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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): SOWK 1010 and major status. Designed to provide students the opportunity to develop and demonstrate knowledge and understanding of social work agencies and clientele. Additionally, the development of self-awareness is expected, particularly as related to the student's own suitability for social work in specific agencies.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to provide an understanding and appreciation of the unique cultural characteristics of rural and Appalachian people, with a focus on the impact of major social institutions, e. g. , family, religion, social welfare, education, and economics. The role of generalist social work practice in rural areas and in Appalachia is explored in order to prepare students to become more effective service providers in the region.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): SOWK 1010. Provides a beginning knowledge base and the development of interviewing and recording skills essential for generalist social workers and those pursuing other human service professions. This course focuses on interviewing and recording techniques that can be applied to all levels of social work practice. Interviewing and recording skills are developed through the use of role play and videotaped scenarios. Systems theory is applied to the conscious selection of techniques to be used with various populations at different levels of practice.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): SOWK 1010, SOWK 1020, SOWK 1030, SOAA 1020, PSYC 1310, and one of the following BIOL 1010/11, BIOL 1020/21, BIOL 1110/11 or HSCI 2010/11; Corequisite(s): SOWK 3010; Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): HDAL 2310. This course provides basic knowledge about human behavior from a person-in-environment perspective. It helps the student to recognize the unique challenges confronting individuals and families who suffer oppression and discrimination. It identifies the adaptive strategies that people employ to cope with adversity. It presents a strengthsbased, problem-solving approach, which constitutes the assessment phase of generalist practice at the micro level.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): SOWK 1010, SOWK 1020, SOWK 1030, SOAA 1020, PSYC 1310, and one of the following BIOL 1010/11, BIOL 1020/21, BIOL 1110/11 or HSCI 2010/11; Corequisite(s): SOWK 3000. Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): HDAL 2310. Provides a social work orientation to understanding human behavior in large groups, communities, and formal organizations. Theories for macro change are explored. The concept, function, and structure of communities and organizations as systems are examined. Explicit attention is given to the patterns and consequences of discrimination and oppression.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): PSCI 1120 and SOWK 1010. This course addresses the history of social policies and subsequent programs put in place to address perceived social problems and includes legislative, judicial, and administrative efforts. Students develop an ability to analyze social policy as it relates to societal values, populations at risk of harm, the "status quo," and the socio-politico-economic climate of a particular time, including contemporary national policy debates.
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on the development of child welfare programs and services, contemporary issues such as child neglect and abuse, and modes of professional intervention on behalf of children and families. Particular emphasis will be given to service provision in the Appalachian region.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): MATH 1530, CSCI 1100, SOWK 1010. This course is designed to provide students with an understanding and an appreciation for the scientific approach. Students will have the opportunity to understand how the scientific approach is used to build a knowledge base for generalist social worker practice and how it is used to evaluate practice/program effectiveness. Standards for ethical behavior applicable to the scientific process are presented and discussed. Furthermore, this course will require the student to become involved in understanding and applying qualitative/ quantitative methods, data analysis techniques, practice/program evaluation designs, and in raising pertinent social work research questions. This course also requires students to critically evaluate research articles pertinent to generalist social work practice.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): SOWK 2500, SOWK 3000, and formal admission to the social work major. Corequisite(s): SOWK 4320. This course provides the general method as a practice framework for beginning social work practice. Building on foundation knowledge, values, and skills introduced in SOWK 1020, SOWK 2500, and SOWK 3000, this course emphasizes an ecological-systems approach to problem solving. Students further develop this foundation as it relates to engagement, data collection, assessment, intervention, evaluation, and termination phases in service delivery with a variety of systems. Primary emphasis is on micro and small group systems. Students learn how to work effectively without bias or discrimination. Students are required to participate in community-based learning experiences.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite(s): SOWK 2500, SOWK 3010, SOWK 3430, and formal admission to the social work major; Corequisite(s): SOWK 4310. This course provides the general method as a practice framework for beginning social work practice and moves the beginning generalist practitioner to more complex macro systems. Emphasis is placed on the problem-solving techniques of problem identification, research and data collection, assessment, design and selection of planned change strategies, implementation, and evaluation. Nondiscriminatory practice is reinforced. Students are required to participate in community-based learning experiences that incorporate program planning and development activities.
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