Academic Catalog

Social Work (B.S.W. Program)

The Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.) degree program prepares students for entry-level generalist social work practice during the junior and senior years of undergraduate matriculation. The B.S.W. curriculum is comprised of approximately two-thirds of professional social work undergraduate core courses and one-third co-requisite and elective courses. Practicum Education is an integral part of the B.S.W. curriculum and requires students to apply their coursework to community-based settings within a supervised learning environment.

The B.S.W. program features full-time or extended part-time study. Instruction is classroom-based (traditional), hybrid (a combination of classroom and online instruction), and a fully online cohort (WOW! Program). Regardless of whether students are in the face-to-face program or the online cohort program, all students must participate in the field practicum which requires their physical presence at the community-based setting for 16 hours per week (two full days) during the senior year. Students are admitted to the B.S.W. program in the Fall semester.  

Admissions Process

Direct Admit for Freshmen

Students in this category are admitted through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and complete general education/pre-professional courses offered through the Wayne State University College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Prior to beginning the professional curriculum that commences in the Fall semester of the junior year, students majoring in social work must meet the following criteria. 

  • Grade point average of 2.5 or above.
  • Submit an admissions portfolio that consists of:
    • Personal Interest Statement to the School of Social Work.
    • Copy of all transcripts
    • Educational resume
    • Minimum of 16 hours of volunteer/community service hours is required. 

Students must also attend a required advising session to learn about the professional and ethical requirements of the major and discuss fitness for the profession. Completion of SW 1010 may be sufficient to meet these requirements.

Additional details on the process and due dates can be found on the School of Social Work website.

Transfer Admissions

Students in this category are admitted through the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.  Applications for admission to the B.S.W. program may be submitted after the student has completed a minimum of twenty-four semester credits in undergraduate course work or its equivalent at the freshman and sophomore levels. Applicants must have earned a minimum overall grade point average of 2.5.  Applicants must have completed specified social work pre-professional courses, submit the admissions portfolio (personal interest statement, copy of transcripts from all colleges attended, educational resume, and documentation of community service hours), and attend a required advising session. 

Completed applications are given a careful review in order to admit students who show evidence of suitability and fitness for the profession of social work and the ability to successfully complete their undergraduate professional education in social work.

All B.S.W. programs start in the fall semester.

Main campus, Full-time
Main campus, Part-time
Where Online Works! (WOW) Full-Time
Where Online Works! (WOW!) Part-Time

Application Deadline:  June 1

All applicants are encouraged to submit applications as soon as possible as admissions will close once program capacity has been reached.  Applications may be submitted beginning in the Fall term prior to the student’s anticipated start of the first term of the program. 

All students admitted to a B.S.W. program must attend the mandatory orientation prior to beginning the professional curriculum in the fall semester.

Admission to a B.S.W. program is conditional until all application requirements are completed. The student must present a transcript verifying completion of sixty semester credits, grade point average, and completed pre-professional coursework and admissions portfolio. The letter of admission does not constitute a contract; admission may be withdrawn if a student fails to meet program requirements.

Transfer of Undergraduate Credit: A maximum of twelve (12) Technical, Vocational, or Applied Practice credits (designated ‘TVA’) in the human service areas (for example, mental health, child care, gerontology, empathy training, human services, and substance abuse) will count toward the degree. Any such transfer credits will be counted as general elective credit. Social work courses from programs not accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) also will be transferred as ‘TVA’ general elective credit.

Readmission

Students who have been enrolled in a planned program leading to the Bachelor of Social Work degree, who have withdrawn from the program, and who wish to be considered for readmission to complete degree requirements, must follow regular procedures for admission to the School, including the submission of an updated admissions portfolio. Generally, the B.S.W. curriculum requires that students complete two continuous terms of practicum when actively enrolled in the program. Readmitted students who previously completed only one term of practicum in the senior year will be required to repeat this term, and may be required to enroll concurrently in a course or courses in social work practice methods or a Directed Study in social work.

Students requesting readmission may be required to obtain assessments of their physical or mental health from health or mental health professionals approved by the School. The School of Social Work reserves the right to refuse to readmit a student to the social work program if the physical or mental health status of the student indicates such action is warranted in order to safeguard clients, agencies, the student, other students, or the School.

Pre-Professional Requirements and Electives

To qualify for admission to the Bachelor of Social Work program in the School of Social Work, sixty semester credits (or its equivalent) must have been completed at the freshman and sophomore levels of undergraduate study. The required credits must be distributed according to the curricular pattern cited below. Many pre-social work courses also help satisfy the University General Education Requirements. To obtain the minimum of 60 credits required to be considered for admission into the School of Social Work, students could take, in addition to the pre-requisites, elective courses from professional schools, whether at WSU or from a transfer institution.

Social Sciences: The following distribution of courses is required.

  1. (DEI) Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare: 3 credits 
  2. (GL) History: 3-4 credits
  3. (CIV) American Government: 3-4 credits
  4. (SI) Introductory Sociology: 6-8 credits

Natural Sciences: The following distribution of courses is required, including a laboratory course in one of areas designated below.

  1. (NSI) Biology: 3-4 credits
  2. (NSI) Introductory Psychology (3-4 credits) and psychology electives  (3-4 credits)
  3. (NSI) One course (3-4 credits) to be selected from the following: Anthropology, Physics, Chemistry, Geology, Astronomy.

English: The following distribution of courses is required.

  1. (BC) Freshman Composition: 4 credits
  2. (IC) English Elective (2000 level or above): 3 credits

(CI) Cultural Inquiry: 6 credits

(OC) Communications: 2-3 credits

(QE) Quantitative Experience: 3 credits

(DEI) Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: 3-4 credits

(WE) Wayne Experience: 1 credit

Electives: Recommended: Select electives from General Education Requirements in Global Learning (GL), Social Inquiry (SI) and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). Electives should be selected in conjunction with the School’s Student Advisor.  

B.S.W. Degree Requirements

The Bachelor of Social Work degree requires satisfactory completion of a minimum of one hundred twenty (120) credits. The sixty (60) credits in the freshman and sophomore years include prerequisite courses for admission to the professional component of the program, 51 of the 60 credits acquired during the junior and senior years are from field work and field-related courses. Electives are available to complete the required one hundred and twenty credits for graduation.

Grade Point Average: To be awarded a Bachelor of Social Work degree, the student must achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.0, and a grade point average of 2.0 during the junior and senior years. A minimum of thirty credits must be earned in residence in the School of Social Work, and the student must be in residence during the final semester prior to graduation.

Student Professional Conduct Requirements: Any breach of the values and ethics of the social work profession articulated in the Professional Code of Ethics as established by the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) (2021) may result in termination from the B.S.W. program. Student violations of the Wayne State University Student Code of Conduct will be forwarded to the University Student Conduct Officer for review and disposition. Students who apply with past, current and/or pending legal charges of record may be eligible and admitted to the B.S.W. program; however, an interview with the Assistant Dean and the Director of Field Education is required during the admissions process to review the circumstances and disposition of such legal charges. Legal charges of record may have implications for Field Agency Placement and Social Work Licensure. An agency placement is a non-negotiable requirement for Field Education to complete the B.S.W. Program. Social Work Licensure is required for B.S.W. graduates to identify and practice as Social Workers.

Curricula

The undergraduate social work curriculum is structured to provide the knowledge, values, cognitive and affective processes, and skills essential for entry-level generalist social work practice. It is comprised of five curricular areas: 1) human behavior and the social environment, 2) research, 3) social work practice, 4) social welfare policy and services, and 5) field education. The professional component of the curriculum is built upon a liberal arts foundation in the social and behavioral sciences, the humanities, English, mathematics, and the natural sciences. 

Students enrolled in field education are placed in a wide variety of social service agencies and work directly with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities. Emphasis is placed in providing social work services in urban areas with the poor and oppressed, persons of color, and other at-risk populations that represent many ethnic, racial and cultural groups. The field experience is designed to integrate the classroom curricula with the practical realities of social work practice. Field work builds the skill and knowledge base of the student, and stresses both amelioration and prevention of personal, interpersonal and social problems, as well as improvement of the human condition.

All students are required to file an educational Plan of Work with the School of Social Work Student Advisor and to update this plan on a regular basis.

Online Program: The B.S.W. degree is also offered as a fully online program of study during the junior and senior year, with the exception of the field placement, which must be completed at the physical site of the organization to which the student is assigned. Online curriculum requirements are identical to the traditional B.S.W. classroom "on campus" program option, and may require students to work in teams or conduct research in the community as part of their course requirements.

Students interested in matriculating in the online program must have access to an updated computer system and related software necessary for successful completion of all courses, and must also be able to manage their time and schedules to accommodate the demands of an online program and the field placement. Curriculum requirements are listed below.

The admissions process is the same as the traditional program with the exception that the program utilizes the cohort model structure. Once enrolled, students may NOT register for any B.S.W. courses offered in a campus classroom setting. Interested students should visit the School website for additional information.

Required Professional Content

Plan of Study Grid
Third Year
First SemesterCredits
SW 3010 Social Work Practice Method I 4
SW 3030 Professional Writing for Social Workers 2
SW 3510 Human Behavior in the Social Environment 3
SW 3710 Social Welfare and the Social Work Profession: History, Trends and Basic Concepts 3
 Credits12
Second Semester
SW 3020 Social Work Practice Method II 3
SW 3110 Diversity, Oppression and Social Justice 3
SW 3410 Foundations of Ethics and Values in Social Work 3
SW 3810 Research Methods, Data Analysis, and Practice Evaluation I 3
 Credits12
Fourth Year
First Semester
SW 4010 Social Work Group Theory and Practice 3
SW 4441 Practicum Education Seminar I 1
SW 4710 Social Welfare in the United States: Current Programs 3
SW 4810 Research Methods, Data Analysis, and Practice Evaluation II 3
SW 4998 Field Practice in Social Work 5
 Credits15
Second Semester
SW 4020 Social Work Macro Theory and Practice 3
SW 4442 Practicum Education Seminar II 1
SW 4997 Integrative Seminar in Social Work 3
SW 4998 Field Practice in Social Work 5
 Credits12
 Total Credits51

Electives

Electives must be selected in consultation with the School of Social Work Student Advisor.

Social Work Honors Program

Social Work students of high achievement are eligible to participate in the School of Social Work Honors Program, available through the University Honors College and the School of Social Work. Honors Option credits are achieved by completing enhanced assignments in connection with specified social work courses during the junior and senior years. All Social Work Honors Option course work and the final Honors Thesis are to be completed within the required social work curriculum, under the approval and supervision of a social work instructor. All Honors Options and the final thesis will include work beyond normal course requirements, to be agreed upon between the student and instructor.

Students interested in applying to the Social Work Honors Program must present a cumulative grade point average of 3.50 or better, submit an application to the BSW Director, and develop an academic plan of work with the School of Social Work Student Advisor. Honors Option forms are available through the Honors College website. The Honors Option form must be signed by the instructor and the BSW Director and must be returned to the Honors College before the published deadline each semester, usually within the first 2-3 weeks of the start of the semester.

It is the student’s responsibility to make sure that the Honors Option instructor reviews and grades the completed work and that the grade is submitted properly to the Honors College. Students are required to complete a minimum of sixteen credits under the Honors Option, including 10 credits of enhanced coursework, 3 credits of HON 42XX, and a Honors Thesis project in SW 4997, and maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.50. Additional information is available from the BSW Director.

Social Work students can apply to the Social Work Honors-AHEC (Area Health Education Center) Scholars Program. This option expands the BSW Honors students’ training and clinical/field experience through innovative clinical, didactic, and community-based activities. Students interested in applying to the Social Work Honors AHEC Scholars Program must follow the same application as the Social Work Honors program and apply for the AHEC Scholars Program. Students are required to complete the requirements of the Social Honors program and the AHEC requirements. AHEC Scholars is a 2-year program commitment, requiring approximately 80 hours per year, totaling 160 hours. Forty of these hours include professional clinical training in Detroit. Students are expected to attend mentoring sessions twice a semester with the BSW Program Director and attend AHEC meetings that will occur in a combination of in person and virtual synchronous and asynchronous modalities.

All students enrolled in SW 4998, Field Practice in Social Work I and II, are required to carry professional liability insurance (now provided by the School) as a condition of field placement.

The Practicum Education Manual contains a description of the practicum education program and the policies and procedures related to the program. Students are responsible for observing the procedures governing practicum work practice which are detailed in the manual. The manual is located on the School website.

Practicum Education Health Clearances Policy

The School may require students in practicum to obtain assessments of their physical or mental health from health or mental health professionals approved by the School. The School of Social Work reserves the right to refuse to place or direct a student in practicum education if the physical or mental health status of the student indicates such action is warranted in order to safeguard clients, agencies, the student, other students, or the School.

Agencies

The following agencies are representative of those who have worked with members of the Faculty in practicum instruction during recent academic years:

A Beautiful Mind Therapy Services, PLLC

Academy of Warren

Accentcare Hospice & Palliative Care of Michigan

ACCESS - Behavioral Health

ACCESS - CHRC

Adoption & Foster Care Specialists, Inc.

Adoption Option, Inc.

Advanced Technology Academy

Adventurous Heart Therapy, PLLC

Affirmations Community Center

Agency - Mock

Algonac Community Schools

All Well-Being Services

Allen Park Public Schools

Alternatives for Girls

Alzheimer's Association - Greater Michigan Chapter

AMER Foundation

American Indian Health & Family Services

Anchor Bay School District

Andel Therapeutic Solutions

Angela Hospice

Ann Arbor Center for Independent Living

Ann Arbor Public Schools

APIA Vote - MI

Arab-American and Chaldean Council

Arbor Circle

Arc of Macomb County

Arc of Northwest Wayne County, The

Area Agency on Aging 1B

Area Agency on Aging 1C - The Senior Alliance

Arts Academy in the Woods

Arts Academy in the Woods High School

Ascension Crittenton

Ascension Macomb Hospital

Ascension St. John Hospital

Associated Management Company, The

Assured Family Services - Juvenile Assessment Center

Assured Hospice Autism Alliance of Michigan

Avalon Healing Center

Avalon Housing

Avondale School District

Azalea Therapy & Consultation Services

Baby Court

Barack Obama Leadership Academy

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute

Beacon Day Treatment - Southgate Comm. School Dist.

Beaumont Rehabilitation and Continuing Care-Dearborn

Beaumont Teen Health Center-Taylor

Beginning Step

Behavioral Care Management Group

Behavioral Center of America - Stone Crest Ctr.

Behavioral Center of Michigan

Being Human Group

Berkley School District

Best Buy Health

Bethany Christian Services

Beyond Focused

Bicentennial Tower

Big Brothers Big Sisters of SE Michigan

Bio-Med Behavioral Healthcare

Birmingham Public Schools

Black Family Development, Inc.

Black Therapist Support Network of Detroit

Blood Cancer Foundation of Michigan, The

Blue Water Center for Independent Living

Blue Water Counseling

Branton and Associates, LLC

Bridge Academy West

Bridging Communities Inc.

Brighton Hospice

Build Institute

Canadian Mental Health Association, Windsor-Essex County Branch

CAO Home, LLC/CFO Management LLC (aka Almost Home Michigan, LLC)

Capuchin Soup Kitchen - Emergency Assistance

Care and Transformation Center

Care House - Macomb County Child Advocacy Center

Care House of Oakland County

Care House of Oakland County-Prevention Dept.

Care Matters

CARE of Southeastern Michigan

Carefirst Community Health Services

Cason Adult Day Program

Cass Community Social Services, Inc.

Catholic Charities of Southeast Michigan

Catholic Social Services of Washtenaw County

Centene Corporation

Center For Counseling, The

Center For Counseling, The - Virtual

Center for Forensic Psychiatry

Center For Relationship And Sexual Health, The

Center Line Public Schools

Central City Integrated Health

Centre HRW

Cesar Chavez Academy Elementary

Cesar Chavez Academy High School

Cesar Chavez Academy Middle School

Chadsey Condon Community Organization

Chaldean American Ladies of Charity

Chaldean Community Foundation

Cheers to Life Counseling

Cherry Health - Community Treatment Center

Child and Family Charities Children's Center, The

Children's Hospital of Michigan

Chippewa Valley Coalition for Youth & Families

Chippewa Valley Schools

CIS of Michigan

City of Dearborn, The

City of Detroit

City of Detroit Health Department

City of Garden City

City of Mount Clemens

City of Westland

Clarenceville School District

Clarkston Community Schools

Clarkston Specialty Healthcare Center

Clear Choices Counseling Services P.C.

Clear Path Counselling & Psychotherapy Services

Clintondale Middle School

CMHA Lambton Kent

College of Education Upward Bound Program

Common Ground - The Sanctuary

Community & Home Supports, Inc.

Community Action House

Community Action Network Hikone Community

Community Engagement in Health

Community Health and Social Services (CHASS) Center, Inc.

Community Health Awareness Group

Community Housing Network, Inc.

Community Living Services, Inc.

Community Network Services Health Care

Community Programs, Inc.

Community Resource Center for Bahamas Commonwealth

Community Roots

Compassus Hospice

Comprehensive Youth Services - The Harbor

Congress of Communities

Connect Detroit

Conner Creek Life Solutions

Core Psych, PLLC

Corewell Health - Advance Care Planning

Corewell Health - Royal Oak - Neurology Adult & Peds

Corewell Health - Taylor

Corewell Health Center for Exceptional Families

Corewell Health - Trenton Southshore Campus

Corewell Health - Dearborn, Oakwood Campus

Corktown Health Center

Corner Health Center

Corporation for Supportive Housing

COTS

Courtyard Manor of Wixom

Covenant House Michigan

Crestwood School District

Crossing Paths Christian Counseling

Crossroads of Michigan

CSI Support & Development

CST Counseling and Transitional Services

David P. Weikart Center for Youth Program Quality

DaVita - Multiple locations

Dawn Farm

Dearborn Academy, The

Dearborn Public Schools

Deeper Roots Wellness LLC

Department of Health and Human Services

Department of Human Services - South Central

Department of Human Services - Western Wayne

Dept. of Health & Human Services - Port Huron

Detroit Action

Detroit Area Agency on Aging

Detroit Area Agency on Aging - Caregiver Support

Detroit CHEMpreneurIST

Detroit Disability Power

Detroit Friendship House

Detroit Justice Center

Detroit Life Is Valuable Everyday (DLIVE)

Detroit Parks Coalition

Detroit Partnership for Education Equity & Research

Detroit Public Schools

Detroit Receiving Hospital - Medical/Case Mgmt.

Detroit Receiving Hospital - Psychiatry

Detroit Recovery Project

Detroit Regional Chamber Detroit Promise Path Program

Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries

Detroit Wayne Integrated Network

Detroit Youth Violence Initiative/CeaseFire

Development Centers - Adult Services

Development Centers - CCBHC

Development Centers - Children's Outpatient Services

Development Centers - Early Childhood Mental Health

Distinctive Schools - MI

Diversified Counseling and Consulting Services

DMC Harper University Hospital

DMC Tenet Physician Resources (TPR)

Domestic Violence Interventions

Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative

Dream Centers of Michigan

East China School District - St. Clair

Easterseals - Adult Mental Health

Easterseals - Family Mental Health

Easterseals - MORC

Easterseals Michigan

Eastpointe Community Schools

Eastside Community Network

Eastwood - Clinton Twp.

Eastwood - Detroit

Eastwood - Livonia

Eastwood - Novi

Eastwood - Residential

Eastwood - Rochester

Eastwood - Southfield

Eastwood - St. Clair Shores

Eastwood - Warren

Ebenezer Community and Cultural Center

Ecorse Public Schools

Eisenhower Center

Eldercare & Caregiver Solutions, L3C

Ele's Place Ann Arbor

Elizabeth Fritz Consulting, LLC

Elmhurst Home, Inc.

Emergence Collective

EMU Counseling and Psychological Services

Ennis Center for Children

ENOUGH Initiative, The

Essex County Diversion Program

FairSky

Faith Counseling

Family and Children's Services of Midland

Family and Community Services, Inc.

Family Assessment Clinic

Family Empowerment Program, The

Family Health Care

Family Independence Initiative-Detroit Dept.

Family Medical Center

Family Medical Center - Detroit

Family Service & Children's Aid

Family Services Windsor-Essex

Family Youth Interventions

Family, Health & Harmony, LLC

FARM - Family Assistance for Renaissance Men

Farmington Public Schools

Fatherhood Policy Group

Federal Community Defender Office

Federation of Youth Services

Ferndale Lower Elementary

First Step Fitzgerald Public Schools

Flint Community School District

Flint Odyssey House, Inc.

FOCUS Detroit

Forest View Hospital

Forever Families

Fostering Futures

Foundations Detroit

Franklin Wright Settlements

Fraser Public Schools

Freedom House

Fresenius Kidney Care

Friendship Circle

Full Circle Foundation

Garden City Public Schools

GCCARD Head Start

GEE Academies

GEE Academies/Frontier Int'l Academy

Genesee Health System

Gibraltar School District

Gilda's Club Metro Detroit

Girls Group

Global Detroit with Caribbean Community Service Center

Global Psychological

Grandmont Rosedale Development Corporation

Gratiot-Isabella RESD

Great Futures Family Services

Great Lakes Bay Health Center

Grosse Ile Township Schools

Grosse Pointe Public Schools

Growth Works - Garden City

Growth Works - Plymouth

Growth Works-Vassar

Guidance Center - Kids-TALK Children's Advocacy Center

Guidance Center, The

Guidance Center, The - Kids-TALK CAC

Guiding Harbor

Hamtramck Academy

Hamtramck Public Schools

Hands Across the Water

Hannan Center

Happy Mama Counseling PLLC

Harambee Care

Harbor Oaks Hospital

Harper Woods Public Schools

Hartford Village

Hartland Individual and Family Therapy Services, LLC

HAVEN

Havenwyck Hospital

Hawthorn Center

Hazel Park Schools

Healing Hearts Therapy LLC

Heart to Heart Hospice

Heat and Warmth Fund, The

Hegira

Hegira - Lincoln Park

Hegira - Taylor

Hegira Health - Adult Outpatient Services

Helm at the Boll Life Center, The

Henry Ford Academy

Henry Ford Health System - Dearborn

Henry Ford Health System - Greenfield Health Systems

Henry Ford Health System - Henry Ford Cancer Institute

Henry Ford Health System - Hospice

Henry Ford Health System - Mt. Clemens

Henry Ford Health System - Population Health Management

Henry Ford Hospital

Henry Ford Hospital - Infectious Diseases

Henry Ford Kingswood Hospital

Henry Ford Macomb

Henry Ford SandCastles

Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital

Higher Learning Services

Hilltop Counseling

Holly Area Schools

Holy Cross Services

Home of New Vision

Homeless Action Network Detroit - HAND

Honor Community Health

Hope Community Outreach and Development

Hope Hospitality & Warming Center, Inc.

Hope In Counseling

Hope Network New Passages - Flint/Saginaw

Hope Network New Passages - Macomb

Hope of Detroit Academy

Hospice Compassus

Hospice of Michigan

Hospice of Michigan - Washtenaw

Hospice of Michigan, PEC

Hospice of Windsor and Essex County

Hospitality House Food Pantry

Human Development Center

Hurley Medical Center

Huron Behavioral Health

Huron Intermediate School District

Huron School District

Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital - Charach Cancer Treatment Center

iAMERICA

ICHANGE

Imani Ya Kupinga

Imlay City Schools

Impact Consulting Services

Innovative Therapeutic Solutions

InSight Youth and Family Connections

Institute of Gerontology

Integral/TherapMe/Intertwined

Integro, LLC

Intentional Counseling Services

International Academy of Flint

International Institute of Metropolitan Detroit

It Takes a Village, Inc

JARC

Jewish Family Service

Jewish Family Services of Washtenaw County

Jewish Hospice and Chaplaincy Network

John Allen Elementary School

John D. Dingell VA Medical Center

John D. Dingell VA Medical Center - Mental Health

John McGivney Children's Centre

Journey To Healin

Judson Center - Dearborn

Judson Center - Farmington Hills

Judson Center - Macomb County Services

Judson Center, Inc.

Justice For Our Neighbors

JVS + Kadima - Detroit

JVS + Kadima - Southfield

Karmanos Cancer Institute Farmington Hills

Kent County Office of the Defender

Key Development Center

Kranz Integrated Cognitive Rehab

L'Anse Creuse Public Schools

LACASA

LAHC: Leaders Advancing and Helping Communities

Lake Orion Community Schools

Lake Shore Public Schools

Lakeridge Village

Lakeview Public Schools

Leona Group, The

Life Journey Psychological Services, PLLC

Life Skills Village, LLC

Light of The World Deliverance Ministries International

Lighthouse MI

Lincoln Behavioral Services - Gathering Place Clubhouse

Lincoln Behavioral Services, Redford

Lincoln Consolidated Schools

Lincoln Park Public Schools

Linden Charter Academy

Live Light Birth & Family, LLC

Livingston County Community Mental Health

Livingston County United Way

Livonia Public Schools

Logical Choice LLC

Loring Therapy

Lucid Lane

M.I.N.D.S. - Moving In New Directions

Macomb Co. Community Mental Hlth.- Specialized Residential Services

Macomb Co. Community Services Agency - Office of Senior Services

Macomb County Community Mental Health

Macomb County Community Mental Health - ACT

Macomb Family Services

Macomb Intermediate School District

Macomb Therapy Group

Madison School District

Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids of Michigan

Maka SIL & Group Home, Inc.

Mariner's Inn

Maritime Academy of Toledo, The

Martha T. Berry Medical Care Facility

Marycrest Manor

Maryvale - Rotary Home

Matrix Human Services

Matrix Human Services - IMH

Matrix Human Services - Youth Assistance Program

McGregor Elementary- Rochester Community Schools

MCHS Family of Services

McLaren Flint

McLaren Homecare & Hospice

McLaren Hospital - Macomb

McLaren Macomb Senior Behavioral Health

McLaren Port Huron

Medical Team Inc., The

Melvindale Northern Allen Park Public Schools-Melvindale H.S

Melvindale Northern Allen Park School Dist.-Strong M.S.

Melvindale-Northern Allen Park Schools - Allendale Elem.

Mental Health Connections

Mercy Education Project

Metro Health Foundation

MI Organization on Adolescent Sexual Health (MOASH)

Michigan Association for Infant Mental Health

Michigan Collegiate Schools

Michigan Community Health Worker Alliance (MiCHWA)

Michigan Community Resources

Michigan Community VNA

Michigan Crisis Response Association

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Michigan Humane

Michigan Legal Services

Michigan Modern Psychology

Michigan National Organization for Women

Michigan Parkinson Foundation

Michigan Roundtable for Diversity

Michigan United

Michigan Veterans Foundation

MidMichigan Medical Center - Alpena

Milford Counseling, Inc.

Mission Point of Warren

Momentum Academy

Monroe Co. Intermediate School District

Monroe Community Mental Health Authority

Motor City Center for Hope - Dearborn

Motor City Center for Hope - Detroit

Motor City Center for Hope - Eastpointe

Mount Clemens Community Schools

Mpowered LLC

Mustard Seed Family Counseling

MYHOPES with Hope and Thrive Counseling Services

MyPlace Jackson

NAMI DETROIT

National Association of Social Workers - Michigan Chapter

National Council of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence

National Council of Alcoholism & Drug Dependence - Administration

National Kidney Foundation of Michigan, The - Disease Prevention

Neighborhood Defender Service of Detroit

Neighborhood Service Organization

New Beginnings Adult Center Inc.

New Foster Care Organization, The

New Frontier Counseling Services

New Haven Community Schools

New Haven Community Schools - Endeavour

New Oakland Family Centers

New Paths Inc.

NOAH Project, The

NorServ Group, Ltd.

North Flint Neighborhood Action Council

Northeast Integrated Health

Northern Lakes Community Mental Health

Northville Public Schools

Northwest Initiative

Novi Lakes Health Campus

Oak Park Schools

Oakland Co. Friend of the Court

Oakland Community College

Oakland Community Health Network (OCHN)

Oakland County Sheriff's Office

Oakland Family Services-Pontiac

Oakland Health LLC

Oakland Livingston Human Service Agency

Oakland Schools Technical Campus - Northeast

Oakland Schools Technical Campus - Northwest

Oakland Schools Technical Campus - Southeast

Oakland Schools Technical Campus - Southwest

Oakland Schools Wraparound

Oakside Scholars

OhioGuidestone

Old Redford Academy School District

On My Own of Michigan

On Your Side Family Services, LLC

One Love Global, Inc.

Open Door Ministry - Fort St. Presbyterian

Optimum Adult Day Services

Orchards Children's Services

Ozone House

PACE Southeast Michigan

PACE Southeast Michigan - Public Affairs & Philanthropy

Paragon Psychological Services

Parkside Family Counseling, LCC

Partners 4 Health

Passages - Pathway to Healing

Pathways 2 Christian Counseling Center

Paul Martin Home for Boys

PCS-Global, Inc.

Peace of Mind Therapy

Perfecting Community Development Corp.

Perfectus Consulting Inc.

Personalized Nursing LIGHT House, Inc.

Pontiac General Hospital

Pontiac School District

Pontiac School District - Peace Academy Preschool

Positive Images, Inc.

PR Kids MIHP

Professional Counseling Center

Professional Outreach Counseling Services

Promedica Hospice - Flint

Promedica Hospice - Southfield

Psychological Professional Services, P.C.

PsyGenics, Inc.

Radical Wellbeing Center

Rainbow Center of Michigan

Raising Communities Adult Social Services

Reach Charter Academy

Recovery Technology

Redford Union Schools

Redford Union Schools - Hilbert Elementary

Redford Union Schools: Elementary Day Treatment Stuckey

Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan

Renewal Christian Counseling Center

Residential Hospice

Reverence Home Health and Hospice

Richmond Community Schools

River Rouge School District

Rivers Bend PC

Riverview Community School District

Rochester Community Schools-Long Meadow Elementary

Rochester Community Schools-West Middle School

Royal Oak School District

Ruth Ellis Center

Sacred Heart Rehabilitation - Clearview Residential

Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center

Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Center - St. Clair Shores

SafeHouse Center

Saginaw County CMH Authority

Saginaw Psychological Services

Saginaw Township Community Schools

Salvation Army, The

Samaritan Behavioral Center

Samaritas - SE Behavioral Health

Sanctum House

Sanilac County Community Mental Health

Sanilac County Intermediate School District

SASHA Center

SAY Detroit Play Center at Lipke Park

Selective Care Case Management LLC

Senator Stephanie Chang, Office of

Serve Squad

Services to Enhance Potential (STEP)

Shanle Psychological Services - Detroit

Shanle Psychological Services - Flint

Shanle Psychological Services - Lincoln Park

Shanle Psychological Services - Pontiac

Shanle Psychological Services - Roseville

SHAR Macomb

SHAR, Inc.

Shelby Nursing and Rehabilitation

Shorepointe Health and Rehabilitation

Siena Literacy Center

Sinai-Grace Hospital - Psychiatry

Sinai-Grace Hospital Outpatient Behavioral Health

Six Feet Over

Sobriety House, Inc.

Social Work 2

Sollars and Associates, Inc.

SOS Community Services

South Lyon Schools

Southeast Michigan Senior Regional Collaborative

Southfield Mental Health Associations

Southgate Community Schools

Southwest Detroit Environmental Vision

Southwest Economic Solutions

Southwest Economic Solutions - Adult Learning Labs

Southwest Solutions

Spaulding for Children

Spectrum Child and Family Services

Spectrum Juvenile Justice Services

St. Anthony Healthcare Center

St. Clair County Community Mental Health

St. Clair County Day Treatment Night Watch

St. Croix Hospice

St. John Community Health - Teen HYPE

St. John Providence Health System - Open Arms Grief Support Program

St. John Providence Hospital - Novi Campus

St. John Providence Hospital - Southfield

St. John-Ascension Macomb Oakland Hospital

St. Mary Mercy Hospital

St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church

St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center

St. Vincent de Paul Journey to Housing Program

Starfish Family Services - IMH

Starfish Family Services - Lifespan Clinical Services

Starr Commonwealth

State Appellate Defender Office

State Representative Joe Tate's Office

Stepanski Early Childhood Center

Strategic Community Partners

Student Advocacy Center

Student Leadership Services (SLS)

Sugar Law Center for Economic and Social Justice

Susan G Komen Greater Detroit

Swartz Creek Community Schools

Taylor Exemplar Academy

Taylor School District

Team Wellness Center

Team Wellness Center - Southgate

Tender Heart

The Orchards

Therapeutics, LLC

Therapyology

Therapyspa

Three Oaks Hospice

Thriving Enhanced Services, LLC (DBA Superior Center)

Thumb Area Psychological Services, LLC

Toledo Zoo, The

Training & Treatment Innovations, Inc.

Training & Treatment Innovations, Inc. - Oxford

Transformational Choices Holistic Counseling and Therapy

Transformative Mind Counseling LLC

Transportation Riders United, Inc. (aka TRU)

Travelers Aid Society of Metropolitan Detroit

Trenton Public School

Tri-County Counseling Services

Triad Counseling Centers

Trilogy Health Services - The Willows at Howell

Troy School District

Troy School District - Athens High School

True Therapy Services

Tuckerville LLC/Tuckerville Transitions Org.

Turning Point, Inc.

Tuscola Intermediate School District

United Children and Family Head Start

United Community Housing Coalition

United States Senator Gary Peters

United Way for Southeastern Michigan - Michigan No Kid Hungry

United Way of Southeastern Michigan

United Way/Centraide Windsor - Essex County

University of Chicago Health Lab

University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry

University of Michigan - School of Social Work

University of Michigan CAPS

University of Michigan Health System

University of Michigan Health System - Guest Assistance Program

University of Michigan-Dearborn

University Prep Art & Design

Uplift Family Services

Urban Neighborhood Initiatives

Urban Renaissance Center

Utica Community Schools

VA Medical Center-Ann Arbor

Valley OBGYN

Van Dyke Public Schools

Venture Counseling Center

Victim's Assistance Program - Detroit Police Dept.

Victoria Manor Housing with Supports Home

Victory in the Family Ministries, Inc.

Village of East Harbor, The

Virtual Dialysis Support Center

Visiting Nurse Association & Blue Water Hospice

Vista Maria

Walled Lake Consolidated Schools

Warren Consolidated Schools

Warren Woods Public Schools

Washtenaw County Community Mental Health (WCCMH)

Washtenaw County Public Defender

Washtenaw Intermediate School District

Washtenaw Literacy

Waterford School District

Wayne Center

Wayne County Juvenile Detention Facility

Wayne County Medical Examiner's Office

Wayne County Prosecutor's Office

Wayne County Sheriff's Office

Wayne Metro Community Action Agency

Wayne-Westland Community School District

Western Wayne Family Health Center

Westlund Guidance Center

William Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak

Willow of Wonder Child & Family Therapy

Windsor Essex Children's Aid Society

Windsor Essex Community Health Centre: Sandwich Site

Windsor Family Health Team

Windsor Regional Hospital

Windsor Regional Hospital - Ouellete Campus

Windsor Regional Hospital - Woman and Children

Windsor Women Working with Immigrant Women, The

Windsor Youth Centre

Windsor-Essex Compassion Care Community

Wolverine Human Services - Taylor

Wolverine Human Services - Vassar

Women's Center of Southeastern Michigan, The

Workit Health

WSU - Athletics

WSU - Business and Community Law Clinic

WSU - Center for Latino/a and Latin American Studies

WSU - Center for Social Work Research

WSU - Champions Aspiring to Make Pathways to Success program (CHAMPS)

WSU - Counseling & Psychological Services

WSU - DMC HIV/AIDS Program

WSU - Legal Advocacy for People with Cancer Clinic at Wayne Law School

WSU - MI Developmental Disabilities Institute

WSU - Office of Sexual Violence Prevention and Educ.

WSU - Promoting Protective Policy

WSU - Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience

WSU - Title IX Office

WSU - Wayne Pediatrics

WSU MJF: Justice Involved Pipeline to Higher Education

WSU Physician's Group

WSU Physician's Group - Psychiatry & Behavioral Neurosciences

WSU Police Department

WSU School of Medicine: TFCO Initiative

WSU School of Social Work - Continuing Educ.

WSU School of Social Work - HRSA Grant

WSU SSW Center for Behavioral Health and Justice

Wyandotte Public Schools

YMCA of Metro Detroit - Metro Youth YMCA

YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit - Farmington Family

Ypsilanti School District

Yunion, The

YWCA of Kalamazoo

Zaman International

SW 1010 Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare Cr. 3

Satisfies General Education Requirement: Diversity Equity Incl Inquiry

Survey of selected social welfare programs in the United States; history and development; focus on issues related to poverty and dependence.This course explores issues of fairness and equality in economic, political and social systems, and identifies the values, ethics, and practice principles of the social work profession. Students attend out-of-the-classroom events on campus and in the community to learn from social workers and social justice leaders who are engaging in work with vulnerable and at-risk populations in Detroit. Offered Every Term.

SW 3010 Social Work Practice Method I Cr. 4

This is the first in a sequence of four courses (SW 3010, 3020, 4010, and 4020) designed to develop the practice knowledge and skills necessary for BSW students to begin professional social work practice, including a service-learning project and professional skills simulation laboratory. The purpose of this course is to introduce the eight-step planned change process, a problem-solving guide for effecting situational change within the generalist intervention model. This course introduces students to the person-in-environment framework and the urban context, and emphasizes planned change steps one (engagement), five (intervention), and seven (evaluation). The course introduces students to the value, philosophy, and knowledge base considerations of social work practice. Offered Fall.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students in the Bachelor of Social Work program.

SW 3020 Social Work Practice Method II Cr. 3

This is the second course in a four-course sequence (SW 3010, 3020, 4010, and 4020) designed to introduce assessment, the second stage of the planned change process, and reinforces social work-client interactions during the middle and ending phases of social work intervention, the third planned change step. Comparing and contrasting knowledge, skills, and dynamics in the micro level of social work practice with individuals and families. This course includes an interprofessional assignment. Offered Winter.

Prerequisite: SW 3010 with a minimum grade of D-

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students in the Bachelor of Social Work program.

SW 3030 Professional Writing for Social Workers Cr. 2

Introduces social work students to professional social work writing. Designed to create a foundation for grammar, usage, style, and genre-specific writing for use in all practice settings. Offered Fall.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students in the Bachelor of Social Work program.

SW 3110 Diversity, Oppression and Social Justice Cr. 3

Diverse cultures, family structure, roles, immigration and assimilation experiences of marginalized groups; influence of dominant culture on these groups. Offered Fall, Winter.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to students with a major, minor, or concentration in Social Work or Social Work & Social Justice.

SW 3410 Foundations of Ethics and Values in Social Work Cr. 3

Beginning course in the principles, values and ethics which underlie the profession of social work. Meaning of concepts and process of thinking about and resolving ethical dilemmas, the promotion of ethical questions, and knowledge of their historical contexts. Critical interpretation and evaluation of philosophical texts, positions, and arguments. Offered Winter, Spring/Summer.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students in the Bachelor of Social Work program.

SW 3510 Human Behavior in the Social Environment Cr. 3

Ecological systems perspective presented. Knowledge and theories of human development across the life span. Human behavior studied within the context of the social systems in which people live, including families, peer groups, organizations, and communities. Emphasis on how social systems promote and deter human development and the influence of diversity on human development. Offered Fall.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students in the Bachelor of Social Work program.

SW 3710 Social Welfare and the Social Work Profession: History, Trends and Basic Concepts Cr. 3

History of social welfare in the United States. Basic concepts of social welfare. The profession of social work in historical perspective. Current trends and issues in social welfare and in the profession of social work. Offered Fall, Winter.

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to students with a major, minor, or concentration in Social Work or Social Work & Social Justice.

SW 3810 Research Methods, Data Analysis, and Practice Evaluation I Cr. 3

Descriptive research methods for social work concepts and skills of problem formulation; research design; description and critical analysis of research studies; integration of descriptive statistics and data analysis within social work context. Offered Winter, Spring/Summer.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students in the Bachelor of Social Work program.

SW 4010 Social Work Group Theory and Practice Cr. 3

This is the third course in a four-course sequence This is the third course in a four-course sequence (SW 3010, 3020, 4010, and 4020). It builds upon the knowledge, theories, skills, and values learned in the mezzo system level of social work practice related to groups. This includes the use of systems and problem-solving approaches to plan for and apply appropriate social work intervention with emphasis on the utility of varied groups in mezzo practice. This course emphasizes a simulation laboratory approach to develop problem-solving intervention skills in facilitating groups in systems necessary for generalist social work practice. Offered Fall.

Prerequisites: SW 3020 with a minimum grade of D- and SW 4998 with a minimum grade of M (may be taken concurrently)

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students in the Bachelor of Social Work program.

SW 4020 Social Work Macro Theory and Practice Cr. 3

This is the final course in a four-course sequence (SW 3010, 3020, 4010, and 4020). The course emphasizes knowledge, theory, and practice skills related to service delivery and generalist planned change process in macro systems. Students will learn a range of practice, assessment, and intervention skills to solve problems in social service organizations, social welfare systems, and communities for the purpose of empowerment, social and economic justice, and social change. Offered Fall, Winter.

Prerequisites: SW 4010 with a minimum grade of D- and SW 4998 with a minimum grade of M (may be taken concurrently)

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students in the Bachelor of Social Work program.

SW 4441 Practicum Education Seminar I Cr. 1

Understanding the learning experience through critical reflection on field and course work. Offered Every Term.

Prerequisites: SW 4998 with a minimum grade of M (may be taken concurrently)

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate level students; enrollment limited to students in the School of Social Work.

SW 4442 Practicum Education Seminar II Cr. 1

Understanding the learning experience through critical reflection on practicum and course work. Offered Winter, Spring/Summer.

Prerequisites: SW 4998 with a minimum grade of M (may be taken concurrently)

Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to Undergraduate level students; enrollment limited to students in the School of Social Work.

SW 4710 Social Welfare in the United States: Current Programs Cr. 3

Description and analysis of major social welfare programs in the United States. Overview of the policymaking process and strategies for advocacy for policy change. Offered Fall.

Prerequisite: SW 3710 with a minimum grade of D-

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students in the Bachelor of Social Work program.

SW 4810 Research Methods, Data Analysis, and Practice Evaluation II Cr. 3

Continuation of S W 3810. Integration of descriptive and inferential statistics and components of quantitative and qualitative designs appropriate for evaluating service delivery and related policy. Offered Fall.

Prerequisite: SW 3810 with a minimum grade of D-

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students in the Bachelor of Social Work program.

SW 4990 Directed Study Cr. 1-4

Individual direction in reading and research on selected topics. Offered Every Term.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students in the Bachelor of Social Work program.

Repeatable for 4 Credits

SW 4991 Special Topics in Social Work Cr. 1-4

Topics of current interest to be announced in Schedule of Classes . Offered Every Term.

Repeatable for 4 Credits

SW 4997 Integrative Seminar in Social Work Cr. 3

This capstone course reinforces a person-in-environment framework to assist students in reviewing, analyzing, and integrating their theoretical knowledge with the planned change process and the generalist intervention model at all system levels. Students develop an engagement plan, assessment plan, comprehensive intervention plan, and evaluation plan. Students demonstrate that they have acquired the knowledge, skills, and values needed to be competent and ethical generalist practitioners. Offered Winter, Spring/Summer.

Prerequisites: SW 4010 with a minimum grade of D-, SW 4020 with a minimum grade of M (may be taken concurrently), and SW 4998 with a minimum grade of M (may be taken concurrently)

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students in the Bachelor of Social Work program.

SW 4998 Field Practice in Social Work Cr. 5

The ratio of clock hours to credits is 46 to 1. Field practicum for senior-level students in the BSW program. Field placements assigned by the Director of Field Education. Offered Every Term.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students in the Bachelor of Social Work program.

Course Material Fees: $35

Repeatable for 10 Credits

SW 5720 Social Services for Older Adults Cr. 3

Identification, description and analysis of the problems associated with aging; development of social work services to address these needs. Offered Fall, Spring/Summer.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

SW 5755 Introduction to Child Welfare Cr. 3

Introduction and overview of child welfare services and practice with focus on a wide range of Issues related to children and youth in care and those in need of protection from abusive and/or neglectful caretakers and environments. Offered Fall, Spring/Summer.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

SW 6010 Equitable Partnerships with Families and Communities Cr. 3

Theory and research-based strategies that support equitable collaboration between professionals and families to best meet the needs of children. Explores family and community contexts as assets for learning. Emphasis on culturally and linguistically responsive approaches to learn about and leverage family strengths and priorities, as well as communication strategies for making shared decisions with families. Offered Fall.

Equivalent: ELE 6010, PSY 6010

SW 6015 Crisis, Disaster and Trauma with a Focus on Adults Cr. 1

Examination of cross-discipline perspectives providing trauma-informed crisis response services to children and families in the aftermath of a disaster across micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Development and application of skills for conducting screening and assessments, as well as short-term interventions and crisis counseling services with disaster-impacted children and families within an ecological and cultural context. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

SW 6020 Trauma-Informed Crisis Response for Disasters: Focus on Children and Families Cr. 1

Examination of cross-discipline perspectives providing trauma-informed crisis response services to children and families in the aftermath of a disaster across micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Development and application of skills for conducting screening and assessments, as well as short-term interventions and crisis counseling services with disaster-impacted children and families within an ecological and cultural context. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

SW 6100 Child Welfare and Social Systems: Context for Case Management Practice Cr. 3

This course provides a knowledge base for Child Welfare practice within the context of mental health, education, juvenile justice and other social systems with a significant focus on the social problems of domestic violence and substance abuse. Core case management intervention skill sets utilized for effective child welfare practice will be taught. Offered Fall.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

SW 6500 Social Work and the Law Cr. 2

Study of the relationship between law and social work practice. Emphasis on understanding the legal processes, the relationship and interdependence of law and social work practice and the knowledge and skill needed to help integrate law into social work practice. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

SW 6535 Youth, Delinquency, and Juvenile Justice Cr. 3

Provides an in depth understanding of the causes and implications of youth involved in the juvenile justice arena, focusing on assessments and social work interventions in a transcultural, multisystem context. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

SW 6540 Effects of Drugs and Alcohol on Physical and Social Functioning Cr. 3

Types of substances most frequently abused, their effects on physiological, psychological, social and physical functioning, and patterns of use among different age groups and populations. Offered Every Term.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

SW 6551 Behavioral Health and the Criminal/Legal System Cr. 3

This course is aimed at students who seek competence in forensic behavioral health, particularly within the context of social work practice, policy, and services. The class will build upon the recent neuroscience of criminality, violence, child maltreatment, partner violence, addiction, and related mental disorders. Additionally, relevant theories will be applied to provide a socio-cultural context for understanding the judicial system. Offered Winter.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

SW 6555 Social Justice and Health: Implications for Social Work Cr. 3

This course provides students with the knowledge and skills to assess social determinants of health as upstream factors that impact the lives of vulnerable populations and communities. The course will contextualize “health justice” by focusing on the right to health, health services and health insurance; the social factors that affect individual and community health; economic inequality; and the criminalization of social need. Offered Fall.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

SW 6575 Violence Prevention and Intervention Cr. 3

Addresses the ways that social work intervenes to prevent violent perpetration and reduce the harm associated with victimization by interpersonal violence such as youth violence, stalking, sexual violence, gun violence, relationship violence, bullying, and self-directed violence. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

SW 6585 Introduction to International Social Work Cr. 3

Introduction to global social work practice and international social welfare systems including discussion of global topics such as international adoption, immigrant populations, and human trafficking. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

SW 6620 Understanding Suicide Cr. 3

In this course we will explore the enigma of suicide, covering its many biopsychosocial dimensions including the historical, literary, neurobiological, psychological, social work, sociological, cultural, public health, and personal/subjective. Ecological and systems perspectives will be included. The course will explore an understanding of intervention strategies from different perspectives. Suicide has been studied from each of the above perspectives, and while there is agreement that it is a “multidimensional malaise,” bringing these dimensions together has been extremely challenging. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

SW 6700 Disabilities in Urban Society: Special Topics Cr. 3

Topics central to understanding living with intellectual, developmental and or neurodevelopmental disabilities across the life span in an urban society. Implications for persons with disabilities, their families and advocates, and their service providers. Offered for graduate credit only. Offered Fall.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

SW 6740 Seminar in Disability Studies: Directed Study Cr. 3

Integration of theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in Graduate Certificate in Disabilities program within context of the discipline and area of interest of the student. Offered for graduate credit only. Offered Yearly.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor; enrollment limited to students in the GC in Disabilities program.

SW 6750 Practicum in Disabilities: Research Topics Cr. 4

Supervision and direction of students as they apply their knowledge and skills in an interdisciplinary, service-oriented department. Work with professionals from other disciplines and consumers of disability-related services; development of leadership and teamwork skills. Offered for graduate credit only. Offered Yearly.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor; enrollment limited to students in the GC in Disabilities program.

SW 6810 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Health and Well-Being Cr. 1

Applies concepts from multiple frameworks to understand the health inequities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) individuals. Offered Winter.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

SW 6815 Mind-Body-Spirit Approaches and Social Work Practice Cr. 3

Explores the historical and cultural roots of mind-body-spirit approaches – often called complementary and alternative medicine, or integrative approaches – in contrast to the philosophical foundation of the western medical model; considers contemporary use and reviews multiple specific approaches; and presents research about their use and effectiveness. Considers application in micro, mezzo and macro social work practice. Offered Winter.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

SW 6883 Social Work Practice with Very Young Children and Families Cr. 1

The relationship between theory, assessment and practice in the field of infant mental health. Course covers interventions for use with infants, toddlers and families, as well as the identification of appropriate interventions based upon the infant and family's needs, cultural histories and capacities. Offered Intermittently.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

SW 6991 Special Topics in Social Work Cr. 1-4

Topics of current interest to be announced in Schedule of Classes. Offered Yearly.

Restriction(s): Enrollment limited to students with a class of Applicant Masters, Candidate Masters, Unranked Grad, Graduate Certificate, Senior or Post Bachelor.

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