SCWK 8837 Social Services with Latinx Populations in the United States
Required for Latinx Field-of-Practice; elective for others. In this advanced seminar students will learn how different groups of Latinos in the United States understand what social benefits they are entitled to, how they experience the process of working with services providers, and how this process contributes to their empowerment and their incorporation in society (or lack thereof). Students will learn about best interventions and will acquire practical skills to provide services to different groups of Latinos and their families in the United States. This course will be taught in Spanish.
Course overview
- Department
- Social Work
- School
- SSW
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Fall
Catalog details
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.14 / 5 · Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.52 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Mirna Mejia | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 16 of 20 |
| Fall 2024 | Mayte ANTELO-OVANDO | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 2.4 | — | 11 of 16 |
| Fall 2023 | Mayte ANTELO-OVANDO | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 of 19 |
| Fall 2022 | Mayte ANTELO-OVANDO | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 16 of 24 |