Session

Fall 2020

 Term

Y

Format

LECT

Instructor

Calendar Description / Prerequisite / Co-Requisite

Introduces the ethics, theories and practice of critical social work. Analyzes social issues and social policies that produce social inequalities and marginalization, and examines various advocacy and social change tools devoted to social justice. Exposes students to social work institutions, agencies, and networks and an understanding of political reflective professional practice. The everyday realities of social workers are understood in a historical, theoretical, and ethical framework. Course credit exclusions: AP/SOWK 1010 6.00, AP/SOWK 2000 6.00. Note 1: This course requires the student to complete 40 hours of volunteer work in a Social Service setting. The student is responsible for finding their own agency.

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