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SWK-4210
3 hours
Social Work Practice with Diverse Populations
–Fa
This course is the second part of a three-course sequence in
acquiring values, skills, and knowledge of generalist social work
practice. Intervention strategies for practice with a wide variety
of populations will be presented, including people of different
religions; women; lesbian, gay, bi-sexual, and transgendered
people; children and youth; the elderly; disabled; Appalachian;
African Americans; Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders;
American Indians; Mexican Americans; Hispanics and Puerto
Ricans; and refugees and immigrants.
Prerequisite: admission to
the social work program.
(Fee: $15)
SWK-4220
4 hours
Social Work Practice with Communities and Organizations
–Sp
Designed to complete the undergraduate program and thus
equip the student for beginning professional social work practice.
Focus is on competency in social work practice in multiple macro
settings as a generalist in problem solving and social change.
Prerequisites: admission to the social work program; SWK-4210
Social Work Practice with Diverse Populations.
(Fee: $80)
SWK-4440 Special Topics-Social Work
1–3 hours
Investigation of specific topics in Social Work that have intrinsic
worth and engage student interest.
SWK-4510 Senior Seminar I
–Fa
2 hours
and SWK-4560 Senior Field Experience I
–Fa
6 hours
This course offers students the opportunity to practice social
work 16 hours weekly with professional supervision. A seminar is
held two hours weekly in which students submit their own practice
record for critical study and offer feedback to their peers. Emphasis
is placed on the integration of students’ social work theoretical
knowledge and skills as they enter the profession. Students must
complete a minimum of 225 hours in field.
Prerequisite: admission
to the social work program. Corequisite: It is recommended that
SWK-4510 and SWK-4560 be taken concurrently.
(Fee: $250)
SWK-4520 Senior Seminar II
–Sp
2 hours
and SWK-4570 Senior Field Experience II
–Sp
6 hours
These courses offer students the opportunity to practice social
work 16 hours weekly, with professional supervision. A seminar is
held two hours weekly in which students submit their own practice
record for critical study and offer criticism to their peers. Emphasis
is placed on the integration of the students’ social work theoretical
knowledge and skills as they enter the profession. Students must
complete a minimum of 225 hours in field.
Prerequisite: admission
to the social work program. Corequisites: It is recommended that
SWK-4520 and SWK-4570 be taken concurrently.
(Fee: $250)
SWK-4610 Statistics for Social Workers
–Fa
3 hours
This course provides an introduction to the conceptual and
quantitative tools used to describe and interpret data in the
conduct of social work practice and research. Students learn how
to select, calculate, analyze, and interpret statistics applicable
to common social work situations related to direct practice,
administration and planning, and policy making. Students will be
able to recognize the statistical impact that race, gender, age,
sexual orientation and other relevant variables have on many
psycho-social-spiritual variables during computer labs using
SPSS statistical software and current GSS database.
Prerequisite:
admission to the social work program or permission of the
instructor; students must have satisfied Cedarville’s mathematics
proficiency requirement before enrolling.
SWK-4620 Social Work Research Methods
–Sp
3 hours
Designed to survey the basic process of research methods as
practiced in the social sciences. Underlying principles of science
and logic are emphasized and special attention is directed
toward the recognition of common sources of error and bias in
the implementation and interpretation of research studies as it
affects the outcomes of research utilization. Students will be better
prepared to recognize the impact of special population variables
(age, race, gender, etc.) on the research process.
Prerequisite:
admission to the social work program.
SWK-4950
1–3 hours
Independent Study in Social Work
Provides the means whereby gifted and interested students
may explore, in a more in-depth and intensive manner, general
information acquired in the major courses. Further, independent
study provides a logical way to complete required hours not
obtained in normal sequencing.
Prerequisite: permission of the
instructor.
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2015–16 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
Course Descriptions
SWK-4210 – SWK-4950