6110

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Graduate Curriculum Committee Course Proposal Form
for Courses Numbered 6000 and Higher
Note: Before completing this form, please carefully read the accompanying instructions.
Submission guidelines are posted to the GCC Web site: http://www.ecu.edu/cs-acad/gcc/index.cfm
1. Course prefix and number:
SOCW 6110
2. Date:
01/15/2013
3. Requested action:
New Course
X
Revision of Active Course
Revision & Unbanking of a Banked Course
Renumbering of an Existing Course from
from
to
#
Required
#
Elective
4. Method(s) of delivery (check all boxes that apply for both current/proposed and expected
future delivery methods within the next three years):
Current or
Proposed Delivery
Method(s):
X
X
On-campus (face to face)
Distance Course (face to face off campus)
Expected
Future Delivery
Method(s):
X
X
Online (delivery of 50% or more of the instruction is offered online)
5. Justification (must cite accreditation and/or assessment by the graduate faculty) for new course
or course revision or course renumbering:
SOCW 6110 has been revised to include the core competencies outlined by the Council
on Social Work Education (CSWE). Review by the CSWE is part of department
accreditation and the competencies are important in several program outcomes of the
department assessment plan; therefore, it is important that the core competencies be
included in this course.
6. Course description exactly as it should appear in the next catalog:
6110. Social Work Practice: Interpersonal Foundations (3) P: Graduate standing in
SOCW. Concepts, theories and methods of clinical-community social work practice with
an emphasis upon the relational nature of individual and family development and
functioning.
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7. If this is a course revision, briefly describe the requested change:
The requested change is inclusion of the competencies within the syllabus that will
provide clarity and greater alignment with CSWE’s requirements.
8. Course credit:
Lecture Hours
3
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Lab
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Studio
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Practicum
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Internship
Weekly
OR
Per Term
Credit Hours
s.h.
Other (e.g., independent study) Please explain.
s.h.
3
Total Credit Hours
s.h.
25
9. Anticipated annual student enrollment:
10. Changes in degree hours of your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
NONE
11. Affected degrees or academic programs, other than your programs:
Degree(s)/Program(s)
Changes in Degree Hours
MSW
NONE
12. Overlapping or duplication with affected units or programs:
X Not applicable
Documentation of notification to the affected academic degree programs is
attached.
13. Council for Teacher Education (CTE) approval (for courses affecting teacher education):
X Not applicable
Applicable and CTE has given their approval.
14. University Service-Learning Committee (USLC) approval:
X Not applicable
Applicable and USLC has given their approval.
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15. Statements of support:
a. Staff
Current staff is adequate
X
Additional staff is needed (describe needs in the box below):
b. Facilities
X Current facilities are adequate
Additional facilities are needed (describe needs in the box below):
c. Library
X
Initial library resources are adequate
Initial resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief explanation and an
estimate for the cost of acquisition of required initial resources):
d. Unit computer resources
X
Unit computer resources are adequate
Additional unit computer resources are needed (in the box below, give a brief
explanation and an estimate for the cost of acquisition):
e. ITCS resources
X
ITCS resources are not needed
The following ITCS resources are needed (put a check beside each need):
Mainframe computer system
Statistical services
Network connections
Computer lab for students
Software
Approval from the Director of ITCS attached
16. Course information (see: Graduate Curriculum and Program Development Manual for
instructions):
a. Possible Textbook(s) and/or readings: author(s), name, publication date, publisher, and
city/state/country. Include ISBN (when applicable).
Freedberg, S. (2009). Relational Theory for Social Work Practice: A Feminist
Perspective. New York: Routledge. ISBN 978-0789012647
Norcross, J. C . (2011). Psychotherapy relationships that work. New York: Oxford
University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-973720-8
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b. Course objectives for the course (student – centered, behavioral focus)
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the centrality of the working alliance in successful
helping relationships, including empathy and other interpersonal skills.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the mutually created nature of person and social
environment.
3. Articulate an understanding of the role of social networks in the development,
maintenance, and resolution of problems in living for individuals, families, and
small groups, and how access (or lack thereof) to networks of power and decisionmaking contributes to problems in living for individuals, families, and small groups.
4. Demonstrate critical thinking skills concerning social work practice and selfevaluation.
5. Identify social injustice (I.e. oppressive mechanisms in the larger social system and
in practice settings) when present, and understand relational aspects of justice,
injustice, and oppression.
6. Understand how to use family, group, organizational and community resources in
social work practice.
7. Understand, apply, and critically analyze basic social work values as articulated by
the NASW Code of Ethics, the International Federation of Social
Workers/International Association of Schools of Social Work Ethics in Social
Work, and one other code of ethics in a human services domain, and compare and
contrast codes of ethics.
8. Demonstrate the ability to tolerate ambiguity
9. Demonstrate a commitment to continual improvement in relevant, sustainable
services that promote client well-being.
c. Course topic outline
I. Clinical-Community Social Work from a Relational Perspective.
II. Ethics in social work practice
III. Evidence-Informed Relational capacities and common factors.
IV. Mindfulness and mentalization
V. Personal Epistemology
VI. Social Justice, sustainable services
d. Possible List of course assignments, weighting of each assignment, and
grading/evaluation system for determining a grade
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A. Professional participation : 25%
B. Video recorded interviews: 30%
C. Take-home final: 35%
D. Class participation: 10%
Possible Grading Scale
93 – 100 = A
92.99 – 85 = B
84.99 – 77= C
Below 77 = F
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