Office of Professional Excellence
Course Offerings
as of 6/20/2014 9:05:00 AM
| Autumn 2013 | Spring 2014 | Summer 2014 |
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 |
| 3 points. 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 |
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Autumn 2013
Section 001. 9/3/2013 - 12/10/2013. Tuesday 2:00pm-3:50pm (room 406). Heidi Horsley. Call number: 77539.
Section 002. 9/3/2013 - 12/10/2013. Tuesday 6:10pm-8:00pm (room 312). Joan Bell. Call number: 83786.
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| T6214 Social Work Practice with Families |
| 3 points. Students study the objectives and characteristics of family treatment as well as the role of the worker and techniques commonly used. Relevant concepts about family as a social system, interactional processes, social class, and role conflicts, individual psychodynamics and situational variables are examined in terms of various types of family treatment reported from practice. ASMT TRMT POPS |
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Autumn 2013
Section 001. 9/3/2013 - 12/10/2013. Tuesday 11:00am-12:50pm (room 302). Marybeth Jordan. Call number: 78445.
Section 002. 9/3/2013 - 12/10/2013. Tuesday 9:00am-10:50am (room 311). Walter Vega. Call number: 28538.
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| T6603 Developmental Aspects of Adolescence: Theoretical and Intervention Perspectives |
| 3 points. A developmental approach to adolescent psychopathology based on extensive readings and clinical discussion is studied. Subphases of adolescence and developmental deviations and implications for social work practice are also considered. DIAG ASMT TRMT POPS |
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Autumn 2013
Section 001. 9/3/2013 - 12/10/2013. Tuesday 2:00pm-3:50pm (room 1109). Ronald Feldman. Call number: 62211.
Section 002. 9/3/2013 - 12/10/2013. Tuesday 6:10pm-8:00pm (room 1109). Ronald Feldman. Call number: 60838.
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| T6604 Normal and Pathological Aspects of Childhood |
| 3 points. This course takes a developmental approach to childhood psychopathology from infancy until adolescence. Biological and environmental influences on psychopathology, current concepts in using psychopathological criteria for diagnosis, issues of co-morbidity and of continuity and discontinuity of disorders are addressed from the developmental perspective. Actual case material is used to illustrate various clinical entities and to relate them to situations confronting the social worker. DIAG ASMT TRMT POPS |
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Autumn 2013
Section 001. 9/4/2013 - 12/11/2013. Wednesday 6:10pm-8:00pm (room 312). Prudence Fisher. Call number: 62257.
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| T7302 Social Work Practice in Alcoholism and Other Chemical Dependencies |
| 3 points. 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 |
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Autumn 2013
Section 001. 9/4/2013 - 12/11/2013. Wednesday 6:10pm-8:00pm (room 301). L. McVinney. Call number: 66049.
Section 002. 9/3/2013 - 12/10/2013. Tuesday 6:10pm-8:00pm (room 305). Jeffrey Diaz. Call number: 67799.
Section 003. 9/5/2013 - 12/12/2013. Thursday 6:10pm-8:00pm (room 405). Sarah Harte. Call number: 71612.
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| T7305 Social Work Practice and Human Sexuality |
| 3 points. An introduction to human sexuality in the context of social work practice, this course prepares students to assume a significant role in helping clients to deal with issues of human sexuality. Students are encouraged to address the affective, cognitive, and clinical components of practice and to apply them in their practice. ASMT TRMT POPS |
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Autumn 2013
Section 001. 9/3/2013 - 12/10/2013. Tuesday 2:00pm-3:50pm (room 304). Eva Kant. Call number: 77898.
Section 002. 9/3/2013 - 12/10/2013. Tuesday 6:10pm-8:00pm (room 311). Lauren Taylor. Call number: 78700.
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| T7307 Social Work Practice in the AIDS Epidemic |
| 3 points. The course focuses on enabling, mediating, and advocating intervention for HIV-affected populations, and provides a unique opportunity to unite case and cause. ASMT TRMT POPS |
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Autumn 2013
Section 001. 9/3/2013 - 12/10/2013. Tuesday 2:00pm-3:50pm (room C05). Louisa Gilbert. Call number: 82597.
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| T7320 Adult Psychopathology and Pathways to Wellness |
| 3 points. Prerequisites: T7100. Designed to give students an overall view of the psychopathology demonstrated by patients with the major psychiatric conditions, this course emphasizes background information concerning concepts of diagnosis in their historical context, and current concepts using specific psychopathological criteria to reach a diagnosis as expounded by DSM IV. This course is strongly recommended for clinical students, especially Health, Mental Health, and Disabilities. DIAG ASMT TRMT POPS |
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Autumn 2013
Section 001. 9/3/2013 - 12/10/2013. Tuesday 11:00am-12:50pm (room 311). Robin Gearing. Call number: 88196.
Section 002. 9/3/2013 - 12/10/2013. Tuesday 2:00pm-3:50pm (room 311). Lorraine Pirro. Call number: 91197.
Section 003. 9/3/2013 - 12/10/2013. Tuesday 6:10pm-8:00pm (room 301). Pascale Jean-Noel. Call number: 92398.
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| T7612 Ego Psychology and Object Relations Theory |
| 3 points. The purpose of this course is to provide students with an accessible introduction to ego psychology and object relations theories and to enable them to begin to apply concepts of these theories in practice. The course reviews the development and evolution of these psychoanalytically oriented theories from the time of Freud through their contemporary conceptualizations and applications. ASMT TRMT POPS |
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Autumn 2013
Section 001. 9/3/2013 - 12/10/2013. Tuesday 9:00am-10:50am (room 1109). Arthur Lynch. Call number: 17546.
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