Introduction to Social Welfare (3) Introduction to representative fields, practices, agencies, services, and professional groups engaged in social welfare with particular emphasis on Social Work and required field experience. Three hours of lecture and four hours of laboratory/field experience per week.

Intensive examination and discussion of selected social legislation. Emphasis on the Social Security Act and other Acts closely related to social welfare services and social work.

This course provides an exploration of the specialty area of group work in social work practice. The course will especially focus on the function, procedures, and dynamics of task groups, treatment groups and educational groups, and enhance knowledge and skills for participating in, as well as facilitating groups.

Consideration of selected aspects of violence and abuse: patterns (wife, child), types (physical, emotional, sexual), theories of causation, manifestation, and social service programs.

Examines selected representative services for children and youth in terms of their programs, method of service delivery, and needs in settings other than the home.

Examination and discussion of motives, value orientations, and approaches used in helping with emphasis on self awareness, interviewing, observation, data management, and integration as key tools in the helping process.

Human Behavior in the Social Environment (for Health Related Majors ONLY) (3) Emphasis on wholistic approach to understanding human behavior across the lifespan for non-social work majors.

Integrated biological/psychological/sociological approach toward understanding the aspects of behavior. Examines the person-in-environment concept from the systems ecological perspective.

Application of the theoretical framework of systems ecological perspective with emphasis upon families, groups, communities, and organizations. Examines issues of diversity, structure, and outcome of transactions between and within systems.

Discussions and introductory practice opportunities for case recordings, interviewing, court reporting, information, referral and other required documentation skills.

the purpose of this course is to increase knowledge and skills in research in order to become competent in the major social work roles in research as generalist, evidence-based practitioners: Research consumers, contributing partners, and creators/disseminators of research.

Exploration and assessment of legislative/policy issues with reference to Social Work.

Micro level focuses on the integrated use of a knowledge/value approach for the development of generalist skills in providing interventive strategies of direct services to appropriate client systems.

Practice laboratory to accompany SOCW 440.

Builds upon skills, practice knowledge, and value base of generalist intervention with a primary focus on macro systems (families, groups, communities, and organizations).

Practice laboratory to accompany SOCW 441.

Examination of values and attitudes related to social services during terminal illness, death, and planning with survivors.

Critical analysis and evaluation of major selected social work practice theories.

An educationally directed field placement for the development and utilization of professional social work practice skills.

Group discussion and integration of field practicum experiences.

Continuation of SOCW 444 with evaluation of practicum experience.

Continuation of SOCW 444S with discussion and integration of field practicum experience.

Selection of topics by students for study and analysis culminating in a paper suitable for publication.

Selected topics in social welfare and/or areas/topics normally not covered in published curricula.

Application of empirical measurements to determine the effectiveness of one's own practice and evaluation of practice skills, policy implementation, program service, and self assessment.