SW 6042 - Advanced Practice II in Health: Clinical Approaches

This, the second of two Advanced Practice classes, will build upon the 1st semester class by facilitating student development of the clinical direct practice skills/approaches that address the health/illness issues presented in the first semester class. The course will provide advanced training in assessment and treatment. Treatment approaches will include: Brief and Solution-Focused Therapies; Grief Therapy; Life Review/Reminiscence; Structural Family and Family Systems approaches with illness; complementary approaches (including Logotherapy, touch, guided imagery); and models for group treatment - Caregiver Support, Illness Groups (such as cancer survivor, diabetes, MS). Attention will also be given to discharge planning as a clinical intervention. The course will also prepare students in the use of high-risk screening tools for care management in diverse settings.