Social Work Practice in the School Setting.

Catalog description

Semester course; 3 lecture hours (delivered online). 3 credits. Prerequisites: SLWK 693 and 694 , SLWK 695 , or SLWK 612 , or permission of the M.S.W. program director. Emphasizes knowledge and skills of school social work practice with diverse populations in urban and rural school settings. Uses an ecological explanatory theoretical perspective to conceptualize the interdependence of school, family and community as complex interdependent systems that guide evidence-based practice interventions. Integrates a strengths-based social justice perspective for school-based concerns related to violence, racism, sexism, poverty and their impact on children and youth in educational settings.