SCWK 8855 Clinical Practice with Children and Families: Assessment, Intervention, and Evidence-Based Practice

Required of Clinical Social Work students. An advanced clinical course intended to prepare students for effective practice with children, adolescents, and families. Building on foundation content, the course provides a comprehensive review of child and family development, reviews major theories and research literature concerning the evaluation and treatment of children and families, and examines how clinical social workers may effectively utilize evidence-based treatments to help youth and their families achieve their goals. Students will learn practice techniques of various evidence-based interventions.

Course overview

Department
Social Work
School
SSW
Credits
3
Level
Graduate
Offered
Every Spring,Every Summer

Catalog details

Prerequisites
SCWK7762
Corequisites
SCWK9932

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Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

3.88 / 5

Based on 782 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Carolyn Romano
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024 · Official rating 4.70/5
  • Elisabeth Sandoe
    Summer 2025, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022 · Official rating 3.56/5
  • Elizabeth Chin
    Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.60/5
  • Erin Lechter
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.64/5
  • Erin Lemire
    Spring 2026 · Official rating 3.50/5
  • Felicia Rodney-Osbourne
    Spring 2022 · Official rating 1.87/5
  • Gerelyn Baez
    Spring 2026 · Official rating 3.20/5
  • Jaclyn White
    Spring 2024, Spring 2023 · Official rating 3.23/5
  • Jenna Strauss
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.68/5
  • Jennifer Roman-Martin
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.67/5
  • Malaka Mims
    Spring 2025 · Official rating 3.29/5
  • Mirna Mejia
    Spring 2026 · Official rating 4.14/5
  • Natalie Sheehan Dias
    Spring 2024, Spring 2023 · Official rating 3.62/5
  • Rebecca Brigham
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.30/5
  • Seth Kleinman
    Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.75/5
  • Sharla Randazzo
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.45/5
  • Susan Tohn
    Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.21/5
  • Victoria Tucker
    Spring 2024, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.65/5

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