SOWK7565: Micro Practice: Brief Therapy and Crisis Intervention with Individuals

Class Program
Credits 3

This course is focused on social work practice skills in brief therapy and crisis intervention with individuals. Students will explore the history of mental health theory, including psychodynamic theory, psychoanalysis, and humanism. Students will learn therapeutic assessment, intervention, and evaluation tools for brief therapy intervention using behavioral and post-modern mental health theories. Students will also explore current strategies for crisis intervention and trauma-informed care.