SOWK 435 Social Work in the Military

SOWK 435, Social Work in the Military, is an important course for social work students interested in engaging with the military population. The military population includes those who currently serve or have served, and their families. Knowledge of military culture, problems unique to the military, and strategies for helping military affiliated individuals, couples, families, and groups will be explored in this course.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (2)

The student will complete 2 Discussions in this course. The student will post one thread of at least 250-300 words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Thursday day of the assigned Module. The student must then post 2 replies of at least 100-125 words by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of the assigned Module. For each thread, students must demonstrate course-related knowledge, integrate at least 1 biblical principle, and include 2 scholarly references in APA format. Each reply must incorporate at least 1 scholarly citation in APA format. Any sources cited must have been published within the last five years. Acceptable sources include the textbook, the Bible, and other scholarly sources.

Movie and Research Paper Assignment

You must explore the film from a social work perspective while exploring the impact of the characters’ military service. You must include content from each of their 3 Infographic assignments including assessing the common conditions, military family/social supports, and transition/reintegration plans. Other areas to consider exploring include: deployments, trauma, substance abuse, suicide, traumatic brain injury, and homelessness.

Information in this Movie and Research Paper Assignment should be very organized with well-constructed paragraphs: Minimum 5 and maximum 6 full pages of the body, not including title and reference pages, APA-7 format including cover page, reference page, in-text, and headers; at least 5 references within the past 5 years excluding the textbook and the Bible; written in third person containing no personal reflection. 

After selecting a movie, you will evaluate the character’s life prior to service, during service, and after service.

• • An introduction providing a brief overview of the movie and a conclusion including their assessment on how accurate they felt the movie was in portraying the life of a service member based on the student’s research.
  • Information provided about life prior to military service and include 1 source to support observation of the character’s life prior to the military or at beginning of military service.
  • At least 2 sources related to their assessment of the character’s behavior during or post-military service.
  • At least 3 specific services, resources, or treatment modalities (types of therapy) a social worker could explore as support to the character and their family.  
  • 1 policy change within the past 5 years that have impacted veterans and/or their families.

Infographic Assignments (3)

In preparation for the Movie and Research Paper, the student will complete 3 Infographic Assignments in this course each exploring one of the following topics: common challenges facing service members, the military family, military reintegration and transitions. Each assignment must be 1 page long and include a reference page on a second page with a minimum of 3 scholarly resources published within the last 5 years and in APA formatting. Each assignment must contain the definition of the topic, the impact, 1 policy or proposed policy to address the need, and 3 resources available to the service member and/or their family with at least 1 being non-profit and 1 federally-funded.

Quizzes (6)

Each module without an exam will have a 5-question quiz based on that week’s readings. Students will have 30 minutes to complete the quiz for that module.

Exams (2)

The Quiz: Midterm covers textbook readings assigned in Module 1: Week 1 – Module 4: Week 4, and the Quiz: Final covers textbook readings assigned in Module 5: Week 5 – Module 8: Week 8. Each exam will be open-book/open-notes, contain 50 multiple-choice, true/false, and short answer questions, and will have a 1 hour and 30 minute time limit.