Instructor Class Description

Time Schedule:

• Spring Quarter 2006
• Summer Quarter 2006
• Autumn Quarter 2006

Roger Alan Roffman
SOC W 566
Seattle Campus

Health and Mental Health Methods

Focus on a variety of specialized social work practice roles in such health and mental health fields as addiction and grief and loss. Emphasis is given to advanced skills and knowledge for specialized expertise. Offered: WSp.

Class Description

Social Work Practice with Chemically Dependent Adults: Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches

Prerequisite: Introductory alcohol/drugs course. This course covers: (1) incorporating alcohol/drug content in generic social work assessments of new clients; (2) delivering a brief (“check-up”) intervention to clients who are ambivalent about their alcohol/drug use; (3) conducting an in-depth alcohol/drug assessment; and (4) using cognitive-behavioral skills in counseling chemically dependent adults.

Recommended preparation

Class Assignments and Grading

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