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Sep 27, 2024
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SW 3213 - Child Abuse and Neglect
Designed for social work students and other students interested in human services. Explores child abuse and neglect within an ecological and family systems perspective. Emphasizes an interdisciplinary viewpoint and incorporates experiences in the community. Examine theories of causation of child abuse and neglect, issues in recognition, assessment, intervention, treatment, follow-up, and related issues of family violence and substance abuse. Incorporates discussion of social work values, ethics, and historical traditions in child welfare practice, including understanding issues of diversity for individuals and families. Consider child welfare policy issues, including advocacy issues, in relation to child protection, intervention with diverse populations, and treatment. The questions we are asking in this course are: Using an ecological perspective, what are the meanings of child abuse and neglect to individuals, to families, and to society? Understanding some of these meanings, what are some recommendations for social policy response?
Requisites: Jr or Sr
Credit Hours: 3
Repeat/Retake Information: May be retaken two times excluding withdrawals, but only last course taken counts.
Lecture/Lab Hours: 3.0 lecture
Eligible Grades: A-F,WP,WF,WN,FN,AU,I
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