Overview
Description
Building on generalist practice knowledge & skills, course examines advanced theories of health promotion, policy, evidence-based practice skills relevant to working with diverse populations, health care settings.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Junior or Senior standing
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Junior or Senior standing.
Units
Lecture1
Discussion Recitation2
Catalog Details
Restrictions
Junior or Senior standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- recognize and discuss the important role of the social work profession and its function in health care setting within a changing context.
- apply advanced theoretical knowledge for helping a diverse clientele in a variety of health care contexts and settings.
- discuss health policies and health care systems, and how they relate to diversity, social and economic justice, and vulnerable populations.
- examine the multidimensional nature of illness and its interactions with biological, psychological, social, and spiritual factors in cause, course, and outcome.
- demonstrate practice skills needed in collaborative and interdisciplinary teams.