SOC 360 - Child Welfare Services

Institution:

King's College - Pennsylvania

Subject:

Sociology

Description:

A survey of the child welfare system, including foster care, adoptions, child abuse and neglect, school social services, institutional care, and ju-venile probation. To help focus the course on current issues, each student will investigate a child welfare agency and give an oral presentation. There will also be news analyses of current events related to child welfare. An important part of this course involves service learning through volunteer work at a social work agency. Prerequisites: SOC 101 or consent of the instructor.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.kings.edu

Phone Number:

(570) 208-5900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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