| CRS RID | CODE | TITLE | LOCATION | CREDITS | START/END/BLDG/RM/ACT/TIME* | INSTRUCTOR | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35217 | SWK 3880 01 | T/S: Intrn Youth Wrk:Ghana | Study Abroad | 3.00 | 05/04/13 05/04/13 ALUM 132 LEC S 09:00AM 05:00PM 05/11/13 05/26/13 TBA TBA TRV TBA TBA | Jeff Bulanda | Description: This course will provide students with a hands-on experience in understanding youth work in an international context. Prior to leaving for Ghana, students will gain a solid understanding of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and to cross-cultural considerations in working with children. The students will have the opportunity to work with children in Ghana; in this context, students will be working at their sites Monday-Friday for four-six hours a day. Volunteer site options include: orphanages and schools. Students will be treated as interns and have the opportunity to work directly with children at the community center as well as shadow social workers investigating breaches on children?s rights. On the weekends, recreational activities will be planned. The course objectives include: gaining an understanding of international youth work; learning about the social service and education systems in Ghana efforts; gain experience working with youth, who have experienced psychological trauma in an international context, and learn how to advocate for them; learn about the culture and traditions of Ghana; and learn about international children?s rights perspective in youth work. Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor. Instructors: Dr. Jeff Bulanda Dates:tOn-campus meeting dates/times: May 4, 2013 from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in addition to meetings during the spring semester. Trip dates: May 11 to May 26, 2013 Special considerations: Students may be working in child centers that may not be ADA accessible. Costs: Approximate travel costs and fees: $2800 to include airfare, board and lodging, ground transportation, weekend trips, in addition to undergraduate tuition of $1470 or graduate tuition of $1725. Students must obtain visas from the Ghana embassy at an additional cost of $60. Additional information is available from Dr. Bulanda. |
| 35219 | SWK 3880 02 | T/S:Social Prct in Costa Rica | Study Abroad | 3.00 | 05/03/13 05/03/13 ALUM 137 LEC F 06:00PM 09:00PM 05/04/13 05/04/13 ALUM 137 LEC S 10:00AM 02:00PM 05/12/13 05/25/13 TBA TBA TRV TBA TBA | Kristen Brendel | Description: Students will spend 13 days in Costa Rica learning about the Latin American society and how to effectively communicate to Spanish speaking populations. Students will actively learn about how social work services are practiced in Latin America by visiting local schools and attending presentations given by social work providers. Students will have the opportunity to participate in local cultural activities and recreation. Course objectives include: students will increase their knowledge of Latino culture by taking language and cultural courses taught by native Costa Ricans and/or native Spanish speakers; students will improve their Spanish language skills, and apply what they learned directly in Costa Rica with Costa Rican teachers, in professional agencies and public schools; students will learn how to communicate in Spanish particularly as it pertains to social work settings; students will develop their existing social work skill set with Costa Rican populations; students will practice social work theory and research in the context of professional agencies in Costa Rica; upon their return to the United States, students will apply their knowledge of Latino culture to their Latino clientele including being able to better communicate, both written and verbally, with their Spanish-speaking clients. Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor. Instructors: Dr. Kristie Brendel Dates:tOn-campus meeting dates/times: May 3, 2013 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. and May 4, 2013 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Trip dates: May 12 ? May 24, 2013 Special considerations: Students may be working in child centers that may not be ADA accessible. Costs: Approximate travel costs and fees: $2850 to include airfare, board and lodging, ground transportation, weekend trips, in addition to undergraduate tuition of $1470 or graduate tuition of $1725. |
| 37271 | SWK 5810 01 | ST: Statistics | George Williams-Lake Geneva Cp | 1.00 | 05/06/13 05/25/13 WINP CPT LAB BLN F 06:00PM 10:00PM | Sara Johnson | Prerequisites: MSW students. This course will include both in-class sessions and blended learning. |
| 37922 | SWK 5810 02 | ST: Statistics | George Williams-Lake Geneva Cp | 1.00 | 05/06/13 05/25/13 WINP CPT LAB BLN T 06:00PM 10:00PM | Sara Johnson | Prerequisites: MSW students. This course will include both in-class sessions and blended learning. |
| 37491 | SWK 6350 01 | Psychopharmacology | Aurora - Main Campus | 3.00 | 05/06/13 05/25/13 ALUM 137 LEC TWTH 01:00PM 05:00PM | Bethany Genenbacher | Open to MSW students only. |
| 37272 | SWK 6570 01 | Counseling Theories in SWK | Aurora - Main Campus | 3.00 | 05/06/13 05/25/13 INST 114 LEC TWTH 01:00PM 05:00PM | Robert Castillo | Prerequisite: MSW students only. Description: Individuals are very different. What is useful and helpful for one individual may end up having a complete opposite effect or impact on another. As social workers, we need to have a variety of tools and skills at our disposal when working with the variety of clients we tend to come in contact with. Therapy approaches/techniques are one of these tools. This class will introduce you to a variety of tools to help you meet your client?s goals. Where do you start? How do you end? Understanding yourself as a therapist/worker is also critical when helping others. The role a supervision will be briefly explored. This course will also review many of the classic therapeutic approaches (such as Gestalt, Adlerian and Cognitive-Behavioral) that have been around for awhile. We will also discuss and practice some of the newer, ?post-modern? techniques (i.e. ? Narrative Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy {DBT}). We will see how these techniques are utilized with not only the individual client, but also with family and couples as well. |
| 37252 | SWK 6810 01 | ST:Intrprsl Neurosc/Clnl Prct | George Williams-Lake Geneva Cp | 3.00 | 05/06/13 05/25/13 WINP 101 LEC F 06:30PM 09:50PM 05/06/13 05/25/13 WINP 101 LEC S 08:30AM 01:00PM | Robert Campbell | Description: This course will address and look at the interpersonal neurobiology of behavior, brain function, development and disorders. The class will follow the developmental milestones humans go through during one's lifespan and its importance in clinical practice. Students will learn how self-regulation and affect-regulation develops and is applied in both children as well as adults. Students will study and learn different theoretical perspectives of neurobiology as they relate to psychological diagnosis; how to utilize current therapeutic treatment techniques to process and understand affect regulation, attention and memory processing. During this process students will explore developmental, acute and chronic mental health disorders and how the neurological perspective of treatment is an effective form of intervention. Through behavior analysis (utilizing affect-regulation, NLP, non-verbal micro expression, motivational interviewing and written language analysis) students will explore and identify how the human body, mind and nervous system alter when an individual is in emotional dysregulation. Prerequisites: MSW students only. |
| 37490 | SWK 6810 02 | ST: Medical Social Work | Aurora - Main Campus | 3.00 | 05/06/13 05/25/13 ALUM 132 LEC TWTH 05:30PM 09:30PM | Marissa Happ | Open to MSW students only. |
| 35218 | SWK 6880 01 | T/S:Intn Youth Work-Ghana | Study Abroad | 3.00 | 05/04/13 05/04/13 ALUM 132 LEC S 09:00AM 05:00PM 05/11/13 05/26/13 TBA TBA TRV TBA TBA | Jeff Bulanda | See SWK3880-01 for additional information. |
| 35221 | SWK 6880 02 | T/S:Social Prct in Costa Rica | Study Abroad | 3.00 | 05/03/13 05/03/13 ALUM 137 LEC F 06:00PM 09:00PM 05/04/13 05/04/13 ALUM 137 LEC S 10:00AM 02:00PM 05/12/13 05/25/13 TBA TBA TRV TBA TBA | Kristen Brendel | See SWK3880-02 for additional information. |
| 35225 | SWK 6880 03 | T/S:LosAngeles Comm Serv Trip | Travel-Based Program | 3.00 | 05/10/13 05/10/13 MYER 103 LEC F 06:30PM 10:00PM 05/11/13 05/11/13 MYER 103 LEC S 08:30AM 11:00AM 05/13/13 05/25/13 TBA TBA TRV TBA TBA | Rachel Dunn | Description: This course will be an experiential learning opportunity for MSW graduate students to be exposed to the largest homeless population in the United States, which is in Los Angeles, California. This opportunity will allow students to demonstrate competent practices with the core competencies identified by EPAS 2008. Each day we will work together and provide services to homeless individuals. Students will gain knowledge by engaging in direct service, planning and administrative tasks. Students will be able to use this knowledge throughout the remainder of their academic and professional career. Students will be working with individuals who coordinate services in homeless shelters within the Los Angeles area including, Ocean Park Community Center, Midnight Mission and Shelter Partnership, Inc. Prerequisites: Consent of Instructor. Instructor: Rachel Dunn Dates:tOn-campus meeting dates/times at George Williams College: Planning meeting in April 2013; class meetings Friday, May 10, 2013 from 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. and Saturday, May 11, 2013 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Trip dates: May 13 to May 17, 2013 Special considerations: Students must be able to lift up to 30 pounds. Costs: Approximate travel costs and fees: $1100 to include airfare, lodging, ground transportation, in addition to graduate tuition of $1725. Students will be required to purchase their own meals. |
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