SW 797 (01) - Special Topics in Social Welfare

SpcTop/Medical Social Work

Durham   Health & Human Services :: Social Work
Online Course Delivery Method: Online Asynchronous
Credits: 4.0
Term: January 2024 - January Term - online (12/27/2023 - 01/19/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:   10  
CRN: 30100
Seminar for advanced majors cross-listed with SW 897. Topics may include: alcohol and alcoholism, drugs and chemical dependency, income maintenance, health care, child welfare, aging, mental health, or developmental disabilities or study travel experiences. May be repeated for different topics.
Section Comments: Medical Social Work
Repeat Rule: May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits.
Cross listed with : SW 897.01
Only listed classes in section: Junior, Senior
Attributes: Online (no campus visits), EUNH
Instructors: BoRin Kim

Times & Locations

Start Date End Date Days Time Location
12/27/2023 1/19/2024 Hours Arranged ONLINE
Additional Course Details: 

Medical social workers work in various healthcare settings including hospitals, community health centers, nursing care facilities, school nursing offices, and outpatient facilities. This new course provides students with a conceptual, ethical, and practice framework for social work in healthcare. Specifically, this course will address an overview of the US healthcare system, knowledge and theoretical foundations of social work in healthcare settings, health care social work practice skills and competencies, and social work practice in various healthcare settings! There will be opportunities to interview current medical social workers and including many of our UNH Social Work Alumni!