• SW 6400: Social Work Research Methods

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSW Program. Overviews social work research including the empirical research process and quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Prepares students to conduct ethical, responsible, and diverse social work research and/or evaluation on the macro, mezzo, and micro levels. Teaches critical analysis of scholarly literature and application of research in social work practice. Includes the importance of practice and program evaluation as social work research. Educates on effective oral and written presentation of research.
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• SW 6407: The Social Work Profession and Ethical Practice

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Admission to the MSW Program. Provides an overview of the NASW Code of Ethics. Emphasizes the application of the Code to social work practice situations among various client systems and populations. Addresses the relationships between the Code and the client's basic legal rights.
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• SW 6490: MSW Advanced Standing Bridge Course

  4.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the MSW Advanced Standing program. Supplements the knowledge, skills, and values foundation developed in participants' BSW programs. Reviews content learned at the baccalaureate level and material that will be helpful in preparing students for the concentration year of the MSW program. Prepares MSW students to transition from the foundation year to the advanced concentration courses. Addresses topics necessary for advanced MSW- level practice and to support effective and ethical micro- and macro-level interventions. Covers key content addressed in SW foundation courses within the BSW program. This course is open to Advanced Standing students only.
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• SW 6491: MSW Advanced Standing Skills Course

  4.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the MSW Advanced Standing program, SW 6490. Develops students' applied skills in Social Work practice. Integrates foundational social work approaches to practice, such as empowerment, strengths-based, and collaborative/person-centered skills. Assures that incoming Advanced Standing students have mastered foundational competencies in social-work practice skills with various types of human systems. Prepares MSW students to transition from the foundation year to the advanced concentration courses. Open to Advanced Standing students only.
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• SW 6500: Social Work Practice with Substance Related and Addictive Disorders

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): SW 6000 or acceptance into the Advanced Standing MSW program.. Teaches how to reduce or eliminate the detrimental impact of substance use disorders at multiple levels, such as families, groups, organizations, and communities. Teaches the knowledge and skills that assist in reducing and eliminating addiction. Enables students to identify, assess, and evaluate those struggling with substance abuse and dependency throughout the life span and how to intervene when necessary.
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• SW 6530: Psychopharmacology

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Admission to MSW program. Addresses principles of nervous system function with emphasis on communication between nerve cells. Focuses on therapeutic drugs as well as drugs of abuse to include mechanisms of action and behavioral effects. Teaches content on dynamics of addiction within a pharmacological context.
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• SW 6610: Spirituality in Social Work

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Admission to MSW program. Addresses a theistic model for social work clinical practice. Examines various religious and spiritual world views and their application to counseling and psychotherapy. Emphasizes the need for increased sensitivity and competence in working with clients for whom faith-based interventions are desired.
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• SW 6620: Family Therapy

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): SW 6000. Introduces a skills-based course in the field of family therapy. Trains prospective clinicians to work with families from a systems focus. Reviews the history of family therapy and the predominant models of the field. Emphasizes ethical and cultural issues in the realm of family therapy.
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• SW 6630: Mental Health Assessment in Social Work Practice

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Admission to MSW program. Introduces the theories, frameworks, research, and skills related to the assessment and diagnosis of mental health disorders. Provides an overview of the major disorders in the current edition of the DSM. Examines a range of mental disorders, including etiology, developmental course, diagnosis and diagnostic tools, and treatment planning. Addresses diversity and equity issues and ethical, socially responsible practice. Overviews biological, psychological, environmental, cultural, and relational risk and protective factors and summarizes the critiques and limitations of the DSM.
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• SW 6640: Crisis Intervention

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Valley University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Admission to MSW program. Introduces the philosophy, knowledge, techniques, and skills of crisis intervention. Provides opportunities through projects, written assignments, role playing, and first-hand interaction with professional crisis workers to deepen understanding of this demanding method of social work practice.
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