Through our impressive range of electives, one-credit intensives, and field
placements, it is possible for you to concentrate your graduate education on
specific aspects of social work, including children and families; community- or
hospital-based mental health; international social work, working with adults;
schools; health; disability; working with the aged; social work and the law;
and social work policy practice.
You can select from our rich and diverse offerings to build a focused portfolio
suited to your professional interests. For example, if you chose a focus on
children and families, your course portfolio could include both direct practice
and elements of social policy and law within which practice is embedded.
Examples of our Practice Systems and Related Electives are provided below. One-credit intensives, or "mini-courses", are noted with (M).
field practice systems and related electives
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Contemporary Issues with Children and Families
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Course Title
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Course Number
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| An Introduction to Conflict Management |
S99.2082 |
| Childhood Life Stressors & Maladaptive Behaviors |
S99.2055 |
| Clinical Practice with Children |
S99.2010 |
| Clinical Practice with Families: Contemporary Issues & Approaches |
S99.2086 |
| Creative Arts Therapy in SW Practice |
S99.2110 |
| Culturally Competent Practice w/ Urban Youth & Families |
S99.2096 |
| Culture & Social Issues of Central America |
S99.2114 |
| Ending Poverty: Models for Social Change and Social Action |
S99.2111 |
| Grief, Loss and Bereavement |
S99.2087 |
| Object Relations |
S99.2051 |
| Social Work & Family Violence |
S99.2063 |
| Social Work Practice in Child Welfare |
S99.2046 |
| Social Work Practice in Secondary Schools |
S99.2064 |
| Theories of Attachment |
S99.2088 |
| Art Therapy with Children & Adolescents (M) |
S99.2077 |
| Child Welfare Practice w/ Immigrant Families (M) |
S99.2077 |
| Clinical Practice With Families (M) |
S99.2077 |
| Conflict Resolution for Children & Adolescents (M) |
S99.2077 |
| Contemporary Child Treatment (M) |
S99.2077 |
| Culturally Sensitive Practice with Spanish Language/Latino Heritage Families (M, taught in Spanish) |
S99.2077 |
| Grief, Loss & Bereavement (M) |
S99.2077 |
| Immigrant Families: Stressors and Adaptation (M) |
S99.2077 |
| SW in the ER: Focus On Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Abuse (M) |
S99.2077 |
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Contemporary Issues with Adults
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Course Title
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Course Number
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| Advanced Practice with Immigrant and Refugees |
S99.2115 |
| An Introduction to Conflict Management |
S99.2082 |
| Clinical Practice w/Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse |
S99.2059 |
| Clinical Practice with Couples |
S99.2049 |
| Clinical Practice with Substance Abusers & Their Families |
S99.2028 |
| Contemporary Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender |
S99.2095 |
| Creative Arts Therapy in SW Practice |
S99.2110 |
| Critical Thinking, Spirituality & Psychotherapy |
S99.2109 |
| Ending Poverty: Models for Social Change and Social Action |
S99.2111 |
| Feminist Theories & Practice |
S99.2050 |
| Grief, Loss and Bereavement |
S99.2087 |
| Object Relations |
S99.2051 |
| Disaster, Trauma & Loss (M) |
S99.2077 |
| Grief, Loss & Bereavement (M) |
S99.2077 |
| Psychological Trauma (M) |
S99.2077 |
| Substance Abuse Among Women through the Life Cycle (M) |
S99.2077 |
| The Use of Harm Reduction in the Treatment of Substance Abuse Disorders (M) |
S99.2077 |
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Contemporary Issues with Older Adults
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Course Title
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Course Number
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| Clinical Practice with Aging Populations |
S99.2117 |
| Contemporary Aging |
S99.2102 |
| Grief, Loss and Bereavement |
S99.2087 |
| Grief, Loss & Bereavement (M) |
S99.2077 |
| Substance Abuse Among Women through the Life Cycle (M) |
S99.2077 |
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Health
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Course Title
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Course Number
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| Clinical Practice in Illness & Healthcare |
S99.2113 |
| Social Work in Health and Mental Health |
S99.2112 |
| Eating Disorders (M) |
S99.2077 |
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Disability
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Course Title
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Course Number
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| An Intro To Disabilities and Clinical Social Work Practice (M) |
S99.2077 |
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World of Work
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Course Title
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Course Number
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| Social Work: Foundation for Leadership |
S99.2118 |
| Occupational Social Work (M) |
S99.2077 |
| Writing For Professionals (M - WSQ) |
S99.2077 |
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Social Work and the Law
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Course Title
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Course Number
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| Comparative Criminal Justice |
S99.2106 |
| Mental Illness & The Criminal Justice System |
S99.2119 |
| Social Work & the Law |
S99.2003 |
| Therapeutic Jurisprudence |
S99.2101 |
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Community Based Mental Health
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Course Title
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Course Number
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| Cognitive & Behavioral Interventions |
S99.2053 |
| Comparative Short Term Therapies: Crisis Dynamic/CBT |
S99.2047 |
| Critical Thinking, Spirituality & Psychotherapy |
S99.2109 |
| Culturally Competent Practice: Integrative Framework for Serving Asian & Asian American Populations |
S99.2091 |
| Evidence Based Practice |
S99.2104 |
| Integrative Gestalt Therapy Approach |
S99.2110 |
| Social Work Treatment with Difficult Clients |
S99.2108 |
| Dialectical Behavior Therapy (M) |
S99.2077 |
| Interpersonal Psychotherapy: Principles & Practice (M) |
S99.2077 |
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Hospital Based Mental Health
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Course Title
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Course Number
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| Clinical Practice in Illness & Healthcare |
S99.2113 |
| Social Work in Health and Mental Health |
S99.2112 |
| Intro/Clinic Diagnosis: Using the DSM IV-TR (M) |
S99.2077 |
| Mental Illness: Contemporary Neuroscience & Psychosocial Perspectives (M) |
S99.2077 |
| Psychopharmacology (M) |
S99.2077 |
| Recovery from Mental Disorders (M) |
S99.2077 |
| SW in the ER: Focus On Intimate Partner Violence and Sexual Abuse (M) |
S99.2077 |
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International Social Work
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Course Title
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Course Number
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| Advanced Practice with Immigrant and Refugees |
S99.2115 |
| Culturally Competent Practice: Integrative Framework for Serving Asian & Asian American Populations |
S99.2091 |
| Culture & Social Issues of Central America |
S99.2114 |
| Social Work Practice in Child Welfare |
S99.2046 |
| Culturally Sensitive Practice with Spanish Language/Latino Heritage Families (M, taught in Spanish) |
S99.2077 |
| Disaster, Trauma & Loss (M) |
S99.2077 |
| Immigrant Families: Stressors and Adaptation (M) |
S99.2077 |
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School Social Work
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Course Title
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Course Number
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| Social Work Practice in Secondary Schools |
S99.2064 |
| Social Work Practice In Secondary Schools & Colleges (M) |
S99.2077 |
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Policy Practice
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Course Title
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Course Number
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| Comparative Criminal Justice |
S99.2106 |
| Contemporary Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender |
S99.2095 |
| Culture & Social Issues of Central America |
S99.2114 |
| Ending Poverty: Models for Social Change and Social Action |
S99.2111 |
| Grief, Loss and Bereavement |
S99.2087 |
| Mental Illness & The Criminal Justice System |
S99.2119 |
| Social Work: Foundation for Leadership |
S99.2118 |
| Therapeutic Jurisprudence |
S99.2101 |
| Grief, Loss & Bereavement (M) |
S99.2077 |