SW 475 is an extended application of practical experience within a social service agency. Restricted to senior Social Work Majors. Criminal Justice and Social Work will be required to take 24 s.h. of practicum. Courses may be used to satisfy certain general education requirements. This course provides students with an experience in a human service agency through 120 hours of volunteer service.
Students meet regularly to share information about their respective placements.
This is a second placement for the student at a different setting. This course is an overview of the law, the legal system, the hearing process and the role of social workers in the legal arena. This is the final of the practice courses designed to prepare students as generalist practitioners able to provide services to client systems at all levels. The focus of this course is on the evaluation and termination processes of planned change, crisis intervention and macro skills of intervention. Offered each semester.