Diverse Populations in Clinical Social Work Practice

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This course will explore the origins and development of selected social variables characterizing the diversity dimensions (including race, ethnicity, class, gender identity, gender expression, geography and nationality) in contemporary U.S. society. Social and behavioral science theories and research findings on the allocation of different roles, status, and opportunities to these populations will be examined. Students will use a multicultural framework to examine power, privilege, discrimination, and oppression. This course will emphasize that effective social work practice with diverse groups involves understanding professional ethics in the context of the values of both the dominant society and the ethnic community.