In addition to this course's relationship to learning practice-related skills, it is also focused on helping students be more successful in using computers in university coursework. Based upon this assessment of the level of existing skills, students will receive instruction to build upon and expand existing skills. This course also serves as a prerequisite for 860-482 Social Work Research and is a precursor for further computer instruction and usage in that course. Open to Social Work and Pre-Social Work majors only. This course presents the principles of assertiveness training, uses experiential exercises to help students learn to present themselves more assertively, and prepares students to assist others to become more assertive.
Content is focused on students who are planning a career in the helping professions.
The grief counseling content is intended for students who are planning a career in the helping professions. Instruction is given in using a number of techniques for coping with stress such as meditation, relaxation training, time management, social support systems, biofeedback, and life planning as they apply to the helping professions. This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the normal processes of physical, emotional, and socio-cultural development from infancy to young adulthood. It will enable the student to better recognize and understand common factors and needs affecting normal development and maturity and relate these to social work practice. One of these courses may be taken concurrently if all others are completed.