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Sep 01, 2024
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SW 655 - Social Work With People Who Have Intellectual and Developmental Disability 3 Credit(s)
This course is intended to increase social workers’ capacities to work effectively with individuals who have intellectual and developmental disability (IDD). The course increases participants’ understanding of many of the issues relating to people who have developmental disability and who exhibit challenging behaviors. Students examine these issues through the lenses of positive approaches and explore person-centered planning, autism spectrum disorders, understanding the impact of trauma on individuals with IDD, and working effectively with psychiatric needs.
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