Description: A graduate internship during the concentration year at an approved community agency, designed to relate social work theory to practice under professional supervision. Fall semester. All students registered fro SWO 654 must also register for either SWO 603 or SWO 651 to take concurrently. Cr 4.5.

Description: This course is designed to facilitate the acquisition of practice skills specific to in-depth biopsychosocial assessment. Assessment is viewed as the process of understanding a person in order to formulate a practice approach rather than a fixed descriptive category. This course relies heavily upon theories presented in SWO 502 and SWO 552. This course is designed to facilitate the acquisition of practice skills for in-depth biopsychosocial assessment within the advanced social work practice curriculum. Knowledge development and skill building for assessment and diagnosis, and the use of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) are covered in this course. Consideration of persons within a cultural context is emphasized throughout. Cr 3.

Description: In lieu of SWO 652, students may apply to the Research Sequence Curriculum Committee for permission to take the Thesis Option. This option provides structure and assistance to students wishing to complete a formal thesis rather than a research project. Upon completion, the student will present a verbal summary of the thesis at a formal thesis defense meeting. This option may be especially attractive for those students contemplating advanced doctoral-level education in social work or in other social sciences. Cr 6.

Description: This is an individualized course of study, during the concentration year, on some aspect of social work or social welfare to be selected as a result of consultation between a student and a faculty member. Cr 1-3.