SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORKSocial Work in Medical SettingsCourse DescriptionCourse ObjectivesTeaching MethodsRequired and Recommended Texts and MaterialsStudent Performance EvaluationDue 10/903Due 9/25/03Graduate StudentsClass PoliciesSpecial Accommodations for Students with a DisabilityCourse ScheduleAssignmentsResearch Paper – undergraduate students - \(Due Panel Presentation \(Presentations will be prese`THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK Social Work in Medical Settings Course Number: SW 360K(U) Instructor’s Name: Nancy Sheppard, LMSW-ACP SW 387R13(G) Unique Number: 63425 (G) Phone Numbers: office#- (512) 324-8025 63250 (U) cell # - (512) 289-0487 Semester: Fall, 2003 E-mail: [email protected] Meeting Time/Place: SSW 2.122 Office Hours: By appointment and by Thursdays e-mail 5:30 – 8:30 I. Course Description This course focuses on social work practice in healthcare settings with a biopsychosocial perspective. The systemic complexities of healthcare delivery will be examined in various settings including inpatient, outpatient, clinics, home care agencies, and institutional care. Major themes of the course include clinical issues related to the consequences and reactions to illness, change and adaptation, grief and loss, values and ethical dilemmas, diversity, economic justice in health care, the aging population, and populations at risk. Social work practice is explored in the context of medical illness, current health delivery systems, the impact of rapid technological advances, and cost control measures in today’s health care settings. II. Course Objectives Upon completion of this course the student will be able to: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the historical significance of social work in medical settings and explore the current range of opportunities for practice. 2. Demonstrate an understanding of contemporary health care issues related to policy, patient rights, access, and cost containment measures, particularly as related to the ethics and values of the social work profession. 3. Demonstrate and understanding of the nature of illness, its multidimensional aspects and the systemic interrelationship between environmental, social, psychological, and biological factors in its cause, course and outcome. 4. Demonstrate an understanding of the clinical dimensions of clinical practice in the context of health care and multidisciplinary collaboration. 5. Demonstrate an understanding of the impact that major technological advances have had on health care delivery, controversial health care methods, preventive medicine and quality of health care. 6. Demonstrate an understanding of health care issues as they relate to cultural diversity, older and disadvantaged populations, and gender issues. III. Teaching Methods This course is designed to include a variety of teaching methodologies to achieve the expectation of Learning actives will include readings, writings, discussions, lectures, speakers, videos and community experience exercises. This course is designed to include a variety of teaching methodologies to achieve the expectation 1of student mastery of A variety of methods will be incorporated, including: lectures, guest speakers, class discussions, videos, student presentations and community observations. IV. Required and Recommended Texts and Materials Required Texts: Davidson, K.W. & Clarke, S.S. (1990). Social Work in Health Care A Handbook for Practice. Part One. New York: The Haworth Press, Inc. Davidson, K.W. & Clarke, S.S. (1990). Social Work in Health Care A Handbook for Practice. Part One. New York: The Haworth Press, Inc. Required Readings: A course packet (Sheppard) is available for purchase by enrolled students at Abel’s Copies located at 715 D W. 23rd St. (512) 472-5353. V. Course Requirements: Student Performance Evaluation For written and oral assignments, instructions regarding these assignments will be handed out in class well in advance of the assignment due dates. Undergraduate Students 1. Group Presentation 50% • Panel presentations will be presented during the last 5 class sessions 2. Research Paper 20% Due 10/903 3. Reaction Papers 15% • #1 – Medical Social Worker Interview Due 9/25/03 • #2 - Support Group attendance Due 10/30/03 4. Class Participation 15% • Assigned Reading Questions • Class participation Graduate Students 1. Group Presentation 50% • Panel presentations will be presented during the last 5 class sessions 22. Research Paper and Journal Review “Theory and Practice in the Healthcare Setting” 20% Due 10/9/03 3. Reaction Papers 15% • #1 – Medical Social Worker Interview Due 9/25/03 • #2 - Support Group attendance Due 10/30/03 4. Class Participation 15% • Assigned Reading Questions • Class participation VI. Class Policies 1. Students are expected to attend class sessions regularly and to participate in an interactive framework between collegiate students and instructor. Students are expected to complete the readings prior to class and should be well prepared to participate in discussions and experiential learning assignments. Failure to attend class and demonstrate through discussions that one has comprehended the readings will be considered in assigning the final grade. Punctuality is an important professional practice. Class will begin promptly at 5:30. Students should make every effort to arrive on time. Late arriving students are disruptive to the class process. If student is going to be late to class, efforts should be made to contact the instructor in advance. Chronic tardiness may be a factor in the determination of the final course grade. Students will be allowed one (1) unexcused absence (freebie). Role will be taken each class period. If a student misses more than the allotted one freebie, the instructor reserves the right to lower that student’s final grade by one point for each class missed beyond the one freebie. If a student is going to be absent, efforts should be made to contact the instructor in advance. Students are responsible for any material missed due to absences. 2. Except in the case of extended emergencies, and then only with the permission of the instructors, late assignments will not be accepted without penalty. Students are expected to turn in