• SOWK 4340: Practice Fam & Groups

  3.00 Credits

  East Tennessee State University

  
  Prerequisites: SOWK 3000, and formal admission to the Social Work major. Corequisites: SOWK 4452 and SOWK 4455. This course applies the Generalist Intervention Model to beginning practice with families and groups. The course focuses on types of groups, group dynamics, and group leadership. Students develop and implement a group that addresses a client need. The course also focuses on types of families, family dynamics, and problems families experience. Through role-play interviews, students gain skill in applying interviewing techniques to families and groups
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• SOWK 4347: Environmental Justice in SOWK

  3.00 Credits

  East Tennessee State University

  
  Prerequisite for SOWK 4347 is SOWK 1030Examines eco-social work/environmental social work and explores the impact environmental injustices have on social work clients ranging from individuals, families, groups, and communities locally and across the globe. This course examines approaches to environmental justice using examples of indigenous efforts and accomplishments in environmental preservation.
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• SOWK 4367: Sem Drg/Alc Abus

  3.00 Credits

  East Tennessee State University

  
  This survey course provides a basic understanding of alcohol and drug abuse. Students are introduced to the various classifications of drugs, abuse symptomatology, and causes of abuse. The characteristics of high-risk groups are examined along with various treatment models and preventive efforts. General systems theory provides the framework for looking at this societal problem and professional involvement with it. Attention is given to the regulations controlling the use of drugs in society.
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• SOWK 4451: Field Education Practicum I

  3.00 Credits

  East Tennessee State University

  
  Prerequisites: Admission requires senior status, departmental approval, completion of all General Education and SOWK 3000, SOWK 3300, SOWK 3310, SOWK 3430. Overall GPA of 2.25 and SOWK GPA of 2.5 are also required. Corequistes: SOWK 4330, SOWK 4454. Field Education Practicum I is the first module of the Field Education Practicum sequence. Under the supervision of a professional social worker students are required to spend 16 hours per week for 11 weeks in a community agency. A minimum of 185 practicum hours in a community agency are required to successfully complete this course. Field Education Practicum I must be taken concurrently with SOWK 4454 and SOWK 4330.
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• SOWK 4452: Field Education Practicum II

  4.00 Credits

  East Tennessee State University

  
  Prerequisites: Admission requires senior status, departmental approval, completion of all General Education and SOWK 3000, SOWK 3300, SOWK 3310, SOWK 4330, SOWK 4454. Overall GPA of 2.25 and SOWK GPA of 2.5 are also required. Corequistes: SOWK 4340, SOWK 4455. Field Education Practicum II is the second module of the Field Education Practicum sequence. Students complete fieldwork in a community agency. Under the supervision of a professional social worker, students are required to spend 24 hours per week for 13 weeks in a community agency. A minimum of 315 practicum hours are required to successfully complete this course. Field Education Practicum II must be taken concurrently with SOWK 4455 and SOWK 4340.
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• SOWK 4453: Social Work Fld Practicum

  16.00 Credits

  East Tennessee State University

  
  Prerequisite(s): Senior status; Completion of all required major courses and General Education Core requirements; Overall GPA of 2. 25 and a 2. 5 GPA in required SOWK courses. This is a one-semester-block field experience placement involving over 500 clock hours of educationally directed and professionally supervised social work activities in a social service setting in Appalachia. The student also is required to participate in regularly scheduled field integration seminars on campus. The practicum allows application of the theoretical knowledge, professional values, and practice skills acquired throughout the curriculum so students can build on these practice elements in order to progressively engage in various roles of intervention and to employ a variety of methods. The purpose of the course is to enable the student to further develop generalist practice skills and to integrate professional knowledge, values, attitudes, skills, and theory with practice.
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• SOWK 4454: Field Education Seminar I

  2.00 Credits

  East Tennessee State University

  
  Prerequisites: Admission requires senior status, departmental approval, completion of all General Education, and SOWK 3000, SOWK 3300, SOWK 3310. Overall GPA of 2.25 and SOWK GPA of 2.5. Corequistes: SOWK 4330 SOWK 4451 Field Education Seminar I is the first of a two part sequence of integrated seminar education. The seminar allows application of the theoretical knowledge, professional values, and practice skills acquired throughout the curriculum. Seminar discussions focus on issues related to practicum placements, and professional practice with the opportunity for students to communicate with their peers and problem solve with each other. Field Education Seminar I must be taken concurrently with SOWK 4330 and SOWK 4451.
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• SOWK 4455: Field Education Seminar II

  2.00 Credits

  East Tennessee State University

  
  Prerequisites: Senior status, departmental approval, completion of all General Education and SOWK 3000, SOWK 3300, SOWK 3310, SOWK 4330, SOWK 4454. Overall GPA of 2.25 and SOWK GPA of 2.5 is also required. Corequistes: SOWK 4340, SOWK 4452. Field Education Seminar II is the second part of the integrated field education seminar sequence. The seminar facilitates the integration of academic knowledge and practicum experiences in a supervised and supportive learning environment. Students incorporate the components of a professional social work foundation with practical experiences acquired through the practicum. Students are required to demonstrate increased knowledge and skills in practice, research, and evaluation across multi-level systems. Field Education Seminar II must be taken concurrently with SOWK 4452 and SOWK 4340.
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• SOWK 4457: Health Care Social Work

  3.00 Credits

  East Tennessee State University

  
  Familiarizes the student with the practice of social work in health care settings and enables students to develop necessary knowledge and skills to offer effective psychosocial interventions in a health care setting as part of a multidisciplinary team. Emphasis on a holistic approach to health care examines the biological, psychological, social, and spiritual components of the client within the health care system, as well as experiences with family, social, political, and legal systems.
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• SOWK 4467: Sem School Soc Work

  3.00 Credits

  East Tennessee State University

  
  This course prepares students for licensure as a school social worker. It explores policies, practices, historical developments, and legislative trends affecting social work services in schools. School-community relationships are examined, as well as the impact of societal attitudes upon schools. Special emphasis is placed on the theory and practice expressed by the Tennessee Department of Education?s ?Minimum Competency Requirements for School Social Workers K - 12,? ?Criteria for the Evaluation of School Social Workers,? and NASW Standards of Social Work Services in schools.
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