| Course ID: | SOWK 7250E. 3 hours. |
| Course Title: | Behavioral Intervention Methods |
Course
Description: | Behavioral social work is intended to provide the student with
the conceptual foundations of contemporary operant, respondent,
and social learning theories, and a review of behavioral
interventions that have been shown to be effective in the
treatment of specific psychosocial problems. |
| Oasis Title: | Behavioral Intervention Method |
| Duplicate Credit: | Not open to students with credit in SOWK 7250 |
| Nontraditional Format: | This course will be taught 95% or more online. |
| Pre or Corequisite: | SOWK 7203 |
Semester Course
Offered: | Offered spring and summer semester every year. |
| Grading System: | A-F (Traditional) |
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| Course Objectives: | 1. Students will acquire familiarity with and ability to use the
concepts comprising contemporary behavioral theory, including
respondent, operant, and social learning theories.
2. Students will acquire the ability to assess and conceptualize
particular client problems in terms of social learning theory
variables for a diverse client population.
3. Students will develop the ability to consult and evaluate the
empirically-based practice research literature to aid in the
selection of appropriate interventions.
4. Students will be able to describe empirically supported
procedures used in behavioral social work interventions for
specific clinical problems, and to provide a coherent
theoretical rationale for these methods. |
| Topical Outline: | • Overview and history of behavioral theories
o Classical conditioning
o Operant learning
o Social learning theory
• Myths, fit with social work values, ethical issues, and
diversity
• Behavioral assessment
• Behavioral treatment planning
• Basic principles of cognitive behavioral therapy
• Cognitive assessment and formulation
• Cognitive restructuring
• Behavioral treatment of depression
• Behavioral treatment of generalized anxiety disorder
• Behavioral treatment of anxiety disorders – panic,
agoraphobia, and phobias
• “Third-Wave” behavioral therapies |