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Oct 31, 2024
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SOWK 200 - Introduction to Social Work 3 Credits Three hours per week.
This introductory course is open to students interested in learning about or pursuing social work as a career and is required for social work majors. The course explores professional social work in terms of its purpose and goals; its values and ethics; its special mission to the enhancement of human well-being and to the alleviation of poverty and oppression; its fields of practice, i.e., child welfare, mental health and developmental disabilities, health care, criminal justice, the work place, human diversity, aging, housing, and the homeless, etc.; and its direct practice methods within a generalist perspective. Special attention will be paid to the historical and contemporary contributions of African Americans to the broad field of social welfare. Must earn a “C” or higher in the course.
Offered (FALL/SPRING).
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