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Social Work Practice with Older Adults University of Nebraska at Omaha 1.0 Course Description Information 1.1 Catalog Description: This service-learning course in the advanced social work practice curriculum focuses on micro- and macro-level practice skills essential to effective social work practice with older adults, including clinical interventions that focus on individuals and small groups as well as community practice skills that involve social marketing and community organizing, networking, and collaborating with community professionals. 1.2 Prerequisites of the course: SOWK 8220 1.3 Overview of content and purpose of the course: The purpose of this course is to examine aging and the interaction of the biological, psychological, emotional, spiritual, social, economic, and environmental factors within a systems framework. Utilizing a service-learning pedagogy, the course focuses on micro- and macro-level practice skills essential to effective social work practice with older adults in a variety of settings. Theories of aging and models of intervention will be discussed, practiced, and critiqued as well as ethical implications in relation to diversity and populations at risk. Focusing on a strengths-based perspective, this course provides a variety of viewpoints and case examples of best practice with older adults and their families. This course incorporates a service-learning component that engages students with older adults individually and in small groups to complete life review/reminiscence projects with low-income older adults residing and interacting in a variety of settings (e.g., adult day care, assisted living, senior housing). This service-learning project involves student’s use of social work skills that focus on individuals and small groups as well as networking and collaborating with community professionals. 1.4 For whom the course is intended: This course is intended for graduate students working on their MSW degree. This c