Sep 23, 2024  
2023-2024 Graduate Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SWK 687 - Medical Social Work


Credits: 3

This purpose of this elective course is to orient social workers and other healthcare professionals to the diversity of practice in healthcare settings. The content of this course allows examination of current healthcare organizational structures, technologies, and governmental policies. Actual cases will be used to educate students about the potential barriers that persons and/or society may face in obtaining adequate health care services. Students will increase their understanding about the roles, skills, interventions, and community resources that are needed for the professional social worker and/or other healthcare professional(s) to provide quality services to clients in the healthcare arena.