Description
This class will ideally be preparatory to agency internship/field experience. The course covers aspects of client management and treatment planning, including screening, intake, assessment, and referral procedures. There will be review of client support systems and issues in counseling special populations, review of legal, ethical and professional growth issues for the counselor, and examination of state services and treatment trends and programming-related issues, particularly in the fields of addictions counseling and social work. Prerequisite: SOWK/PSYC 352 or SOWK332.