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COURSE PROCEDURE AND GRADING POLICY

Course Name: Interventive Methods II

Credit Hours: 3

Course Number: SWK 423

Date: Fall 2002

Instructor: Ronnie Mahler

Office No.: Classroom C118

Office Hours: TBA

SWK office: 878-5705

Attendance:

No attendance will be taken. However, it will be extremely difficult to complete the assignments and to participate in class if you are not in class.

Course Format:

Required for this class will be:

Individual case workbook

Intervention plan audio tape, process recording and written critique

Class participation

Evaluation:

Grade in the course will be based upon:

35% Assessment & Intervention Workbook

20% Examination (Midterm & Final)

10% Read assigned chapter on a practice model, provide written summary & share notes at oral class report

25% Audio tape and critique

10% Class Participation

Other Considerations:

See attached.

I. NUMBER AND TITLE: SWK 423-Interventive Methods II

II. PREREQUISITES: SWK 422

III. COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course is built on the fundamental assessment and intervention skills developed in SWK 422, Interventive Methods I. This course will focus on generalist models and strategies of intervention, resistance to change and termination. Experiential techniques are employed to aid the integration of theory and practice. Many of the videotapes, class exercises, case studies and role plays focus on the implications of cultural diversity and include application to vulnerable populations (i.e. minorities, women, the poor, people with developmental and physical disabilities, aged, children, and mental health populations, etc.)

IV. MAJOR OBJECTIVES:

1.	To become aware of the wide variety of models and techniques of intervention.
2.	To apply principles and professional values to intervention planning and implementation.
3.	To examine and understand cultural diversity issues and the needs of vulnerable populations as they impact on the intervention process.
4.	To integrate the assessment information gathered into a specific set of goals that are mutually acceptable to you and your client.
5.	To present assessment findings and intervention plans in an organized, written fashion.
6.	To possess an understanding of common elements of strategy implementation and to select the appropriate intervention for specific case plans, attending to cultural diversity as an intervention issue.
7.	To design an intervention strategy or plan for: a. an individual client from your field placement b. a group of individuals, and/or c. a target group from the community
8.	To select a method of evaluating progress toward achieving the goals selected throughout your effort at planned change.
9.	To be introduced to problems of resistance that social workers may face in practice. To be aware of resistance that clients (and systems) experience in various phases of intervention.
10.	To plan for termination and maintenance of treatment gains in case planning.

V. TOPICAL OUTLINE:

I.	Introduction and overview	Explanation of assignments, Class policies.
II.	Problem Definition Review	Hepworth et al., chs, The Helping Process; chs. 8-10 concerned with assessment; ch. 12 about foals & contracting Client Assessment paper (Workbook I)
	Defining Problem; Goals	Selecting/targeting goals- Preliminary writing (Workbook II-A)
III.	Comparative Models of inter- vention A. Psychodynamic B. Person-Centered C. Cognitive Behavioral Theory D. Other generalist social work models-- Crisis intervention, Task-centered, Case management, mediating, and Strengths	Sharf text on reserve Read assigned chapter, type summary, share with class McMahon, article "The Generalist Method of Social Work Practice" Devore & Schlesinger, ch.6
IV.	Problem-solving Model	See 423/notes Compton & Galaway (Ch.2) Handout on Model Targeting 2 goals (Workbook II-B)
V.	Goal Setting Review	Hepworth et al., Ch.12 Rhodes'Article "Contract Negotiations in Initial"Stages of Casework" Denore & Schlesinger (Ch. 7) Lum (Ch. 5, 6) Handout on characteristics of goals
VI.	Intervention Planning	Hepworth et al., Ch. 13 Sheafor, Horejsi & Horejsi, Ch. 12 Preliminary thoughts on intervention plan (Workbook III-A)
VII.	Selecting & Implementing intervention techniques	Hepworth et al., Ch. 13-16, 18 Sheafor, Horejsi & Horejsi, Chs. 12-13 Gambril, Ch.13 The Intervention Plan
VIII.	Obstacles/Resistances to Change	Hepworth et al., Chs.18 & 19 Workbook IV-A & IV-B on Resistance
IX.	Evaluation	Hepworth et al., Ch. 20 Sheafor, Horejsi & Horejsi, Ch. 14 Gambrill, Ch. 14 Workbook V: Evaluation paper
X.	Maintenance,Termination & Follow-up	Gambrill, Ch.15 Workbook VI: Termination plan

VI. TEXT AND BIBLIOGRAPHY :

Required Text: Hepworth, D. Rooney, R. and Larsen, J. (2002). Direct social work practice: Theory and skills. 6th edition. Brooks/Cole, Pacific Grove, CA.