AP/SOWK4330 3.0 M: Social Work and the Law
Offered by: SOWK
Session
Summer 2020
Term
S2
Format
ONLN (Fully Online)
Instructor
Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite
This course will examine the converging roles of the legal and social work professions, the basis of our legal system, legal procedures, our court system and court procedures including giving testimony as witness and expert witness, administrative law and appeals, and contemporary social issues such as legal needs of native people, the aged, the disabled and recent immigrants. Practice of social workers in legal settings will be emphasized.Prerequisite for post-degree BSW Honours majors: AP/SOWK 2050 6.00, AP/SOWK 2060 3.00 and AP/SOWK 2070 3.00 Prerequisites for direct entry BSW Honours majors: 42 credits in non-social work courses; AP/SOWK 1011 6.00, AP/SOWK 2050 6.00, AP/SOWK 2060 3.00 and AP/SOWK 2070 3.00
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