MSW 650 - Social Work Seminar

This course enhances the student’s experience in their specialized field practicum and offers additional guidance on the integration of the NASW Code of Ethics into direct work with clients, policies that influence practice in the field agencies, and social work clinical interventions. The role of MSW supervision and preparation for professional practice, cultural humility, self-care and reflective practice will all be emphasized. Integrating knowledge, values, and skills from the curriculum with the field experience is a key focus. Students will use journals, case presentations, process recordings, and presentations to demonstrate the integration of the knowledge, values, skills, cognitive and affective processes. Semester Credit Hours: 2.00 Contact Hours: 30/0/0/30 Prerequisites: MSW 600 Clinical Social Work Theory and Practice, MSW 610 Clinical Social Work Interventions and MSW 620 Psychosocial Assessment and Clinical Diagnosis. Corequisites: MSW 655 Specialized Social Work Field Practicum I.