678 College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (ENGL 2010 or equivalent). (It is recommended that this course be taken concurrently with SW 3700 and/or SW >o .) SW 3900 - Social Work Methods, Values, and Ethics Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [lst Blk] An ecological system and generalist approach to social work practice methods. Content is germane to various systems and subsystems typically implicated in problems encountered by social workers. A study of values and ethics will assist the social worker to understand the proprieties of professional practice. Prerequisite: SW 1010 , SW 2100 , SW 2200 and formal admittance to the social work program. (May be taken prior to or concurrently with SW 3910 .) SW 3910 - Social Work Practice I Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [2nd Blk] An intensive knowledge-based generalist course concentrating on micro social work intervention skills combining lecture and hands-on experiences. Prerequisite: Formal admittance to the social work program. (May be taken prior to or concurrently with SW 3900 .) SW 3920 - Social Work Practice II Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [lst Blk] A generalist course directed at understanding and demonstrating the principles, concepts and techniques of planned change in mezzo settings including families and small groups. Prerequisite: SW 3910 . (Must be taken concurrently with SW 3930 and SW 4860 .) SW 3930 - Social Work Practice III Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [2nd Blk] A generalist course designed to illustrate the principles, concepts and techniques of planned change in macro settings including institutions, organizations, and communities. (Must be taken concurrently with SW 3920 .) SW 4140 - Perspectives on Drug Use and Substance Abuse Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] This course examines drug use and substance abuse across the lifespan and addresses issues such as prevention, treatment, and public policy as they affect and relate to individuals, groups, families, organizations, and communities. Course material draws on current research, theory, and practice experience. SW 4150 - DSM IV-TR Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [Full Sem] This elective course is designed to familiarize the social work student with the Diagnostic Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM IV-TR classification). The DSM IV-TR provides the practitioner with a systematic diagnostic tool for practice and research. SW 4220 - Societal Responses to Aging Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] This course is designed to cover aspects of retirement relating to job change or discontinuance. The processes, events, social roles, and phases of life will presented. Cross-listed with GERT 4220 . SW 4250 - Medical Social Work Credits: (3) Typically taught: Summer [Full Sem] This elective course explores the process and dynamics of the provision of social work services within the medical service delivery system. SW 4500 - Interventions for Populations at Risk Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] Summer [Full Sem, lst Blk] A course designed to study populations at risk with an emphasis on women and people of color. Interventions to alleviate conditions of human suffering are stressed. Prerequisite: SW 3910. SW 4600 - Social Work in Special Settings Credits: (2-4) This elective course is designed to accommodate special topic areas in Social Work practice. May be repeated once for a maximum of 4 credits. SW 4650 - Retirement: Adjustment/Planning Credits: (3) Typically taught: SSpring[2ndBlk] This course is designed to cover aspects of retirement relating to job change or discontinuance. The processes, events, social roles, and phases of life will presented. Cross-listed with GERT 4650. Weber State University 2013-2014 Catalog