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Fall Electives offered by SSW

Soc W 538 - Community-Engaged Empowerment Praxis: Arts and Cultural Interventions
Soc W 546 - Addressing Trauma and Recovery in Multigenerational Advanced Practice
Soc W 558 - Gender and Sexuality
Soc W 582 - Interpersonal Violence
Soc W 586 - Policy Advocacy: Local
Soc W 593 - Social Work Practice with Adults with Substance Use Disorders
Soc W 596A/B - Attachment Theory and Practice Across the Lifespan
Soc W 596C/D- Biological Aspects of Aging
Soc W 596E/F - Practice with Muslim Clients
Soc W 596G - Surveying (De) Carceral #Wellbeing Social Work and Clinical Sociology Seminar

Soc W 538 - Community-Engaged Empowerment Praxis: Arts and Cultural Interventions (3 cr, C/NC grading)

Instructor: Carrie Lanza

Thursdays, 8:30-11:20 AM. Online synchronous.

SLN: 23775 (no add code required for UW graduate students and UW junior and senior undergrads)

For students who have an in-person class scheduled immediately following, Social Work B014 is reserved for use from 8:30-11:20 so students can attend from on campus so they can attend their 11:30 class in-person. Also, other spaces are available for reservation - SCOUT is the best option for finding spots where you can attend online classes on campus.

Open to all graduate students and Junior and Senior Undergrads at this time (9/4) without an add code. All others may request an add code through the waitlist.

This remote class will explore arts and cultural practices as fundamental tools for creating interventions grounded in the pro-social, strengths-based, client/community-centered principles of empowerment practice. We will explore the histories, theoretical frameworks, practice modalities of and evidence base for the efficacy of arts and cultural work in social work and health promotion interventions at the micro, mezzo and macro levels. We will do this through a pluriversal lens- meaning “a world in which many worlds are possible” from evidence-based practice to liberatory frameworks.

Soc W 546 - Addressing Trauma and Recovery in Multi-generational Advanced Practice (3 cr, standard grading)

Instructor: Wendy Lustbader

Fridays; 9:30-4:20 on September 26, October 17, November 7, December 5. Will be remote, synchronous.

This is primarily a class for EDP students but there are a few spots for DAY students, if they can make the Friday schedule work. Students will not be admitted if they have a conflicting class for any of the dates. DAY students will have the option to take this class in Spring quarter on the DAY schedule. DAY 1 and EDP 1 students not eligible. EDP weekend students who would like to take this class but have a conflict with the required Soc W 505 may submit a waitlist request to take 505 on the evening schedule. The waitlist opens at 7pm on 8/6.

Section A is the DAY section (SLN: 21546) and is open to all DAY students without an add code at 7:30pm on 7/31, as space allows.
Section B is the EDP section (SLN: 21547)

Multigenerational perspective on clinical interventions for various traumas: childhood sexual abuse, battering at any age, chemically dependent parents, elders with abusive adult children, and a range of losses throughout the lifespan. Recover process explicated in terms of family strengths across generations and through state-of-the-art techniques for healing trauma.

Soc W 558 - Gender and Sexuality (3 cr, standard grading)

Instructor: Scott Winn
Saturdays; 9:30-4:20 on October 4, October 25, November 15, December 6. Will be in-person.

- Section A is the DAY section (SLN: 21549) and is open to all DAY 2 students without an add code at 7:30pm on 7/31, as space allows.
- Section B is the EDP section (SLN: 21550)

Please note students will not be approved to take multiple Saturdays electives due to the time overlap. Please do not ask to do so, as all requests will be denied.

Anti-oppression focus on social work practice with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, two-spirit, intersexed, and queer communities. Emphasizes cultural, social, and political context within which such practice occurs as well as an examination of the diversity and heterogeneity within these communities. Enhances students' micro and macro practice skills.

Soc W 582 - Interpersonal Violence (3 cr, standard grading)

Instructor: Kata Issari
Saturdays; 9:30am-4:20 PM on October 4, October 18, November 15, December 6. Will be in-person.

Section A is the DAY section (SLN: 23691) and is open to all DAY 2 students without an add code at 7:30pm on 7/31, as space allows.
Section B is the EDP section (SLN: 23705). No EDP 1s.

Soc W 586 - Policy Advocacy: Local (1 cr, C/NC)

Instructor: Seferiana Day

SLN: 32694 for all students
Thursdays; 11:30am-2:20pm on 9/25, 10/9, 10/23, 11/6, 11/20. In person.

Open to all UW graduate students at this time without an add code.

Course description will be posted here when available. Priority to APP and CCIP students until August 6th.

Soc W 593A/B - Social Work Practice with Adults with Substance Use Disorders (3 cr, standard grading)

Instructor: Ron Jackson
Saturdays; synchronous 10:00-11:30 AM on September 27, October 11, November 1, November 22. Rest of dates primarily remote/asynchronous.

This is primarily a class for EDP students but there are a few spots for DAY students, if they can make the schedule work. Students will not be admitted if they have a conflicting class for any of the dates. DAY students will have the option to take this class in Spring quarter on the DAY schedule. DAY 1 and EDP 1 students not eligible. Please note students will not be approved to take both Saturdays electives due to the time overlap. Please do not ask to do so, as all requests will be denied

Section A is the DAY section (SLN: 21555) and is open to all DAY 2 students without an add code at 7:30pm on 7/31, as space allows.
Section B is the EDP section (SLN: 21556)

This course is intended to provide the practitioner with advanced knowledge and skills in the assessment and treatment of adult chemically dependent clients. By the end of the course, the student will have acquired the following knowledge and skills

understand commonly held psychological perspectives of alcohol/drug dependent individuals and those who are questioning their use;
appreciate the ways in which alcohol/drug abuse impact the familial, occupational, and social contexts in which the dependent individual exists;
become skillful in conducting clinical assessments using appropriate tools and data sources (e.g., client self-report, collateral information from family members, friends, employers, health professionals, and referral sources);
be sensitive to the function of denial, rationalization, and enabling social system interactions in obscuring data and obstructing valid interpretation of the meaning and consequences of behavior;
be knowledgeable about the physiological aspects of overdose, tolerance, withdrawal, and other adverse effects on health in relation to the treatment process;
be knowledgeable about the use of medications in treatment;
be skillful in employing an individualized approach, based on cognitive-behavioral theory, to alcohol/drug abuse counseling with adults;
be skillful in teaching clients about the relapse process, assessing one's relapse risk, and developing effective cognitive and behavioral responses to relapse vulnerability;
be sensitive to and skillful in dealing with the obstacles to effective alcohol/drug abuse counseling, including non-compliance with treatment expectations;
understand the means through which effective clinicians in this field of practice maintain personal and professional balance;
be familiar with community treatment resources and modalities, including support groups;
be knowledgeable about the long-term process of overcoming dependence.
identify and endorse fundamental social work values and ethical standards pertinent to the treatment of addictive disorders
be knowledgeable of unique assessment and treatment issues pertaining to diverse populations (women and men, younger and older, people of color, the homeless, gay men and lesbians)

Soc W 596 - Attachment Theory and Practice Across the Lifespan (3 cr, standard grading)

Instructor: Alice Ryan
Thursdays; 6:00-8:50pm, will be in-person.

Soc W 596A - EDP section (SLN: 21557)
Soc W 596B - Day section (SLN: 21558) and is open to all DAY 2 students without an add code at 7:30pm on 7/31, as space allows.

Attachment theory focuses on the development of close human relationships beginning at childbirth. This course will discuss the features, dynamics, and phases of attachment from the first relationships between children and their birth and/or adoptive parents and early caregivers, to relationships in adolescence, early adulthood, and older adult life. The course will examine the literature and research on attachment theory and its efficacious applications in social work practice.

Soc W 596C/D - Biological Aspects of Aging (3 cr, standard grading)

Instructor: Barbara Cochrane
Asynchronous, online learning

Soc W 596C (SLN: 21559) - EDP section even though you can't see title yet in Time Schedule
Soc W 596D (SLN: 21560) - DAY section and is open to all DAY 2 students without an add code at 7:30pm on 7/31, as space allows.
Note - this course isn't set up in a way that students can take both this course and either of the other 596 courses. We will get this fixed, but, for now, register for the 596 that is most important to you.

This course features introductory material on the physical aspects of human aging, focusing on the body’s biological systems, such as cardiovascular, neurological, musculoskeletal and sensory, among others. This overview of the function of each biological system will give you a foundation for understanding the normal changes of aging, as well as health changes that may not be “biologically normal” but are seen more often in older people. We’ll cover theoretical, contextual and health promotion perspectives on these health changes and their potential impact on a person’s daily function and quality of life.

Note: This course is for students earning the Certificate in Gerontology. Other students may submit a waitlist request to enroll on a space available basis when the waitlist opens on August 6th at 7pm.

Soc W 596E/F - Practice with Muslim Clients (3 cr)

Instructors: Haneen Ahmad and Aisha Qadri
Thursday 6:00-8:50 PM
Course modality: In person

Soc W 596E (SLN: 23698) - EDP section - open to all EDP students without an add code
Soc W 596F (SLN: 23706) - DAY section open to all UW graduate students without an add code. Undergraduates may request an add code through the waitlist.

This master’s course provides students with an understanding of the cultural, social, and religious dynamics of Muslim families and communities. It aims to equip social work students with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively engage and support Muslim clients, addressing their unique needs and challenges.

Soc W 596G/Soc Wf 495R - Surveying (De) Carceral #Wellbeing Social Work and Clinical Sociology Seminar (1-2 credits, C/NC)

Instructor: Khalfani Mwamba, mwambak@uw.edu
Fridays, 1-2:20pm (9/26, 10/10, 10/24, 11/7, 11/21, 12/5)

Credits:

Undergrads should register for Soc Wf 495R (SLN: 23739)
Graduate students should register for Soc W 596G (SLN: 23783)
No add code should be needed.
One credit for students meeting in-person on the Fridays above (location TBA)
Two credits for students who want to meet weekly on the dates above AND virtually on all other Fridays, same time.
SUDEALS Students need to register for 2 credits and meet weekly.

This elective course will meet every other week throughout fall, winter and spring quarters and will address the following themes:

What is Racism? (Fall)
What is Antiracism? (Winter)
What are my first career, antiracist, interprofessional practice priorities? (Spring)

Course activities will including reading text(s) along with supportive article-reading, reflection-writing, dialogue and 1-3 projects. Students enrolled in more credits will be engaging more into these learning activities. If you have questions about how many credits you should register for, please reach out to the instructor at mwambak@uw.edu. The expectation is that students will enroll in all three quarters.