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Aug 24, 2024
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SW 601 - Race, Gender, and Inequality Units: 4 Exploration of the impact of race, racism, gender, sexism, homophobia, ableism, and inequality in social work practice. Effective problem-solving when confronted with institutional barriers and interpersonal conflicts in agency and community-based social work practice with diverse populations.
Prerequisites: M.S.W. major. Equivalent Quarter Course: SW 6010. Possible Instructional Methods: Hybrid Only. Grading: A-F grading only. Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to: - Understand and apply appropriate theories and concepts in working with marginalized and oppressed populations (PLOs: Critical Thinking/Applying Theory to Practice and Diversity).
- Understand, value, and respect multicultural perspectives as well as recognize and apply skills of change/advocacy to conditions of racism, sexism, homophobia, ableism and other forms of oppression, discrimination, and social and economic injustice at the individual, family, community, organizational, and governmental levels (PLO: Diversity).
- Analyze the influences of oppression, institutional racism, and other oppressive structural forces on the cultures of various ethnic/racial, gender, disability, age groups including values, beliefs, coping strategies, and attitudes toward social service institutions (PLOs: Critical Thinking/Applying Theory to Practice and Diversity).
- Demonstrate knowledge of issues related to power, oppression, institutional discrimination and their impact upon practice with diverse urban populations (PLO: Diversity).
- Apply the lens of intersectionality to social problems, social service programs, and agency policies and operations (PLO: Critical Thinking/Applying Theory to Practice).
- Understand and reflect on the multiple identities and intersecting diversities within oneself and in the larger society (PLO: Professional Use of Self).
- Communicate about diversity and social justice issues with fellow students and colleagues through class discussions, papers, and other assignments in an ethical, professional, and appropriate manner (PLOs: Communication and Values & Ethics).
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