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| Introduction to Social Work | |||
| INTRO SOC WORK | |||
| CLASS CODE: | SW 260 | CREDITS: 3 | |
| DIVISION: | EDUCATION & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT | ||
| DEPARTMENT: | SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: | This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. | ||
| DESCRIPTION: | Social Welfare as a social institution and the emergence of Social Work as a profession with its various fields of practice. | ||
| TAUGHT: | Winter, Summer, Fall | ||
| CONTENT AND TOPICS: | Social Welfare as a social institution and the emergence of Social Work as a profession with its various fields of practice. | ||
| GOALS AND OBJECTIVES: | To acquaint the student with the field of Social Work. History of Social Work. Familarize the student with basic philosophies, values, and ethics in the Social Work profession. |
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| REQUIREMENTS: | Reading and studying the textbook, successful completion of four exams on readings and class lecture, participation in class, completion of group project on a field of Social Work practice, successful completion of a paper on the underpinnings of the SW profession and its relationship to social welfare and a field of SW Practice. | ||
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: | August 2003 | ||