HWC 210 Introduction to Social Work
Introduces the student to the field of social work. Provides an overview of the variety of settings in which social workers practice. Describes the
knowledge, values, and skills which social workers use in order to help individuals, families, groups, and communities.
1 credit Lecture
HWC 300 Field Instruction I
Places students in settings conducive to generalist practice. Prepares students to fulfill social work roles and functions within the social welfare
system. Supervision provided by an MSW. Students graded S/F. Must be taken concurrently with HWC 304.
4 credits Clinical
HWC 301 Field Instruction II
A continuation of HWC 300. Students will be graded S/F. Must be taken concurrently with HWC 305.
Prerequisites: HWC 300 and 304
4 credits Clinical
HWC 302 Field Instruction III
A continuation of HWC 301. Students will be graded S/F. Must be taken concurrently with HWC 306.
Prerequisites: HWC 300, 301, 304 and 305
4 credits Clinical
HWC 303 Field Instruction IV
A continuation of HWC 302. Students will be graded S/F. Must be taken concurrently with HWC 307.
Prerequisites: HWC 300, 301, 302, 304, 305 and 306
4 credits Clinical
HWC 304 Practice Processes in Social Work I
An overview of the purpose, principles, values, skills and processes in social work. Focuses on the knowledge, values, skills, the roles of the social
worker and the elements of the professional relationship. Highlights the generalist approach to social work practice with an emphasis on diversity,
populations-at-risk and the promotion of social and economic justice. Must be taken concurrently with HWC 300.
3 credits Seminar
HWC 305 Practice Processes in Social Work II
Builds on HWC 304. Prepares students for the use of differential assessments and interventions with individuals and families. Must be taken concurrently
with HWC 301.
Prerequisites: HWC 300 and HWC 304
3 credits Seminar
HWC 306 Practice Processes in Social Work III
Builds on HWC 304 and HWC 305. Emphasizes the generalist approach in working with groups and families. Explores a variety of models of group work
services available to practitioners and agencies. Focuses on identifying, building and utilizing intervention skills in the group process. Must
be taken concurrently with HWC 302. Requirement: Must be working concurrently with a small group in their field placement.
Prerequisites: HWC 300, 301, 304 and 305
3 credits Seminar
HWC 307 Practice Processes in Social Work IV
Builds on HWC 304, 305 and 306. Emphasizes the generalist approach in working with communities. Explores the nature and application of a variety
of community interventive modalities. Must be taken concurrently with HWC 303.
Prerequisites: HWC 300, 301, 302, 304, 305 and 306
3 credits Seminar
HWC 308 Human Behavior and the Social Environment I
Introduces a framework for understanding how individuals and families grow, develop and change within their social environment. Critiques interpersonal,
intrapersonal and socio-structural theories and their impact on special populations, especially groups that have been historically oppressed, devalued
and alienated in society.
3 credits Lecture
HWC 309 Human Behavior and the Social Environment II
A continuation of HWC 308. Emphasizes an understanding of the life course, the role of time, social events, trauma and the developmental process.
Examines social institutions and their impact on people generally oppressed in society and the role of empowerment.
Prerequisite: HWC 308
3 credits Lecture
HWC 310 The Political Economy of Social Welfare
Introduces a political economic framework for viewing social welfare in the United States. Examines basic political economic determinants of social
problems, policies and programs. Focuses on the role of the state, conflict, power, class structure and ideology as they relate to such problems as
poverty, inequality, racism, and sexism.
3 credits Lecture
HWC 311 Social Welfare Policy, Services and Analysis
Presents the history and basic concepts underlying the development of social welfare in the United States. Emphasizes identification and interrelationships
of social values and structures, political factors and economic conditions in understanding the evolution of social welfare and the profession of social
work. Presents an analytical framework which enables students to examine social welfare policy according to a disciplined, systematic process built
upon the values of social justice and equality, empowerment and self-determination.
3 credits Lecture
HWC 312 Social Welfare Policy and Institutional Oppression
Builds upon the foundation provided in HWC 311 and expands the student's understanding of the complex interrelationships characterizing American
society which result in social injustice, inequality and oppression. Views the policies and programs of the public welfare, health, mental health, housing
and criminal justice systems through the lens of five basic sources of oppression in American society -- racism, sexism, classism, ageism and heterosexism.
Prerequisite: HWC 311
3 credits Lecture
HWC 313 Research in Social Work I
Provides instruction in introductory concepts and methods of social research. Focuses on examining the various methods researchers use to collect
data relevant to social work practice, such as survey, experimental design, field research, and unobtrusive design.
3 credits Lecture
HWC 314 Research in Social Work II
Explicates data analytic procedures used in analyzing data relevant to social work practice. Examines basic descriptive statistics (e.g., frequencies
and percentages, mean, median, mode, variance, standard deviation) and bivariate (e.g., Pearson's r, chi-square, t-test) as the major focus of the course.
Prerequisite: HWC 313
3 credits Lecture
HWC 315 Integrating Seminar I
Provides an opportunity for the integration, within the framework of the mission of the school, of the knowledge, skills and professional values
acquired and developed through course work and field experience.
3 credits Seminar
HWC 316 Integrating Seminar II
Builds on HWC 315.
Prerequisite: HWC 315
3 credits Seminar
HWC 317 Issues in Death and Dying; Loss and Separation
Provides an overview of the knowledge, values, policy, and skill underlying effective entry-level practice with dying and grieving clients. Covers
the interrelationship of psychological, interpersonal, family, institutional, community and cultural dynamics of dying and grieving.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 321 Ethnic Sensitive Social Work Practice
Provides a theoretical framework and focuses on the development of skills necessary to provide effective culturally sensitive social work services
to diverse individuals, families, groups and communities. The special problems faced by groups traditionally devalued and oppressed are examined. Emphasizes
skills in working for institutional change and social justice. Co-scheduled with HWC 521.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 323 Growing Old in America: The Social Conditions Policy and Practice Implications
Explores the social, political and economic conditions related to aging in this society. Identifies social policies and program formats that enhance
wellness and support dependencies from a positive perspective. Co-scheduled with HWC 523.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 324 Children and Adolescents Who Grieve
Focuses on issues related to bereavement in children and young people. Children and adolescents who struggle with the crisis of loss is a special
population that is often overlooked. Students explore the emotional response of young people who grieve. Mental health professionals that
provide treatment to this population must acquire specialized knowledge and skills to assist in healing wounded children. Upon completion students
will have an increased understanding of the developmental implications of loss in childhood, assessment of bereavement, and treatment interventions
specific to bereaved children and adolescents. Co-scheduled with HWC 524.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 325 Anger Management
Presents concepts of anger management within a bio-psychosocial context. Students learn how to recognize external manifestations of anger in themselves,
clients, organizations and communities. Focus is on assessment of clients' ability to both recognize anger ("residual" as well as anger "masking
underlying feelings") and methods used for coping. Anger management concepts and skills at the micro, mezzo and macro levels of practice are explored,
including anger management strategies that can be taught to clients as part of an intervention plan. Environmental and societal factors as "igniting
events" of anger in individuals, families, groups and communities are examined. Appropriate assessment and interventions at all levels of practice
are delineated. Co-scheduled with HWC 525.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 326 Health Care Delivery with Diverse Populations
An overview of the many facets of health care delivery and the role of social workers in that delivery. Various systems and diverse populations and
how they are treated by the health care systems are examined. Covered are community-based health care services, hospital care, long-term care, and the
health care needs and impact of the health care system on women, African Americans, Latinos, the developmentally disabled, children, and the aged. Co-scheduled
with HWC 526.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 329 Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Human service workers are often required to discuss issues of health and healing. Many individuals, by virtue of their culture, experiences and/or
choice, often adhere to a combination of nontraditional and traditional beliefs regarding health care. Familiarizes students with those methods
and beliefs most often found in specific cultures. Students will develop an appreciation of each practice in order to interact with clients from
a strengths perspective and will gain an international perspective on health care modalities. Co-scheduled with HWC 529.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 330 Case Management in Human Services
Case management has grown dramatically in the human service field over the last twenty years in response to the growing service needs of the individuals
and families facing complex life situations and issues. Examines both the macro level and micro level issues facing case managers and agencies as they
provide quality services to often-oppressed populations. Co-scheduled with HWC 530.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 339 Ancestral Medicine
There is an increasing integration of complementary medicine and allopathic medicine. As health professionals, it is important to understand the
beliefs and practices of our clients in order to maximize their options and choices. Professionals must be knowledgeable about the healing traditions
anchored in different cultures and ethnicity. Co-scheduled with HWC 539.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 340 Social Issues in Popular Culture
Movies have been a useful medium that can illustrate current social issues and family dynamics, as well as policy and research dilemmas. Each week,
a film with a central practice/research/policy issue provides the basis for a lecture and class discussion. Topics focus on a variety of social issues
such as family dynamics, bereavement, adoption, domestic violence, abuse, residential placement, policy and research. Co-scheduled with HWC 540.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 342 Children of Chaos: The Social Worker's Role
Designed to provide an understanding of the special issues and concerns surrounding work with children. Professional dilemmas and guidelines to aid
practice are identified. Special issues involved in work with young children are highlighted. Although the focus is on direct work with children, a
family-centered approach is presented. Practitioner roles, the impact of service settings, policy and legislation affecting this area of practice are
reviewed, as is the knowledge base that serves to guide practice, including formulations of practice theory and empirical research findings. Co-scheduled
with HWC 542.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 343 Working with Children of Alcoholics and Substance Abusers
Deals with children of alcoholic parents, how parents' illnesses affect the social, emotional, and educational development of their children, and
the survival roles children assume in order to live in troubled, alcoholic families. Emphasizes identification and intervention strategies with children
who suffer from parental alcoholism when they are seen in settings other than home or social service agencies, such as school and youth programs.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 344 Overview of Substance Abuse
An examination of the history and development of alcohol and substance abuse problems in the United States. Focuses on the etiology, psychopharmacology
and legal ramifications of the use of licit and illicit substances in our culture. Provides information on a variety of services available to drug abusers,
addicted individuals and their families in the fields of prevention, education and treatment. Co-scheduled with HWC 544.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 347 Managing Conflict
A major concern for health and human service managers is conflict in organization, community and group settings. The various types of conflicts and
the concepts of negotiation and mediation as interventive strategies will be considered. Didactic and experiential learning experiences are utilized.
Focus is on analyzing conflict situations and selecting interventive strategies to reduce, contain or heighten the conflict situation. Oppressive conditions,
structures and processes are considered major determinants of human suffering and individual and social problems; students examine how these oppressive
conditions are present in conflict situations and consider ways of dealing with them. Co-scheduled with HWC 547.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 349 Overview of Social Work with Special Populations
Examines the issues that social workers must consider when working with traditionally disenfranchised populations. Emphasis will include micro
and macro issues when intervening with gay and lesbian individuals, members of diverse racial and ethnic groups, and women, as well as others. The
historic as well as contemporary experiences of these individuals' interactions with the health and human service delivery system will be explored.
Co-scheduled with HWC 549.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 351 Law and Social Change
Introduces students to the interrelationship of the legal process in the United States and the profession of social work. Focuses on the legal process
in general, social welfare law, in particular, and the implications for effective social work practice. Co-scheduled with HWC 551.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 356 Proposal Writing in the Health and Human Service Fields
Provides a comprehensive study of the principles and methods used to prepare program, training, research, demonstration and other types of proposals.
Includes extensive workshop practice in developing appropriate writing skills and in locating and accessing funding sources. Co-scheduled with HWC 556.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 357 Cultural Competency: An Ingredient in Enhancing Treatment Outcomes
Demonstrates that cultural competency, like computer literacy, is a necessity. Outlines how prevention messages and treatment modalities provided
within a cultural context are likely to change attitudes or redirect behaviors. There is a new wave of immigrants and a growing assertion of cultural
identity by groups who were born in the United States. Therefore, a new communication edict of cultural dialogue is fast becoming part of one's professional
mandate. Hence, the ability to interact with people who are culturally different from the professional is a prerequisite to providing culturally competent
services to these groups. Co-scheduled with HWC 557.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 361 Implications of Racism for Social Welfare
Examines personal and institutional racism in the United States and the effect racism has on the delivery of services to individuals who do not fit
the traditional "American model." Examines the historical relationship between racism and social welfare policies, programs and practice,
as well as contemporary strategies for change. Co-scheduled with HWC 561.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 362 Implications of Child Abuse and Maltreatment
Introduces child abuse via its history and how its recognition progressed to spur many to become advocates for the prevention of child abuse. Topics
include: identification, reporting, and interviewing. Social and economic pressures on the family are examined.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 363 Homelessness, Politics and Public Health
Analyzes homelessness as an issue of social policy, including its history, recent causes, and current demographics. Emphasizes the political and
economic context that has made homelessness a major social problem. Co-scheduled with HWC 563.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 364 The Impact of Sexual Assault
Introduction to the incidence and prevalence of childhood sexual abuse. Covered are definition issues, family dynamics, symptoms, assessment techniques,
treatment modalities and strategies utilized with the survivor. Issues related to offenders and offender treatment will be addressed, as well as ethical
and legal dilemmas. Cultural dynamics in sexual abuse related to childhood sexual trauma will be emphasized. Students should develop an understanding
and ability to critically analyze current research.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 369 Youth and Violence
Examines the etiology of youth at risk for violence, using ecological and interpersonal perspectives. Family, school and community risk factors are
outlined as well as assessment, intervention and treatment issues. Successful prevention programs are highlighted. Co-scheduled with HWC 541.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 379 Special Topics in Social Welfare
Examines significant timely issues confronting the profession. Topics include violence as a public health problem, issues of aging, racism, gender,
AIDS, the media, spirituality, forensic social work, international social work and others. Topics vary each term as faculty develop specific modules
that address one or more of these issues. Co-scheduled with HWC 579.
1-3 credits Lecture
HWC 380 Overview of Practice Issues in Family Violence
Family violence is a practice concern that social workers encounter with every population. Family violence impacts health, child and adult adjustment,
marriages, interpersonal relationships, and workplace success. Addresses the identification of the different types of family violence, the inherent
dynamics of each type of violence and the treatment protocols to remedy both perpetration and victimization.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 390 HIV / AIDS
Focuses on central aspects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic, including the current state of medical knowledge, HIV/AIDS and the law, prejudice and discrimination,
AIDS activism and organizing; grief/death/dying, psychosocial issues, redefining the medical model, homophobia, racism, sexism and ableism in research,
treatment and policy, IV drug use and drug treatment and other related issues. Upon completion of this course, students will have met the educational
requirements established by the HIV Primary Care Medicaid Provider Agreement. This requirement is needed to conduct HIVpre and post test counseling
in hospitals and clinic settings. Co-scheduled with HWC 590.
2 credits Lecture
HWC 395 Independent Study
Independent study with an individual faculty member.
1-3 credits Tutorial
HWC 397 Case Management
Open only to students who have completed the Case Management Certificate Program and have completed 15 additional hours of assignments. Students
will be graded S/F.
4-6 credits Lecture
HWC 399 Maintenance of Matriculation
For students who are maintaining matriculation while engaging in consultation with faculty regarding completion of courses. Students will be graded
S/F.
1 credit Lecture
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