SOCW450N - Social Work In the Addiction Practice Setting

3 Credit(s)

Non Liberal Arts
This course offers social workers entering the addiction field understanding of the field itself, its history and professional culture within the field. Emphasis will be placed on the analysis of the role of social work within the field, introduction to skills required to work with alcoholics and addicts as well as administrative skills needed to contribute to the field’s development. This course challenges students to examine their beliefs about addiction, alcoholics, substance abusers and their families and the field of addiction treatment.

Prerequisite(s): SOCW 350L
Recommended: SOCW 352L