in work with clients. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 811 Topics in Advanced Clinical Social Work: _____ (3). The organizing theme of the advanced clinical selective emphasizes application of advanced theoretical and practice principles to client systems. This advanced selective provides students with the opportunity to critically consider the themes of the school as they relate to the need for assessment, diagnostic, and process evaluations with a variety of client systems. Every student will engage in activities designed to solidify their professional identity as clinical practitioners as they enter the workforce. Topics offered may include strengths-oriented, solution-focused brief therapy; narrative therapy; ego-psychology from a strengths perspective; social work practice and families. Prerequisite: Completion of SW 810. LEC

SW 830 Social Work in Child and Family Settings (3). An in-depth examination of social work in child and family settings. Students demonstrate the capacity to integrate research, policy, direct practice, and human behavior in considering the issues central to this area of practice. Students will also be able to explain how diversity issues manifest themselves at both the policy and direct practice levels. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 832 Social Work in Health Care and Mental Health Settings (3). Content as in SW 830 focused on health care and mental health. LEC

SW 833 Social Work and Aging (3).Content as in SW 830 focused on aging. LEC

SW 834 Social Work in Schools (3). Content as in SW 830 focused on schools. LEC

SW 840 Social Program Design and Management (3).Introduction to client centered human service management, including the variety of tasks, roles, and functions of managers. Majority of the course is devoted to design and analysis of social programs within a specific analytic framework. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 841 Advanced Policy and Programs (3). The focus is on the development of skills to stay abreast of and knowledgeable about critical federal and state policies, regulations, and funding structures and streams in students’ chosen field of practice. Students will also learn how to research the literature on best practice and effective programs. All of these skills and consequential knowledge will be used to inform program design, resource acquisition, financial management, personnel management, outcome management, and other administrative functions. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 842 Using Outcomes for Administrative and Advocacy Practice (3). Emphasis is on the use of information to improve human service program performance. Includes content for the design, implementation, and evaluation of information systems. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 843 Strengthening Staff Performance in a Diverse Workplace (3). Builds knowledge and skills in effective supervision and human resource management with emphasis on maximizing client and community well-being by increasing job satisfaction,
enhancing staff morale, and creating and maintaining workplaces that reflect, contribute to, and celebrate diversity in the larger community. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 844 Facilitating Organizational and Community Change (3). Focus on the development and practice of strategies to influence agencies and programs to be client centered; identify client centered program enhancements, plan change efforts, and practice interpersonnel strategies to implement changes. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 845 Seminar in Client-centered Leadership and Management (3). The purpose is to bring together knowledge and practical experiences of students in the final stage of their preparation of practice as client-centered administrators and supervisors. The class is devoted to the study of leadership, innovation, and change and the development of skills in these areas. Some emphasis will be devoted to making structural changes to enhance the well-being of clients. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 846 Advanced Community and Advocacy Practice (3). This course is designed to build on the content of the foundation course on community and organizational practice by further developing the theories, methods, and skills of community and advocacy practice. The course will help students know and further develop the analytical and empirical skills needed to effectively manage and advocate with and on behalf of different human service communities. Throughout the course, skill-based exercises are presented to aid in understanding theoretical concepts. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. (Does not meet LSCSW requirements.) LEC

SW 847 Grantwriting and Fundraising (3). This course is designed to acquaint students with the knowledge and skills necessary for human service programs to acquire resources through grantwriting and fundraising. Focus is on prospect research for public and private funding, the preparation of a fundable grant proposal, and other fundraising techniques used by agencies to support their client-centered mission. Prerequisite: Completion of foundation requirements. (Does not meet LSCSW requirements.) LEC

SW 848 Fundamentals of Client-centered Management (3). Services to clients can often be most effectively provided by interventions at the organizational and community levels. Using client strengths and needs as the focus, students learn basic theories and skills necessary to provide such interventions. Topics covered include client-centered management; assessing outcomes, managing resources; program design and program analysis. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 849 Mastering the Use of Financial Resources for Social Work Practice (3). Focus on the use of resources needed to operate a client centered program. Includes budgeting techniques and their application; use of budgets for decision making, and problems of reallocation. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 852 Social Work with Groups (3). Theory and practice of social work in the wide range of groups in which social workers participate as workers and co-workers. Focus on the social worker’s tasks and behaviors in establishing group services and in facilitating work in the group from the time of its formation to its termination as a service entity. Prerequisite: Completion of foundation requirements. LEC

SW 855 Studies: _____ (3).Course provides opportunity for experimentation with innovative content in accordance with guidelines established by faculty. Topics include Spiritual Aspects of Practice, Intrafamilial Sexual Abuse, and other timely subject areas. LEC

SW 860 Loss and Grief (3). Examines the multiple faces of loss and grief throughout the human life cycle. Examines personal and societal attitudes toward death and dying and the processes of dying and grieving. Course includes exploration of assessment and interventions that enable individuals and their families to cope with loss. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 861 Family Mediation (3). This course is designed to provide education in both theory and skills to prepare the student to intervene as a neutral in family disputes. This is, in effect, a practice course which serves to introduce students to the breadth and depth of family mediation. The student will study written materials and lecture presentations, as well as practice using mediator skills within role-plays. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 862 Intrafamilial Sexual Abuse (3). This course will focus on sexual misuse that occurs within the family system. Students will obtain a comprehensive understanding of sexual misuse that occurs within the family system and develop assessment and helping skills needed when working with abusive families. Theoretical, assessment, and helping aspects of intrafamilial sexual abuse will be examined. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 863 Mental Health and Psychopathology (3). Theories of mental health and psychopathology are compared concerning etiology, classification, assessment, and treatment of distress and mental disorders. Theories and practices are evaluated critically for their usefulness in a strengths approach to social work in mental health settings. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 864 Supervision in Social Work (3). Course focuses on supervision as a practice in social work, with emphasis on the use of sharing power and authority, group and peer supervision, and mediation or joint advocacy between staff members and between staff and clients. Supervisory practice is examined from different role perspectives of the social administrator, educator, and clinical practitioner. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 865 Social Work Ethics (3). Immerses students in the ethical dimensions of social work practice. Includes examining moral and ethical decision making, and the development of skills necessary to make both clinical and administrative practice decisions. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 866 Social Work Practice with Children and Adolescents (3). Developmental norms and processes in childhood and adolescence and related implications for assessment and intervention methods in work with children and adolescents. Topics include countertransference issues in work with children, working with parents and children, intervention tools, stress in childhood, special issues, and concerns in adolescence, sexual abuse of children. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 868 Crisis Intervention (3). Principles of planned short-term intervention generally and of crisis intervention specifically are addressed. Empirical evidence bearing on crisis theory and outcomes of crisis intervention are examined. Anticipated and unanticipated crises, including disaster, are considered as they may affect individuals, families, or larger groups. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 869 Social Work with Clients with Alcohol and Drug-related Problems (3). Focus is on developing value consciousness and multidimensional understandings in relation to drug use and abuse. Patterns of drug use, sociocultural attitudes toward drug use and definitional issues in the drug field will be examined. Explanatory theories and contemporary interventions, including the applicability of generalist social work practice models are presented and critically assessed. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 870 Spiritual Aspects of Social Work Practice (3). This course provides a framework of knowledge, values, and skills for spiritually-sensitive social work practice. In order to prepare students to respond competently and ethically to diverse spiritual perspectives, a comparative, critically reflective approach to content is employed. The role of religion and spirituality in supporting or impeding individual strengths and social justice is considered. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 871 Social Work with Persons with AIDS (3). The purpose of this course is to educate social work practitioners about the impact of the growing AIDS epidemic in the United States. Facts about the incidence, transmission, and treatment of persons who test positive for HIV or have been diagnosed with AIDS will be provided. The focus will be on the implications for patients, families, and friends, as well as the social and economic costs of the disease. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 872 Cultural Diversity in Social Work Practice (3). Provides students with a framework of knowledge, values, and practice methodology for culturally competent social work practice. Emphasizes themes of oppression and empowerment, culture-specific strengths and resources, and multicultural/transcultural perspectives. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 873 Social Work with Gay, Lesbian, Transgendered and Bi-sexual Clients (3). The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the basic knowledge, values, and skills needed to work effectively with people who are gay, lesbian, and bisexual. The course will reflect a person-environment perspective, focusing on strategies that empower lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals to develop personal and environmental resources from a strengths perspective. Throughout the course, attention will be given to issues of diversity within the lesbian and gay population. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 874 Social Work Practice with Women (3). Expands knowledge and practice skills in working with women in diverse social work practice settings. Critical examination of traditional and feminist practice approaches to problems that frequently confront women. Prerequisite: Completion of foundation requirements. LEC

SW 875 Readings and Investigations: _____ (1-3). Opportunity for scholarly investigation in an area of special interest. Students pursue independent study in an area of social work practice through the guidance of a selected faculty member. RSH

SW 876 Social Work with Male Clients (3). This course is intended to help students improve their clinical practice skills with male clients. Topics covered include gender differences in communication styles, males as children and teenagers, and “men’s movement,” fatherhood, similarities and differences across races and cultures, homosexual males, men who batter, and females as workers for male clients. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 878 Social Work with African American Families (3). The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the basic knowledge, values, and skills needed to work effectively with African American clients and their families. Critical examination of issues such as racism, oppression, and the historical context and their impact on African American families. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 879 Human Sexuality (3). Seminar to provide knowledge base about role sexuality plays in the human experience, typical sexual problems with both etiology and possible solutions studied, an understanding of alternative methods of sexual expression, and an exploration of personal feelings of sexuality. Prerequisite: Completion of all foundation requirements. LEC

SW 955 Doctoral Studies: _____ (1-3). This course provides the opportunity for exploration of innovative content under the guidance of Ph.D. faculty. LEC

SW 979 Methods of Naturalistic and Qualitative Research (3). Introduces the concept of different methods for different questions - the distinction between quantitative and qualitative approaches and methods in the analysis of qualitative data: focus group interviews, key informant interviews, participant observation methods, text and content analysis, the use of archival data, and unobtrusive behavioral observation. LEC

SW 980 Proseminar (3). Provides an educational structure in which various aspects of the problem of interest can be intensively explored. Students survey current state of the art in area of interest and develop a written prospectus on a question suitable for dissertation research. LEC

SW 981 Advanced Research Methods I (3). Develops a sophisticated understanding of the research process, including the process of question formulation, choices among research strategies, and technical standards of research design. Includes a one hour lab. Prerequisite: Basic course in statistics. LEC

SW 982 Social Policy Analysis (3). Focus is on social policy analysis and critique; development of an understanding of legal issues related to social policy and historical development; development of the skills and appreciations that foster analysis, critique and comparisons. LEC

SW 983 Advanced Research Methods II (3). Advanced statistical and methodological techniques including higher order analysis of variances, regression analysis, nonparametric techniques, and further development of computer skills. LEC

SW 984 Social Work Practice (3). How to use and integrate methods of inquiry and research to discover the current state of practice within a specific area of students’ interests; evaluate and critique the current ‘state of the art’ and reconceptualize best practices in terms of program development and evaluation. LEC

SW 985 Advanced Proseminar (3). Provides an educational structure for the refinement of dissertation proposals through class presentation and critique. Specific techniques and alternatives in studying a variety of dissertation questions are compared. LEC

SW 986 Research Practicum (3). Provides a field research experience designed to explore a specific area of research interest using quantitative and/or qualitative methods. LEC

SW 990 Graduate Research (1-6). Individual research preparatory to defense of dissertation prospectus. (By arrangement with doctoral chair.) RSH

SW 999 Dissertation (1-12). THE

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