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Social Work
SWK-713 Issues in Human Behavior and the Social Environment: Deaf and Hard of Hearing Populations
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This concentration course, taken in the second year, focuses on human behavior and the social environment of deaf and hard of hearing populations. The course looks at the complex interplay of psychosocial, system, and ecological forces in the life cycle development of individuals who experience deafness. The course explores forces of oppression and political and economic influences that impact the behavior, adaptation, and functioning of deaf and hard of hearing people.
Prerequisites: SWK 705 and SWK 706
Program: Social Work
Credit: 3
SWK-780
Advanced Practice Seminar
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Credits 3
SWK-783
Advanced Field Practicum…
Students in advanced year have a full block…
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SWK-792
Research Practicum II:…
This course is the second semester of the…
SWK-795
Special Topics
Grading System: letter grades only.
Credits 1-3
SWK-799
Independent Study
Independent studies enable advanced study of a topic,…
SWK-751
Practice with Deaf…
This practice course is taken in the concentration…