/FSW 555. Child Abuse & Neglect: Assessment & Child Safety

Catalog description

This course teaches students about child protective services, with a focus on assessment of child safety and well-being. Students learn about processes and requirements for mandated reporting of suspected child abuse and neglect, definition of terminology, family-centered approaches to fact gathering and engagement, culturally diverse child rearing practices, professional ethics and values related to working with families and children, and development of safety plans. This is the first course in the Child Welfare series, serving as a foundation in preparing students for a career in child protective services as social work professionals, but is open to students in related majors (e.g., education, nursing, criminal justice) who are interested in learning more about these concepts.5. Prerequisite: Senior status or graduate student status, or permission of instructor, minimum GPA of 2.