Course Description
This is the second seminar course for Practicum Education. The weekly seminar course allows students to process their practicum experiences. This course is designed to integrate theory with practice, to gain information about community resources, to monitor student progress in the agency, and to process these experiences on practical, conceptual, and ethical levels. A strong emphasis is on engaging students to support one another's personal-professional growth in understanding their roles as leaders and change agents in the social work profession. Additionally, a fundamental understanding of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), Code of Ethics will be integrated with course discussions. (2 credits)
Prerequisites
- ENG 101: English Composition 1
- ENG 102: English Composition 2
- SWK 370: Social Work Practicum Experiences 1
- SWK 371: Social Work Seminar 1
- SWK 372: Social Work Practicum Experiences 2*
* May be taken concurrently.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
- Implement human rights and system levels.
- Use practices that advance human rights to promote social, racial, economic, and environmental justice.
- Describe research findings to inform and improve practice, policy and programs.
- Summarize ethical, culturally informed, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive strategies that address inherent biases for use in quantitative and qualitative research methods to advance the purposes of social work.
- Practice social justice, anti-racist, and anti-oppressive lenses to assess how social welfare policies affect delivery of and access to social services.
- Develop critical thinking to analyze, formulate, ad advocate for policies that advance human and social, racial, economic, and environmental justice.
Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) / Competencies
- Demonstrate Ethical and Professional Behavior
- Engage Diversity and Difference in Practice
- Advance Human Rights and Social, Economic, and Environmental Justice
- Engage in Practice-informed Research and Research-informed Practice
- Engage in Policy Practice
- Engage with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
- Assess Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
- Intervene with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
- Evaluate Practice with Individuals, Families, Groups, Organizations, and Communities
Course Activities and Grading
20%
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Discussions (Weeks 1-8) | 15% |
Chapter Quizzes (Weeks 1-8) | 20% |
Weekly Assignments (Weeks 1-8) | 20% |
Annotated Bibliography and Discussion (Weeks 7 & 8) | 30% |
Weekly Seminar Participation** (Weeks 1-8) | 15% |
Total | 100% |
**Weekly Seminar Participation is required from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday of each week via Blackboard Class Collaborate Ultra.
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Required Textbook
Available through Charter Oak State College's Book Bundle
- Segal, Elizabeth A. (2020). Social Welfare Policy and Social Programs - with MindTap Access. 4th ed.
Additional Resources
- Additional reading materials, assignments or activities can be determined by Practicum Agency. For example, Agency training about documentation and client files.
Course Schedule
Week | PLOs | SLOs | Readings and Exercises | Assignments |
1 | 2,4,5 | 1-6 | Topic: Introduction to Social Work Seminar 2 and Delivery of Social Welfare Services
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2 | 2,4,5 | 1-6 | Topic: Social Justice and Civil Rights
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3 | 2,4,5 | 1-6 | Topic: Poverty and Economic Inequality
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4 | 2,4,5 | 1-6 | Topic: Economic, Employment, Budgets and Taxes
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5 | 2,4,5 | 1-6 | Topic: Social Insurance
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6 | 2,4,5 | 1-6 | Topic: Aging and Social Welfare Policy
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7 | 2,3,4,5 | 1-6 | Topic: Children and Families
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8 | 2,3,4,5 | 1-6 | Topic: Health Care Policy
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COSC Accessibility Statement
Charter Oak State College encourages students with disabilities, including non-visible disabilities such as chronic diseases, learning disabilities, head injury, attention deficit/hyperactive disorder, or psychiatric disabilities, to discuss appropriate accommodations with the Office of Accessibility Services at OAS@charteroak.edu.
COSC Policies, Course Policies, Academic Support Services and Resources
Students are responsible for knowing all Charter Oak State College (COSC) institutional policies, course-specific policies, procedures, and available academic support services and resources. Please see COSC Policies for COSC institutional policies, and see also specific policies related to this course. See COSC Resources for information regarding available academic support services and resources.