1992-1993 Academic Catalog

186 Social Science and History SWK-330 History of Social Work 4 hours A survey of man's efforts to facilitate human development and to ameliorate adverse social conditions through social work. Emphasizes the relationship of Christianity to the origin of modern reform movements and social work. Prerequisite: SOC-230 Principles of Sociology. SWK-341 Junior Seminar and Field Experience 1--W 2 hours This course is taken concuITently with Social Work Practice I. It provides one day a week (80 hours) of practical field experience in a professional social work agency. The student will be under the supervision of a qualified field instructor. A special feature to the overall process is the sharing of experiences in a one-hour-per– week seminar session. Prerequisites: SWK-311 Social Welfare Policy I, SWK-301 Human Behavior and the Social Environment, PYCH-260 Human Development: Lifespan. SWK-342 Junior Seminar and Field Experience 11--Sp 2 hours This course is taken concurrently with Social Work Practice II. A continuation of Junior Seminar and Field Experience I, in the same agency, but with advanced opportunities to practice beginning social work tasks and functions. Prerequisites: SWK-341 Junior Seminar and Field Experience I, SWK-321 Social Work Practice I. SWK-367 Research Methodology--W 3 hours Hypothesis formation, questionnaire design and administration, sampling, interviewing and data collection. SWK-368 Data Analysis--Sp 3 hours Levels of analysis, measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability, linear correlation, and simple tests of significance. Prerequisite: SWK-367 Research Methodology. SWK-421 Social Work Practice III--A 4 hours A further study of social work practice in which the student learns to combine all of the appropriate methods and skills to intervene on the behalf of the "client" in need. Prerequisites: SWK-321,322·Social Work Practice I & II and SWK-341,342 Junior Seminar and Field Experience I & II. (Fee: $30). SWK-422 Social Work Practice IV--W 4 hours The final course in the practice sequence. Designed to complete the undergraduate program and equip the student for beginning level professional social work. Prerequisites: SWK-321,322,421 Social Work Practice I,II,III, SWK-341,342 Junior Seminar and Field Experience I & II and SWK-451 Senior Seminar and Field I. SWK-451 Senior Seminar 1--A 2 hours The senior seminar meets two hours per week. It functions as a professional support group in which students receive support, as well as constructive feedback, from their peers as they enter the profession. Prerequisites: SWK-341,342 Junior Seminar and Field I & II and SWK-321,322 Social Work Practice I & II. SWK-452 Senior Seminar I--W 2 hours A continuation of Senior Seminar I. A course for graduating · seniors to demonstrate their proficiency in beginning professional social work practice. Involves self-evaluation as well as group interview. Prerequisites: SWK-451 Senior Seminar I, SWK- 321,322,421 Social Work Practice l,II & III. SWK-453 Senior Field Experience I--A 5 hours This course is taken concurrently with Social Work Practice III and Senior Seminar I. This course requires three days per week (240 hours) in the field, providing the student with a more in-depth practical experience in a professional social work agency. The student will apply theory to actual practical social work situations. The student will function as a beginning level social worker in the agency under close supervision of the field instructor. Prerequisites: SWK-321,322 Social Work Practice I & II and SWK-341,342 Junior Seminar and Field I & II. SWK-454 Senior Field Experience 11--W 5 hours This course is taken concuITently with Social Work Practice IV and Senior Seminar II. It is also a continuation of Senior Field Experience I and will be completed within the same agency. This will include an additional three days per week (240 hours) of practical experience. Prerequisites: SWK-341,342 Junior Seminar and Field I & II and SWK-453 Senior Field Experience I.