SSWM 573: Home Based Family Interventions
This course will provide students with an in-depth, comprehensive understanding of family
preservation services and practice. Home Based Family Interventions will encompass the values,
attitudes, beliefs, knowledge base and skills necessary for the beginning home based worker. The
course will review the theories which guide family-centered services, examine models of family
preservation services across various service systems, review current research on home based
services, and teach skills or competencies necessary for home based family work. A variety of
teaching methods will be used to learn, observe and practice new skills and self-assessments along
with peer and instructor assessments may be utilized to evaluate ability levels.
SSWM 519: School Social Work Seminar
This course prepares social work students to work effectively in educational settings. The
course addresses: major issues in American schools; a theoretical framework for school social work
services; design, delivery and evaluation of school social work services; legal and ethical issues;
and the roles and intervention strategies of school social workers. The course will cover student
and family problems and areas of need to which school social workers typically respond e.g.
disability, truancy, divorce, teen pregnancy, youth depression and suicide, substance abuse,
violence, dropping out of school. Emphasis will be placed on practical application to programs and
practices in schools. This course is required for those students participating in a planned program
of study leading to Ohio State Department of Education licensure as a school social worker.
However, if space permits, other MSASS students may enroll if they have or have had school social
work experience. Prerequisite: SSWM 400.
SASS 624: Models of Social Work Practice
This course examines the theory-based knowledge under girding contemporary social work
practice. It also provides the theoretical foundation for SASS 625, Practice Research. The
course assists students in applying theory in building a conceptual model for a social issue that
they identify and define. The major assignment will provide students with the opportunity for
in-depth study in one or more theoretical domains of personal interest.
The course begins with some analysis of historical and current thinking about theory, and the
relationships and uses of theory as a resource in practice. In subsequent sessions, we discuss
components of our current theory base from the perspective of their present place in the
profession, implications for practice, and challenges presented by the approaches. Emphasis
throughout is on the capacity to critique positions and theories. The text provides an
organizing framework for critical analysis of theory, including identifying historical origins,
principal components, key concepts and values of the approaches studied. The course
concludes with a consideration of some of the interlocking approaches of the various approaches and
the application of theory in practice settings. In addition, issues in the teaching of social
work practice theory are considered.
In addition to an overview of a number of practice theories, which we will do together in
class and through readings, each student will select a particular theory of interest (related to
dissertation topic) and conduct a focused, critical review of literature on that topic.
SSWM 565: Community Based Practice with Children and Families
This course will cover knowledge, concepts and tools associated with contemporary child welfare
practice. The practice method will reflect a family centered or family based approach, meaning that
the welfare of children cannot be considered separately from the families of which they are a part.
For each topic area, major social work roles, activities, tasks and skills will be explored along
with problems and issues in implementation. Program exemplars and case studies will be presented
for illustration purposes and practical application of the skills and techniques presented. Child
welfare services which promote safety, permanency, and child well-being will be presented.
Consideration of family needs at different developmental stages of the child and family life cycle
will be presented. The issue of culturally competent community based social work practice will be
stressed throughout the course for each content area. While this is primarily a methods course,
program delivery and policy issues will be discussed as they related to the socio-political and
organizational contexts of practice. Presentations, in-class exercises, discussion, and case
studies will be used to facilitate the learning experience and self-assessments along with peer and
instructor assessments may be utilized to evaluate ability levels.
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