Oct 11, 2024  
2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2024-2025 Undergraduate Bulletin
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SOCW 221 - Introduction to Social Work


Credits: 3

This course is an introduction to the field of social work. The class is designed to expose the student to the profession of social work, an overview of systems theory, and the relationship of the social worker to the overall social welfare system. The course emphasizes generalist social work practice, the NASW Code of Ethics, and social work roles needed to impact systems to solve human problems. Special emphasis will be placed on helping the student to develop an understanding and appreciation for diverse cultures, social and economic justice, disabilities, and populations at risk. Open to all students.

Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer


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