SWK 604 - Health Care Settings Credits: 3

Extends and elaborates the advanced generalist approach to social work practice to a special field of practice. Introduces the social worker’s role in health care and the policy issues that impact on practice. Focuses on four content areas: 1) what the social worker’s role is in various health care settings; 2) historic and current policy that affect health care services; 3) current research in various health care related issues, e.g. living wills and AIDS and 4) international models of care. The special field is studied through the examination of curricular areas: human behavior, practice, policy, and services, research and special populations.

Prerequisite(s): SWK 531 or SWK 601 (may be taken concurrently)