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Course Criteria
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9.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Completion of SS 111, 211, and 212. In this course, students are placed with educational institutions where they practice what they have learned and get on-the-job experience. (S)
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Completion of all substantive courses in the social sciences. Contemporary issues and problems are analyzed by means of student research papers and project reports. Standardized examinations and job application techniques are also explored. (F)
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3.00 Credits
Students are given practical exercises in preparing for standardized examinations and in applying for jobs. (D)
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a broad survey of the social work profession, its history, and the values and ethics that are fundamental to this profession. An overview of social work theory, practice, policy, research, and the diversity of the societal population are integrated in exploring the knowledge, values, and skills base of the social work profession. Students are introduced to generalist social work practice and the use of critical thinking in the helping professions. Students in the course participate in twenty hours of service learning.
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3.00 Credits
This course acquaints students with the historical development of social welfare; its philosophical and value base; and contemporary social welfare policies, programs and services in the United States. The course provides a multicultural perspective for understanding issues of discrimination and oppression in relation to social welfare systems. It provides students with a global perspective which enables them to better understand the social welfare system in this country. Finally, the course provides an understanding of key social welfare concepts.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the values of the social work profession and the process of ethical decision making in the practice of professional social work. The intent of the course is to provide a foundation knowledge of professional values and ethics in order to develop sensitivity to ethical issues and dilemmas in social work and social welfare. The course concentrates on knowledge about the codes of ethics of the National Association of Social Workers and the National Association of Black Social Workers. Legal issues related to malpractice and liability and ethical issues related to at-risk populations are covered. The course examines personal values as well as societal values and analyzes the interaction and interrelationship of these values with the social work professional values.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: SW 200, 210. This course outlines the historical development of social work theory. It equips students with a variety of social work theories, while fostering a critical analysis in comparing and contrasting those theories and their applications. It provides opportunities for students to utilize theory to analyze different case scenarios at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels of social work practice. It orients students to the conceptual, ethical, and practical basis for analyzing social problems and issues and translating these theoretical constructs into problem-solving methods in social work practice.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BIO 101, HE 101, SOC 214, PSY 201, SW 200, 250; Corequisites: SW 210 and PSY 216. The first course in human behavior and the social environment orients students to theoretical perspectives regarding the person-in-environment focus upon which social work bases its practice. Systems theory and an ecological perspective with a life-span approach and situational context are utilized to explore the periods from conception through later adulthood to understand individuals as they develop and have membership in diverse families, groups, organizations, and communities. Knowledge of the theories about and the relationships among human biological, social, psychological, cultural, spiritual, and economic systems during these periods of life span development is included and assessed for use in problem-solving at micro, mezzo, and macro levels of social work practice.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: SW 250, 301 and PSY 216. This second course in human behavior and the social environment expands students' knowledge of theoretical perspectives regarding the person-in-environment focus upon which social work bases its practice. Systems theory and an ecosystems perspective utilizing a situational context to understand individuals as members of social systems such as families, groups, organizations, and communities is offered as the organizing framework. A strengths perspective, empowerment, and resiliency are underlying themes. Knowledge of the theories about and the relationships among human biological, social, psychological, cultural, spiritual, and economic systems are included for use in understanding human behavior and in problem-solving at micro, mezzo, and macro levels of social work practice.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: SOC 214, PSY 201, SW 200, SW 210; Corequisites: PSY 216, SW 301. This course focuses on people from diverse backgrounds. It emphasizes populations that are at risk of discrimination and oppression, including the dynamics of these risks and strategies to promote social, economic, and political justice.
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