Field Instruction I and II require a minimum of 560 hours. Field Instruction I and II require a minimum of 560 hours. The course includes a focus on the influence of ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, and other sociocultural factors as they are encountered in the differential practice process with select problem areas. The course includes a focus on the influence of ethnicity, race, gender, sexual orientation, and other sociocultural factors as they are encountered in the differential practice process with select problem areas. Students develop an understanding of the knowledge, skills, and values in three models of group practice.
Attention is given to understanding differential group practice under conditions of diversity.
This course focuses on psychotherapeutic applications of group practice with clients who have severe chronic emotional disorders as well as group practice methodology with advocacy groups. Content includes examination of the psychosocial correlates of illness and healing, means for changing the health care systems, and the impact of health care policies on communities. This course examines the direct and indirect impact of social policies on families and children. Emphasis is placed on policy analysis for identifying and selecting between policy alternatives, political realities, and implementation of policy outcomes and decisions. Elements that influence the design, effectiveness, and acceptance of policies and issues for professional practitioners are assessed.