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SWHS 300: Introduction to Social Work/Human Services (Bradshaw)
This course provides an overview of social service agencies, social work, and human services. Students will understand the historical and current delivery of social services by exploring problems of living such as poverty, substance abuse, and mental health. Emphasis is on the knowledge and tasks used by skilled, ethical, and culturally responsive social service workers.
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- LibreTexts
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- LibreTexts
- Language
- EN
- Category
- Basic Sciences
Contents· 65 sections
- 01: Untitled Chapter 1
- 01: Chapter 1
- 1.01: Introduction to Social Work
- 1.02: American Psychological Association (APA) Style
- 1.03: Video- Legacies of Social Change
- 02: Chapter 2
- 2.01: NASW Code of Ethics
- 03: Chapter 3
- 3.01: Cultural Competence
- 3.02: Culture
- 3.2.01: Introduction to Culture
- 3.2.02: What Is Culture
- 3.2.03: Elements of Culture
- 3.2.04: Pop Culture Subculture and Cultural Change
- 3.2.05: Theoretical Perspectives on Culture
- 3.03: Video- Cultural Humility
- 02: Untitled Chapter 2
- 04: Chapter 4
- 4.01: Generalist Practice
- 4.02: An Introduction to Theory and Practical Theorizing (Merlot)
- 4.03: Introduction to Research
- 4.3.01: How do social workers know what to do
- 4.3.02: Science and social work
- 4.3.03: Why should we care
- 4.3.04: Understanding research
- 4.04: The Person in Environment
- 4.4.01: Chapter 1- How We Use Our Expectations
- 4.05: Lifespan Theories
- 4.06: Carl Rogers and Humanistic Psychology
- 4.07: Abraham Maslow and Holistic-Dynamic Psychology
- 05: Chapter 5
- 5.01: Social Work Practice Settings
- 5.02: Prevention and Promotion
- 03: Untitled Chapter 3
- 06: Chapter 6
- 6.01: Poverty
- 6.02: What Is Public Policy
- 6.03: Poverty (Social Problems - Continuity and Change)
- 6.3.01: The Measurement and Extent of Poverty
- 6.3.02: Who the Poor Are- Social Patterns of Poverty
- 6.3.03: Explaining Poverty
- 6.3.04: The Consequences of Poverty
- 6.3.05: Global Poverty
- 6.3.06: Reducing Poverty
- 6.3.07: End-of-Chapter Material
- 6.04: Video- The myth of us and them Why we all need the Welfare State
- 6.05: Video- Senator Stabenow Encourage Social Workers to Get Political
- 04: Untitled Chapter 4
- 07: Chapter 7
- 7.01: Child Welfare and Foster Care
- 7.02: Video- How Childhood Trauma affects Health across a Lifetime
- 08: Chapter 8
- 8.01: Gerontology and People with Disabilities
- 8.02: Aging Population
- 8.03: Challenging Behaviors of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
- 09: Chapter 9
- 9.01: Social Work and the Health Care System
- 10: Chapter 10
- 10.01: Mental Health and Substance Use
- 10.02: Therapeutic Orientations
- 11: Chapter 11
- 11.01: Social Work in Criminal Justice Settings
- 11.02: The Criminal Justice System
- 12: Chapter 12
- 12.01: Service Members and Social Work