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  • SW 3000: Social Work Practice I

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): Admission to the BSW program or declared major in Family Science and University Advanced Standing. Teaches students to apply the generalist social work Planned Change Model with individuals: engagement, assessment, goal setting/contracting, implementation, evaluation, and transition/ending. Prepares students to utilize core social work interpersonal communication skills to engage clients in a professional partnership with intervention and planning. Emphasizes the importance of cultural humility, principles of strengths-based and anti-oppressive social work practice, empirical research, and theories of human behavior and person-in-environment. Discusses ethical and professional demeanor and practice.
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  • SW 3100: Social Work Practice II

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): SW 3000, Admission to the BSW program, and University Advanced Standing. Teaches students to apply the generalist social work Planned Change Process with families and groups: engagement, assessment, goal setting/contracting, implementation, evaluation, and transition/ending. Introduces group and family development and the theory and models of social work practice with groups and families. Prepares students to utilize group leadership and family communication skills necessary for research-informed practice. Emphasizes ethical and anti-oppressive practice.
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  • SW 3200: Social Work Practice III

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): SW 3000, SW 3100, Admission into the BSW program, and University Advanced Standing. Applies the social work Planned Change Model (engagement, assessment, goal setting/contracting, implementation, evaluation, and transitions/ending) to community and organizational macro systems. Utilizes systems theory to examine macro social problems. Explores the values, principles, standards, laws, policies, and regulations that direct ethical social work practice on the macro level, including within communities and organizations.
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  • SW 3400: Human Behavior and the Social Environment II

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): SW 2100, Admission into the BSW program, and University Advanced Standing. Presents major theoretical concepts about human development and environmental factors influencing development from the social and behavioral sciences and their applications to micro, mezzo, and macro social work practice. Explores intersectionality and how diversity shapes human experience and identity development. Focuses on the second half of the lifecycle, young adulthood through older adulthood.
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  • SW 3500: Social Welfare Policies and Services

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the BSW program and University Advanced Standing. Analyzes current social policy within the context of historical and contemporary factors that shape policy. Examines major social forces and institutions as they relate to and determine social policy emphasizing social welfare services in an industrialized society. Evaluates social welfare frameworks in light of the principles of social and economic justice. Identifies effect of social policy on generalist social work practice.
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  • SW 3510: Global Social Work

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 2010 with a C+ grade or higher, SW 1010, and University Advanced Standing. Investigates ways in which micro and macro skills can be integrated via a social development model to address social welfare issues in international settings. Includes the development of interventions beginning at the community level and moving toward global as well as individual practice. Focuses on the enhancement of practice knowledge and skills in program design, development, implementation and evaluation. Addresses basic resources such as food, shelter, potable water and sanitation, as well as sustainable economic development, inter-ethnic conflict, global indebtedness, ethnoconscious organizational development, and empowerment/conscientization as a method of intervening in social challenges.
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  • SW 355G: Thanatology--Death and Dying GI

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (PSY 1010 or SW 1010) and (ENGL 2010 with a C+ grade or higher) and University Advanced Standing. Introduces students to the subject of thanatology. Reviews theories and research associated with death and dying. Examines death systems, cultural norms, taboos and rituals. Studies the health care system, public policy, laws, and customs. Addresses death from a developmental perspective. Explores life-threating illness, suicide, and end-of-life issues. Reviews grief and loss themes. Familiarizes students with vocabulary and explores related human service occupations such as bereavement counseling and hospice care. May be delivered hybrid.
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    General Education Course

  • SW 3600: Ethics and Values in Social Work Practice

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the BSW program and University Advanced Standing. Acquaints students with the values of the field of social work and the Code of Ethics of the National Association of Social Workers to help them begin to develop the ability to effectively deal with the ethical issues they will be confronted with in professional practice. Increases students awareness of new and emerging ethical issues and provide tools and methodologies for ethical decision-making. Addresses ethical dilemmas involving conflict between personal values, agency guidelines, professional standards, and cultural differences. Includes discussion of models for ethical decision-making, the NASW Code of Ethics, as well as the codes of ethics of other human services professional organizations.
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  • SW 371G: Diversity Issues in Social Work Practice GI

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): Admission into the BSW program and University Advanced Standing. Increases understanding and appreciation of diverse client populations, the nature of cultural identity, group membership and differential access to resources, and strategies to combat discrimination, oppression and economic deprivation and to promote social and economic justice. Examines socio-identities including: race, ethnicity, religion, gender, social class, sexual orientation, abilities, and age. Includes discussion of oppressive and discriminatory experiences as well as resilience and strengths encountered by different groups. Explores similarities, differences, and controversies between diverse populations in the context of their personal values and professional policy and practice.
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    General Education Course

  • SW 3750: Child Abuse Neglect and Domestic Violence

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): SW 1010 and University Advanced Standing. Reviews definitions of child abuse and neglect and other forms of domestic violence using a multidisciplinary perspective. Explores theories explaining the causes of abuse/neglect and domestic violence. Identifies indicators of abuse/neglect and aids students in making assessments and intervening in situations of abuse/neglect and domestic violence. Educates students in mandatory reporting laws and the workings of the child welfare system in efforts to intervene and prevent abuse/neglect. Addresses current policy issues pertinent to child abuse/neglect and domestic violence and identifies effective methods in which students can advocate for social change within the social and child welfare system.
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