SW 880 Social Work Practice in Child Welfare (Fall: 3)
Prerequisite:
SW 762 and SW 800
Corequisite:
SW 933 or SW 943 or permission
Required for Children, Youth and Families Field-of-Practice Concentration;
elective for others.
An advanced course designed to provide practice knowledge and skills for
micro and macro interventions. Throughout the course the issues of poverty,
diversity and services for children of color are considered. Stressing the
importance of providing services to children and families so that the family
unit is preserved, issues related to family preservation, foster care, family
reunification, adoption, legal issues and emerging trends will be explored.
The central focus will be on developing a solid foundation in child welfare
policy and practice as a means to promoting a more responsive service delivery
system.
The Department
Last Updated: 03-FEB-09