Social Work
SSWO 650: Trauma Informed Theory/Practice
This course will prepare students to become practitioners and leaders versed in Adverse Childhood Experiences, resiliency, historical and intergenerational trauma, and trauma-informed theory. Students will explore these trauma-informed principles and apply them on micro and macro levels through a focus…
Social Work
SSWO 657: SW Practice w/ Military & Family
This course examines how social, political, and contextual factors influence mental health, psychosocial, and behavioral outcomes and treatment-seeking behaviors among military personnel, veterans, and their families. Students will examine the military from a variety of perspectives, including its background and…
Social Work
SSWO 670: Grief, Loss, Death & Dying in Social Work
An interdisciplinary course on death and dying, we will explore the death system, funerals, economic considerations of death, care of the dying and the bereaved of all ages, psychological dynamics dealing with the death, and ultimate questions in relationship to…
Social Work
SSWO 673: Social Work and the Law
This course is designed to introduce students to the various components of law and how the exchanges between legal professionals and a social worker coincide when an individual, family, or group is faced with legal issues. It provides an introductory…
Certificate
SSWO 685: Comm Organizing/Comm Building
This course presents content about the theory and practice of community organizing. Community organizing is a means of bringing people together to address problematic social conditions such as health inequities. As a purposeful collective effort, organizing requires sound analytical, political,…
Certificate
WRKS: Best Strategies for Multilingual Learners
This workshop is designed to provide educators with a toolkit of research-based strategies that can be used to meet the needs of multilingual learners. The workshop will be tailored to meet the needs of educators of all grade levels and…
Certificate
WRKS: Building Strong Teacher-Student Relationships: Ice-Breakers and Initiatives
This workshop is designed to provide educators with a toolkit of fun and engaging ice-breakers and initiatives that can easily be adapted for use with students of any age. Ice-breakers help set the tone and help teachers take on that…
Certificate
WRKS: Designing an Executive Functions (EF) Literate Classroom
This workshop is designed to assist teachers in re-imagining a classroom structure that supports students in developing executive functions, identifying barriers to academic success and brainstorming solutions.
Certificate
WRKS: Digital Storytelling
This workshop is designed to provide teachers with tools to embellish and deepen traditional storytelling using digital media. Participants will use workflows that promote creativity and engagement, develop flexible, creative problem-solving skills, teach students to use rigor in written expression,…
Certificate
WRKS: Why Offer Underwater Robotics for your Students
This workshop is designed to show educators how to launch an underwater robotics program and will highlight the benefits of doing so for students, the school, and the community. Participants will be shown how former students have built remote-operated vehicles…