Undergraduate Edition 2016-2017

SOWK 333 Social Work in Health Care

This course introduces students to the specialized knowledge, skills, and ethical standards central to effective social work practice in health care settings. Special attention will focus on advanced practice skills and strategies relevant to health care settings with individual, families, groups, interdisciplinary teams, and service providers. This course also examines the roles and functions of health and medical social workers working in a variety of health care settings. Social work practice will be explored in the context of the psychosocial crisis of short and long term illnesses, disabilities and community-wide disasters, crisis related to injury, and loss throughout the lifespan.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

SOWK 205, SOWK 210, and SOWK 220.

Offered

S