2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin - NMU Bulletin

SW 495 Special Topics in Social Work 1-4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: Junior standing and instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Review of a topic of relevance to social work. The content varies according to expertise of the faculty member. Notes: May be repeated if topic differs.

SW 481 Senior Field Placement II 4 cr.

• Offered: Winter
• Graded: S/U
• Prerequisites: SW 480 and concurrent enrollment in SW 474, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Continuation of SW 480.

SW 480 Senior Field Placement I 4 cr.

• Offered: Fall
• Graded: S/U
• Prerequisites: Bachelor of Social Work program admission, 2.50 grade point average and concurrent enrollment in SW 470, junior standing or instructor's permission. Application deadline for following fall: February 1.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Practice skill instruction provided through university-arranged placements in social work agencies. Emphasizes demonstration of skill mastery through agency-supervised practice experience of 15-20 hours per week.

SW 474 Integrative Seminar II 2 cr.

• Offered: Winter
• Prerequisites: Bachelor of social work program admission, SW 331, SW 370, SW 372, SW 473 and SW 480. Taken concurrently with SW 481, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Capstone seminar focusing on personal strengths in a professional role as a social worker. Individual field experiences are shared and discussed with an emphasis on differing roles and responsibilities in professional practice. Students assemble a professional portfolio integrating learning experiences in areas designated by the Council on Social Work Education.

SW 473 Integrative Seminar I 2 cr.

• Offered: Fall
• Prerequisites: Bachelor of social work program admission, SW 331, SW 370 and SW 372. Taken concurrently with SW 480, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Integration of field education experiences with an emphasis on the values and ethics of generalist social work practice. Specific topics will include role conflicts, values clarification and ethical practice concerns of beginning generalist social work practitioners with an emphasis on self evaluation. Individual field experiences will be shared and regularly discussed.

SW 472 Social Work Practice with Diverse Populations 4 cr.

• Offered: Fall
• Co-requisites: SW 480 or SW 481.
• Prerequisites: Junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

The study of the impact of race, class and gender on the delivery of social services. The course emphasizes learning to work cross-culturally from a solution-focused, strengths perspective. Students will develop a multicultural perspective and multicultural competencies.

SW 440 Social Work Policy Analysis 4 cr.

• Offered: Winter
• Prerequisites: SW 341, social work major or social welfare minor.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

The study of the impact of social policy at the local, state and national levels on the development, implementation and delivery of social/health services in fields of practice where social workers are employed. Emphasis will be placed on current policy changes directly impacting clients, practitioners, agencies and their communities.

SW 417 Social Work in Mental Health 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: BSW program admission, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

An elective course that deals with social work functions within psychiatric settings. This course will include theoretical concepts, yet is designed for practical social work applications. Three distinct social work involvement stages will be addressed: preadmission/admission screening procedures, interdisciplinary treatment team planning and discharge planning. Both community-based and institutional care will be emphasized.

SW 415 Prevention of Substance Use Disorders 4 cr.  (4-0-0)

• Offered: Winter
• Prerequisites: Junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Perspectives on conceptualizing substance use, misuse and addiction are explored in a variety of historical, cultural and global contexts.  Emphasis is placed on understanding the reasons for problematic substance use and social constructs that contribute to substance use.  A variety of prevention tools are explored throughout the course, as well as social policies that perpetuate and conversely, prevent substance use.

SW 411 Social Work in the Health Fields 4 cr.

• Offered: Contact department for information
• Prerequisites: Bachelor of Social Work program admission, junior standing or instructor's permission.
• Bulletin Year: 2022 - 2023 Undergraduate Bulletin | View the current NMU Catalog.

Examination of the role of social work in relation to health care services. Considers social policy issues associated with health services and the application of social work practice principles to a variety of case situations, such as adolescent pregnancy and terminal illness.