SOCW640 Public Behavioral Health Social Work Practice I - PBH Track
This course provides knowledge and skills for behavioral health social work practice with adults and older adults receiving care in California’s publicly funded behavioral health system. Students will learn Assertive Community Treatment. The course focuses on engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation in the community setting, including working with clients who engage in domestic violence and disruptive and violent behaviors in the community. Emphasis is placed on interprofessional practice and culturally responsive and effective practice with diverse populations, including those belonging to threshold language groups for Medi-Cal. Students will learn how to write case notes. Students will also learn how to manage the fast-paced, intense work environment of public behavioral health, including self-care practices to prevent burnout.