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SCW-235 Social Work Practice with Communities
(F)
This course explores the theories and methods of social work practice
with communities. Topics to be covered include: geographic and
functional communities, community assessments, theories and models
of community practice, and identification skills related to community
practice (such as observation, facilitation, mediation, and advocacy).
SCW-245 Social Work Practice with Families
(W)
This course explores the theories and methods of social work practice with
families. Topics to be covered include: theories required to understand
families in social work practice, diversity in family structure and its
impact, power dynamics within a family, assessment and intervention with
families, and the impact of poverty and other social concerns on families.
SCW-329 Social Work Practice with Individuals
(F)
This course explores the theories and methods of social work practice
with individuals. Topics to be covered include: theories pertinent to
social work practice with individuals, working with individuals from
diverse populations, the development of professional relationships,
understanding intervention roles, and the process of intervention
(engagement, assessment, intervention, termination, and evaluation).
Prerequisite: SCW-215
SCW-332 Diversity In Canada: Implications for Social Work
(F)
This course provides students with the knowledge needed for practice
with disadvantaged and oppressed groups. This course examines the
history, demographics, and culture of various disenfranchised groups.
A major theme of the course is to provide an opportunity for exploration
of how prejudice, discrimination and exclusion affect the experiences
of members of these groups. Another theme is the unique strengths and
capacities within each group that should be recognized and utilized in
effective social work practices. Social injustice occurs and is present
at individual, institutional and societal/structural levels; professional
social work ethics and values demand cultural competence and cultural
sensitivity practice at the micro, mezzo, and macro levels. Critique of
diversity perspectives from a Christian worldview will also be discussed.
Prerequisite: Year 3 or 4 standing
SCW-341 Social Welfare Policy and Process
(F)
A critical study of the nature and history of social welfare policies
and systems, current federal and provincial policies, and the impact of
these policies on existing social problems.
Prerequisite: Year 3 or 4 standing
SCW-351 Social Work Practice with Groups and Teams
(W)
This course explores the theories and methods of social work practice with
groups and teams. Students will learn the theory underlying social work
groups and understand the purposes and uses of different types of groups.
Collaboration and interdisciplinary teamwork will be discussed. Students
will be introduced to the skills and interventions used with groups/teams.
Prerequisite: Year 3 standing
SCW-380 Internship and Integrative Seminar I
(F/W)
A community-based learning experience in some aspect of Social
Work - personal, community, or structural work. The internship is
intended to provide experience with a specific population group or field
of study. Students learn beginning practice skills through experiential
opportunities, applying core knowledge to direct individuals, families
or groups, and macro (organizations and communities) social work
practice. Each student will normally work 10 hours per week in an
agency setting and complete the placement over one or two terms.
Prerequisite: Year 3 standing
SCW-428 Poverty: Problems and Perspectives (SOC-428) (Capstone) (W)
Prerequisite: Year 4 standing or permission of the instructor. SCW-428 is the Capstone
Course for the Sociology - Social Work Department and is required for all majors in the
4th year.
SCW-435 Selected Theories of Social Work Practice
(W)
A critical examination of the theoretical bases of social work practice.
Students will compare and contrast a range of theories used in social
work practice and learn to effectively apply these theories to problem
situations. Theories to be examined include: structural, anti-oppressive,
cognitive, role and behavioral theories.
Prerequisite: SCW-329 and Year 4 standing
SCW-455 Canadian Native Studies
(F)*
This course is an interdisciplinary study of the history & culture of
Canadian aboriginal people (First Nations, Inuit, and Metis) with
emphasis on contemporary issues surrounding Native life. The course
involves lectures, films, student presentations, and field assignments.
SCW-470-79 Special Topics in Social Work
This sequence of courses provides students with the opportunity
to pursue advanced studies on issues of immediate and current
significance in the field of social work, where the content of the
seminars are unavailable in the curriculum. Seminars will be offered
in topics where there is demonstrated interest from students and
faculty. Possible topics include: gerontology, domestic violence, crisis
intervention, child welfare, anti-oppressive practice, and the role of the
church in social work.
SCW-470 Crisis Intervention *
This course offers a background in theories and strategies of intervention
in crisis situations. Topics include suicide intervention, violence within
families, sexual assault, child sexual abuse and incest, trauma, illness,
death and loss, poverty and homelessness, the client-worker relationship,
and community crisis intervention programs. Social work responses
will be examined, with reference to the diverse socio-economic, racial
and ethnic composition of the community, and the potential role of the
church. Students will discuss the different responses to crisis within a
Christian framework.
Prerequisite: SCW-215; Year 3 or 4 standing or permission of the instructor
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