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SOWKC201[01]

Introduction to

Social Work Profession and

Social Welfare

AnIndependent

Learning

Course

CourseDeveloperandInstructor

NicoleM.Cavanagh,LISWCP

TheUniversityofSouthCarolina

DistanceEducation[15]

2009

7/2/09

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IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Independent Learning

University of South Carolina

WHERE TO GET HELP

For information concerning this and other independent learning courses, call

800-922-2577(toll-free nationwide)

Or, if outside the United States, call

803-777-7210

If you would prefer to write or visit, our address is

Distance Education

University of South Carolina

1244 Blossom Street, 2nd

Floor

Columbia, SC 29208

COURSE SUMMARY

Course Number: SOWK C201 [01]

Course Title: Introduction to Social Work Profession and Social Welfare

Course Instructor: Nicole M. Cavanagh, LISW-CP

Course Developer: Nicole M. Cavanagh, LISW-CP

Credit Hours: 3 semester hours

Assignments: 15 (60 percent of the final grade)

Exams: 1 final exam (40 percent of the final grade)

NOTE: YOU MUST PASS THE FINAL EXAM TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THIS COURSE

Required Textbook: Kirst-Ashman, Karen, K. (2009). Social Work and SocialWelfare: Critical Thinking Perspectives. Thomson: Brooks/Cole. ISBN-10:

0495601683; ISBN-13: 9780495601685

Course Description: This course introduces the social work profession and its

mission, purposes, principles, and values. Components of generalist practice

with individuals, families, groups, communities and organizations are reviewed.

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AdministrativeQuestionsAllquestionsconcerningcoursework,fees,examinations,grades,workbooksorothermaterials,orcredits

shouldbedirectedtotheIndependentLearningoffice.Instructorsarenotavailabletoanswerany

administrativequestionspertainingtotheIndependentLearningprogram.Whensuchquestionsarereceivedby

theinstructor,

they

are

referred

to

the

Independent

Learning

office.

Send

questions

about

administrative

issues

byemailtotheIndependentLearningcoordinatoratutsquest@mailbox.sc.eduorcall8037777210or800

9222577tollfree.

OrderingTextbooksYourmaterialsmustbeorderedwithintwoweeksofenrollmentoravailabilitycannotbeguaranteed.

Independentlearningcoursessometimesutilizetextbookswithlimitedavailabilityandwecannotguarantee

thosematerialswillbeavailablethroughoutthe12monthsofyourenrollment.Orderyourcoursematerialsas

soonaspossibleafteryourcourseenrollmentbegins. Coursematerialscanbeorderedonlineorbytelephone

(tollfreeat18003253252)fromMBSDirect(http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/univsccol.htm ).

CourseWorkQuestionsIftherearequestionsconcerningthecontentofacourse,writeanotetotheinstructorandincludeitwithan

assignmentorcontacttheinstructorbyemailatnickcava@mailbox.sc.edu.Inmostcases,theinstructorchecks

emailonadailybasis,soyoushouldhavearesponsewithin12businessdays.Itisimportantforthestudentto

correspondwiththeinstructorifsheisuncertainaboutaparticularassignment.However,instructorsof

independentlearningcoursesarenotexpectedtotutorstudents.

SubmittingAssignmentsAssignmentsmaybesubmittedforgradingbyemail,fax,orbymail.Ifyoumailyourassignment,pleaseretaina

copyofitincaseoflossintransit.Coversheetsarerequiredwitheachassignmentandareavailableon

Blackboardorbyemail.Ifastudentistakingthecourseinacorrespondencemoderatherthanonline,blank

coversheetswillbeprovided.Assignmentsarereturnedbymail.Thecoversheetservesastheaddresslabelfor

thereturnedassignment;provideacompleteandlegiblemailingaddressforthereturnofyourgraded

assignment.

Thematerial

in

this

course

is

equivalent

to

asemester

of

work

on

campus.

To

receive

full

educational

benefits,

donotsendanassignmentuntilthepreviousassignmenthasbeengradedandreturned.Astudentmaynotturn

inmorethan20percentofthetotalassignmentsinasevendayperiodinanyonecourse.(Formostcoursesthis

equatestonomorethanthreeassignmentsperweek.)Anentirecoursemaynotbeturnedinforgradingatone

time.Ifallassignmentsarereceivedatonetime,theIndependentLearningofficewillonlyforwardtwoper

weektotheinstructorforgrading.Astudentshouldbeginthecourseimmediatelyafterreceivingthecourse

materialsandsendtheassignmentsatregularintervals.

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Ifastudentchoosestomailassignments,preaddressedenvelopeswillbeprovided.Ifastudentchoosestosend

assignmentsbyemail,instructionswillbesentbyemaildescribingtheentireprocess.Faxassignmentswitha

completedcoversheetto8037776264or8037770790.AllassignmentsmustbesenttoUSCIndependentLearning.TheIndependentLearningofficecannotberesponsibleforassignmentsormaterialssentdirectlyto

theinstructor.Keepacopyofallassignmentssentforgrading.

Email

assignments

to

[email protected],

or

mail

them

to:

USCDISTANCEEDUCATION

POBOX2346

COLUMBIA,SC 292022346

COURSESYLLABUSIntroductiontoSocialWork:SOWKC201ThiscourseisanintroductionlevelcourseofferedintheCollegeofSocialWorkattheUniversityofSouth

Carolina.Social

Work

201

and

221

are

prerequisites

for

all

300,

400,

and

500

level

social

work

courses.

Social

Work201and221alsoarepartofthecorecourserequirementforBachelorsofSocialWorkandSocialWork

minordegreesofferedbytheCollegeofSocialWork.

MeetYourInstructorNicoleM.Cavanagh,LISWCP,holdsaB.S.degreeinInterdisciplinarySciencefromtheUniversityofSouth

Carolina,specialconcentrationinpsychology.SheearnedherMastersDegreeinSocialWorkfromthe

UniversityofSouthCarolinaandiscurrentlypursuingherPh.D.inSocialWork. NicolejoinedtheSocialWork

facultyin2002asanadjunctprofessorwhileservingastheProgramDirectorfortheStructuredOutPatient

Program

in

Newberry,

South

Carolina.

She

currently

is

working

as

a

full

time

Instructor/BSW

Field

Coordinator

fortheCollegeofSocialWorkatUSC.Shehasover15yearsexperienceworkingasasocialworker,specifically

withtheadultandgeriatricpopulation.

CourseDescriptionThissocialworkcourseintroducesstudentstothehistoryofthesocialworkprofessionandsocialwelfareinthe

UnitedStates. Studentslearntounderstandthegroundingprinciples,values,concepts,andterminologyofthe

socialworkprofessionandsocialwelfarethroughtheeyesofageneralistpractitionerwhofacilitatesplanned

changeprocessesacrosssystemsinvolvedwithalleviatingsocialproblemsandprovidingsocialservices.

StudentslearntheNASWCodeofEthics,guidingprinciplesandvalues,andpracticesettingsasitpertainsto

generalistsocial

work

that

builds

on

strengths

and

social

justice.

UponsuccessfulcompletionofSOWKC201,thestudentwillhaveearnedthreesemesterhoursofcredit.The

instructorforthecourseisNicoleM.Cavanagh,Instructor/BSWFieldCoordinator,CollegeofSocialWork,

UniversityofSouthCarolina,Columbia,SC29208.Telephone: 8037770433.Email:[email protected]


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COURSEOUTLINEPARTI:ProfessionofSocialWorkUnitOne: IntroductiontoSocialWorkandSocialWelfare(Chapter1)

Assignment1UnitTwo: SocialWorkValuesandEthics(Chapter2)

Assignment2UnitThree: EmpowermentandHumanDiversity(Chapter3)

Assignment3

PARTII: SocialWorkPracticeUnitFour: TheProcessofGeneralistPractice(Chapter4)

Assignment4UnitFive: PracticeSettings(Chapter5)

Assignment5

PartIII: SocialWelfarePolicyUnitSix: AnOverviewofSocialWelfareandSocialWorkHistory(Chapter6)

Assignment6UnitSeven: Policy,PolicyAnalysis,andPolicyAdvocacy: FoundationsforServiceProvision(Chapter7)

Assignment7UnitEight: PoliciesandProgramstoCombatPoverty(Chapter8)

Assignment8

PartIV: ClientPopulationsandContextsUnitNine: SocialWorkandServicesforChildrenandFamilies(Chapter9)

Assignment9Unit

Ten:

Social

Work

and

Services

for

the

Elderly

(Chapter

10)

Assignment10UnitEleven: SocialWorkandServicesforPeoplewithDisabilities(Chapter11)

Assignment11UnitTwelve: SocialWorkandServicesinHealthCare(Chapter12)

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UnitThirteen: SocialWorkandServicesMentalHealth(Chapter13)

Assignment13UnitFourteen: SocialWorkandServicesforYouthsintheSchools(Chapter14)

Assignment14Unit

Fifteen:

Social

Work

and

Services

in

the

Criminal

Justice

System

(Chapter

15)

Assignment15

RecommendedStudyProceduresThiscourseisdividedinto15assignments. Eachassignmentwilltakeanaverageof3hours.

Thebestwaytodotheassignmentsistosetasideaspecifictimeeachdayforstudying. Thismaybeearlyinthe

morningbeforegoingtowork,oritmaybeintheevening. Formanystudents,theweekendisthebesttimeto

dotheassignments.

Preparatorytobeginningyourwork,findaquietplaceand,preferably,beseatedatadesk. Thefollowingsteps

shouldimproveyourefficiencyinstudying:

Readtheinstructorscommentaryandglanceoverthewrittenassignment. Previewthereadingassignmentnotingthemajorheadingsandtheitalicizedwords. Thismeansflipping

throughtheassignment.

Readtheentireassignmentwithoutmarkinganykeypassages. Gobackandstudytheimportantparts. Makeacheckinthemarginorinthetextbyimportant

concepts.

(Note

that

the

verbs

read

and

study

are

not

synonymous.)

Nowanswereachquestioninyourassignmentcompletelyandthoroughly. Donotoveranswerquestionsorcopypassagesdirectlyfromthetext. Theemphasisisonlearning,notcopying. Include

diagramseverychanceyouget. Correctlylabelthem. Thenusethemaspartofyouranswer.

Yourgradedassignmentwillbereturnedpromptly. Anoverallgradewillbegiventoeachassignment. The

gradewillconformtothepresentgradingsystemofTheUniversityofSouthCarolina. OnlyA,B+,B,C+,C,D+,D,

F,andI(Incomplete)willbeused. Afterpassingthefinalexamination,youwillreceiveafinalgradeforthe

course. Inthedeterminationofyourfinalgrade,theweightsareasfollows: 15assignments=60percent;final

exam=40percent. Youmustpasstheexamtopassthecourse.Thefinalexamconsistsof50questions. Thequestionswillaskyoutodefinetermsandexplainanddiscuss

concepts.

Toprepareforthefinalexamination,reviewandstudytheportionsthatyoucheckedinthetext. Then,study

eachofyourwrittenassignmentsbecausevirtuallyallofthemajorpointsinthecoursearecoveredbythese

assignments.

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