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• SOWK 300: Co-Op Ed Experience in Sowk

  3.00 - 12.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  Co-Op Ed Experience in Sowk
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• SOWK 301: Social Work Practice 1

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  Study of the wide range of activities that constitute the generalist social work approach. Designed to assist students to develop basic entry-level professional social work competencies within a systems framework. Prerequisite:    ENGL 110. Prereq or coreq: SOWK 203, junior standing. Corequisite:    SOWK 322.
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• SOWK 302: Social Work Practice 2

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  : In-depth examination of the knowledge, values and skills that form the base of social work practice; method selection and skill development in social work intervention; practice with social work communication skills. Emphasis on practice with groups and vulnerable populations. Prerequisite:    C or higher in SOWK 301. Corequisite:    SOWK 430. SOWK majors only.
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• SOWK 303: Social Welfare and the Law

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  Significant legislation, court decisions and regulatory language shape public social policy and affect the legal base for social work practice. Among substantive areas discussed are: family law and policy, mental health and substance abuse law and policy, constitutional and civil rights, poverty law and policy, social wefare law and policy, and professional licensing. Prerequisite:    C or better in SOWK 102 or permission of instructor; GOVT 111 or 112; Social Work Majors or Social Justice Minors Only.
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• SOWK 304: Sowk, Corrections & Alt Trmnt

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  A general introduction to the study of the juvenile correctional system in the United States and assessment and treatment of youth who may be at risk for interacting with the system. A historical perspective of juvenile, as well as adult,corrections will be offered, along with discussions and examinations of the etiology and extent of juvenile crime as well as antecedents of violence, environmental and ecological factors for the causes of criminality, along with assessment of at risk youth and their families. A historical perspective, rehabilitation approaches, de-institutionalization, community based programs and alternatives to incarceration will be reviewed.
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• SOWK 305: Social Work and Child Welfare

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  Concepts, policies and practices in child welfare services as a response to the needs of children and their families; focus on services designed to support, supplement or substitute for the care usually given by biological parents; social work practices and public-policy issues in foster care, adoption, day care, institutional care, protective services, teenage pregnancy and juvenile delinquency. \
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• SOWK 306: Social Work and Aging

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  A developmental approach to the aging process as one phase of the life cycle; biological, psychological, social and economic needs of the elderly; analysis of societal provision for these needs; public-policy issues and pertinent social legislation; community-based programs of social and health services; techniques of generic social work with older persons; advocacy and policy planning for the aging. Lectures and discussion supplemented with audiovisual material, speakers and field visits as available. Volunteer experience with an older person or persons required.
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• SOWK 307: Social Work and Health Care

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  Scope and contribution of professional social work in comprehensive healthcare settings focusing on individual and community health needs, social and behavioral aspects of illness, essential practice components and skills required of social workers, healthcare policy, issues and trends, alternative healthcare programs and research needs.
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• SOWK 308: Social Work & Substance Use

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  Concepts, policies, issues, trends, theories and social work practice skills in settings affected by substance use. Focuses on interaction of affected individuals with others in family, social, economic, educational, legal and political systems. Examines the role of the social worker in identification, intervention and use of network of community resources.
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• SOWK 309: SOWK Behavior & Emotion Health

  3.00 Credits

  Millersville University of Pennsylvania

  
  Concepts, policies, issues, trends, and theory associated with social work, behavioral and emotional health. Focuses on interaction of affected individuals with others in family, social, economic, educational, legal and political systems. Examines the role of the social worker in identification, intervention and use of network of community resources and various practice modalities, including direct intervention as well as social policy analysis, research and prevention.
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