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• Traditional in-person courses (0–29 percent of coursework is delivered online, the majority being offered in person.)
• Hybrid/blended courses (30–79 percent of coursework is delivered online.)
• Online courses (100 percent of coursework is delivered online, either synchronously on a designated day and time or asynchronously as a deadline-driven course.)
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If you are enrolled in courses delivered in traditional or hybrid modalities, you will be expected to attend face-to-face instruction as scheduled.

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SWK 780: Advanced Social Work Practice With Individuals In Family Contexts

3 credits

This course is grounded in the psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral and family systems approaches, and in the systems perspectives that undergird a contemporary direct practice concentration. Students will gain knowledge and skills needed for advanced clinical social work practice with individuals in a family context and within an organizational setting.

Learning Goals

1. Practice on an advanced clinical level with clients with varied problems, in a variety of social work settings2. Conduct and utilize differential and in depth biopsychosocial assessments3. Apply knowledge of human diversity, and its impact on clinical social work practice with individuals4. Include individuals’ capacities in areas of competence in assessing, developing and implementing interventions5. Demonstrate knowledge of the psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral clinical approaches, and the ability to integrate these approaches according to the needs of a given client6. Use the self purposefully and ethically within the professional relationship in accordance with social work values7. Demonstrate skill in critically assessing and applying evidence based knowledge as part of advanced practice with individuals.

*The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here.

Sections Offered: Fall 2024
Advanced Social Work Practice With Individuals In Family Contexts
0404-780-001	T. Rich		Wed	10:00 am - 11:50 am	GC - SWB 306	3	This Course is Filled to Capacity
0404-780-002	D. Leib		Wed	6:00 pm - 7:50 pm	GC - SWB 128	3
0404-780-033	L. Smith		Sat	9:00 am - 10:50 am	Brooklyn Center	3
0404-780-040	M. Mantilla		Tue	8:00 pm - 9:50 pm	Hudson Valley	3
0404-780-052	J. Burgos		Wed	8:00 pm - 9:50 pm	Hauppauge	3
0404-780-060	TBA		Mon	8:00 pm - 9:50 pm	SUNY Orange County CC	3
0404-780-070	L. Smith				Online	3
0404-780-071	A. Mallow				Online	3
0404-780-072	N. Scherlong				Online	3	This Course is Filled to Capacity
0404-780-073	R. Demirakos				Online	3
0404-780-270	L. Gallo-Silver				Online	3