SCWK 8880 Social Work Practice in Child Welfare
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
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.54 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.81 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 5
| 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 | Pamela Rheaume | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 1–3 hrs/week | 7 of 11 |
| Fall 2024 | Pamela Rheaume | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 5 of 13 |
| Fall 2023 | Pamela Rheaume | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 of 20 |
| Fall 2022 | Pamela Rheaume | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 1–3 hrs/week | 11 of 17 |
| Fall 2021 | Pamela Rheaume | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | — | 8 of 18 |