SW8452: Core Concepts in Clinical Social Work Practice

The purpose of this course is to prepare students to understand how the interpersonal approach provides a foundation for clinical social work. Building on knowledge and skills identified in ?Assessment and Engagement in Clinical Social Work,? this course moves to intervention planning, focusing on strategies that are effective and culturally informed, collaborative with the client, and based on the clinician?s understanding of how change will be facilitated and evaluated across various treatment models. Engagement skills will be expanded to help students understand and observe interpersonal processes that contribute to positive client alliance and positive intervention outcomes. The course will discuss the process of developing and maintaining an effective cross-cultural treatment alliance. Emphasis will also be placed on the development of self-knowledge and skills in self-reflective processes necessary to understand and address interpersonal process dynamics.

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