SOCW602B Clinical Social Work Practice II
This three-course sequence provides students with knowledge and conceptual frameworks that support social work practice with individuals, families, and groups, with an emphasis on evidence-based practices. This third course presents knowledge and methods for crisis intervention and clinical case management, and an introduction to family therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. Students will learn about resources and advocacy for clients and skills for collaborating with professional and community staff in support of clinical case management. Students will learn to assess and diagnose psychotic, bipolar and related, and personality disorders with the DSM5, gain an understanding of the psychotropic medications used to treat these disorders. Emphasis is placed on cultural humility and culturally responsive practice, working effectively with clients who are different from oneself, and practice with clients in clinic, school, home, and community settings. Students will refine skills for writing case notes.