SOWK 6059 - Advanced Therapeutic Interventions

3 Credits (Minimum) 3 Credits (Maximum)

This course supports students in gaining advanced clinical skills to use in therapeutic interventions. Each week, we will explore practical tools for advancing your skills as a social work therapist from active listening to using mindfulness techniques. The course will support applied knowledge in counseling techniques, psychodynamic psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), family therapy, motivational interviewing (MI) and narrative therapy. Students will learn these evidence-based interventions and then apply the different therapy modalities to case vignettes to actively practice these advanced therapeutic interventions. Clinical evaluation will be covered, with an emphasis on skills for evaluating the outcomes of clinical interventions. The course will conclude with a focus on building an integrative practice that involves selecting techniques from different therapeutic orientations to best support your client(s), including using cultural adaptations. Prer., Graduate Social Work students only.