Spring 2025

Historic and philosophical roots of inequality for minority groups in the United States and implications for public policy. Not available for major credit.

The course provides students with in-class learning and asynchronous experiences to develop collaborative, sustainable and technology-based solutions to address global injustices.

The historical and current context of America's juvenile justice system and its influence on children, youth and families.

The incidence of gangs (particularly in the Los Angeles area), gang interventions, and policies developed to address the growing gang situation.

The person-in-environment, bio-psycho-social perspective is the lens through which theories of personality, family, group, organization, community, culture and their interactions are explored. (Duplicates credit in SOWK 503 and SOWK 505)

Students from multiple health professions learn about aging and collaborative team care through a combination of didactic and experiential learning working in a community-based setting.

Focuses on the value, examination and integration of professional self-care, wellness and resilience strategies into ethical and professional integrative social work practice.

Focuses on the value and application of critical thinking and decision-making into ethical and professional integrative social work practice.

Principles underlying social work practice with emphasis on intervention, termination and evaluation with individuals, families and groups though a framework of social justice

A study of the complex and interconnecting systems of policy, programs and communities that directly and indirectly impact Social Workers' clients lives. (Duplicates credit in SOWK 534)

Introduction to the role of scientific inquiry in advancing social work goals. Inspires students to include science in their social work identity and professional decision-making. (Duplicates credit in SOWK 562)

Supervised generalist master's level practicum seminar and placement to develop practice skills in working with individuals, families, groups, communities and/or organizations.

Learn how to engage, assess and intervene in practice and policy with service members, veterans and their families.

The power of social work and sports to promote well-being, inclusivity and personal growth. This dynamic partnership fosters positive change within individuals, communities and society.

Overview of social emotional learning and evidenced-based, trauma-informed interventions in education. Review types of trauma, neurobiology of trauma, signs and symptoms and response strategies.

Practice with children and families from birth through adolescence. The ecological perspective, typical development, assessment, engagement and intervention in schools are core components.

Assessment of mental disorders, and the rationale and organization of the system for diagnosis. Emphasis is on developing differential diagnostic skills.

Based on ecosystems perspectives, this course examines policies, theories and principles for social work practice in school settings.

Developmental tasks of adulthood and later life, as well as assessment and intervention for problems and disorders associated with aging.

Provides orientation to the context and operations of juvenile justice systems, and advanced skills for social work practitioners working with youth, families and communities.

Provides context and preparation for integrative social work practitioners on organizational and policy practice, and leadership in communities and systems serving children, youth and families.

Explores a method of social work practice that reviews the dominant role of visual input in the way we assess, intervene and evaluate in social work practice.

Introduction to diversity and social justice in the context of social work practice. Enhance intercultural competence by raising awareness of one's own values/assumptions/biases.

Assessment and evidence-based intervention in integrative practice with children, youth and families.

Social work processes and skills required for the implementation of short-term interventions in medical, behavioral health and integrated care settings with individuals, families and groups.

Introduction to advanced practice concepts essential to understanding engagement, assessment and diagnosis with complex social work cases from a meta-framework perspective.

Methods and principles of management focusing on health and human service organizations, including strategic management, financial analysis, and innovative project development in social work. Prerequisite: SOWK 506, SOWK 536, SOWK 544, SOWK 546.

Understanding major psychoactive drugs used in treatment of psychological and behavioral disorders in behavioral and primary care medical settings. Theoretical/practical approaches to treatment are examined.

Interprofessional education and evidence-informed team-based practice revolving around formal and informal caregiving through a social justice and intercultural competence lens.

Essential legal, ethical and practice competencies of providing telebehavioral health services

Recognition of domestic and intimate partner abuse and examination of effective intervention measures and preventive methods.

Mental health assessment and diagnosis of children and adolescents. Course includes relevant diagnoses and the systematic or societal challenges that impact mental health of youth.

Creation of short documentaries for social change. Techniques in media production, strategies for media outreach, and development of media literacy skills to deconstruct media messages.

Supervised practicum seminar and placement to develop practice skills in working with individuals, families, groups, communities and/or organizations.

Supervised practicum seminar and placement to develop practice skills in working with individuals, families, groups, communities and/or organizations.

Integration of psychological, social and political issues with which social workers and nurses should be familiar when working with members of the LGBTQ2SIA+ community.

Clinical practice lab designed to strengthen clinical social work practice skills grounded in professional values and ethics.

Examination of the evolution of American and other welfare states in selected nations. Analysis of global welfare institutions. Engaging in policy analysis in a comparative context.

Early practice theories and their historical roots are examined. Implications for evolving current practice theories with individuals, families, and groups are discussed.

Multivariate statistical methods including descriptive and inferential statistics, parametric and non-parametric tests of hypotheses; correlation, analysis of variance, multiple regression, and factor analysis; utilization of computer programs for statistical analysis.

Research methods to provide students with advanced methodological knowledge in two areas related to social work practice: psychotherapy outcome research, and program research.

Prepares doctoral students to write and submit applications to obtain extramural funding to support their dissertation research. Students will learn about opportunities and eligibility requirements for federal and foundation supported dissertation research grants, how grants are reviewed and scored once submitted, and how to write successful proposals. Recommended preparation: Completion of a qualitative or mixed methods course is preferred.

Overview of the use of qualitative and mixed methods in social, clinical and health services research.

Research leading to the doctorate. Maximum units which may be applied to the degree to be determined by the department. Graded CR/NC.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation.

Credit on acceptance of dissertation.