SW 8726 - Clinical Practice with Adolescents

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Completion of 1st year foundation MSW courses.
This course will seek to expand students’ understanding of adolescence and the social environment, to include cultural issues and systems that impact adolescents and their developement. While the course will rely on developmental, cognitive behavioral and family systems theories, additional theoretical perspectives will also be addressed. Students will be introduced to various settings in which adolescents are typically seen (schools, mental health clinics, family agencies, and in-patient/residential sites). Students will learn to apply theory to practice via case discussions and analysis, and in-class role-plays in an effort to refine their assessment and treatment skills. Special attention will be paid to issues of race, gender, ethnicity, and class, alongside the interplay between trends in teen culture and society.