CHILD WELFARE
History and current policies, statutes, and best practices that shape child welfare practice locally, nationally, and internationally. Gain knowledge and awareness to prevent and protect children from neglect, physical abuse, sexual abuse, and emotional abuse by strengthening, supporting and empowering their families. Explore various settings where children and families often receive social work services to engage in critical review on the purpose and organization of the setting, the role of social work, and evidence-based practices when working with children and families.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Sophomore standing. Not open to students with credit for SOC WORK 646 or 656 . Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and understand multifaceted aspects of the child welfare system. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Integrate various aspects of generalist social work practice into the field of child welfare. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify child welfare policies, services, and issues that impact the lives of children and families. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Operationalize generalist social work knowledge, ethics, advocacy, and solution focused practice in public child welfare. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and understand multifaceted aspects of the child welfare system. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Integrate various aspects of generalist social work practice into the field of child welfare. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify child welfare policies, services, and issues that impact the lives of children and families. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Operationalize generalist social work knowledge, ethics, advocacy, and solution focused practice in public child welfare. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027