Family and Child Welfare

Catalog description

Offered: F, Sp, Su. This course examines the field of family and child welfare. Students will explore the history of child welfare, the critical issues facing families and children in our society, the scope of family and child welfare services, and the social, political, legal and economic forces that shape family and children programs. Students will study families from a strengths-based, ecological perspective and will build sensitivity to various family forms, cultural patterns and issues that stem from social and/or economic injustice. Prerequisite: ENG 108 or ETC 200. Section information text: This course has on-campus meetings with an online component Frequent, reliable computer and internet access is required This course may be waitlisted through the online registration system.