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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SCWK 250 and SCWK 270 and SCWK 320 This course is a continuation of SCWK 320 and examines human development from adolescence through old age. Either semester.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Six credits in behavioral sciences or health In the United States and abroad, population aging is one of the most critical challenges facing national and local governments, business, social institutions, communities and families. This course will focus on issues and concepts in the field of aging with the goal of providing an overview of key elements of gerontological competency in social work. We will cover the normal physical, psychological, social and cognitive changes in latter life and examine the services and programs available to older persons and their families.
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3.00 Credits
Students will learn to conceptualize personal and interpersonal phenomena from a family systems perspective, to think in terms of circular rather than linear causality and to recognize patterns and sequences. Major theoretical family systems approaches will be presented, as well as basic intervention techniques. Offered once annually.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Social Work Program; completion of SCWK 250; and completion of SCWK 270 and SCWK 320; SCWK 320 may be taken concurrently This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the basic knowledge, skills and values essential to entry-level generalist social work practice. The focus will be on the application of social work knowledge and values and the development of interviewing skills as they relate to relationship building, data collection and assessment of client systems. In addition to the two-and-a-half-hour lecture weekly, the course incorporates a 90-hour field placement.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SCWK 250 and SCWK 270; or consent of instructor This course follows the development of social welfare institutions and the societal response to human service needs. There is discussion of poverty and its effects on oppressed groups with special emphasis on African-Americans, Latino-speaking, women and the aged. Students are helped to analyze social policy. Either semester.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Junior standing or above or consent of instructor This course will offer students a first-hand, supervised cross cultural travel and study experience from a historical and social perspective of social problems in the country they visit. Students will participate in lecture, site visits, research and other academic experiences, including pre and post-travel activities, as appropriate. Topics focus on historical development of world cultures, practices, beliefs and response to social problems. This course is interdisciplinary in nature, drawing upon, for example, visual and performing arts, religious traditions, political organization, economic development, social and family life. This course is repeatable for credit for different countries. (CGCL; CSOC)
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide students with a foundation of descriptive and inferential statistics. It prepares students to be knowledgeable consumers of social research and to do further work in statistics and research methodology. (CQUR)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Nine hours in behavioral sciences This course aids students in developing a beginning framework for assessing and working with adolescents. This framework is broadly integrative, addressing biological, psychological, social and cultural variables. The course considers the complex transactions between individuals and their environments, especially the social welfare system. It also addresses the impact of trauma on adolescent development and the specific needs of emotionally traumatized adolescents. Offered once annually.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SCWK 250 and SCWK 270; and SCWK 375 or equivalent This course is designed to help social work students develop an understanding of social research methods and to equip them with the tools to measure the effectiveness of their practice and the quality of the services provided by human service agencies. The ethics, politics and utility of social research methods in all aspects of social work practice are explored. Particular emphasis is placed on research methods and applications unique to social work such as single-subject design studies and human services program evaluation. (Formerly SCWK 440)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Six hours/credits in psychology or sociology This course will introduce the student to the many ways in which child sexual abuse affects a young child and family. Beginning with a brief historical overview of sexual abuse of children and our society’s response to it, we will examine theoretical models for understanding abuse. The course will address the ways in which sexual abuse impacts the development of infants, toddlers and adolescents, and will include a discussion on treatment approaches for social workers and other practitioners. Offered once annually.
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