• Advanced Social Policy, Community Health, and Environmental Justice

Catalog description

Evaluation of a critical, decolonizing, anti-oppressive and ecological framework in social work practice. Analysis of complex ethical issues facing local and global communities from an environmental and community health perspective. Identification of key issues about health, social determinants for health, and disparities in health across marginalized communities. Analysis of connections among social disparities, faith perspectives, power, health and ethics related to assumptions and actions in social work practice. Prerequisites: SOWK 600 , SOWK 605 , SOWK 610 , SOWK 615 , SOWK 620 , SOWK 630 . Special Notes: Advanced Standing MSW program students meet the prerequisite requirements for this course.