SWRK 201 — Introduction to Social Work
This course will familiarize students with the various roles, functions, and tasks which social workers perform in a variety of settings and acquaint them with the primary skills and practices of generalist social work. Students will be introduced to social work practice as a multi-level and multi-method approach to influencing change in problem situations. Students will also be introduced to the core values and Code of Ethics of social work and be exposed to issues of diversity, oppression, and social justice. The practice of generalist social work will be consider ed from the perspective of a collaborative, strengths -based model working within complex social service systems. Prerequisite(s): ENGL-100 or ENGL-101, PSYC-100 Corequisite(s): none