Social Work and Family Practice

3 credits · Undergraduate

This course, through the application of family systems theory, examines current approaches to working with families in community counselling settings. Completion of a family assessment, as well as a critical examination of power dynamics in families, and their connection with the larger society are undertaken. Issues of gender, race, age, class, sexual preference, and so on, are analyzed in this context. Prerequisite(s): 60 credit hours or permission of the Social Work Chair