SLWK 4521 - Advanced Social Work Skills in Child Intervention

Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Lecture
This advanced skills course will further develop the student’s social work skills with an emphasis on Child Intervention practice. The course explores assessment and case planning for complex cases such as child abuse, sexual abuse, and other forms of child maltreatment. Students will learn forensic approaches to data gathering and recording, developing case plans, and presenting evidence to the court. The course will consider working with resistance, safety planning, and the appropriate use of power in protecting children and family members. This course will also consider the role of the court systems in the practice of child intervention.

Prerequisite(s): A grade of C or higher in SLWK 3397 and SLWK 4515.
Corequisite(s): SLWK 4597
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