SWK 611 Diversity in Child Welfare Settings
The focus of this course is to examine the complex diversity issues present in child and family welfare settings and within the broader social service system and collaborative partnerships. Borrowing from a systems approach, students evaluate the myriad of cultural dimensions impacting outcomes for the child and family welfare systems. Students analyze their biases and prejudices relating to work with vulnerable populations within child and family welfare settings, developing a cultural humility perspective, one that reinforces the utilization of a biblical worldview in practice. Students assess diverse work environments in relation to the dimensions of diversity as outlined by CSWE, including a focus on spirituality as an oft-neglected aspect of child and family welfare work. Students formulate a cultural perspective that serves as a tool for further practice inquiry. This course is reserved for students enrolled in the Advanced Child Welfare Practice specialization. (3 credits)