SCWK 8880 Social Work Practice in Child Welfare

Name: Social Work Practice in Child Welfare
Rating: 4.54 (47 reviews)

Elective An advanced course designed to provide practice knowledge and skills for micro and macro interventions. Throughout the course the issues of poverty, diversity, and services for children of color are considered. Stressing the importance of providing services to children and families so that the family unit is preserved, issues related to family preservation, foster care, family reunification, adoption, legal issues, and emerging trends will be explored. The central focus will be on developing a solid foundation in child welfare policy and practice as a means to promoting a more responsive service delivery system.

Course overview

Department: Social Work
School: SSW
Credits: 3
Level: Graduate
Offered: Every Fall

Catalog details

Prerequisites: SCWK8800 and SCWK7762

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Requirements fulfilled

No source-backed degree requirement is attached to this course yet.

Official evaluation summary

4.54 / 5

Based on 47 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

Pamela Rheaume
Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.81/5

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