The Advanced Social Work Practice specialization curriculum in Glenwood Springs, CO will prepare you to practice across a continuum of services at micro, mezzo and macro levels with a wide range of populations and settings to meet the needs of your community. The specialization emphasizes culturally responsive practice needed for the increasing diversity in communities locally and nationally.
To see a full list of course descriptions, view the GSSW bulletin. The minimum credits required for the Master of Social Work degree are 81 for Western Colorado MSW students and 54 for Western Colorado Advanced-Standing MSW students. The specialization curriculum is made up of 45 credits, and the rest is comprised of the foundation curriculum. The table below shows a list of required and elective class offerings for the Advanced Social Work Practice specialization.
Area Requirements
Courses
Theory (3 credits required)
SOWK 4320: Family Systems Theories for Social Work Practices
SOWK 4345: Intersections of Mental Health, Substance Use and, Trauma
SOWK 4370: Community and Organizational Change: Theory for Practice
Assessment (3 credits required)
SOWK 4338: Assessment of Mental Health Across the Lifespan
SOWK 4752: Trauma Informed Assessment and Interventions
Engage & Intervene With Organizations & Communities (3 credits required)
SOWK 4202: Creating a Regenerative Future
SOWK 4205: Contemporary Ecological Justice Issues and Social Work Practice
SOWK 4340: Leadership and Supervision Skills
SOWK 4535: Planning & Program Development
SOWK 4759: Global Cultural Perspectives: Ethical Considerations
Engage & Intervene With Individuals, Family & Groups (3 credits required)
SOWK 4245: Restorative Approaches in Social Work Practice
SOWK 4401: Integrated Health Care: Models and Practice
SOWK 4418: Child Welfare Practice
SOWK 4430: Substance Use Interventions
SOWK 4700: Solution Focused Brief Therapy
SOWK 4715: School Social Work Interventions
SOWK 4723: Social Work Practice in Health
SOWK 4730: Cognitive Behavioral Therapies
SOWK 4784: Suicide Assessment and Interventions
Policy & Advocacy Skills (3 credits required)
SOWK 4600: Child Welfare History & Policies
SOWK 4635: Immigration Policies and Services
SOWK 4640: Mental Health and Substance Use Policies
SOWK 4655: Mental Health and Health Care Policy
Evaluation & Research Skills (3 credits required
SOWK 4900: Methods for Evaluating Practice and Programs
Values (3 credits required)
SOWK 4235: Disproportionality and Disparities Across Systems: The Impact on Children and Youth
SOWK 4390: Cultural and Linguistic Competency in Integrated
SOWK 4545: Social Work Practice with LGBTQIA Communities
SOWK 4641: An Introduction to Prison-Industrial Complex
SOWK 4643: Digital Justice in Social Work
SOWK 4742: Disability Studies
SOWK 4757: Social Work and Latino/a Cultures: An Intensive Practice and Spanish Immersion Course
SOWK 4758: Social Work in Kenya: Context, Conservation, Empowerment
SOWK 4762: Bosnia in Transition: The Social Work Response
SOWK 4763: Social Work and Social Justice in South Africa
SOWK 4766: Women's and Children's Rights in India
SOWK 4790: Human Sexuality
Internship (12-15 credits)
SOWK 4970: Specialization field internship
Electives (12 credits required)
All Concentration level SOWK courses that do not meet the above requirements count towards Concentration Curriculum Electives. See Course Description section for list of all Concentration Curriculum courses.
