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4.00 Credits
An introduction to the knowledge and skills needed for generalist social work practice with various minority and at-risk populations, as well as an examination of the historical development, practice methodologies and settings, values and ethics encompassing the social work profession. An essential component of this course will be a thirty-six (36) hour fi eld education experience, in an approved agency, designed to engage students experientially with the profession as participant/ observers in a milieux of human service agencies in which social work is practiced. Prerequisite: None
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4.00 Credits
This course is designed to introduce social work students to different methods and applications of ethical decision making utilized in the generalist practice of social work, especially in the presence of a multiplicity of social/ethical differences and the potential for ethical confl ict that often exist in a diverse society. An essential component of this course will be a thirty-six (36) hour fi eld education experience, in an approved agency, where students will observe and participate in social service activities as volunteers. Students will be expected to blend their classroom learning with their volunteer fi eld education experience. Prerequisites: SWRK 200, APST 104, HUMN 214-P.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to utilize Appalachia as the "window" for social work students to developan understanding of diversity and plurality from a standpoint of status differences created by culture, social structure, race, ethnicity, religious affi liation, gender, age, sexual orientation and ability; as well as the effects of social change on personal and minority group identities in a diversifi ed and pluralistic society. Issues of prejudice and discrimination will be examined at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels of human interaction. Prerequisites: SWRK 200, APST 104, HUMN 214-P, SWRK 232.
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4.00 Credits
An integrative, evidence based study of the biological, sociological, and psychological understanding of the reciprocal relationships between human behavior and social environments with a view to evidence based, professional, intervention in human situtations, especially among diverse populations and at all levels of the social systems in which people live and interact. Prerequisites: BIOL 111, SOCI 131, PSYH 200, PSYH 332, SWRK 200, HUMN 214-P, SWRK 232, SWRK 310.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to present basic knowledge and skills essential for evidence based generalist social work practice with individuals, families, and small groups from a systems perspective. Emphasis is placed on students understanding and applying evidence in micro and mezzo practice situations to determine the appropriate intervention for the change effort. Also, attention will be given to developing analytical and interactional skills, interviewing, data collection, problem identifi cation and assessment, and intervention contracting. Prerequisite: BHSC 245, BIOL 111, SOCI 131, PSYH 200, PSYH 332, SWRK 200, HUMN 214-P, SWRK 232, SWRK 310, SWRK 320.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide content for understanding the common concerns of service delivery to at-risk populations by practitioners in the social welfare, mental health, and public health sectors in rural and small town environments of Central Appalachia. Prerequiste: Open to Social Work majors only. Upper division (junior) standing and permission of advisor and course instructor required.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide students the opportunity to develop the knowledge, values, and skills for evidence based practice with older Appalachian adults and their families. Themes such as generativity and creativity, intergenerational relationships, separation and loss, and long-term care, as well as developing awareness of societal attitudes toward the aged, biological factors of aging, psychological and health care issues with aging will be the backdrop for selecting the most appropriate intervention modality with the elderly and their families. Prerequiste: Open to Social Work majors only. Upper division (junior) standing and permission of advisor and course instructor required.
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3.00 Credits
Examines the social welfare system as it effects the needs of children and families in contemporary American society and specifi cally in rural Central Appalachia. Key issues to be addressed are child maltreatment, family preservation, family assessment and alternative substitute care and evidence based practice intervention. Also, students will have the opportunity to become familiar with service agencies and programs providing services to rural Appalachian children and families. Prerequiste: Open to Social Work majors only. Upper division (junior) standing and permission of advisor and course instructor required.
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3.00 Credits
The purpose of this course is to assist students in gaining the knowledge and skills necessary for understanding the problems generalist social workers encounter and methods for evaluating change. The goals of the course are to enable students to develop the ability to critically evaluate and use published research in their practice, and to understand and be able to apply quantitative and qualitative research methods and tools to human behavior and social environments. Also, emphasis will be placed on developing skills in evaluating one's own practice, particularly through single-subject design. Respect for diversity, multicultural biases, rural settings, and social and economic justice will be emphasized. Prerequisites: BHSC 245, BIOL 111, SOCI 131, PSYH 200, PSYH 332, SWRK 200, HUMN 214-P, SWRK 232, SWRK 310, SWRK 320.
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3.00 Credits
Public policy issues and problems in juvenile and adult correctional settings are explored. An analysis of the modes of treatment/punishment of legal offenders and their families as a vulnerable population group will be made from a historical perspective, rehabilitation approaches, de-institutionalization, and community based programs. Roles of the social worker and correctional offi cer will be examined in institutional settings, and in probation, parole, and community based programs. Cross listed as SOCI 363. Prerequisite: Open to Social Work majors having upper division (junior) standing and the permission of their advisor and the course instructor. Open to Criminal Justice majors having upper division (junior) standing and the permission of their advisor. Open to Psychology and Sociology majors having upper division (junior) status and the permission of their advisor and the course instructor.
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