SWK-212 |
Counseling and Communication Skills |
This course is an integrated approach to the study and practice of communication styles , communication skills , basic counseling skills and elements of professional helping relationships . The course includes exploration of the nature and dynamics of professional helping encounters , interpersonal communication , an introduction to ethics in professional helping relationships , and helping skills development . Students will apply course material through active participation in on-going , progressive skills practices with peers . |
SWK-241 |
Marriage and Family Systems |
This course will explore socio-cultural aspects of families and how they are shaped by ethnicity , sexual orientation , income , and education . Family types will be viewed through the life cycle model and will explore a variety of family forms including two-parent , single-parent , adoptive , divorced , same-sex , remarried , and step-families . Several models of family intervention will be discussed and practiced in role-play sessions . |