SOC WK 6645: Social Work in Healthcare Settings

Course Description

This course is provides students with a framework for the practice of social work in a rapidly changing healthcare system. The course examines the role and scope of practice of the social worker within the healthcare team in various settings and on different levels of the healthcare continuum (e.g. acute in-patient care, chronic out-patient care, long-term care, community health, telehealth, and hospice.) Students will learn how to incorporate the bio-psycho-social-spiritual elements of health into assessments of persons presenting a variety of health concerns and issues. Students will learn how to develop an effective treatment plan utilizing various short-term interventions including, but not limited to: solution focused therapy, motivational interviewing, crisis intervention, and resource referral. This course will address other topics that affect social work practice including ethics, policy/organization, current use of technology, interdisciplinary treatment models, and outcome evaluation.