SOWK 387 - Policies, Programs, and Services for Children

(3.00)

This course presents the current situation regarding services for children, and historic perspective on the development of society’s perceptions of children’s needs. It attempts to go beyond the traditional definitions of child welfare as an institution and encompass consideration of a social welfare system including family policy advocacy, programs to enhance socialization of children, helping services, and services to surrogate families. Select intervention techniques appropriate for work with children are presented, and skills are developed.

Course ID: 56929
Consent: No Consent Required
Components: Lecture
Topics: Pol/Prog/Serv: Children
Attributes: Social Sciences (GEP), Social Sciences (GFR)
Requirement Group: You must complete SOWK 260 with a grade of C or higher.