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2003-2005 - Graduate School - The University of Alabama

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448 <strong>The</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Alabama</strong>SW 579 Components <strong>of</strong> Social Work Practice. Three hours.Prerequisite: Admission to advanced standing in social work.Required for advanced standing students. Designed to provide a foundation for so cialwork practice with individuals, fam i lies, groups, and communities, in prep a ra tion forsecond-year practice courses.SW 580 Aging in a Social Context. Three hours.Prerequisite: Second-year standing.Examines aging in so cial, economic, and political con texts. Special attention is given tovar i ous social theories <strong>of</strong> aging; needs and problems <strong>of</strong> dis ad van taged sub pop u la tions<strong>of</strong> older people; and social pol i cies and programs affecting old er peo ple.SW 581 Social Work Practice with Older Persons and <strong>The</strong>ir Families. Threehours.Prerequisite: Second-year stand ing.Focuses on the iden ti fi ca tion and understanding <strong>of</strong> social work prac tice con cepts, skills,models, and theories, as they apply to practice with older persons and their families.SW 583 Physical, Spiritual, and Psychological Aging in a Social Context. Threehours.Examination <strong>of</strong> normal and problematic physiological, social, and psychological pro cess es<strong>of</strong> aging among diverse populations. Concepts <strong>of</strong> spirituality are explored.SW 589 Social Work with the Dying and Bereaved. Three hours.Prerequisite: Second-year standing or permission <strong>of</strong> the in struc tor.Seminar dealing with social work practice with the dying and bereaved.SW 590 Field Education I. Nine hours.Prerequisites: SW 500, SW 510, SW 540, SW 541, and SW 542.Corequisite: SW 534.Planned fi eld experience in human service programs. <strong>The</strong> student is typically requiredto be in the fi eld four days and in class one day each week, for a 16-week period. <strong>The</strong>objective <strong>of</strong> SW 590 is broad experience in social work practice.SW 595 Field Education II. Nine hours.Prerequisite: Completion <strong>of</strong> SW 590, concentration courses, and SW 525.Corequisite: SW 550.Placements are individualized ac cord ing to each student’s concentration, career interest,and educational needs. <strong>The</strong> time re quire ments are the same as for SW 590.Pending <strong>Graduate</strong> <strong>School</strong> approval, other electives may include the following:Resource Development. Students learn how to identify and attain organizational resources.<strong>The</strong>y practice skills in managing resources for primarily the nonpr<strong>of</strong>i t agencyand social service program.Spirituality in Social Work Practice. Examination <strong>of</strong> the issues pertaining to spirituallysensitive social work practice. Through the in tro duc tion to different spir i tu al orientations,students are prepared to ad dress spirituality with their clients. Research as so ci at ed withspirituality and physical and mental health is em pha sized.FIELD EDUCATION AGENCIES<strong>The</strong> following list is subject to change.Tuscaloosa Area<strong>Alabama</strong> Disabilities Advocacy ProgramAlice M. Kidd Intermediate Care FacilityBibb County Department <strong>of</strong> Human ResourcesBrewer-Porch Children’s CenterBryce HospitalCaring Hands HospiceChildren’s Rehabilitation ServiceCommunity Service Programs <strong>of</strong>West <strong>Alabama</strong>Counseling Center, <strong>The</strong> <strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong><strong>Alabama</strong>DCH Employee Assistance ProgramDCH NorthportDCH Regional Medical CenterDepartment <strong>of</strong> Public HealthEast Tuscaloosa Family ResourceCenterFamily Counseling Service <strong>of</strong>Tuscaloosa County

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