<p>Lecture, two and one half hours; outside study, nine hours. Corequisite: required social work practicum. Advanced-level, critical analysis of major intervention approaches—individual, family, group, and environmental—to treating substance abuse and dependency. Specific attention to skills and self-awareness to integrate biological, psychological, and social factors in assessing and intervening with substance-using clients and target populations. S/U or letter grading.</p>

Social Welfare

At the convergence of social work, urban planning, and policymaking, the school identifies and develops emerging areas of research and teaching, cultivating leaders and change agents who advance solutions to society’s most pressing problems.

Meyer and Renee Luskin School of Public Affairs

The program prepares leaders for the profession of social work, and develops the empirical base for all facets of practice.

General Catalog

Advanced Social Work Practice: Substance Abuse Intervention

SOCWLF231G

4 units