Introduction into Social Work, Sports, and Social Justice

2 credits · Undergraduate

This seminar will focus on the relationship between the field of social work and sports at a macro and micro level in American society. The course will explore ways in which the field of social work, and social workers, can better support athletes to promote positive change throughout the lives of athletes as well as the sports industry. Additionally, this course offers a space for students/educators/community members to cultivate interventions that address prominent issues within the sports world. We will interrogate a range of prominent issues such as anti-Blackness, coloniality, capitalism, race/ism, sex/ism, patriarchy, masculinity/femininity, misogyny/noir, queerphobia, fatphobia, beauty standards, pregnancy, mental health, and more.