SOWK 334 - Social Work with Families

Institution:

Viterbo University

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Description:

3 Cr. This course provides an overview of social work practice with families. Using a family systems and family life cycle perspective, diversity in families will be examined. The dynamics of families experiencing a wide variety of life challenges such as divorce, remarriage, family violence, caring for aging parents, or homosexual family life and social work interventions with these family issues will be explored. Students will have the opportunity to refl ect on their own family for the purpose of better understanding family dynamics from a nonjudgmental perspective. Prerequisite: 210 or PSYC 100 or 171 or SOCL 125 or 210. Restricted to students with sophomore standing or higher.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.viterbo.edu

Phone Number:

(608) 796-3000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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