Prerequisites: Grade of C or higher in SOWK 500, SOWK 501, SOWK 502, SOWK 503, SOWK 504 or SOWK 508, SOWK 505, and SOWK 509; P in SWII 530; or Advanced Standing Students or 5 Year Social Work Students.
This course offers students the chance to learn about leading-edge social work approaches providing humane care for severely mentally ill clients, especially those clients with concomitant substance abuse, developmental disabilities, and severe socioeconomic disadvantage. Working with the client's environment, collaboration with other systems, advocacy and program development are considered.
Outcomes: Demonstrate ethical, culturally responsive, and anti-oppressive social work practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities affected by severe mental illness and upholding human rights, equity, and social justice; Analyze and integrate research-informed and practice-informed evidence to assess, intervene, and evaluate services for individuals and families experiencing severe mental illness, applying critical thinking and reflective judgment to improve outcomes; Design advocacy strategies, policy initiatives, and community-based interventions that address systemic barriers and promote inclusion, empowerment, and recovery among people with severe mental illness.
This course offers students the chance to learn about leading-edge social work approaches providing humane care for severely mentally ill clients, especially those clients with concomitant substance abuse, developmental disabilities, and severe socioeconomic disadvantage. Working with the client's environment, collaboration with other systems, advocacy and program development are considered.
Outcomes: Demonstrate ethical, culturally responsive, and anti-oppressive social work practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities affected by severe mental illness and upholding human rights, equity, and social justice; Analyze and integrate research-informed and practice-informed evidence to assess, intervene, and evaluate services for individuals and families experiencing severe mental illness, applying critical thinking and reflective judgment to improve outcomes; Design advocacy strategies, policy initiatives, and community-based interventions that address systemic barriers and promote inclusion, empowerment, and recovery among people with severe mental illness.