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SW 277: Border Plunge- hr
1.00 Credits
University of Portland
A five-day service-immersion program in the U.S.-Mexico border area. Participants will meet with resource persons on both sides of the border to discuss issues of immigration policy, free trade and global economic issues, U.S.-Mexican relations, public health, the environment, and the role of the church in social change. In addition, students will provide service to a neighborhood center in Mexico which supplies daily meals to low-income children and families. COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Social Work - 233 Course includes a pre-trip orientation, daily reflection sessions during the program, and a reflection paper. This program will take place during spring break. (Also listed as SOC 277.)
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SW 305: Social Work: Service and Social Justice- hrs
3.00 Credits
University of Portland
This course provides students with an introduction to the history and development of professional social work, including basic principles and values, areas of practice, and work opportunities. The course provides an overview of generalist practice as well as social work programs, services, and agencies and their impact on specific populations. The theoretical foundations for work with groups, organizations, and individuals will be examined with an emphasis on exploring the values and belief systems that affect practice in the field. (Prerequisite: PSY 101 and SOC 101 or permission of instructor. Also listed as SJP 305.)
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SW 313: Social Welfare Policy- hrs
3.00 Credits
University of Portland
Utilizes a focus on the history and process of social welfare in the United States and other countries to help the students learn how social welfare policy is organized and developed. Students also learn strategies and techniques to analyze current policy and influence future policy. (Prerequisite: SW 305.)
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SW 325: Cultural Diversity and Cultural Competence- hrs
3.00 Credits
University of Portland
Course addresses the pluralistic nature of American society and the world through analyses of the social psychology of prejudice and discrimination. Students learn to apply critical thinking to an understanding of cultural differences. The course also covers various theories and strategies of culturally competent social intervention. (Prerequisite: SW 305. Also listed as SOC 325, SJP 325.)
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SW 325 - Cultural Diversity and Cultural Competence- hrs
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SW 343: Human Behavior and the Social Environment- hrs
3.00 Credits
University of Portland
This course analyzes human behavior in the social environment from a life span developmental approach. The content of this course is designed to increase the student's potential for effective social work interventions with individuals, groups, families, social systems, and communities. Students will examine the effects of social structures, social policies, and cultural patterns on individuals at all stages of life. Students will study the effects of poverty, gender roles, discrimination, spirituality, and sexual orientation on the human growth and development of individuals from childhood to old age. A systems approach is combined with an ecological perspective to analyze social conditions and to identify problem areas in society. (Prerequisite: SW 305, SW 214. Also listed as SOC 343.)
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SW 355: Perspectives on the Body and Human Sexuality- hrs
3.00 Credits
University of Portland
Provides students with varying perspectives about human sexuality and how body image, body change (i.e., disability, illness, aging) and body variations fit within the context of human sexuality. Students will explore the social construction of gender, body image, and sexuality as well as the consequences that differing meanings of "body" and "sex" can have on individuain our society. Attention will be given to strategies of interventions with individuals who present with sexual or body image/change issues. (Prerequisite: PSY 101 or SOC 101. Also listed as PSY 355.)
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SW 386: Interviewing and Counseling- hrs
3.00 Credits
University of Portland
The purpose of this course is to learn interviewing and counseling skills that are fundamental to effective social work practice and to other helping professions. Upon completion of this course, students will understand basic theories, concepts, and skills behind relationship building, active listening, and the interviewing process. Students will understand how issues of diversity affect the helping relationship and will be able to apply this knowledge to affect change with various populations, problems, and settings. (Prerequisite: SW 305, SW 214 or permission of instructor.) Fee: $25.
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SW 391-392: Seminars-credit arranged
3.00 Credits
University of Portland
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SW 401-402: Internship 1 & II- hrs
3.00 Credits
University of Portland
Practical field experience working within a human service organization. Internships are individually arranged and may be done in a wide array of settings. Students will be required to supplement their experience with a classroom seminar. Social work majors may only take one semester of this course.
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SW 401-402 - Internship 1 & II- hrs
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SW 405: International Welfare: Health Systems in Mexico- hrs
3.00 Credits
University of Portland
Students spend six weeks with a Mexican family while learning advanced Spanish and participating in a health-related social service course in Morelia, Mexico. The focus is on issues impacting the mental, physical, and spiritual well-being of individuals and communities in Mexico and the service systems designed to address these issues. (Prerequisite: Two years of college-level Spanish or equivalent required. Also listed as SOC 405, SPN 405, SJP 405.)
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