3S Basic counseling skills course designed for students who plan to enter a helping profession. Helping skills such as attending, reflecting, clarifying, empathizing, supporting, examining feedback, confronting, and facilitating group process are treated. Goal setting, decision making, self-awareness and referral techniques are also included. Sociology 255 or permission of instructor. 3W Designed to prepare students for general problem solving activity in various social welfare settings.
Orientation is given to methods employed in casework, group work, and community organization.
Insights are developed whereby the student may relate observed behavior to psychological and socio-cultural factors affecting the individual. Sociology 355 or permission of instructor. FWIS Provides social work experience through placement in a social welfare agency. The experience is under careful supervision of both the agency and the sociology department. The student's interest influences the choice of an agency whenever possible.