Social Work Practice in Child Welfare

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The purpose of this course is to provide students with an overview of child welfare services from a historical, theoretical, and social work practice perspective. This course will examine specific types of child endangerment through the lens of social and racial justice, including the etiology of the maltreatment, provision of services, how the consumer views the services, as well as the influence of bias, power, and personal values on client outcomes.