3 courses with the subject SWK, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
SWK 110Introduction to Social Work3
This is an introductory course which identifies basic social problems, their causes, treatment, and the effects upon society. The course will put emphasis upon the role and function of the human services worker, the dynamics involved in the helping process, and the problems facing local social agencies which exist to respond to social problems in the community.
COM 098 or EAP 050 and EAP 060 Semesters Offered: Fall/Spring/Summer
SWK 230Human Behavior and the Social Environment (HBSE)3
This course focuses on human development across the lifespan in a multi-cultural context. In addition to exploring bio-psycho-social theories of development across the lifespan, students in the course will address the significance of the intersections of people and their environments. Further analysis will discuss the impact of social institutions on lifespan development. Various constructs from the Social Work profession will be utilized throughout the course. These include but are not limited to; Person in Environment Perspective (PIE), strengths-perspective, Problem Solving Process/Generalist Intervention Model, NASW Code of Ethics, and systems theory.
COM 121 or COM 122 , SWK 110 , PSY 130 , SOC 130 , ANT 140 Recommended: PSY 208 Semesters Offered: Spring
SWK 240Poverty & Social Welfare Policy3
This course focuses on current social policy issues as they affect the following major areas of social work practice: poverty, aging, mental health, physical health, and child welfare. Social welfare policies are evaluated from social, economic, and political perspectives. The course provides a historical overview of the major social welfare policies to combat poverty and a critical appraisal of current welfare reform policies. Attention is given to the relationship between research knowledge about poverty and current policies. The effects of gender, ethnicity, and class on patterns of poverty and policy responses are also examined.
