S_W 5010 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment I (3)

When Offered: Fall
This is the first of two courses in the MSW foundation year that provide knowledge for understanding and assessing human behavior and interaction in varied social, cultural, and economic contexts as a necessary foundation for effective social work practice with clients and constituencies. The course will examine bio-psycho-social-spiritual development from birth through early adolescence utilizing life course and person-in-environment perspectives, multidisciplinary theoretical frameworks, and research.