Electives in Social Work

S180 - Exploring Child Welfare in Indiana (3 cr)   Online

This course provides a comprehensive overview of the child welfare system, with special emphasis on current child protection and child welfare services in Indiana.  Students have the opportunity to explore careers working with children and families in the child welfare system.  This course is a service-learning course with a required component of a minimum of twenty hours of volunteer work in an identified social service agency in the child welfare system. (Spring) (Summer)

S200 - Introduction to Case Management (3 cr)   Online

This course explores current models of case management.  It addresses emerging case manager's functions and roles within the contemporary network of human services.  This is a required course to fulfill requirements for the Certificate in Case Management. (Spring) (Summer)

S300/S400 - Global Issues of Human Rights and Cultural Competent Practice (3 cr)   Online

This course will predominantly cover issues related to human rights, and cross-cultural practice. Social work practice in different continents will be also discussed.   A large part of the course will focus on our own assumptions and biases about cultures different from us. (Spring) (Summer)

S300 - Statistical Reasoning in Social Work (3 cr)   Face-to-Face

This introductory statistics course is designed for students who wish to master some very important tools used by contemporary social work practitioners to better understand the world of practice (Spring) (Summer)

S300 - Law, Inequality and Poverty (3 cr)   Online

This course analyzes the history of economic social safety nets, with particular emphasis on the US major welfare reform that occurred in 1996.  The course will use social science and legal literature to discuss how welfare policies interact with trends in the labor market family structure.  (Summer)

S300 - Child Abuse and Neglect (3 cr)   Face-to-Face

This elective work course examines both research studies and the service application of knowledge in the field of family violence, abuse, and neglect.  Recent findings from empirical studies are reviewed and then compared to the beliefs and practices of treatment and legal services designed to intervene in situations of family violence.  (Spring) (Summer)

S300 - Computer Technology for Social Workers (3 cr)   Online

This course focuses on a broad overview of computer software applications and Internet and World Wide Web, with an emphasis on their utilization in the social work profession.  Ethical and social implications of computer technology for the social work profession, highlighting considerations specific to at-risk populations.   Students may use this course to fulfill the computer course requirement or they may take it as an elective. (Summer)

S300 Crisis Intervention (3 cr)   Online & Face-to-Face

This course focuses on the increasing number of complex and painful personal, couple, family, and community crisis situations encountered by social workers in the course of service delivery.  This is a required course to fulfill requirements for the Certificate in Case Management.  It may also be taken as an elective. (Spring) (Summer)

S300 - Working with Families (3 cr)    Face-to-Face

This course focuses on the exploration of family relationships and roles in the 21^st century.  Examination of challenges encountered by families across the family life cycle.  This is a required course to fulfill the requirements for the Certificate in Family Life Education.  It may also be taken as an elective. (Spring)

S300/S400 - Grief and Loss across the Lifespan (3 cr) Online & Face-to-Face

This is an elective web based course that will explore the complex components of anticipatory mourning, grief and loss throughout the life span from an ecological and strength based theoretical perspective.  The focus of the course will be to increase understanding, knowledge and compassion related to the impact of grief and loss on individuals, families, and communities at large.  (Spring)

S300/S400 - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (3 cr)    Face-to-Face

This course is broadly oriented to advancing student competence in social work practice with LGBT individuals and families.  Attention will be given to the historical, cultural, and political context of LGBT persons, the impact of heterosexism and homophobia on them, and current social policy and political issues impacting the well-being of this population and services provided them. (Spring)