2013 Summer II

• SOWK 484-701 SOCIAL WORK AND THE LAW
  Study of social welfare, family, consumer law and the legal authority of social agencies to make regulations. Guidelines for court testimony and rules of evidence presented. Three hours per week.

• SOWK 484-702 SOCIAL WORK AND THE LAW
  Study of social welfare, family, consumer law and the legal authority of social agencies to make regulations. Guidelines for court testimony and rules of evidence presented. Three hours per week.

2013 Fall

• SOWK 300-610 HUM BEHAVIOR SOCIAL ENVIRO I
  Examines the individual, family, and peer group in the context of social systems using a bio-psycho-social-cultural-spiritual perspective. Explores human development through the lifespan. Presents theories which explain human behavior and inform social work practices. Focuses on privilege, oppression, prejudice, and discrimination. Develops foundation assessment skills. Prerequisites: SOWK 200, BIOL 101 or 215 or 216, SOCI 101, PSYC 101, or permission of instructor. Three hours per week.

• SOWK 310-610 INTERVIEW SKILL & TECHNIQUE
  Develop basic interviewing skills for assessing, goal setting and intervention for use in home service and social work settings. Emphasis on skill application with diverse populations and student exploration of personal values and belief systems. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Three hours per week.

• SOWK 455-610 SUB ABUSE: ISSUES & SERVICES
  Study of alcohol and drug abuse. Topics include theoretical perspectives on abuse, pharmacological characteristics of commonly abused substances, and stages of dependence and addiction. Overview of societal response to substance abuse including law enforcement, treatment, rehabilitation and prevention. Three hours per week.

• SOWK 610-701 THEOR ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIOR I
  Focuses on the individual, family, and peer group as a social system, and assessment using a bio-psycho-social-cultural-spiritual perspective. Explores human development through the lifespan. Presents analysis of several theories which explain human behaviour and inform social work practice. Focus on privilege, oppression, prejudice, and discrimination. Develops foundation assessment skills. Prerequisite: For graduate study only. Three hours per week.

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