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Department of Social Work Recommended: ECON 254 ECON 255 HPSC 106 MGMT 304 PSYC 314 SOCI 414 Principles of Macroeconomics Principles of Microeconomics Race, Ethnicity, and Class in American History Management and Organizational Behavior Psychology of Gender The Family • A Spanish minor (28 units) is recommended, including SPAN 329 Advanced Spanish Grammar, and one literature course. Any of the summer abroad programs is strongly recommended. (See the Department of World Languages listing for more information.) COURSES A student must receive a grade of C or better in order for a class to count as a prerequisite for ­another course. This applies to both individual and­­sequenced classes unless ­otherwise specified. LOWER DIVISION SOWK 204 Colloquium: A seminar of selected topics related to generalist social work practice. Three units are required. Students are recommended to take courses sequentially, fall, winter, and spring. SOWK 204A Introduction to Social Work (1): Colloquium fall quarter introduces the student to the social work program. SOWK 204B Fields of Practice (1): The winter quarter colloquium examines the fields of social work practice. SOWK 204C Case Management (1): Colloquium spring quarter focuses on case management. SOWK 205 Heritage of American Social Work (4): Analysis of historical development of the social welfare system within the context of economic, political, religious, and sociocultural influence of each period; implications for social welfare services and ­policies; and historical development of the social work profession, casework, group work, and community organization. SOWK 214 Introduction to Social Work Practice I (4): Study of theory and principles of generalist social work practice within an ecological framework. Special attention given to the strength-­ empowerment and solution-focused perspectives. Introduction to the generalist intervention model across the micro-mezzo-macro continuum. Introduction to professional social work values and to ethics and issues of diversity underlying generalist practice. La Sierra University Undergraduate Bulletin SOWK 215 Introduction to Social Work Practice II (4): Continuation of SOWK 214 with an emphasis on generalist engagement, assessment, planning, intervention, evaluation, termination, and follow-up across the micro-mezzo-macro continuum. Special a ­ ttention given to bio-psychosocial spiritual assessment, child neglect/abuse assessment, suicide assessment, crisis intervention, and content on diversity, oppression, and social justice. Students participate in optional service learning. Prerequisite: SOWK 214 SOWK 252/252L Understanding Social Work Research Methods (4): Introduction to basic research concepts, approaches to research design, and statistical methods of data analysis using SPSS. The course emphasis will be on the importance of evidence-based social work practice. Prerequisite: MATH 155 Restriction: For social work majors only, or students who have received consent of the instructor SOWK 286 Special Topics (2-3): Topics of current interest in the field of social work. Each course covers the historical development, central theories, generalist practice assessment and interventions, and policy issues related to that specific topic. Different sections may be repeated for additional credit. SOWK 286A Substance Abuse (2-3): This course covers the historical development, central theories, policy issues, and social work generalist practice assessment and interventions related to substance abuse. It offers students an opportunity to examine in more depth this topic of interest, which is relevant to the social work field. The course examines substance abuse issues from a systems perspective, exploring how the abuse of substances affects the individual, the family, and the larger community. SOWK 286B Gerontology (2-3): This course is an introduction to the study of gerontology, and gerontological social work. It examines the bio-psychosocial spiritual dynamics of elders using a life span development model. The course considers the impact of economics, politics, and social policies on the daily lives of today’s aging population. A variety of ethnic, racial, regional, and other diverse elder populations will be discussed. The importance of informal support systems and formal supportive services that exist to serve this population, as well as gaps in these services, will be examined. Intervention strategies from a solution focused, strength, empowerment perspective will be explored across the micro-mezzo-macro continuum. SOWK 286E Juvenile Justice (2-3): This course overviews the American corrections system. It covers central theories, social work generalist practice and current issues related to juvenile justice. 227