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3.00 Credits
3 credits This introductory course in social welfare policy focuses on four major themes: the development of social work as a profession; the emergence of social welfare institutions in the United States; the experience of oppressed populations in the United States; and the changing role of government in the provision of social welfare. These themes are examined with an emphasis on the philosophical, economic, social, and political forces that shaped the development of social work and social welfare in the United States. The course covers the period of time from the postbellum or Reconstruction era to the present.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisite: SWK 500. This course develops the student’s ability to analyze, design, and enact social policies based on an understanding of the factors that contribute to the existence of contemporary social problems, especially economic and social inequality and the oppression of specific population groups. The course focuses on: frameworks for social policy analysis and development; conceptualizing; defining, and developing solutions to social problems, the relationship between social constructions of the problems of oppressed groups and the “realities” of their conditions; major political perspectives on the role of government in redressing inequality; the role of social movements in defining and reducing social problems; and how social workers can contribute to the achievement of social justice in the United States
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This is the first of two courses that stresses critical thinking in regard to theoretical perspectives on human behavior. The course presents the bio-psycho-social perspective with a particular emphasis on multiculturalism. This is followed by an exploration of the various social systems that impact human behavior. This exploration includes an analysis of a variety of theories and application to the social systems students address in practice. The course introduces theories about and perspectives on the human life span and begins a discussion of the life cycle, which is continued in SWK 511, covering conception through middle childhood.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisite: SWK 510. This course builds on the foundations acquired in SWK 510 and continues with a multicultural perspective on the human life cycle. It begins with a brief review of the theoretical perspectives covered in SWK 510. It introduces ego psychology and functional and dysfunctional ego mechanisms as well as providing an exploration of concepts relating to stress and coping. It continues the discussion of the human life span in SWK 510 in the context of social systems and relevant theory. The period beginning with adolescence and ending with death is examined.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Corequisite: SWK 690 or 590. This practice course provides foundation knowledge within the context of a generalist intervention model. Knowledge, values and skills for social work practice at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels will be taught from an integrative practice framework. Students will be introduced to social work values, theoretical concepts, and interventive activities common to all social work practice methods.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisite: SWK 520. Corequisite: SWK 691 or SWK 591. This course focuses on the theories and skills necessary for social work practice with individuals, families, groups, and communities as a means of enhancing role performance and social functioning. The development of skills in facilitating the interaction of client systems and environments is emphasized using a systems perspective in relation to problem solving. Crisis intervention, ego support, linking clients to resources, and alleviation of environmental stressors are considered. The small group and groups as representative of communities are examined as vehicles of growth, goal attainment, and empowerment.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisite or corequisite: SWK 500. This course emphasizes the systematic nature of oppression and the responsibility of social workers to engage in the struggle for social justice and human rights. The meaning and implications of related concepts such as discrimination based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, class, disability, and aging are discussed. In addition to professional literature, there is an emphasis on experiential learning, encouraging students to get in touch with their own oppression and the biases they have toward others. Students gain an understanding of the practice principles and skills needed to be effective as change agents with diverse populations at the micro, mezzo, and macro level.
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3.00 Credits
I3 credits Prerequisite or corequisite: SWK 500. This course provides students with the basic tools needed to understand and participate in social work research. It integrates material from epistemology, research design, data collection, management, and analysis into a coherent view of the social research process. The purpose of this course is to prepare professional social workers who understand the means necessary to contribute to the formal development of the profession’s knowledge base and are able to participate meaningfully in the research process to expand it. This includes preparing students to use empirical evidence to guide their professional practice, to evaluate their own practice, and to evaluate social service programs in which they work.
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4.00 Credits
III4 credits Corequisite: SWK 520. This course is the first half of a year-long field instruction internship completed during the senior year of the B.S.W. program. The field instruction internship provides the experiential component of social work education in which students work directly with clients in a social agency under professional social work supervision. There is an emphasis on developing foundation skills for work with individuals, families, groups, and communities. Students are expected to complete a minimum of 400 hours of internship during SWK 590 and 591.
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4.00 Credits
IV4 credits Prerequisite: SWK 590. Corequisite: SWK 520 and 521. This course is the second half of a year-long field instruction internship completed during the senior year of the B.S.W. program. ( See SWK 590 above.)
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