Social work ethics, values, and underlying theoretical perspectives. Held prior to beginning of fall term at the GWC Lake Geneva Campus in late August. Major social welfare programs are reviewed within an overall policy analysis framework. Forces that impact on social policy such as American individualism and issues such as poverty, racism, and gender inequity are addressed. Historical forces which have contributed to the development of current social services are reviewed.
Attention is given to the role of social agencies and methods to assure their ongoing relevance.
Values and ethics of the social work profession are explored. Reciprocal transactions between persons and their ecological domains are understood through the concepts of stress, coping, quality of fit and adaptation. Course lays foundation for advanced year concentration in group-centered perspective. Research-based knowledge and theories on development are presented. Course prepares for advanced year concentration in group-centered perspective.