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 programs for children and families. 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. Section information text: This course has on-campus meetings and an online component