Columbia University School of Social Work
T7114 Clinical Practice with Populations, Clinical Intervention Modalities, and Professional Practice Issues
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Overview and Rationale
This second advanced clinical practice courses build on the general framework of Advanced Clinical Practice, T7113, as used to address problems in a particular field of practice. The purpose of this final course is to provide students an opportunity to consolidate and further specify their developing knowledge and skills through in-depth study of two specialized areas of clinical practice. To realize this goal, the course is structured in two seven-week segments. Each section focuses on either clinical practice with populations; clinical intervention modalities; or clinical practice and professional practice issues. |
Learning Outcomes
In this course, students will learn to . . .
- Articulate coherent, evidence-based assessment and intervention strategies for advanced clinical practice within this modality, for this professional practice issue, or with this population.
- Demonstrate advanced clinical skills related to implementing evidence-based interventions with this method or this population or professional practice issue.
- Articulate advanced understanding of the impact of diversity in practice around the course-specific issue and then translate this into suggested tasks for improving culturally competent practice.
- Identify ethical dilemmas in clinical practice within this modality, with this population, or within the context of addressing this professional practice issue.
- Identify appropriate utility and use of supervision in addressing specific clinical content covered in the course.
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Council on Social Work Education Core Competencies
This course contributes toward mastery of the following core areas of social work competency identified by the Council on Social Work Education.
Social workers . . .
- Identify as professional social workers and conduct themselves accordingly.
- Apply social work ethical principles to guide professional practice.
- Apply critical thinking to inform and communicate professional judgments.
- Engage diversity and difference in practice.
- Advance human rights and social and economic justice.
- Engage in research-informed practice and practice-informed research.
- Engage individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
- Assess individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
- Intervene with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
- Transition and terminate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities.
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Core Content Themes
Clinical Social Work Practice with Populations:
examine the boundaries of the specific population;
its problems, needs, and strengths, and implications for clinical practice;
current clinical practice issues; and,
monitoring and evaluation of the processes and outcomes of practice.
Clinical Intervention Modalities:
epidemiology and etiology of the problem;
the rationale, indications, and procedures for intervention,
standardized protocols and treatment manuals; and,
evaluation of interventions.
Clinical Social Work Practice and Professional Practice Issues:
the definition and clarification of a specific professional issue,
its relevance for different populations, and
its links with assessment and intervention.
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