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Advanced Clinical Social Work Practice

General

Prefix

SW

Course Number

680

Course Level

Graduate

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

College of Health and Wellness Professions

Description

Skills to diagnose conditions in the current DSM to effectively engage in differential diagnosis and apply evidence-based clinical interventions.

Credits

Min

3

Max

3

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Describe general diagnostic criteria for common mental health disorders.

Outcome

Apply techniques for accurately differentiating between common mental health disorders.

Outcome

Apply empirically supported clinical social work interventions.

Outcome

Describe social and cultural implications of common mental health disorders.

Outcome

Develop a treatment plan as part of a multidisciplinary team.

Course Outline

Course Outline

Differential diagnosis, clinical social work interventions, cultural implications. 15% Role of theory in clinical social work practice. 6% Neurodevelopmental and neurocognitive disorders and developmental models. 8% Psychotic disorders and psychodynamic models. 12% Bipolar and related disorders. 5% Depressive disorders and cognitive behavioral models. 12% Anxiety Disorder and the mind-body connection. 10% Obsessive Compulsive and Personality Disorders. 10% Trauma and Substance Related Addictive Disorder. 10% Multidisciplinary treatment planning and endings. 12%

Dependencies

Programs

SW680 is a completion requirement for: