[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2014-2015 Graduate Academic Catalog

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[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2014-2015 Graduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

SWK 550 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment II

3 credit hours

Prerequisites: SWK 510 .
From a person-in-environment perspective, this course focuses on individual development over the life span; on the theories and knowledge about the range of social systems in which individuals live; how human behavior affects and is affected by these systems; how these systems promote or deter human health and well-being; and an introduction to critical thinking and an opportunity to apply its principles. In addition, this course covers issues of diversity, including practice issues with clients from differing social, cultural, racial, and class backgrounds; issues of social and economic justice and oppression; practice issues as they relate to clients belonging to populations at risk; and issues involved with systems of all sizes, including macro systems.