Does not count toward liberal arts core requirement. Included is an overview of the health care crisis in our country today and how, through changes in traditional health care coverage, this issue is addressed. Students will also examine the role of managed care as it relates to delivery of social services. Cross-listed with HSM 314, may not take both for credit. Special attention given to working with those populations at highest risk of contracting and living with this disease, such as women, minority populations, young gay men, and children.
Course meets the diversity requirement.
401 - Social Work Practice III Emphasis is placed on deepening the understanding of generalist social work practice and the integration of knowledge, values and skills in working on mezzo and macro levels, including discrimination and how it affects the functioning of individuals, families, groups and social workers. Practice IV Expands understanding of generalist social work practice through integration of knowledge, values and skills in working with groups, communities and government. Also included is discrimination an dhow it affects functioning of these groups and the social work profession. Emphasis on macro social work generalist practice. Minimum of 200 hours of work is required.