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05402/Social Work
0020, 0021, 0022. Cooperative Education (2-4 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: Social Work 0052. Elective credit
only. Does not meet BSW elective requirement.
Full-time work for 16 weeks in a social welfare agency to develop
a perspective of social welfare and skills by working with
people. Up to 4 s.h. may be earned each semester in full-time
employment. Cooperative education plans must be individually
arranged with the department.
0023. Extern Program (2-4 s.h.) Offered
winter recess in January
May not be used to meet BSW elective requirement.
Applications must be submitted by November 15.
Optional work experience/career education program designed to aid
students in making informed career decisions based on practical
experience and self-assessment. Affords opportunity to explore a
work setting for eight hours per day for four days each week.
Students spend one day a week on campus in a career-oriented
seminar. Written assignments required.
0050. Introduction to Social Welfare/Human Services (3
s.h.) FS
Corequisite: Sociology C050. Open to non-majors.
Social welfare as an institution and social work as a profession
as these grow out of common human needs and social problems in an
industrial society; the fields and settings in which social
workers are employed. An opportunity to observe social workers at
work.
0051. Helping Processes in Social Work I (5 s.h.) F
Prerequisite: Social Work 0050, 30 successfully completed
credits, including Social Work C050, and Psychology C050. May be
taken concurrently with Social Work C060 or 0372.
The nature of professional help; a framework for problem-solving
in the context of the social environment; values, knowledge, and
skills to facilitate professionally effective interpersonal
relationships. Fieldwork provides opportunity to work with people
in an assigned social work context, six hours per week‹60 hours
total. Formal admission to the major is contingent upon
successful completion of this course which is a prerequisite for
further work in the department. Remedial work in English and/or
mathematics must be completed by the end of Social Welfare 0052
and C060.
0052. Helping Processes in Social Work II (5 s.h.) S
Prerequisite: Social Work 0051; Corequisite: Social Welfare
0053. May be taken concurrently with Social Work C060 or 0372.
Formal and informal networks; the interrelationships between
agency structure and general service delivery systems; the
relationship between the immediate environment and the larger
social system. Field placement continues in assigned field agency
84 hours, six hours per week.
0053. Communication in Social Work Practice (3 s.h.) S
Corequisite: Social Work 0052.
Communication of verbal, nonverbal, and written messages
transmitted, interpreted, and responded to in the social work
process is the medium through which the purposes are achieved.
Students will develop knowledge, values, and beginning skills
necessary for effective work with individuals and groups.
C060. Human Behavior in the Social Environment (3
s.h.) (IN) FS
Prerequisite for social work majors: Biology C071.
Corequisite: Social Work 0051 or 0052. Psychology C050, and
Sociology C050.
Major theories of individual and family behavior. The person as a
bio-psycho-socio-cultural being; the process by which human
development occurs throughout the life cycle. The dynamic
interrelationships between biological, psychological, and
environmental factors which create both human diversity and
likeness.
0105. Child and Adolescent Development (3 s.h.) FS
Ages and stages of normal child and adolescent development
covering theoretical concepts and their application in social
work practice. Growth and development for the prenatal period
through adolescence.
C121. The History and Values of Social Welfare (3
s.h.) (AC) FS
Prerequisite for social work majors: Social Work 0051, 0052,
0053, and C060; Political Science C051, History C068; Composition
0045; and all remedial work.
Values and the development of social services since ancient times
with special emphasis on England and America. Evolution of
welfare services related to economic, political, socio-cultural
conditions in significant periods studied; attitudes and values
then and now.
0122. Social Welfare in the United States (3 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: Social Work C121.
The development of present social welfare services, including
structure, finances, functions, and public and private agencies.
Exploration of selected social welfare issues, policy and
administration, controversies, and new proposals and directions.
0187. Independent Study in Social Welfare (1-6 s.h.)
FS
Prerequisite: By arrangement.
A tutorial program, developed by instructor and student, to
permit study of issues relevant to social welfare and social
work. Extensive readings, consultation with community leaders,
and research required. Study plan must be submitted preceding
semester and approved by the coordinator of independent study.
0200. Emotional Disturbance in Children and
Adolescents (3 s.h.) FS
Childhood Psychopathology: interference in normal development
which results in various kinds of troubled behavior.
0205. The African-American Male in Contemporary
Society (3 s.h.) S
Examines positive aspects of African-American males in the areas
of spirituality, politics, institutional racism, science, health,
athletics, and male/female relationships. Issues affecting the
lives of African-American males and proposed solutions.
0260. Family Theory and Practice (3 s.h.) FS
A life-cycle, developmental view of the family. Concepts of the
healthy family and the dysfunctional family. Family therapy
treatment approaches.
0270. HIV/AIDS and Social Work: Prevention and
Practice (3 s.h.) S
An overview of knowledge, skills, values, and policy issues
related to prevention and service delivery to persons infected or
affected by HIV/AIDS. Includes a minimum of 12 hours of volunteer
work related to HIV/AIDS. Open only to seniors in social work.
0280. Patterns of Service Delivery (3 s.h.) F
Prerequisite: See requirements for Social Work W285;
Corequisites: Social Work W285 and 0290.
Current patterns of service delivery, impact on the user and on
staff; alternative issues in service delivery.
W285-W286. Seminar in Social Work Practice (3 s.h.
each semester) FS respectively
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Social Work 0051,
0052, 0053, C060, C121, and 0122; cumulative average of 2.0 or
better; departmental approval; a minimum of 85 s.h. of
successfully completed specified course work; Corequisite: Social
Work 0280 and 0290 in the fall semester; 0291 in the spring
semester. Open only to seniors who are social work majors.
A one-year course beginning in the fall semester. Principles and
skills of social work practice. The problem-solving, social
functioning model of social work practice; students engage in
direct service delivery; emphasis on generic skills and the need
to facilitate client independence through intervention at both
the micro- and macro-levels. A supervised field work experience.
0290. Social Work Practicum (5 s.h.) F
Corequisite: Social Work W285. For details on field placement
process, refer to Senior Seminar Field Guide.
Social work practice in selected social welfare and related
agencies; 200 hours of instruction. Opportunity to connect social
work theory with practice, to develop skills, and understand
their application with the user of service.
0291. Social Work Practicum (5 s.h.) S
Prerequisite: Social Work W286.
A continuation of the field practice begun in Social Work 0290;
200 hours in field instruction.
0301. Health Care: The Psycho-Social Aspects (3 s.h.)
S
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing in social work
program.
Technological innovations in health care impact on patients and
their families as well as on public policy. Issues regarding
health care services; psychological and social effects of illness
on patients and their families; and the roles of the social
worker in the interdisciplinary team.
0338. Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (3 s.h.) SS
This course provides students with current information about
alcohol and other substance abuse. Using ecosystems and family
systems frameworks, information is presented regarding the
bio-psycho-social impact of alcohol and other substance abuse on
individual and family functioning. Particular attention is given
to treatment options and resources for change.
0360. Human Sexuality and Social Work (3 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing in social work
program; others with permission of instructor.
Personal and professional attitudes and values toward human
sexuality and sexual expression. Special attention to such issues
as birth control, abortion, racism, and sex education; to special
populations; and to sexually oppressed groups. Implications and
skills for working in social service settings.
0361. Developmental Disabilities/ Normalization (3
s.h.)
Open to undergraduate and graduate students in social work
and other professional programs.
In this course, mental retardation is examined primarily from a
sociological perspective. Knowledge about mental retardation, the
deinstitutionalization movement and human service provisions are
presented. Attitudes and values toward people with developmental
disabilities are covered with the problem area of stigma being
examined in depth. Each student is given the opportunity to
become a personal associate of a mentally handicapped person as
an aspect of the learning of the course.
0363. Crime and Social Welfare (3 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing.
Social welfare implications for consumers, processors, and
service providers; past, present, and emerging goals of the
criminal justice system.
R365. Institutional Racism: Effects on the Delivery of
Social Welfare Services (3 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: History C068 and Social Work C060.
How institutional racism affects the lives of African-Americans;
implications for social work practice. Identification and
examination of the manifestations of racism; sensitization to
this major social problem.
0368. Responsible Responses to Aging (2-4 s.h.) FS
Biological, physical, psychological, and social aspects of aging.
Income, family, living arrangements, and health in relation to
needs, services, and gaps in services. Students develop actions
projects in education, programmatic change, and research.
0369. Societal Responses to Aging (2-4 s.h.) FS
The second of a two-course sequence. Explores public and private
resources, the need for social and political action, the network
of services to meet the needs of individuals and their families,
present policies and practice in income maintenance, health,
housing, safety, and social status. Public-private sponsorship,
cost, accountability, benefit levels, and administration. Student
social action projects completed and expanded.
0372. The Social Worker in the Group (3 s.h.) FS
For sophomore or junior majors. Different theoretical
conceptualizations of the role of the social worker in the group.
Social group work, group psychotherapy, group dynamics, and
growth-group literature. Special focus on the worker involved
with community groups.
0373. Loss and Grief (3 s.h.) F
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing in social work or related
majors.
The dynamics of loss, the stress of grief and mourning, societal
attitudes about death, and cultural variations in dealing with
loss and bereavement practices. To help students explore and
examine personal meanings about loss and to prepare students to
be responsive and helpful as social workers working with those
experiencing loss and grief. Class sessions combine cognitive and
experiential material.
0374. Law and the Practice of Human Services (3 s.h.)
FS
This course provides an introduction to the law as it affects the
human services professional and the practice of social work. The
course provides an overview of major areas of the law as they
relate to juveniles, families, and the elderly. It also includes
a review of professional responsibilities including informed
consent, privileged communication, malpractice laws, and the
building of effective social work/legal teams.
0375. Alcoholism (3 s.h.) S
Prerequisite: Senior standing in social work program.
Introduction to the field of alcoholism. In addition to
conceptual and definitional issues, various perspectives relating
to diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. Two visits to Alcoholics
Anonymous "open" meetings required.
0378. Group Work With the Elderly (3 s.h.) S
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing in social work,
recreation, and related fields.
To assist students in using their knowledge of the elderly and
the dynamics of group process to assist the elderly in
functioning effectively in different kinds of groups. Development
of social group process skills with the elderly for
self-development, problem-solving, social change, and for
achieving group goals.
0390. Introduction to Social Research (3 s.h.) FS
Prerequisite: Psych. C067; Soc. C067; or Stat. C021. To be
taken in junior year.
An introduction to the philosophy, concepts, principles, and
methods of empirical research in the social and behavioral
sciences. Characteristic stages and formats of social research
are reviewed, with the primary aim of developing beginning
competence in the critical assessment of published research and
use of research techniques.
0392. Case Management (3 s.h.) FS
This course focuses on the design and process of case management
as an approach to human service delivery. The students will
acquire knowledge and skills to provide effective and efficient
services. The course content includes the history of case
management and the specialized knowledge, theory, and methods
necessary to meet clients' needs.
0394. Exploration in Ethnic, Racial, and Cultural
Diversity (3 s.h.) S
This course is intended to provide students with the opportunity
to explore diversity through the experience of self and others,
utilizing the City of Philadelphia as a living laboratory.
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