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3.00 Credits
Historical background and description of social work in the areas of medicine, psychiatry, public assistance, social insurance, and community service, with emphasis on the function of the social worker, and professional standards and ethics. Three credit hours.
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Prerequisite; Formal admission to the social work program; Focus on the commonalities and diversities existing among groups in American society, and the nature of transactions between and within these groups. The purpose of the course is to use a strengths-perspective to increase students skills in working with people from diverse populations. The acquired knowledge, in concert with cross-cultural skills training, will be aimed at the development of culturally competent, generalist social workers who can practice in culturally diverse settings. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: SOWK 1301 and formal admission to social work program. Part One of a sequence of two, this course is an examination of the interaction of the biological, psychological, and social factors that shape individual experiences and the underlying theories. Designed to give the student a broad understanding of how the human develops in his/her relationships within the family system and with the world around. It draws from theoretical perspectives in psychology, sociology, social psychology, biology, minority relations, and psychiatry. Three credit hours.
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Prerequisites: SOWK 3303. Part II of a two-part sequence. An examination of the interaction of the biological, psychological, and social factors that shape individual experiences, and the underlying theories. Designed to give the student a broad understanding of how the human develops in his/her relationships within the family system and with the world around. It draws from the theoretical perspectives in psychology, sociology, social psychology, biology, minority relations, and psychiatry. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: SOWK 1301 and formal admission to the social work program or human services minor. Describes and analyzes the policies and services rendered by local, state, regional, and national agencies as well as the policy implications that impact social service delivery. The Code of Ethics charges social workers with the responsibility to act to prevent and eliminate discrimination by influencing change in policies that discriminate. Policy practice entails analyzing and influencing policies to promote social and economic justice. Social work majors. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: SOWK 3313, SOWK 3314, and formal admission to the social work program. Training student social workers to engage in policy practice. Oriented to the creation of the professional skills associated with policy action. Conceptualizes policy action as a series of skill areas that start with problem identification and analysis and conclude with policy proposal, action planning, and mobilization of political and public support. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOWK 1301 recommended. Analysis of the development of social welfare as institutionalized response to social change, with emphasis on the dilemma of poverty in an affluent society. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: MATH 1302 or MATH 1315, and formal admission to the social work program. An overview of the approaches to and uses of research in generalist social work practice. Emphasis placed on the practice-research link with a focus on conducting practice and program evaluation within a social work agency setting. Ethical and human diversity issues are considered throughout the course.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: SOWK 1301 recommended. The areas of social work concerned with the well-being and functioning of young people, including protective services, family counseling, school social work, hospital social work, and juvenile justice. Three credit hours.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: SOWK 3303, and formal admission to the social work program. This is the first course in a three-course practice sequence, introduces the student to therapeutic relationship building, interviewing, and client-system assessment. Primary objective of the sequence is to prepare students to engage in culturallycompetent, family-centered practice which incorporates a strengths perspective needed for practice with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and communities. Three credit hours.
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