Theory and Practice in Human Services

Also Known As
SOC
308
PSY
308
Course Section Number
GIS
308

Description

(Also PSY/SOC 308). This course considers several different cross-disciplinary theoretical frameworks that are relevant to understanding social problems (e.g., HIV/AIDS, poverty and homelessness, teenage motherhood, hunger, domestic violence, alcohol and drug abuse, aging, child welfare issues, etc.). The course investigates the ways in which these social problems and people’s needs are addressed by our social welfare and human service institutions, both public and private. Ethical issues surrounding the provision of care and services in the human services are emphasized. Principles of group dynamics, needs assessment, participant observation and evaluative research methods are also studied.

Division

Social and Behavioral Sciences

Subject

Government and International Studies

Academic Level

Undergraduate
Junior standing.

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