Intro to Soc Work/Soc Welfare

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to the field of social welfare and social work. It introduces the profession's values, its fields of practice, its history, social welfare policies and examines the field's major intervention methods. Emphasis is placed on various roles of social workers, the generalist method, cultural competence, the strengths perspective, and responses to the needs of the poor, families and populations at risk such as the elderly, children and people of color. Students will also learn the core values and Code of Ethics of social work and be exposed to issues of diversity, oppression and social economic justice. Offered fall.