SOWK020
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Social Work Club |
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| Promotion and encouragement of discussion and action on contemporary
social issues. Participation in selected volunteer experiences in
the community.
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SOWK101
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Introduction to Social Work |
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| This course is an overview of social work emphasizing the commonalities
of a very diverse profession. Focuses on the historical development of
the profession, the variety of practice settings and levels of practice,
and the knowledge, ethics, values, and skills required for entry-level
professional practice.
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SOWK170
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Topics in Social Work |
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| This course is designed to enable students and faculty to explore
interdisciplinary topics relevant to social work. Topics will be
alternated and may include, but are not limited to, such issues as
child welfare, substance abuse, family violence, gay and lesbian
issues, the law, and health care.
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SOWK210
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Field Placement I |
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| Prerequisites: SOWK 101 and permission of the instructor.
The student will complete six hours per week (at least 50 hours during
the semester) of observation within a social service agency, supervised
by a professional social worker. The student will also spend one hour per
week in a classroom setting in addition to the time spent in the agency.
Graded S/U.
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SOWK305
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Social Work Practice I |
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| Prerequisites: ENGL 106 or 107 and formal admission to the social work
program.
This course will cover the principles and skills of generalist social
work practice with individuals and families. The student will learn the
problem-solving process, and will develop skills in engagement, assessment,
planning, implementation, evaluation, and termination.
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SOWK306
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Social Work Practice II |
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| Prerequisites: ENGL 106, 107, or 206 and SOWK 305.
Entry-level social workers are expected to work within a wide variety
of situations involving groups. This course will help develop students
into group leaders having the requisite knowledge of group behavior,
structure, and dynamics, and the leadership skills necessary to conduct
both task and treatment groups.
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SOWK307
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Social Work Practice I Lab |
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| Prerequisite: ENGL 106, 107, or 206.
Co-requisite: taken concurrently with SOWK 305.
Complementing SOWK 305, this course will allow the student to review
and implement the techniques of the social work interview with a particular
focus upon individuals and families. This course is taught laboratory style,
with role-playing, videotaping, and class exercises.
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SOWK315
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Readings in Social Work |
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| Prerequisites: SOWK 101, 360, and permission of the instructor.
The content and structure of this course are not predetermined. A
formal agreement between the instructor and the student prior to
enrollment will establish direction, depth, and requirements of the
course. The course may be repeated, if the content of the reading has changed.
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SOWK320
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Meeting the Needs of Children |
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| This course offers an examination of the concepts, policies, and
practices designed to meet the diverse needs of children and families
through a network of programs and social services, supplementary services,
and substitute services. Issues for future planning are also considered,
including preservation of the home culture. Content of the course is
particularly relevant for all who will work with children (e.g., social
workers, teachers, nurses, clergy, etc.).
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SOWK347
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Research Methods for Social Workers |
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| Prerequisites: ENGL 106, 107, or 206, MATH 123, junior standing, and a
social work major.
This course provides introductory analysis of methods, techniques, and
procedures of research for social workers, and the elementary descriptive
and inductive statistical procedures that allow social work majors to
systematically to evaluate programs, policies, organizations, and their
practice.
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SOWK355
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American Social Service Policy |
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| Prerequisite(s): ENGL 106, 107, or 206 and SOWK 101 or permission of the
instructor.
Viewed from program and philosophical bases, this course focuses on the
contemporary social welfare systems in the United States at all levels of
planning and delivery. Special emphasis is on methods of evaluating
service delivery. Attention is also given to social policies of other
countries and how they compare to those of the United States.
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SOWK360
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Humn. Behav. in the Soc. Evmt I |
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| Prerequisites: ENGL 106, 107, or 206 and any two lower-level courses from
psychology, social work, or sociology.
The course involves the analysis of human behavior and the social context
within which the behavior of individuals and families occurs throughout
the lifespan. Developmental characteristics as well as theoretical
perspectives from which to view behavior are examined. Specific approaches
to be covered include biological, psychological, sociological, ecological-
systems theory, and family-systems theory.
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SOWK361
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Humn. Behav. in the Soc. Evmt II |
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| Prerequisites: ENGL 106, 107, or 206 and SOWK 360.
This course is the second of a two-course sequence focusing on the
person-in-environment. This half of the sequence will analyze human
behavior in the social context within which it occurs outside of the
family, that is, in larger groups, organizations, and communities. It
will also explore the ways in which individuals are affected by the
social systems that surround them, with a particular emphasis on the
impact of oppression on at-risk populations.
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SOWK370
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Topics in Social Work |
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| Prerequisites: ENGL 106, 107, or 206 and SOWK 101 or any lower-level course
in psychology or sociology.
This course is designed to enable students and faculty to explore
selected topics relevant to social work practice. Topics may include,
but are not limited to, substance abuse, family violence, gay and lesbian
concerns, geriatrics, the law, and health care. This course may be repeated,
if topic is different. Travel/study courses are also offered.
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SOWK405
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Social Work Practice III |
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| Prerequisites: ENGL 106, 107, or 206 and SOWK 306.
Co-requisite: taken concurrently with SOWK 450.
This course is the third in a sequence of courses dealing with
professional social work practice. In this course, the student learns
to apply the generalist methods of practice at the macro level, that is,
with organizations, neighborhoods, and communities. Emphasis is also
given to the impact of those systems on individuals, families, and groups.
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SOWK410
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Social Work Field Inst. II |
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| Prerequisites: ENGL 106, 107, or 206, formal admission to the social
work program, and SOWK 305, 306, 307, and 405.
This course consists of the student's final field placement experience
in a program-approved social service agency under the supervision of a
professional social worker. As a learner, the student will gain and
implement the skills, knowledge, values acquired in the curriculum,
leading to professional, entry-level practice as a social worker.
Students will spend at least 450 hours in the agency and will attend
a one-hour-per-week seminar which will integrate previous course work
and the practicum experience. This course will be graded S/U.
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SOWK447
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Senior Research Project |
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| Prerequisites: ENGL 106, 107, or 206, SOWK 347, and senior standing.
This course involves the construction, implementation, and analysis
of a scientific research project conducted under the supervision of a
faculty member of the social work program.
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SOWK495
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Senior Integrative Seminar |
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| Prerequisite: ENGL 106, 107, or 206 and successful completion of SOWK 450.
Co-requisite: taken concurrently with SOWK 447.
This is the capstone course for social work majors, taken the second
semester of the senior year. Its purpose is to enable the student to
integrate social work knowledge, skills, and values and a liberal
arts base into a set of practice competencies necessary for the successful
performance of entry-level social work practice.
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