SW 4490 - Child Welfare Practice, Policy, and Research

3 Credit Hours
Description
This course is an introduction to the range of child welfare services including foster care, adoptions, permanency planning, and family preservation. Students will have the opportunity to explore current challenges inherent in the delivery of child welfare services to children, youth, and families. This course is intended to serve as a forum for the exchange of ideas and will focus on a range of critical issues in the field of child welfare including family violence, child maltreatment, HIV, drug exposure, and homelessness.