SWK 621 - Specialized Practice: Physical and Mental Health

Credit Hours: 3

Examines the physiological, psychological, and social components of various illnesses/conditions encountered in physical and mental health care settings. Includes the effect of these components on social functioning or rehabilitative processes, the common psychological reactions of people to treatment, the inter-disciplinary team’s respective roles and value orientations, and the impact of these on patients and their families. Explores health care policy and issues of loss and death. Emphasizes interventions specific to health-care settings versus those of traditional agencies, and to methods appropriate to interdisciplinary practice and the impact of health care on specific population groups.

Prerequisite: SWK 618
Location:
Online, Virtual Classroom