Theory Pract Forensic Soc Wrk

Catalog description

In this course students will learn the history of Forensic Social work, how to find and read legal cases and scholarly materials, the culture of the legal practice settings and the skills required to practice forensic social work in those settings. Students will also learn about inter-professional collaboration with other systems such as the legal profession, the courts, child welfare and corrections. The knowledge and skills gained in this course will be the basis for other topic specific forensic social work courses in the concentration.