Fall 2012 Course Offerings: 14-Week Courses *All courses have been approved as advanced clinical courses that meet the requirements for the LCSW in New York State. They meet for a full semester (14 weeks) for 1 hour and 50 minutes per week. Persons who complete the course and assignments will receive credit for a full three-credit course. Registration deadline: January 09, 2012 Register for classes online >>
	January 17, 2012 - April 26, 2012
	Evidence Based Practice for Persons With Persistent Mental Health Conditions Instructor 001: Ellen Lukens, PhD, LCSW Students will develop knowledge and skills, become familiar with evidence-based practice using a recovery-oriented paradigm, and explore specific evidence-based interventions for work with individuals with a serious mental health condition. Assessment and treatment for diverse groups of individuals with a serious mental health condition are a main focus of this course.		Section: 001 Wednesday 6:10pm - 8:00pm
	Social Work Practice with Children Instructor 001 & 002: Heidi Horsley, MS, PhD Instructor 003 & 004: Joan Bell, MS Students study assessment and intervention with children and their parents; differentiation between socio-cultural, developmental, functional, and organic deviations and variations; and various techniques and skills (e.g., play, dramatization, and verbalization) that can be helpful when working with children.		Section: 001 Tuesday 2:00pm - 3:50pm Section: 002 Tuesday 4:10pm - 6:00pm Section: 003 Wednesday 4:10pm - 6:00pm Section: 004 Wednesday 6:10pm - 8:00pm
	Social Work Practice with Families Instructor 001: Peggy Lovergine, MSW Instructor 002: Susan Matorin, MS Instructor 003: Richard Johnson, MS, PhD Students study the objectives and characteristics of family treatment as well as the role of the worker and techniques commonly used. Relevant concepts about family as a social system, interactional processes, social class, and role conflicts, individual psychodynamics and situational variables are examined in terms of various types of family treatment reported from practice.		Section: 001 Tuesday 9:00am - 10:50pm Section: 002 Tuesday 9:00am - 10:50pm Section: 003 Tuesday 11:00am - 12:50pm
	Social Work Practice with Women Instructor: Faculty This course focuses on problems faced by women and the practice implications at both the direct practice and planning/administrative levels. Students will explore new approaches to practice with women in different roles and stages of live, as well as in specialized populations such as abused partners, female offenders, rape victims, and women with addictions.		Section: 001 Thursday, 6:10pm - 8:00pm
	Developmental Aspects of Adolescence: Theoretical and Intervention Perspectives  Instructor:  Ronald A. Feldman, MSW, Ph.D. This course takes a developmental approach to adolescent psychopathology based on extensive readings and clinical discussion is studied. Subphases of adolescence and developmental deviations and implications for social work practice are also considered.		Section: 001 Tuesday, 2:00pm - 3:50pm Section: 002 Tuesday, 6:10pm – 8:00pm
	Social Work Practice: Alcohol/Chemical Dependency  Instructor 001:  Andrew Hamid, PhD, LCSW Instructor 002: Kay M. Johnson , MS Instructor 004:  Donald McVinney, MSW Instructor 005 & 006: Jeffrey E. Diaz, , MSW This course deals with the scope of the problem, current theories and controversies in the field of alcoholism. Focus is placed on assessment and interventive strategies in services to individuals, families and groups. Clinical issues of denial, enabling, counter transference, along with issues of culture, staffing patterns, social work role, and resource funding, are emphasized.		Section: 001 Tuesday, 4:10pm - 6:00pm Section: 002 Wednesday, 4:10pm - 6:00pm Section: 004 Wednesday, 6:10pm - 8:00pm Section: 005 Thursday, 4:10pm - 6:00pm Section: 006 Thursday, 6:10pm - 8:00pm
	Social Work Practice with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Clients  Instructor: Dava Weinstein, MSW All social workers in all fields of practice serve clients who are gay or lesbian. Because of the negative stigma society places on gay and lesbian clients, many face numerous difficulties that require social support and intervention. Students will examine approaches to practice with gay men and lesbians in different roles and stages of life as well as in specialized populations such as gay and lesbian adolescents, parents, and older adults.		Section: 001 Tuesday, 2:00pm - 3:50pm
	Spirituality and Social Work Practice  Instructor 001: Mary Ragan, PhD, LCSW Instructor 002: Frederick Streets The experience and impact of spirituality and religion in the lives of individuals, families, groups, communities, and organizations in our society will be examined. Practice within a context of diverse populations will be addressed. Attention will be given to different approaches to spirituality and to plural religious perspectives.		Section: 001 Wednesday, 4:10pm - 6:00pm Section: 002 Thursday, 4:10pm – 6:00pm
	Social Work Practice With Battered Women  Instructor 001: Beth A. Silverman-Yam, DSW, LCSW Instructor 003: Ovita Williams, LCSW Students examine the issue of violence against women in families. The demographics of the population, theories of domestic violence, crisis intervention, and short- and longterm clinical issues will be examined, as will service modalities for women victims and survivors, batterers, and their children.		Section: 001 Tuesday, 4:10pm - 6:00pm Section: 002 Tuesday, 9:00pm – 10:50pm
	Human Sexuality  Instructor 001 & 002: Eva Kant, LCSW Instructor 003 & 005: Lauren Taylor, MSW Instructor 004: Leslie Weisner, LCSW An examination of human sexuality in the context of social work practice, this course prepares students to assume a significant role in helping clients to deal with issues of human sexuality. The student is encouraged to address the affective, cognitive, and clinical components of practice and to apply them in their practice.		Section: 001 Tuesday, 2:00pm - 3:50pm Section: 002 Tuesday, 4:10pm - 6:00pm Section: 003 Wednesday, 6:10pm - 8:00pm Section: 004 Tuesday, 4:10pm - 6:00pm Section: 005 Tuesday, 6:10pm - 8:00pm
	Introduction to Ego Psychology and Object Relations Theory Instructor 001 & 002: Arthur Lynch, DSW The purpose of this course is to provide students with an accessible introduction to ego psychology and object relations theories and to enable them to begin to apply concepts of these theories in practice. The course reviews the development and evolution of these psychoanalytically oriented theories from the time of Freud through their contemporary conceptualizations and applications.		Section: 001 Tuesday, 9:00am – 10:50am Section: 002 Tuesday, 2:00pm – 3:50pm
	Adult Psychopathology and Pathway to Wellness Instructor 001: Lorraine M. Pirro, MSW Instructor 003: Pascale Jean-Noel, MSW Designed to give students an overall view of the psychopathology demonstrated by patients with the major psychiatric conditions, this course emphasizes background information concerning concepts of diagnosis in their historical context, and current concepts using specific psychopathological criteria to reach a diagnosis as expounded by DSM IV.		Section: 001 Tuesday 4:10 - 6:00pm Section: 003 Tuesday 6:10 - 8:00pm

Please Note - Courses Below are Seven Week Courses

T7114 Clinical Practice with Populations, Clinical Intervention Modalities, and Professional Practice Issues
This course builds on the general framework of Advanced Clinical Practice (T7113) to address problems in a particular field of practice. Students select two seven-week mini-courses in which they consolidate their developing knowledge and skills through in-depth study of service delivery to specific client populations, the application of specific intervention methods, or selected clinical practice issues. Topics are updated annually to reflect new developments in clinical practice.

T7114 course descriptions can be found here >>
http://www.socialwork.columbia.edu/students/2011-1/7114descriptions.html

First Seven Weeks:      1/17/12 - 2/28/12

Section:001 Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Instructor: Kathleen F. Clougherty
Tuesdays, 9:00-10:50am

Section:003 LGBTQ Individuals and Couples
Instructor: Jamie Greenfield, MSW
Tuesdays, 11:00am-12:50pm

Section:004 Sexual Violence
Instructor: Bonne E. Glass, MSW
Tuesdays, 11:00am-12:50pm

Section:005 Life-threatening Illness
Instructor: Mary E. Sormanti, MSW, PhD
Tuesdays, 11:00am-12:50pm

Section:007 Loss, Grief, and Bereavement
Instructor: Mary E. Sormanti, MSW, PhD
Tuesdays, 2:00-3:50pm

Section: 008 Motivational Interviewing
Instructor: Andrew Hamid, MSW, PhD
Tuesdays, 2:00-3:50pm

Section: 009 Complicated Grief Treatment
Instructor: Katherine Shear, MD
Tuesdays, 2:00-3:50pm

Section: 011 Motivational Interviewing
Instructor: L.D. McVinney
Tuesdays, 6:10-8:00pm

Section: 012 Theory and Treatment of Suicidal Behavior
Instructors: Dana Alonzo, PhD & Robin Gearing, MSW, PhD
Wednesdays, 10:00am-11:50pm

Section: 013 Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Instructor: Andre M. Ivanoff, MSW, PhD
Wednesdays, 2:00 – 3:50pm

Section: 014 Theory and Treatment of Suicidal Behavior
Instructor: Andre M. Ivanoff, MSW, PhD
Wednesdays, 4:10 – 6:00pm

Second 7 Weeks 3/6/12 – 4/24/12

Section: 015 Social Work with Latino Populations
Instructor: Leopoldo Cabassa, MSW, PhD
Tuesdays, 9:00am-10:50am

Section:016 Interpersonal Psychotherapy
Instructor: Kathleen F. Clougherty, MSW
Tuesdays, 9:00am-10:50am

Section:017 LGBTQ Individuals and Couples
Instructor: Jamie Greenfield, MSW
Tuesdays,11:00am-12:50pm

Section:018 Life-threatening Illness
Instructor: Mary E. Sormanti, MSW, PhD
Tuesdays,11:00am-12:50pm

Section:019 HIV Prevention for Couples (EBI)
Instructor: Susan Witte, MSW, Ph.D.
Tuesdays, 11:00am-12:50pm

Section:020 Loss, Grief and Bereavement
Instructor: Mary E. Sormanti, MSW, DSW
Tuesdays, 2:00-3:50pm

Section: 021 Complicated Grief Treatment
Instructor: Katherine Shear, MD
Tuesdays, 2:00 – 3:50pm

Section: 022 Motivational Interviewing
Instructor: Andrew Hamid, MSW, PhD
Tuesdays, 2:00 – 3:50pm

Section: 023 Motivational Interviewing
Instructor: L.D. McVinney, MSW
Tuesdays, 6:10 – 8:00pm

Section:024 Theory and Treatment of Suicidal Behavior
Instructors: Dana Alonzo, PhD & Robin Gearing, MSW, PhD
Wednesdays, 10:00 – 11:50am

Section:026 Child Sexual abuse
Instructor: Erica L. Smith, LCSW, PhD
Wednesdays, 6:10pm-8:00pm

Section:027 Clinical Practice with Couples
Instructor: Sue K. Simring, MSW, DSW
Tuesdays, 11:00am-12:50pm

Registration
Our course offerings are exclusively for CUSSW alumni. The cost for each 14-week, 3-credit course is $990 and includes registration fees. Courses begin on the week of January 17 and end the week of April 26. Please note that seats are limited for each course. Early registration is encouraged.

To register contact:
Sheryl Sodohoue
Office of the Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs
Office of Professional Excellence
212.851.2324 / sns14@columbia.edu
OR
Register for classes online