AP/SOWK1011 6.0 A: Introduction to Critical Social Work
Offered by: SOWK
Session
Fall 2019
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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