Social Work

Graduate School of Social Work
Hill Hall, Room 420
Phone: 973/353-5092
Fax:     973/353-1423
http://socialwork.rutgers.edu

ADVANCED PRACTICE WITH ADOLESCENTS (3 cr.)
19:RK:910:513:B6:84446
EVE: 5/27-7/3
MW 6:00-9:30
STAFF                   CONKLIN 350

PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of professional foundation courses & direct practice concentration  

The physical, psychological, social, and cultural dimensions of adolescence in today's culture, with focus on advanced direct practice with typical problems of adolescents. Particular attention paid to high-risk groups.

ADVANCED PRACTICE IN HEALTH CARE (3 cr.)
19:RK:910:516:H6:84448
EVE: 7/7-8/13
MW 6:00-9:30
MICHELSEN         CONKLIN 446

PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of professional foundation courses

Problem-solving model of direct practice is applied, at an advanced level, for individuals, families, and groups in health care and mental health care settings. Skills of crisis intervention, case management, and discharge planning addressed. Professional practice as part of an interdisciplinary team.

ADVANCED PRACTICE IN MENTAL HEALTH (3 cr.)
19:RK:910:517:B6:84445
EVE: 5/27-7/3
MW 6:00-9:30
O'DEA                 MEC 105

PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of professional foundation courses & direct practice concentration  

Contemporary interventions with clients who have severe psychiatric disorders and their families, in institutional and community settings. Intervention techniques with the more severe and chronic forms of psychiatric disorder, as defined in DSM IV; psychotropic medications; case management; the treatment orientations to care; and special issues in work with children and adolescents.

FUNDRAISING AND MARKETING (3 cr.)
19:RK:910:541:B6:84447
EVE: 5/27-7/3
MW 6:00-9:30
STAFF                   HILL 101

PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of professional foundation courses

Introduction to current strategies and procedures for identifying, obtaining, and maintaining a diverse portfolio of social service funding sources; review of methodologies for packaging, marketing, and selling program proposals to social service funders and consumers.

SOCIAL WORK WITH IMMIGRANTS & REFUGEES (3 cr.)
19RK:910:543:B6:82774
EVE: 5/27-7/3
MW 6:00-9:30
BHATTACHARYA           CONKLIN 451

Through this course, the students will explore the ever-changing dimensions facing social workers who work with refugee and immigrant clients. The social work profession was founded on aiding the cultural adjustment of newcomers to the United States. According to the 2000 Census, New Jersey is the third most diverse state in the nation. Wherever one finds oneself working in the social work field upon graduation, one is sure to find refugee and immigrant clients. Topics include: becoming a refugee, the international experience before arrival in the US, the refugee experience, cultural adjustment, culture shock, post traumatic stress, and war and refugee trauma. Special groups will be discussed including: survivors of torture, victims of human trafficking, detainees, and asylum seekers. Special attention will be paid to family issues, inter-group conflicts, and intergenerational issues. Post 9-11 issues facing refugees and immigrants will be discussed as well as the role that social workers can play in the fight against anti-immigrant policies, sanctions and discriminatory practices.

GROUP DYNAMICS (3 cr.)
19RK:910:561:B6:82827
EVE: 5/27-7/3
TTh 6:00-9:30
BESS                    HILL 209

19RK:910:561:H6:81512
EVE: 7/7-8/13
TTh 6:00-9:30
CASTALDO         HILL 115

Emphasizes the study of small groups, both cognitively and experientially, by focusing on theory and research about the processes, structures, and functions of small groups as they relate to social work practice in human services.

FAMILY VIOLENCE (3 cr.)
19RK:910:566:B6:82157
EVE: 5/27-7/3
TTh 6:00-9:30
SMITH                 SMITH 102

19RK:910:566:B7:82322
EVE: 5/27-7/3
TTh 6:00-9:30
MERRITT            SMITH 246

Examination of the definitions and scope of family violence in today's society. Focus on the prevalence, etiology, myths, and dynamics of child physical abuse, incest, date rape, marital rape, sibling violence, women battering, and elder abuse and neglect. Includes a review of the issues, policies, programs, and services aimed at remedying and eliminating violence in the home.

CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE: ASSESSMENT & INTERVENTION (3 cr.)
19RK:910:567:B6:82156
EVE: 5/27-7/3
MW 6:00-9:30
SERMABEIKIAN             HILL 210

PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of the professional foundation courses.

Focuses on the initial assessment, intervention, and management of child sexual abuse from a multidisciplinary perspective. Specific topics covered will include personal values and reactions to child sexual abuse, conceptual frameworks, psychosocial dynamics, offenders, investigative interviewing, crisis intervention, child growth and development, medical management, and preparing for court testimony.

ALCOHOL, TOBACOO, & OTHER DRUGS (3 cr.)
19RK:910:571:H6:81510
EVE: 7/7-8/13
TTh 6:00-9:30
FELDMAN          CONKLIN 237

Action of drugs, epidemiology; consequences of ATOD use, abuse, and addiction; and issues of prevention, intervention, and evaluation addressed. Attention given to various populations. Research finding and theoretical perspectives.

METHODS OF SOCIAL WORK RESEARCH II (3 cr.)
19RK:910:595:B6:82866
EVE: 5/27-7/3
TTh 6:00-9:30
O'DEA                  LSC 103

19RK:910:595:B7:82932
EVE: 5/27-7/3
TTh 6:00-9:30
DAVIS, L.            CONKLIN 452

PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of professional foundation courses and statistics requirement.

Quantitative and qualitative evaluation of agency programs and individual practice. Participation in hands-on, small-group research projects to cover all phases of the research process and use of computer technology.