Introduction to Social Work

Catalog description

This course will familiarize students with roles, functions, and tasks Social Workers perform in a variety of settings. Students are introduced to primary skills and practices of a generalist Social Worker. Students are exposed to issues of diversity, oppression, and social justice influencing economic, social, and political change. Core values of ethics, collaboration, and multi-method approaches will be paramount, shaping the foundations of Social Work for those students who may be interested in this discipline as a career path.