Offered autumn and spring. Social welfare history, program planning and analysis with review of selected policies on the national level. Includes international comparisons. U 322S Explorations in Gerontology 3 cr. Examination of the major psychosocial theories of aging, the service system, health issues, the family, and dying and bereavement.
Students learn and assist the elderly through volunteer service.
The service learning component is integrated into the classroom through initial training, regular discussion, and other activities. Offered autumn and spring. The study and application of the generalist model of social work practice and related techniques and procedures for the assessment, intervention and prevention of problems in social functioning of individuals, families, small groups and communities. U 360 Social Work Intervention Methods II 4 cr. Offered autumn and spring.