Columbia University School of Social Work Office of Professional Excellence—Course Directory
 
Columbia School of Social Work
Office of Professional Excellence
Course Offerings
as of 12/13/2019 7:46:50 AM
Autumn 2018 | Spring 2019 | Summer 2019
New York State LCSW Content Areas
Codes following course descriptions indicate the New York State LCSW content area(s) satisfied by the course. Courses without codes do not satisfy any of the content areas.
For more information see General Information on LMSW and LCSW Licensing in New York State and the List of Courses Meeting LCSW Requirements.
DIAG DSM, diagnosis
ASMT Assessment in clincial social work process
TRMT Clincial social work treatment
POPS Clinical social work practice with general and special populations
T6205 Social Work Practice with Children
(Prerequisite: T7100 Foundations of Social Work Practice.) 3 points. 45 contact hours (continuing education units/CEUs). Students study assessment and intervention with children and their parents; differentiation between socio-cultural, developmental, functional, and organic deviations and variations; and various techniques and skills (e.g., play, dramatization, and verbalization) that can be helpful when working with children.   DIAG ASMT TRMT POPS 
 

Summer 2019
Section 001. 5/29/2019 - 7/31/2019. Wednesday 5:00pm-7:30pm (room 301). SILVIA ESPINAL. Call number: 27193.

 
T7302 Social Work Practice in Alcoholism and Other Chemical Dependencies
3 points. 45 contact hours (continuing education units/CEUs). This course deals with the scope of the problem, current theories and controversies in the field of alcoholism. Focus is placed on assessment and interventive strategies in services to individuals, families and groups. Clinical issues of denial, enabling, and countertransference, along with issues of culture, staffing patterns, social work role, and resource funding, are emphasized.   DIAG ASMT TRMT POPS 
 

Summer 2019
Section D02. 5/28/2019 - 7/30/2019. ONLINE COURSE. Tuesday 1:00pm-3:00pm (room TBA). Armin Richard J Baier. Call number: 12096.

 
T7311 Social Work Practice and Domestic Violence
(Prerequisite: T7100 Foundations of Social Work Practice.) 3 points. 45 contact hours (continuing education units/CEUs). Students examine the issue of violence against women in families. The demographics of the population, theories of domestic violence, crisis intervention, and short- and long-term clinical issues will be examined, as will service modalities for women victims and survivors, batterers, and their children.   ASMT TRMT POPS 
 

Summer 2019
Section D01. 5/29/2019 - 7/31/2019. ONLINE COURSE. Wednesday 1:00pm-3:00pm (room TBA). Danette Wilson Gonzales. Call number: 30836.