SOWK 645 Families & Groups: Addictions

This course teaches engagement, assessment, and intervention strategies for social work practice with families and therapeutic groups centered around addiction disorders. Students are invited to understand and apply evidence-informed theories and interventions, as well as treatment plans for social work practice with families and groups experiencing addiction disorders. Practice with families acknowledges diverse family constellations, works across the lifespan, and recognizes and responds to challenges faced by families affected by addiction. Students learn the role of therapeutic groups and how to form and facilitate them within the context of addiction disorders. Social workers understand how trauma, bias, power, privilege, and personal values and experiences may affect mental health practice with families and groups, as well as legal and ethical issues related to family and group work and addiction disorders. Prerequisite: SOWK 640.