SCWK 360 - Children’s Services Social Wrk

This course will prepare social work students to effectively practice within the Children’s Services arena, including child protective services, foster care, adoption and juvenile justice. Students will learn the history, legal aspects and best practices needed to work in these domains. Students will learn investigative practices and procedures, assessment data gathering and assessment writing, how to write court reports, case notes and quarterly case reports. Student will learn about family-centered services, prevention services and case management. A theoretical underpinning of this course is how trauma affects children and families. Typically offered Fall.
Level: UG
Credit Hours: 4

Prerequisite SCWK 110/D- And SCWK 130/D- And SCWK 191/D-
Ferris Equivalencies:

Department: SCWK