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 3/11/2016 8:53:28 AM
Summer 2015 | Autumn 2015 | Spring 2016
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
T6214 Social Work Practice with Families
(Prerequisite: T7100 Foundations of Social Work Practice.) 3 points. 45 contact hours. 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 
 

Summer 2015
Section 001. 5/26/2015 - 7/30/2015. Thursday 9:15am-11:45am (room 405). Walter Vega. Call number: 12746.

 
T7302 Social Work Practice in Alcoholism and Other Chemical Dependencies
3 points. 45 contact hours. 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 2015
Section 001. 5/26/2015 - 7/2/2015. Monday Wednesday 7:15pm-9:30pm (room 404). Andrew Hamid. Call number: 81754.

 
T7311 Social Work Practice and Domestic Violence
(Prerequisite: T7100 Foundations of Social Work Practice.) 3 points. 45 contact hours. 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 2015
Section 001. 5/26/2015 - 7/2/2015. Tuesday Thursday 7:15pm-9:30pm (room TBA). Lisa Haileselassie. Call number: 96696. Canceled.

 
T7320 Adult Psychopathology and Pathways to Wellness
(Prerequisite: T7100 Foundations of Social Work Practice.) 3 points. 45 contact hours. 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 
 

Summer 2015
Section 001. 5/26/2015 - 7/2/2015. Tuesday Thursday 7:15pm-9:30pm (room 406). Robin Gearing. Call number: 60029.