SWK 333 Poverty, Inequality, and Social Justice: Implications for Social Work Practice

3 Credit(s)

The course deals with theoretical perspectives and practice implications related to poverty, the extent and causes of injustice in our society, and social and economic trends (e.g., institutional and social policy issues, classism, racism, sexism, and political-economic issues). The course also explores individual, family, group, community, and system-wide change strategies for prevention and intervention of poverty, inequality, and social injustice. Three lecture hours per week. Prerequisites: SWK101, SWK102, SWK200, SWK270, & SWK 261.