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| Semester: | Fall 2024 |
| Number: | 0404-101-021 |
| Instructor: | Richard Belson |
| Days: | Monday Wednesday 2:25 pm - 3:40 pm |
| Note: | Traditional In-Person Class |
| Location: | Garden City - Social Work Building 128 |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Notes: |
For majors and non-majors |
| Course Materials: | View Text Books |
| Description: |
This course is appropriate for underclassmen who are interested in careers in the helping professions, particularly social work, or who desire to learn more about social institutions and at-risk populations. It examines social welfare as a societal institution responding to human needs. Emphasis is placed on the resources available to assist individuals, families, groups, and communities cope with the pressure and demands on their lives. Attention is paid to the unique role of government and other public entities in the provision of resources. The nature of professional helping relationships is studied with a particular emphasis on social work. Students will become familiar with contemporary social problems and their impact on individuals, families, and groups; gain a beginning understanding of the role of social agencies and develop a beginning awareness of social welfare and the social work profession. |
| Learning Goals: |
1. Develop a beginning understanding of social welfare and the social work profession.2. Become familiar with some contemporary social problems and their impact on individuals, families and communities.3. Gain a beginning understanding of the role of social agencies.4. Acquire a beginning awareness of one’s personal values, experiences and attitudes and how they influence our work in the helping role. *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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