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STSC 498: Honors Thesis
3.00 Credits
University of Pennsylvania
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STSC 499: Undergraduate Independent Study
3.00 Credits
University of Pennsylvania
Available with all members of the department faculty subjects ranging from the history of anthropology to the sociology of institutions.
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SWRK 601: History and Philosophy of Social Work and Social Welfare
3.00 Credits
University of Pennsylvania
1 c.u. May be taken by undergraduate juniors and seniors. Permit of the instructor is necessary. Contact the registrar, Nancy Rodgers, Room B-22. School of Social Work, Caster Building. This course offers a historical perspective for understanding current issues of social welfare and social work. It examines the social, racial, political, and economic forces that explain the development of social welfare and social work in the United States. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of gender and race in shaping social policy. Programs, policies, and issues are analyzed as responses to long-term changes in social and economic conditions in the United States and the needs and demands of oppressed groups for full participation in the life of the country.
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SWRK 601 - History and Philosophy of Social Work and Social Welfare
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SWRK 602: Human Behavior in the Social Environment I
3.00 Credits
University of Pennsylvania
May be taken by undergraduate juniors and seniors. Permit of the instructor is necessary. Contact the registrar, Nancy Rodgers, Room B-22, School of Social Work, Caster Building. This course introduces the student to the individual and family components of social interaction in a variety of different milieus. Theories of self and personality are studied, along with theories related to traditional and nontraditional family styles, different social and ethnic groups, and of assimilation and acculturation. Emphasis is given to the impact of different cultures and traditions on individual functioning. Additional attention is given to selected social characteristics of the larger society, such as factors of socio-economic class which influence individual and family behavior and functioning.
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SWRK 604: Foundations of Social Work Practice
4.00 Credits
University of Pennsylvania
May be taken by undergraduate seniors in sub-matriculation program. Permit of the instructor is necessary. Contact the registrar, Nancy Rodgers, Room B-22, School of Social Work, Caster Buildingl. This is a first of a four course sequence designed to help students develop a professional stance and evidence-based framework for social work services to individuals, groups, families, and communities. It integrates the student's theoretical learning with the experience in the field placement agency. The student is introduced to a holistic process-oriented approach to social work practice and to methods for implementation. The course emphasizes the social context for practice with special attention to agency purpose, functions and structure; the client system and its perceptions of need; goals and resources and the social worker as a facilitator of change.
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SWRK 611: Contemporary Social Policy
3.00 Credits
University of Pennsylvania
Prerequisite(s): SWRK601. This course introduces students to the analysis of contemporary social welfare policy. Several social welfare policy areas, including social inequality, poverty,health care, and housing are examined. Each topic area is also used to illustrate a component of the policy analysis process, including the analysis of ideologies and values as they shape policy formulation, the process by which legislation is proposed and enacted, the roles of advocacy and lobbying organizations, and the challenges of policy implementation and evaluation.
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SWRK 612: Group,Organization,and Communities in the Social Environment
3.00 Credits
University of Pennsylvania
Prerequisite(s): SWRK602. The focus of this course is on developing an understanding of how human behavior occurs to the context of group, organizational, and community relations. The dynamic nature of how groups, organizations and communities come into being, are nourished and change over time and impact upon client systems will be fully explored.
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SWRK 613: Understanding Social Change and Issues of Race and Gender
3.00 Credits
University of Pennsylvania
SWRK603. Prerequisite(s): SWRK603. This course builds upon the foundation of historical, psychological,sociological, economic, political, and personal knowledge about institutionalized forms of racism and discrimination developed in SWRK603, American Racism and Social Work Practice. The course uses understanding elements of oppression to critically examine strategies for addressing racism and sexism in organizations and communities through systematic assessment and planning for social change. The course examines change at three levels: organizations, communities, and social movements.
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SWRK 614: Social Work Practice
3.00 Credits
University of Pennsylvania
Prerequisite(s): SWRK604. This is the second in a four course sequence and continues the examination and use of practice frameworks and methods for service delivery in working with individuals, groups, families and communities. It emphasizes the eradication of institutional racism and other forms of oppression along with the integration of a culturally sensitive approach to social work practice. Attention is given to understanding client problems in the context of different social work practice approaches and service requirements and to increased use of professional values to guide and inform practice.
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SWRK 701: Health and Mental Health Policy
3.00 Credits
University of Pennsylvania
Free Elective. This course provides an overal view of the historical, social and economic dimensions of the health care delivery system: how health policies are developed and implemented, and how such policies influence social work practice, program planning, and research. Key health policy issues such as financing,cost, access, and the allocation of resources are explored in the context of health reform proposals. Students investigate how health policy affects specific population groups such as women and children, persons with chronic mental illnesses, persons with AIDS, older adults, and minorities.
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