Course Description

SOCW 542

International Social Work Policy and Practice (3)

Content focuses on international social work practice at multiple systems levels. Topics include differing theoretical and religious perspectives, (post) colonialism, globalization, and issues involving U.S. immigration policy and immigrants. Practice content addresses poverty alleviation, conflict and post-conflict reconstruction, displacement and forced migration concerns, and individual/group counseling strategies. Prerequisites: Macro-Theory and Practice with Communities and Organizations; Diversity and Social Justice; Advanced Community Practice; Human Rights and Sustainable Development