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SW 200 Introduction to Social Work
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Prerequisites:
Completion of required. Precollege courses in writing and reading (ENL 131, UAS 104 and UAS 105), demonstrated competence in writing and reading, PYC 100 and SOC 100.
Provides students with a basic understanding of a) the nature of current social work knowledge, skills and values b) the profession of social work, and c) the nature of social work practice in relation to the human condition and social environment. This course is designed to facilitate career choices. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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SW 210 Social Welfare and Social Justice
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Prerequisites:
Completion of required precollege courses in writing and reading (ENL 131, UAS 104 and UAS 105), demonstrated competence in writing and reading, PYC 100 and SOC 100.
An examination of the historical, political and philosophical development of social welfare programs and their relation to social justice. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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SW 310 Social Welfare Policy
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Prerequisites:
Completion of required precollege courses in writing and reading (ENL 131, EDU 104 and EDU 105), demonstrated competence in writing and reading, PYC 100 and SOC 100.
A study and analysis of the formulation and process of change in social policies and their influence on social welfare structures. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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SW 320 Human Behavior in a Multicultural Environment I
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Prerequisites:
Completion of required precollege courses in writing and reading (ENL 131, EDU 104 and EDU 105), and demonstrated competence in writing and reading, SOC 100, PYC 100.
Human behavior from infancy to adolescence is examined within a framework of personality and social learning theories. Stress is placed on people in their social environment and attention is given to the role of culture, ethnicity, social class, race and sex in the development of human behavior and functioning. Introduction to Psychology and Introduction to Sociology. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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SW 325 Human Behavior in a Multicultural Environment II
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Prerequisites:
SW 320
Continuation of SW 320. Follows behavior from adolescence to aging and finally death. The tasks that human beings have to perform over the life cycle and how the environment impacts on them are emphasized. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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SW 370 Social Work Research Methods
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Prerequisites:
Completion of required precollege courses in writing and reading (ENL 131, EDU 104 and EDU 105), demonstrated competence in writing and reading, PYC 100 and SOC 100.
Introduction to basic concepts of research, problem formulation, data collecting, research design and techniques. The course has a social work frame of reference and research studies dealing with social work practice and skills will be examined. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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SW 399 Social Work Practice I
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Prerequisites:
SW 200
SW 210
SW 320
Basic skills in interviewing. This is the beginning course in the development of practice skills for social work majors. Open to SW majors only. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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SW 400 Social Work Practice II
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Prerequisites:
SW 325
SW 399
Must be taken concurrently with SW 470 and SW 471. A generalist?s problem solving approach within a systems framework. Focus is primarily on micro and mezzo systems. Open to SW majors only. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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SW 401 Social Work Practice III
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Prerequisites:
SW 399
SW 400
Must be taken concurrently with SW 475 and SW 476. Continuation of SW 400. Provides greater depth and clarity regarding social work functions and roles. Continues to expose students to macro systems assessment, intervention and evaluation methods. Open to SW majors only. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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SW 416 Child Welfare
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History, current methods and practices of the child welfare delivery system. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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SW 427 Dealing with Death and Catastrophic Illness
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Familiarizes students with issues and concerns involved in helping patients and family members facing the problems of fatal illness and death. The importance of death-related issues for everyday life as well as suicide, bereavement, euthanasia and hospice care are examined. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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SW 451 Family and Child Mental Health
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Review of various childhood disorders, service delivery systems to families and children. Provides an overview of child welfare service from both a local and national perspective. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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SW 470 Field Instruction I
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Prerequisites:
Open to Social Work majors only, SW 200, SW 210, SW 310, SW 320, SW 325, SW 399, PYC 100, SOC 100, completion of required volunteer experiences and an overall GPA of 2.0. Admission to field placement with department permission only.
A learning experience in a local social welfare setting aimed at the integration of social work knowledge, practice skills and professional ethics. This learning experience is under the supervision of a qualified field instructor. Sixteen hours weekly in the field setting are required. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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SW 471 Social Work Seminar I
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Weekly seminars required in conjunction with field instruction (SW 470) to correlate classroom theory with agency experience. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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SW 475 Field Instruction II
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Open to Social Work majors only. Admission to field placement with department permission only. Continuation of SW 470. | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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SW 476 Social Work Seminar II
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Weekly seminars required in conjunction with field instruction (SW 475) to correlate classroom theory with agency experience. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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SW 482 Crisis Intervention
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Examines crisis intervention services in community health, mental health, substance abuse and child welfare. Various techniques and models for the therapeutic intervention in emergency situations will be studied. The nature of human response to crises and crisis resolution will be examined. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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SW 495 Directed Readings in Social Work
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Prerequisites:
Permission of program director.
Open to Social Work majors only. This course is intended for social work majors who wish to pursue an area in social work or social welfare or special interest; handled on an individual project basis. | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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SW 496 Independent Study
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Prerequisites:
SW 370
and permission of program director. Open to Social Work majors only.
Guided independent research in social work. | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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