SW 3900. Social Work Methods, Values, and Ethics (3) 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. Prerequisites: SW SS1010, 2100,2200 and formal admittance to the sodal work program. (May be taken prior to or concurrently with SW 3910.) SW 3910. Social Work Practice I (3) An intensive knowledge-based generalist course concentrating on micro social work intervention skills combining ledure and hands- on experiences. Prerequisite: Formal admittance to the sodal work program. (May be taken prior to or concurrently with SW 3900.) SW 3920. Social Work Practice II (3) A generalist course direded 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 4860.) SW 3930. Social Work Practice III (3) A generalist course designed to illustrate the prindples, concepts and techniques of planned change in macro settings including institutions, organizations, and communities. (Must be taken concurrently with SW 3920.) SW4150. DSM TV-TR (3) This elective course is designed to familiarize the sodal 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 pradice and research. SW 4220. Societal Responses to Aging (3) F This course is designed to cover aspects of retirement relating to job change or discontinuance. The processes, events, sodal roles, and phases of life will presented. Cross-listed with GERT 4220. SW 4250. Medical Social Work (3) This dective course explores the process and dynamics of the provision of sodal work services within the medical service delivery system. SW 4500. Interventions for Populations at Risk (3) 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 (2-4) This elective course is designed to accommodate special topic areas in Social Work practice. (Maximum hours toward graduation 4.) SW 4650. Retirement: Adjustment/Planning (3) Sp This course is designed to cover aspects of retirement relating to job change or discontinuance. The processes, events, sodal roles, and phases of life will presented. Cross-listed with GERT 4650. SW 4800. Projects and Research (1-3) This elective course allows for supervised projeds and primary research in various areas of social work. Limited to senior students. Repeatable for a maximum of 3 credit hours. Prerequisite: Consent of department chair and instrudor. SW 4810. Experimental Courses (2-3) This elective course is designed to accommodate new courses under an experimental format. SW 4830. Directed Readings (1-3) This elective course is an individual readings for seniors who are majoring in social work. Repeatable for a maximum of 4 credit hours. Permission must be obtained from the instructor. Students are required to complete a minimum of 1000 pages of seleded readings per class hour requested for credit. 411 SW 4860. Social Service Field Experience I (4) This fidd practice course requires a minimum of 200 hours of supervised field service in an approved social service agency. The emphasis is to indude micro, mezzo, and macro practice opportunities. Prerequisite: SW 3200 and SW/GERT 3500. Formal admittance to Fidd Experience required. (Must be taken concurrently with SW 3920 and 3930.) SW 4861. Social Service Field Experience II (4) This field practice course requires a minimum of 200 hours of supervised field service in an approved sodal service agency. The emphasis is to include micro, mezzo, and macro practice opportunities. Prerequisites: SW 3700, SW 4860, GERT/PSY/SOC 3600. (To be taken concurrently with SW 4990.) SW 4890. Cooperative Work Experience (1-3) This TBA elective course provides opportunity for students to earn academic credits for on-the-job experiences. Prerequisites: SW 3910 and consent of department chair and instructor. SW 4920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes, and Special Programs (2-4) Consult the semester dass schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized for these elective courses will appear on the student transcript. SW 4990. Social Work Senior Seminar (2) This course requires preparation and discussion of social work concepts and topics, and information and techniques in obtaining a job and selecting a graduate school. Prerequisite: SW 4860. (Must be taken concurrently with SW 4861.) Gerontology Uerontology is the multi-disdplinary study of the processes of aging from conception to death with special focus on the later life cycle and the problems associated with aging and the aged in sodety Individuals working in the field of aging need a broad range of knowledge that transcends a single academic disdpline. The Gerontology Program at Weber State University is designed to: (1) provide preparation for employment in both the private and public sedor induding working with senior dtizen centers, nutrition programs, housing projects, long-term care facilities, state and local aging programs, Hospice, research, senior volunteer programs, job services, retirement pknning and other age-rdated employment; (2) provide continuing education for job enrichment and preparation for persons already in the aging employment sedor through consultation, workshops and academic courses to enhance career opportunities; (3) provide general education courses designed to assist students in understanding and dealing with older persons within their family and sodety at large; (4) encourage students to go directly into aging employment and/or to seek graduate degrees in gerontology or related fields leading to positions in national, regional and local aging network sectors. GERONTOLOGY MAJOR BACHELOR'S DEGREE (BS} » Program Prerequisite: Not required. » Minor: Required. » Grade Requirements: A grade of "C" or better is required in all courses used toward the major (a grade of "C-" is not acceptable) in addition to an overall GPA for Gerontology courses of 2.5 or higher. Also rder to the general grade requirements for graduation on page 38. » Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation; a minimum of 31 of these is required within the major. A total of 40 upper division credit hours is required for graduation from Weber State University (courses numbered 3000 and above); 19-28 of these are required within the major. General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Engaged Learning 8 Interdisciplinary OUR/CBL HNRS/BIS ESL LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science 8 Technology AUSV/ATTC CMT CEET/EE CS MFET/ETM MET DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE Arts 8 Humanities MPC/MENG COMM ENGL FL MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business 8 Econ MBA MACC/MTAX ACTG BS AD/FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MSAT/MED CHF AT/HLTH NUTR/PEP/REC HPHP COURSES ATHL/PE EDUC Heaifh Professions MHA/MSN MSRS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM MLS NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS/ASTR ZOOL Social & Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS/PHIL PSY SW/GERT SOC/ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2011-2012 Catalog