Fall 2026 SOWK 486 Class 11 Weekly Email

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Unit Introduction and What You Will Learn

Week 11 continues our work in Week 10 Social Work Planning. This week, we will focus on cognitive distortions and how to address them, primarily in the context of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). We will also examine crisis planning. The tentative agenda is as follows:

• Talk about cognitive distortions and cognitive restructuring
• Practice with planning
• Documenting our plans
• The planning process in crisis

Learning Objectives include

• Identify and challenge common cognitive distortions.
• Apply a structured goal formulation process to client scenarios.
• Develop and document client treatment plans and progress notes.
• Utilize an 8-step crisis intervention model to assess, plan, and respond to client needs.

Unit Assignments

Attend Class

Unit Resources

We will watch a short talk by Burns (2014) during class; it’s a pretty powerful story. If you are interested in finding it later, you can see it at Feeling good - David Burns - TEDxReno. There are also handouts, Fixing Cognitive Distortions and the Goal Planning and Progress Note that we will use during class activities.

The Lecture Videos tab in the MyHeritage course is where you will be able to find class recordings.

To-Do List

Attend class