SW 8705:Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Service Planning

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: All MSW Foundation-Level courses.
This advanced social work practice course focuses on assessment and treatment planning. It builds upon the content of HBSE and Direct Practice foundation courses. This course will begin with a review of the DSM 5. It presents advanced clinical content related to the assessment of individuals and families. Using this advanced knowledge, the course will focus on the process of treatment planning via the linkage of individual assessment data with unique client strengths and culturally specific concerns and issues.