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SOWK 7331 - Foundations of Social Work Practice III
Three credit hours.
This course explores the application of social work skills to practice within communities and organizations. Students will assess a target community, write grant proposals, and learn the practice of interactive supervision.
Prerequisites: SOWK 7330 .
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SOWK 7350 - Social Welfare Policies and Services
Three credit hours.
Study of the history and current structure of social welfare policy, the impact of discrimination, poverty and oppression on populations-at-risk, the response of society to social problems, and the skill of policy analysis.
Prerequisites: program admission.
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SOWK 7370 - Social Work Research Methods
Three credit hours.
The study of social work research methodology, critical evaluation of published research, the values and ethics of research practice.
Prerequisites: program admission or special permission from instructor.
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SOWK 7380 - Global Perspectives in Social Work
Three credit hours.
Building on first-year domestic social policy courses, the purpose of this course is to expose students to a variety of global social issues related to social welfare and social development. Engaging in critical thinking and analysis of social welfare issues, students will explore how political, economic, cultural, religious, historical, and environmental factors impact social welfare policies and the delivery of human services in different regions of the world, primarily North America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Special emphasis will be given to the social issues created by HIV/AIDS, poverty, genocide, immigration, and war. By examining international models of social work practice, this course is also relevant to students who are working or having an interest in working with immigrant/refugee populations in the United States.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
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SOWK 7390 - Diversity and Oppression
Three credit hours.
Ethnic, racial, gender issues as related to social policy, human behavior and the social environment, practice issues; developmental, socioeconomic factors influencing gender roles; historical considerations and cultural and social context for social work practice among oppressed persons, people of color.
Prerequisites: program admission.
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SOWK 7391 - Assessment and Differential Diagnosis
Three credit hours.
Psychopathology in children, adults; uses individual life cycle as framework for biological, social forces that prevent, limit individual social, psychological adaptation to environment during maturation process; emphasis on influence of gender and race on development of mental disorders, individual adaptation to social environment; use of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, DSM-IIIR as diagnostic reporting tool.
Prerequisites: SOWK 7330 .
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SOWK 7392 - Special Topics in Clinical Social Work
Three credit hours.
This course is focused on evidence-based practice models for clinical social work practice. This course presents current and contemporary mental and behavioral health treatment models and is highly application oriented. The overall goal of the course is to help students develop beginning level knowledge and skills in the treatment and prevention of psychosocial dysfunction, disability, or impairment, including emotional and mental disorders.
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SOWK 7394 - Social Work Practice in Schools
Three credit hours.
This course is an elective course designed to prepare students to be informed, resourceful, and proactive in providing services in the complex and dynamic context of the schools. The purpose of this course is to provide the social work student with knowledge of theories, concepts, and research about social work practice in schools. This course encourages students to engage in critical thinking which requires the synthesis and communication of relevant information about school social work theory and practice.
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SOWK 7395 - Addictions Treatment
Three credit hours.
This course is intended to introduce the dynamic topic of addiction and its treatment. In this course, these topics will be investigated and discussed: the foundations and assessment of addiction, substances commonly abused, special populations (i.e. behavioral addictions, addictions in the workplace), and treatments for addictions.
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SOWK 7396 - Crisis Problem Solving
Three credit hours.
This course is an advanced generalist practice course designed to teach practice skills and model techniques for assessment, initial intervention, and follow up with individuals, families, and groups/organizations. The emphasis is on expanding knowledge of theoretical concepts and evidence-based treatment strategies aimed at crisis situations. Students will learn initial safety assessment models as well as intervention techniques with children, families, and communities.
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SOWK 7397 - Domestic Violence
Three credit hours.
This course will provide an overview of conceptual models of violence, current research, and social work practice issues used in addressing domestic violence (violence between intimates). While the primary focus will be on violence against women and the physical and sexual abuse of children, populations that are disproportionately affected by interpersonal violence, there will also be discussion of elder abuse, dating violence, interpersonal violence with LGBT populations, and prevention.
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SOWK 7398 - Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Three credit hours.
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy provides an overview of Freudian drive/structural theory and the central concepts of early psychoanalytic thinking. The basic principles of psychodynamic psychotherapy will then be covered with a review of how certain concepts proposed by Freud have been adhered to, changed, modified, or abandoned altogether. The theoretical basis for dynamic therapy will then be covered along with a brief overview of current schools of psychodynamic theory. An evidence-based ego-psycholoical/object relations approach to assessment and treatment of neurotic, borderline, and psychotic disorders is then be presented. The ego psychological component will address the assessment of person-in-situation factors; issues related to adaptation; and ego functions, including defense mechanisms that span the range of maturehigher/ lower level-psychotic. Particular emphasis will be placed on the object relations component of this theory, focusing on the developmental trajectory of object relations and specific fixation points that result in character pathology, organized at a psychotic, borderline or neurotic level.
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SOWK 7403 - Social Work Internship I
Four credit hours.
Supervised direct service activities; practical experience in applying foundation theory, skills; developing integrated social work practice skills with individuals, families, groups, communities; focus on developing professional relationships, initial intervention stages with client systems; requires 240 clock hours of placement. Graded credit/no credit.
Prerequisite or Corequisite: SOWK 7301 , SOWK 7330 , SOWK 7350 , SOWK 7390 . (SOWK 7403 and SOWK 7404 must be completed consecutively, in the same agency setting).
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SOWK 7404 - Social Work Internship II
Four credit hours.
Continuation of SOWK 7403 ; requires 240 clock hours of placement. Graded credit/no credit.
Prerequisites: SOWK 7403 . Prerequisites or co-requisites: SOWK 7302 , SOWK 7331 , SOWK 7370 , SOWK 7391 .(SOWK 7403 and 7404 must be completed consecutively, in the same agency setting).
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SOWK 7603 - Advanced Standing Social Work Internship
Six credit hours.
Supervised direct service activities; practical experience in applying foundation theory, skills; developing integrated work practice skills with individuals, families, groups, communities, organizations; focus an professional relationships, initial intervention stages with clients systems; requires 240 clock hours of placement.
Prerequisites: Advanced Standing admission. Pre or co- requisites: SOWK 7370 , SOWK 7391 , SOWK 7316 and SOWK 7316 co-requisites.
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SOWK 7803 - Social Work Block Internship
Eight credit hours.
480 hours of supervised social work practice in applying foundation year theory, skills and social work values and ethics. Students practice engagement, interviewing, assessment planning, basic intervention, evaluation and termination skills at all systems levels.
Corequisites: SOWK 7301 , SOWK 7302 , SOWK 7330 , SOWK 7331 , SOWK 7350 , SOWK 7370 , SOWK 7390 , SOWK 7391 .
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SOWK 8191 - Guided Study
One credit hours.
Directed individual study arranged by student.
Prerequisites: consent of instructor, advisor, program director (Available, with a two-hour social work elective, to students from other graduate programs who wish to take social work electives but require three credit hours for their own program).
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SOWK 8204 - Crisis Problem Solving
Two credit hours.
Theoretical concepts, treatment strategies for crisis situations; focus on planned brief treatment of individuals or families in stressful situations using cognitive or problem- solving approaches.
Prerequisites: completion of the foundation year graduate program.
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SOWK 8205 - Group Treatment
Two credit hours.
Group leadership to provide therapeutic intervention to members; leading groups with different needs, such as mental illness, antisocial behavior, addictions, neurosis, behavior changes.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
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SOWK 8206 - Psychodrama
Two credit hours.
Technique originated by J.L. Moreno; personality makeup, interpersonal relationships, emotional problems, decisions, conflicts are explored by dramatic enactment in a positive, supportive setting.
Prerequisites: completion of the foundation year graduate program.
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SOWK 8207 - Child Behavior and Treatment
Two credit hours.
Psychosexual, social, cognitive, physical development of children; major diagnostic categories; treatment approaches reviewed, evaluated for appropriateness according to individual child, family environment needs.
Prerequisites: completion of the foundation year graduate program.
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SOWK 8208 - Child Abuse and Treatment
Two credit hours.
Variables in child maltreatment; physical, psychological, emotional, social implications; social work methodologies; role of multidisciplinary teams.
Prerequisites: completion of the foundation year graduate program.
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SOWK 8209 - Community Social Work
Two credit hours.
Social context, practice parameters of community social work; emphasis on organizational analysis, problem identification, community organization strategies for social change and institution building, leadership development, community research.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
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SOWK 8211 - Social Work Practice with Older Adults
Two credit hours.
Biopsychosocial/cultural approach to aging; includes demographic, attitudinal aspects; impact of race, gender, class, ethnicity; health, mental health issues; assessment factors; long-term care continuum; roles of families; special policy issues; social work approaches.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
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SOWK 8213 - Supervision
Two credit hours.
Purpose, functions, processes; emphasis on beginning-level interactional skills.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
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SOWK 8218 - Grief, Loss, and Social Work Practice
Two credit hours.
Basic assessment and intervention skills for practice with client systems experiencing grief and loss.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
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SOWK 8230 - Evidence-based Social Work Practice in Adult Mental Health
Two credit hours.
Evidence-based Social Work Practice in Adult Mental Health builds on Assessment & Differential Diagnosis and provides knowledge of evidence-based practice approaches for adult clients who have a DSM- IV-TR diagnostic condition. This course will cover those psychiatric disorders commonly encountered in social work practice: anxiety, personality, mood, substance use, and psychotic disorders. Emphasis is placed on cultural and social aspects of mental health and issues important to populations at risk. An ecological and bio-psychosocial perspective is utilized to develop assessment and treatment strategies that are evidence-based and consistent with cultural and other issues related to diversity. The course will explore mental health care as it is delivered in a variety of settings: outpatient versus inpatient, residential and day treatment, acute versus long term, and private practice versus the community mental health setting. The course will enlighten the student to the range of issues, ethical and otherwise, that impact this population: legal, economic, relational, medical, and educational.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
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SOWK 8231 - Addictions Treatment
Two credit hours.
Dynamics of addiction, treatment; biological, social, societal aspects of addiction; implications for treating special populations.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
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SOWK 8234 - Personality Theory
Two credit hours.
Several frames of reference on personality theory; includes historical antecedents, major concepts, applicability to social work practice, limitations of various theories.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
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SOWK 8235 - Spirituality in Social Work
Two credit hours.
This course provides the general framework for dealing with spiritually sensitive social work situations. It provides the students with the content for dealing with the matters of the human spirit.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
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SOWK 8236 - Human Sexuality and Social Work Practice
Two credit hours.
This course provides students with a multidisciplinary approach to human sexuality. Students will have the opportunity to explore views experiences, values, and beliefs and how these impact on the clients which they serve along with the societal and cultural issues that may impact upon clients of social work and other mental health professionals.
Prerequisites: completion of the foundation year graduate program.
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SOWK 8238 - Women & Family Issues in Social Work
Two credit hours.
This course will examine women’s and family issues in social welfare with particular attention to the social service delivery system, significant historical and contemporary federal/state policy issues, and the social work profession. Several special populations of women will be considered, including poor women, survivors of violence, and older women. Specific topics to be addressed in this course are work/family issues, welfare and poverty, violence against women, and care giving.
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SOWK 8242 - Global Perspective in Social Work
Two credit hours.
Using film as the medium students will engage in critical thinking and analysis of social welfare issues, and explore how Political, economical, cultural, religious, historical and environmental factors impact social welfare policies and the delivery of human services in different regions of the world. This course is useful for those who have had previous international experience and/or those who are interested in international social work and are looking for a forum in which such experiences and interests can be processed in the context of existing theoretical frameworks and models of social welfare service delivery.
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing Building a first-year domestic social policy courses, the purpose of this course is to expose students to a variety of global social issues related to social welfare and social development.
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SOWK 8242 - Global Perspective in Social Work
Two credit hours.
Building a first-year domestic social policy courses, the purpose of this course is to expose students to a variety of global social issues related to social welfare and social development. Using film as the medium students will engage in critical thinking and analysis of social welfare issues, and explore how Political, economical, cultural, religious, historical and environmental factors impact social welfare policies and the delivery of human services in different regions of the world. This course is useful for those who have had previous international experience and/or those who are interested in international social work and are looking for a forum in which such experiences and interests can be processed in the context of existing theoretical frameworks and models of social welfare service delivery.
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing.
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SOWK 8251 - Juvenile Delinquency
Two credit hours.
Forms of unlawful behavior during adolescence, early adulthood; major theories of delinquent behavior, including control, anomie, subcultural, interactionalist, labeling, classical; major theories of justice, including classical, just desserts, deterrence, rehabilitation models.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
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SOWK 8253 - Law and Social Work
Two credit hours.
Areas of law that shape, regulate the social work profession; contributions, significance of legal issues to client services, the profession; legal policies that may control, restrict clients’ lives.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
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SOWK 8271 - Research Project
Two credit hours.
Steps in carrying out a research project; all phases of research methodology.
Prerequisites: SOWK 7370 and SOWK 8371 or consent of instructor.
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SOWK 8292 - Guided Study
Two credit hours.
Directed individual study arranged by student.
Prerequisites: consent of instructor, approval of course outline by school’s Curriculum Committee.
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SOWK 8301 - Advanced Directed Practice I
Three credit hours.
Developing biopsychosocial framework for assessment, intervention; focus on careful assessment, diagnosis prior to clinical interventions.
Prerequisites: concentration year standing.
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SOWK 8302 - Advanced Directed Practice II
Three credit hours.
This course provides knowledge and skills about social work practice with couples and families. It studies the major schools of family theory, methods for practice with families, and systemic links between family, culture, and society.
Prerequisites: SOWK 8301 or MFT-GC admission.
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SOWK 8303 - Couples Treatment
Three credit hours.
Couples Treatment is a course designed to apply principles of family therapy theory to work with couples. Students are challenged to consider differences and similarities between individual, family, and couples treatment. Cognitive Behavioral Couples Therapy, Object Relations Couples Therapy, Brief Strategic Couples Therapy, and Narrative Couples Therapy will provide the theoretical foundation for examining issues couples face. Issues related to same-sex couples, domestic violence, infidelity, and addiction will be examined as part of the course.
Prerequisites: Completion of the Foundation Year of the MSW or similar MA program and admission to the MFT certificate program.
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SOWK 8305 - Management and Community Practice I
Three credit hours.
Management, administration in social work, human services; includes decision making, leadership styles; basic tasks, roles, skills of managers; management processes such as financial, human resource management.
Prerequisites: concentration year standing.
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SOWK 8306 - Management and Community Practice II
Three credit hours.
Continuation of SOWK 8305 ; use of competing values framework (a meta-theoretical model) to integrate management skills of boundary-spanning, human relations, coordinating, directing.
Prerequisites: SOWK 8305 .
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SOWK 8308 - Ethical Issues in Couple and Family Therapy
Three credit hours.
Designed to provide knowledge necessary for understanding legal and ethical issues that confront practice. The legal responsibilities of the family therapist are examined with emphasis on personal and professional development. Ethical issues related to diversity are considered within the context of couple and family therapy.
Prerequisites: admission to the MSW program or the MFT-GC program.
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SOWK 8309 - Intergenerational Family Therapy
Three credit hours.
Provides students with knowledge on family functioning across generations based on Murray Bowen’s theories. Application of theories through the use of family assessment and intervention techniques.
Prerequisites: admission to the MSW program or the MFT-GC program.
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SOWK 8310 - Sociology of the Family
Three credit hours.
Course will focus on the family as an institution responsive to social and economic change. It will provide a knowledge base in institutional and historical aspects of the family. Required for The course is Required for the Marriage and Family Certificate.
Prerequisites: admission to the MSW program or the MFT-GC program.
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SOWK 8311 - Family Life Cycle
Three credit hours.
Focus on the theoretical underpinnings of the many and varied life cycles families experience. Particular emphasis will be placed on cultural influences and populations at risk.
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing.
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SOWK 8312 - Play Therapy
Three credit hours.
This course provides introductory instruction in history, theories, and applications of play therapy consistent with Association of Play Therapy (APT) requirements. Students are expected to have successfully completed course work in child development (e.g., Advanced Direct Practices I) Special issues affecting oppressed children will be addressed, including: parent-child problems, divorce, abuse/neglect /abandonment, etc. Diversity issues will also be explored as key components of competent play therapy practice. Students will be challenged to apply what they are learning about work with children in mock clinical sessions. This three-hour graduate level semester course, according to APA, is consistent with APT requirements for instruction, and provides 67.5 Continuing Education (CE) hours toward the mandatory 150 Required for RPT certification.
Prerequisites: Concentration year standing, MFT-GC, program or instructor permission.
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SOWK 8320 - Family Mediation
Three credit hours.
Focuses on social work practice in family mediation. It will equip students with the skills and information needed to meet requirements of the Arkansas Dispute Resolution Commission for their family mediation roster.
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SOWK 8340 - Aging and Social Policy II
Three credit hours.
Health needs of the elderly and health care systems that address them; mechanisms for health care delivery and for financing institutional community-based care; effects for elderly of reform proposals.
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SOWK 8346 - Family in Late Life
Three credit hours.
Family life of the elderly; includes late-life marital relationships; widowhood, living alone; relations with children, grandchildren, siblings, other kin; alternative, innovative lifestyles; neglect, abuse of the elderly; demographic, structural changes in family, society that affect these matters; core concept is the family as a natural support system for the elderly; its potential and limitations in a context of community support networks.
Prerequisites: graduate standing.
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SOWK 8359 - Evaluation Research
Three credit hours.
This course is for students enrolled in the Management and Community Practice (MCP) concentration. This course builds on content presented in SOWK 7370 and applies it to macro-level practice and research in organizations and communities. The course emphasizes evaluation research design, data collection, and the political contexts of needs assessment and program evaluation.
Prerequisites: Prerequisite: SOWK 7370
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SOWK 8360 - Data Analysis for MCP
Three credit hours.
This course is for students enrolled in the Management and Community Practice concentration. Students will learn a variety of exploratory, confirmatory, and prescriptive analysis techniques including but not limited to measures of central tendencies; bivariate and multivariate analysis procedures; exploratory data analyses; probability analyses; and inferential statistics. Students will apply these techniques to data collected in SOWK 8359 and use their understanding of them to critique articles in professional journals.
Prerequisites: Prerequisites: SOWK 7370 and SOWK 8359
Corequisites: Corequisites: SOWK 8507 or SOWK 8508
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SOWK 8371 - Statistics for Social Work
Three credit hours.
Statistics, their use in analyzing data; probability, inferential, decision-making, basic statistics; includes central tendencies, variability, data distributions, bivariate, multivariate procedures; critiquing articles in social work journals.
Prerequisites: SOWK 7370 or special permission from Instructor.
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SOWK 8390 - Advanced Direct Practice III
Three credit hours.
This course provides knowledge about social work practice with groups with an emphasis on the application of group theory to many forms of groups in a variety of settings. This course will include content on supervision of workers learning group practice skills.
Prerequisites: SOWK 8301 .
Corequisites: SOWK 8302
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SOWK 8503 - Advanced Direct Practice Internship I
Five credit hours.
Hands-on experience with individuals, groups, families; emphasis on applying concepts from SOWK 8301 ; requires 360 clock hours of internship placement. Graded credit/no credit.
Prerequisites: concentration year standing. Pre or corequisite: SOWK 8301 . (SOWK 8503 and SOWK 8504 must be completed consecutively, in the same agency setting).
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SOWK 8504 - Advanced Direct Practice Internship II
Five credit hours.
Continuation of Social Work SOWK 8503 ; focus on integrating knowledge in preparation for professional practice; requires 360 clock hours of placement. Graded credit/no credit.
Prerequisites: SOWK 8301 , SOWK 8503 . Pre or corequisite: SOWK 8302 . (SOWK 8503 and 8504 must be completed consecutively, in the same agency setting).
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SOWK 8507 - Internship I Management & Community Practice
Five credit hours.
Experience working in a social service agency in an administrative capacity; requires 360 clock hours of placement. Graded credit/no credit.
Prerequisites: concentration year standing. (SOWK 8507 and SOWK 8508 must be completed consecutively, in the same agency setting).
Corequisites: SOWK 8305
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SOWK 8508 - Internship II Management & Community Practice
Five credit hours.
Continuation of SOWK 8507 ; focus on integrating knowledge, assuming responsibility for administrative functions, including planning, evaluation. Graded credit/no credit.
Prerequisites: SOWK 8305 , SOWK 8507 . (SOWK 8507 and 8508 must be completed consecutively and in the same agency setting).
Corequisites: SOWK 8306 , SOWK 8159
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SPED 5202 - Workshop
Two credit hours.
Offered on demand.
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SPED 5214 - Early Childhood Special Education Assessment Field Experience
Two credit hours.
This is the first experience in a series of two supervised field experiences. During the 120 clockhour experience, student field experiences emphasize assessment and early intervention assessment activities related to child find/screening, translating assessment activities in the intervention environment and assessments surrounding health and safety issues, children with health and/or sensory impairments, social development, and challenging behavior.
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SPED 5216 - ECSE: Inclusion Field Experience
Two credit hours.
This is the final experience in a series of supervised field experience designed for students in the Early Childhood Special Education emphasis. The field experiences included in this 120 clock-hour experience examine assessment to intervention activities related to all areas of development, technology adaptations in intervention, the link between individualized intervention plans and instructional planning, and continuous documentation of child performance.
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SPED 5266 - Language in Deaf Children II
Two credit hours.
Language development in normal-hearing, hearing-impaired children; relationships between the two populations; relationship of learning theory, cognitive and psychosocio-linguistic principles, other perspectives to language learning, hearing-impaired children; language instruction for teaching language to hearing-impaired children; normal language development, language acquisition theories, and language and cognitive research; includes directed observation.
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SPED 5302 - Workshop
Three credit hours.
Offered on demand.
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SPED 5311 - Managing the Learning Environment B
Three credit hours.
Theory, research, and application for classroom management. Current issues and research in applied behavior analysis and other forms of classroom management; cognitive, behavioral, and emerging management procedures; emphasis will be placed on the application of research. Positive approaches to classroom and behavior management.
Prerequisites: graduate candidates entering with the graduate endorsement only option and must be admitted to the Graduate School.
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SPED 5312 - Medical Problems in Child Development
Three credit hours.
The primary concern of the course is to review medical conditions and events arising during prenatal, postnatal and early childhood which contribute to the nature and cause of major educational disabilities. Special attention is given to syndromes associated with mental retardation, disorders of the central nervous system, infections disease, and a wide range of conditions placing children at risk for developmental delays. Emphasis is directed toward early medical identification, prevention of secondary disabilities, and strategies for responding to chronic health conditions in educational settings. Guest lectures by physicians and other health related professionals are an integral part of the course.
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SPED 5313 - Early Childhood Special Education Assessment
Three credit hours.
This is the first course in a two-course sequence addressing assessment and early intervention screening and assessment strategies for young children with disabilities, ages birth through eight. A specific focus will be given to the fundamental principles of and strategies for assessment, the role of well-baby and early intervention providers in screening and assessment process for disabilities. Candidates will learn to identify the needs of children related to health and/or sensory impairments, the identification of abilities in the developmental domains. Various aspects of the early environments are examined and procedures for gathering performance data are explored.
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SPED 5315 - Early Childhood Special Education: Methods of Inclusion
Three credit hours.
This is the second course in a two-course sequence addressing intervention strategies for young children with disabilities, ages birth through age eight. Specific attention is given to application of assessment principles into programming, the role of child find in providing services, the needs of young children with health and/or sensory impairments, strategies for identifying behavioral support needs and techniques for fostering social-emotional development. Attention will also be given to methods of including children with disabilities in the general education setting.
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SPED 5317 - Introduction to Inclusion in Early Childhood Special Education
Three credit hours.
Psychological, sociological, philosophical, legal, educational implications of educating exceptional learners; necessary adaptations for exceptional learners in the mainstream setting; role of teachers, professionals, parents as team members providing education for exceptional learners.
Prerequisites: PSYC 1300, an introductory human development course, or consent of the instructor.
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SPED 5323 - Language Development adn Disorders
Three credit hours.
This course focuses primarily on the acquisition of language by children, including the acquisition of phonology (the sound system of the language),semantics (the meaning of units in the language), syntax (the structure of sentences), morphology (the structure of words), and pragmatics (language use). The course will address the acquisition of human language, issues in language development and the effects of disability and/or trauma on the language and cognition. Although the major portion of the course will focus on the acquisition of English, course content will include language development for people of other cultures and languages. Content will additionally observe language development of other spoken and signed languages. Sessions will include lecture, demonstration, discussions, video, individual and group activities.
Dual listed with undergraduate level SPED 4323
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SPED 5330 - Severe Disabilities
Three credit hours.
This course focuses on current best practices in curriculum, and methods for students with severe disabilities, including specific strategies for teaching students with severe disabilities, general strategies for working with heterogeneous groups of students in inclusive settings, and methods for adapting the general education curriculum to include students with severe disabilities in elementary, middle, and high school.
Prerequisites: admission to the program; SPED 4301, EDFN 3320, READ 3320, READ 3322, TCED 3383.
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SPED 5360 - Psychological Aspects of Deafness
Three credit hours.
Theory, research in the psychological development, adjustment of hearing-impaired children, adults; includes intellectual, cognitive, perceptual, social, personality development; adaptation to hearing loss; educational, mental health, rehabilitation implications of research findings with single disability, multi-disabled, hearing impaired persons.
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SPED 5367 - Communication Methods with Hearing-impaired Children in the Educational Setting
Three credit hours.
Practical application of the multiplicity of methods; research, underlying theories of language acquisition by hearing-impaired children; emphasis on application to teaching English, other academic subjects. Offered in fall.
Prerequisites: Interpreting 4320/INTR 5320 or consent of instructor. Corequisite: Special Education 4264, 4266.
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SPED 7103 - Teaching Adolescents with Exceptionalities
One credit hours.
The legal, foundational, and ethical aspects of serving adolescents with disabilities are provided. Specialized knowledge related to the development of special education at the secondary level as well as current legal and statutory issues. Psychological, sociological, philosophical, and educational implications of educating adolescent exceptional learners are introduced.
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SPED 7123 - Technology for Students with Visual Impairments
One credit hours.
History of technology for individuals with visual impairments; types of technology for individuals with visual impairments; role of technology in education of students with visual impairments; hands-on experience with selected technology tools for students with visual impairment and their teachers.
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SPED 7141 - ECSE Clinical I
One credit hours.
This is the second experience in a series of three supervised practica. During the 120 clock hour experience, student field experiences emphasize assessment and intervention activities related to child find/screening, the intervention environment, health and safety issues, children with health and/or sensory impairments, social development, and challenging behavior.
Corequisites: SPED 7341.
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SPED 7142 - ECSE Clinical II
One credit hours.
This is the third and final experience in a series of three supervised practica designed for students in the Early Childhood Instructional Specialist emphasis. The 120 clock hour field experiences included in this experience examine assessment and intervention activities related to all areas of development, technology adaptations in assessment and intervention, the link between individualized intervention plans and instructional planning, and continuous documentation of child performance.
Corequisites: SPED 7342.
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SPED 7144 - Collaboration in the Field
One credit hours.
This is the first experience in a series of three supervised practica for students in the Early Childhood Instructional Specialist emphasis. This course emphasizes practical use of specialized knowledge and application of program performance standards. During the 120 clock-hour practicum, field experiences emphasize teams and the team process, communication skills, collaboration strategies, consultation and professionalism. Activities will be conducted with family members and a variety of related service disciplines.
Corequisites: SPED 7344.
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SPED 7154 - Physical and Health Management
One credit hours.
This course will focus on health management practices for students with disabilities. Students will become familiar with emergency first aid and universal health care precautions, health management plans, guidelines for the administration of medications and the side effects of medication, procedures for managing seizures, treatments for allergies and asthma, and use of gastrostomy tubes. Students will also be given information on proper body mechanics and on positioning and physical management of students with motor disabilities. Taken with SPED 7206 - Strategies for Family Involvement .
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SPED 7190 - Supervised Practice
One credit hours.
Practical use of skills, competencies from courses; working under faculty supervision with individuals with disabilities being served in education and/or rehabilitation settings.
Prerequisites: consent of instructor.
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SPED 7191 - Independent Study
One credit hours.
Offered on demand.
Prerequisites: consent of instructor.
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SPED 7193 - Special Topics
One credit hours.
In-depth study of selected interest in a special education emphasis area. Offered on demand.
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SPED 7203 - Adolescents with Exceptionalities
Two credit hours.
Enhances knowledge regarding the characteristics, identification, and assessment of adolescents with disabilities. Necessary adaptations for adolescent exceptional learners in the inclusion setting; role of teachers, professionals, parents as team members in identification, assessment and program and instructional design components are presented. Candidates acquire skills needed to support the implementation of behavior intervention and transition plans.
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SPED 7206 - Strategies for Family Involvement
Two credit hours.
This course will prepare candidates to work with families of students with disabilities. The candidates will identify the impact of disabilities on families and family functioning. Strategies for communicating with families and for involving families in the process of program development and assessment will be included.
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SPED 7290 - Supervised Practice
Two credit hours.
Practical use of skills, competencies from courses; working under faculty supervision with individuals with disabilities being served in education and/or rehabilitation settings.
Prerequisites: consent of instructor.
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SPED 7291 - Independent Study
Two credit hours.
Offered on demand.
Prerequisites: consent of instructor.
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SPED 7292 - Field Experience I
Two credit hours.
The general goal of this course is to build upon the knowledge and skill candidates have gained regarding the characteristics of and service to and evaluation of a variety of learners with disabilities. Procedures for identification and placement of students for special education will be identified and evaluated. Candidates will develop profiles of students who are classified as at risk for developing learning problems and students with varying disabilities and identify instructional support suitable for implementing with non at risk students. Candidates are encouraged to take this course concurrently with SPED 7351 .
Prerequisites: SPED 7305 .
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SPED 7293 - Special Topics
Two credit hours.
In-depth study of selected interest in a special education emphasis area. Offered on demand.
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SPED 7295 - Field Experience II
Two credit hours.
It is suggested that this course be taken in conjunction with SPED 7352 . Assessment and Instructional Design II. Candidates will engage in specific implementation of strategies for students with various learning problems in field sites. Candidates will design and use various informal assessments and analyze them for their application in the pre-referral, referral, evaluation, and IEP development process.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of SPED 7351 - Assessment and Instructional Design I and SPED 7292 - Field Experience I .
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SPED 7301 - Foundations of Special Education
Three credit hours.
This course surveys the foundations of educational programs for students with disabilities, emphasizing the historical, philosophical, and legal aspects of special education. Course work includes surveys of the characteristics and needs of students with various disabilities.
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SPED 7302 - Technology in Special Education
Three credit hours.
This course will prepare candidates to be better able to respond to individuals’ functional needs in order to enhance their access to the general or special education curricula. Candidates will identify and use technology for instruction, assist students with school related tasks and help students communicate and help students function better in their environment.
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SPED 7305 - Managing the Learning Environment
Three credit hours.
Theory, research, and application for behavioral management. Current issues and research in applied behavioral analysis and other forms of classroom management; cognitive behavioral and emerging management procedures, emphasis on application of research.
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SPED 7309 - Seminar in Special Education
Three credit hours.
This course explores issues of contemporary importance to the profession, affords students the opportunity to engage in scholarly activities and high-level discussions with professors and is the final event in the candidate’s program of study where earlier knowledge becomes integrated and expanded. This course is to be taken in the final six hours of study.
Prerequisites: Completion of core emphasis course work, graduate standing.
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SPED 7333 - Characteristics and Educational Needs of Children with Severe Disabilities
Three credit hours.
Intellectual, behavioral, physical characteristics of individuals with severe disabling conditions; includes models of social management, history of treatment of persons with severe disabilities, major considerations of educational services delivery to such persons. SPED 7335 Instructional Methods for Persons with Severe Disabilities Fundamentals of systematic data-based instructional skills needed to teach persons with severe disabilities in classroom, community environments.
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SPED 7336 - Advanced Instructional Methods for Teaching Persons with Severe Disabilities
Three credit hours.
Identification of intervention strategies; design of effective programs for teaching age-appropriate, functional living skills to individuals with severe disabilities.
Prerequisites: Special Education 7335 or consent of instructor.
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SPED 7339 - Vocational Instruction for Persons with Handicaps
Three credit hours.
Vocational programming methods; emphasis on current “best practices” in instruction, program delivery; includes use of supported work model for systematic instruction in integrated community job sites. SPED 7340 Trends and Issues in Early Childhood Special Education Includes state, federal laws governing, regulating early intervention programs; program models used in the field; emphasis on models emphasizing integrating children with disabilities and their peers without disabilities.
Prerequisites: exceptionality course.
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SPED 7351 - Assessment and Instructional Design I
Three credit hours.
The general goal of this course is to build upon the knowledge and skill students have gained regarding the characteristics of a variety of learners with disabilities. Specific emphasis will be placed on developing skills to serve learners with disabilities, identify and evaluate relevant formal and informal assessment strategies that contribute to the identification, placement, and instructional planning for students with learning problems.
Prerequisites: SPED 7305 and should be taken in conjunction with SPED 7295 .
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